South Carolina State House

South Carolina State House

South Carolina’s government house was built in 1855 – 1875. It is shaped in the Greek Revival style. Around the house are located numerous monuments commemorating the history of South Carolina.

Raven Cliff Falls SC

Raven Cliff Falls

The tallest waterfall in South Carolina, some 100-110 m tall. Waterfall has formed on Matthews Creek and has several cascades.

Rainbow Falls SC

Rainbow Falls SC

Some 30 – 40 meters tall waterfall with a single plunge, one of the most prominent waterfalls in the state.

Lee Falls

23 m tall waterfall on Tamassee Creek, the most prominent plunge is some 15 m high. Considered to be one of the most beautiful waterfalls in South Carolina.

Angel Oak

Angel Oak

Enormous Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana) of unusual beauty. The circumference of the trunk is 8.5 m but especially impressive is the enormous crown that covers 1,600 square meters. Stories about ghosts – angels around the tree.

Middleton Place Garden

Middleton Place Garden

One of the oldest and most prominent landscaped gardens in the United States. Park was developed around a plantation house since 1741.

Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge

Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge

Enormous cable-stayed bridge with two towers, each 175 m high, holding a deck with eight traffic lanes and pedestrian way. Total length – 4 km. Constructed in 2005 and designed to withstand extreme weather conditions and earthquakes.

Charleston County Courthouse

Charleston County Courthouse

A historical court building (1790-1792). It has been designed in Neoclassicism style by James Hoban and is a model for his later work – White House in Washington D.C.

Rainbow Row in Charleston

Rainbow Row in Charleston

A group of thirteen historical row houses that are colored in diverse bright pastel colors. The longest and most impressive cluster of Georgian row houses in the United States. Houses were built in the time period between 1741 and 1845.

French Huguenot Church in Charleston

Huguenot Church in Charleston

This small church was built in 1844 in a sophisticated Gothic Revival style. This is the only independent Huguenot church in the United States. Huguenots fled from persecution in France and many came to South Carolina, often becoming rich and influential merchants.