61. Boone Hall   
1235 Long Point Road, Mt. Pleasant

Boone Hall is a “still working” plantation listed on the National Register dating to just after the Civil War. Exhibits include actual slave cabins, displays about the rice culture, Gullah culture, and early plantation life. The grounds also boast one of the world’s longest oak-lined avenues. The main house is a 1935 reconstruction of the original. Television producers cast Boone Hall in the “Scarlet” and “North and South” miniseries. Civil War re-enactments are held here during the summer. From downtown Charleston, cross the Ravenel Bridge and follow Highway 17 until Long Point Road, then follow the signs. For more information, visit Boone Hall's page.

62. Irvin House Vineyard   
6775 Bears Bluff Road, Wadmalaw Island

Not many wineries still take the time to grow, harvest, make, and bottle their own wines, but Irvin House Vineyards, Charleston’s only domestic winery, does. The 48-acre vineyard, located on Wadmalaw Island, was founded in 2001 by the Irvin family. The original 2,700 muscadine vines now bear grapes that produce five varieties of wine ranging from semi-dry to the sweet muscadine reminiscent of the south. You can tour the vineyard for free and see the whole process of turning grapes into wine. Irvin House Vineyards only about 25 minutes from downtown Charleston. For more information, visit Irvin House Vineyard's page.

63. Fort Moultrie   
Sullivan's Island

In 1776 Fort Moultrie was the site of the first decisive victory of the Revolution. The half-finished fort of palmetto logs repelled a British invasion on June 28 of that year. After independence, the Palmetto tree was adopted as the state tree and placed forever on its flag next to a crescent moon. In 1837 Osceola, a Seminole warrior from Florida, was quartered at Ft. Moultrie. He died during his captivity and his grave is still in a post of honor in front of the current fort. Fort Moultrie became part of the national headlines in 1860 after Major Anderson evacuated Moultrie to defend himself in Fort Sumter.

64. Drayton Hall   
3380 Ashley River Road
circa 1738

Drayton Hall was the country home of John Drayton whose family emigrated to Charles Towne from Barbados. Built between 1738 and 1742, Drayton Hall was the smaller of the two family homesteads, Magnolia Plantation being the other. It is considered to be one of the oldest and best examples of Georgian-Palladian architecture in the country. It survived destruction during the Civil War because it was used as a smallpox hospital. It is a National Historic Landmark and the oldest preserved plantation house in the country that is open to the public. For more information, visit Drayton Hall's page.

65. Magnolia Plantation   
3550 Ashley River Road
circa 1676

Founded in 1676 by the prominent Drayton family, this plantation has the oldest public gardens in the country, and is the oldest public tourist site in the Lowcountry, first opening its doors to visitors in 1872. From the settling of Carolina in the 17th Century through the destruction and upheavals of two wars, hurricanes, and earthquakes, Magnolia has remained a crown jewel among the Lowcountry’s many gems. Visitors will come to appreciate this compelling landmark and its important place in this region’s history.

66. Middleton Place   
4300 Ashely River Road
circa 1741

Middleton Place, a National Historic Landmark, is a beautifully preserved 18th Century plantation. It was built in 1741 by prosperous planter Henry Middleton, President of the First Continental Congress, and was home to generations of nationally prominent Middletons, including Henry’s son, Arthur, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. The plantation is also noteworthy for its dynamic slave community and its 65-acre landscaped garden. It is open to the public and is a wonderful demonstration of over two centuries of plantation life. For more information, visit Middleton Place's page.