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Middleton Place, Charleston, SC

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Middleton Place

Stroll the oldest landscaped gardens in the United States, tour the house museum and visit the stableyards on the Ashley River.

4300 Ashley River Road · Charleston, SC

About Middleton Place

Middleton Place is a National Historic Landmark on the Ashley River, about 15 miles northwest of downtown Charleston, home to the oldest landscaped gardens in the country, begun in 1741. You can walk the terraces down to the twin Butterfly Lakes, tour the 1755 south flanker that now serves as the house museum, and visit the stableyards and Eliza's House. The site also tells the story of the enslaved people who worked the plantation.

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