Scenes from a Few Days Around Charleston
The city of Charleston was founded in 1670, making it the oldest city in South Carolina. Given its early history, it’s a miracle it survived at all: smallpox in 1698; in 1699 an earthquake that caused …
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Drayton Hall
Drayton Hall is a Palladian mansion situated along the Ashley River outside of Charleston, South Carolina. It is the only plantation home along the river to survive the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. It is suspected …
Heyward-Washington House
Thomas Heyward, Jr. (1746-1809) was one of four South Carolinians who signed the United States Declaration of Independence, and his home in Charleston is open for tours. However, you hardly learn anything about Heyward the …
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A Few Days in Savannah, Georgia
The Wormsloe Historic Site sits on the outer edges of Savannah. It was once the Wormsloe Plantation, the estate of one of Georgia’s founders, Noble Jones (c. 1700-1775). Though the site indicates there are the ruins …
Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace
Unless you were a Girl Scout, you may not know Juliette Gordon Low, but we learned she was a very interesting women. We visited the home of her early life, the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace …
Andrew Low House Museum
Having already visited the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, we needed to complete the circle and go see where that dimwitted blighter husband of hers came from: the Andrew Low House Museum, also in Savannah, Georgia. …
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Telfair Academy
The Telfair Academy in Savannah, Georgia is an art museum situated inside of an English Regency mansion. The home was designed by William Jay of Bath, England, and completed in 1819. The Telfair Academy also …
Owens-Thomas House & Slave Quarters
I was a bit underwhelmed by the Owens-Thomas House & Slave Quarters in historic Savannah, Georgia, especially in comparison to some of the more elegant homes in the area. The home, finished in 1819, is …
Select Scenes in and around Orlando, Florida
Doug will probably disagree, but I found the Florida Citrus Tower in Clermont to be completely underwhelming. It was $11 per person to ride up to the top and look out where Citrus trees used …
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Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Garden
I’d never heard of Albin Polasek, but that didn’t stop us from going to the Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens in Winter Park, Florida. I mean, there were gardens and a historic house, and …