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Listings for Historic Sites
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Kaminski House Museum
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Phone: 843-546-7706
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Address:
1003 Front St., P.O. Box 939
Georgetown
South Carolina
29442
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Located in the heart of Georgetown's Historic District, the Kaminski House was built about 1769, and contains an outstanding collection of American and English antiques from the 18th and 19th centuries.
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Georgetown County Museum
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In the heart of the historic district is the Georgetown County Museum, preserving and displaying more than 300 years of history and culture in the third oldest city in South Carolina. Open Tuesday through Friday 10 AM until 4 PM and Saturday 10 AM until 3 PM. Normal admission is children under 6 free, ages 6-18 $2, ages 19-64 $4 and 65 and older $3. Large groups welcome; please call ahead: 843 545-7020
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Pawleys Island Tours
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Phone: 843-237-3820
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Address:
Ocean Highway
Pawleys Island
South Carolina
29585
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Explore the history, nature and folklore of fascinating Pawleys Island with a knowledgeable tour guide. Your tour takes you pass the historic houses of Pawleys and includes a visit to the grounds of
All Saints Church.
This is a step-on tour service in which your guide joins you in your car or van and provides you and your party with a one and one-half hour tour of this historic and unforgettable island.
Call John O'Brien (843) 237-3820 or email jobrienjr@sc.rr.com for reservations.
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Hobcaw Barony Visitor Center
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Hobcaw Barony, a natural preserve and wildlife refuge, is also the winter residence of presidential advisor and Wall Street millionaire Bernard M. Baruch. Open to the public through guided tours, you see the 13,500 sq. ft. mansion he called home and where he hosted such visitors as President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Sir Winston Churchill. Other stops in the 17,500-acre refuge include the grounds and stables of Bellefield Plantation, a ride through the only existing slave street left on the Waccamaw Neck, and a stroll along a salt marsh boardwalk. the Visitors Center features a small nature/history museum with two alligators, a saltwater touch tank, a touch table, videos and many other exhibits to entertain adults and children. Please call for more information.
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Kaminski House Museum
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Phone: 843-546-7706
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Address:
1003 Front St., P.O. Box 939
Georgetown
South Carolina
29442
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Located in the heart of Georgetown's Historic District, the Kaminski House was built about 1769, and contains an outstanding collection of American and English antiques from the 18th and 19th centuries.
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Brookgreen Gardens
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A showplace of art and nature developed in the 1930s by Archer and Anna Hyatt Huntington on the site of four colonial rice plantations. Over 550 pieces of America's finest 19th and 20th century sculptures, by artists such as Frederic Remington, Daniel Chester French and Mrs. Huntington, are exhibited among 2,000 species of plants. Native animals and birds can be seen in a wildlife park, and special guided nature cruises and kayak trips wind through the tidal creeks and abandoned rice fields for a closer peek at the area's history and wildlife.
Open M-Su 9:30am-4:45pm. Closed Christmas Day.
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Huntington Beach State Park
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This picturesque oceanfront park is a coastal escape of natural beauty. Amenities include RV and tent sites, ocean swimming and fishing, nature trails, daily nature programs and a gift store. "Atalaya," the former winter home of Archer and Anna Hyatt Huntington, is the site each year for the Atalaya Arts and Crafts Festival. Atalaya's Special Day and the Huntington Beach Surf Fishing Rodeo are other events held here.
Open M-Su daylight until dark.
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The Rice Museum
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Georgetown's museum of Art & History. Exhibits include dioramas of the rice culture, The Browns Ferry Vessel(a 1730's river vessel) and a film "The Garden of Gold" telling the story of the rice culture in Georgetown County. The Prevost Gallery is located in the Kaminski Hardware Building and hosts a rotating art show. The Rice Museum Gift Shop is also part of the Kaminski Building. Tours of the museum are offered from 10am to 4:30pm Mon - Sat.
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Hopsewee Plantation
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A National Historic Landmark, Hopsewee is the birthplace of Thomas Lynch Jr., a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Built in 1740, the house is a typical Lowcountry rice plantation dwelling. Hopsewee is a preservation rather than restoration and has never been allowed to fall into decay. Only four families have owned it and it is very much the same as when first built. The privately owned home is open from attic to cellar and is furnished with 18th and 19th century furniture.
House open T-F 10am-4pm year round by appointment.
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