My Husband and I are about to celebrate our one year anniversary. It got me thinking about our honeymoon to the south. One of our stops was the lovely Boone Hall Plantation in South Carolina. Boone Hall is a must see if you are visiting the Charleston area. (Its only about ten miles away!) As you drive up this gorgeous one mile road, lined with almost 300 year old oak trees, you start to feel the history of the farm sink into your soul. It feels as if they are inviting you into a special world filled with history and southern charm. You just imagine all the generations of families that walked these roads. Then you finally arrive! A large beautiful Colonial Revival Plantation home greets you! This home has been rebuilt as a replica of the original home built in 1850. So much charm! You park the car and start exploring this splendid property. Beautiful gardens, old buildings, large fields, and a charming old rambling creek. Boone Hall Plantation is one of our country’s oldest working, living plantations. Once known for growing cotton and pecans, it now grows strawberries, tomatoes and much much more! They also have these “u-pick” fields open all season and a great little market for all your produce needs.

They have done an exceptional job preserving the heritage of this plantation, you really feel a sense of respect for all the people that lived this life many years ago. Even though you are overwhelmed by the beauty and charm of the grounds, you still get a sense for what life was like here.