{"id":5430,"date":"2019-04-29T16:36:11","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T20:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/?p=5430"},"modified":"2019-05-31T15:31:33","modified_gmt":"2019-05-31T19:31:33","slug":"travel-highlights-lowcountry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/first-coast\/travel-highlights-lowcountry\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel  |  Highlights of the Lowcountry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By Debi Lander<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">mail@floridanewsline.com<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Charleston and Savannah rank among the top tourist destinations in the United States and fortunately, they are within driving distance from Jacksonville. Visit these Southern gems if you\u2019ve never been, but unfortunately, they are pricey. It is possible to find some less costly but equally fabulous cities and Lowcountry attractions nearby.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First up, Beaufort, S.C., pronounced as the locals say, \u201cLike beautiful \u2013 Beaufort.\u201d Beaufort lies just 40 miles from Savannah and 70 miles from Charleston. The city, founded in 1711, was overtaken by Union troops during the Civil War. The soldiers found the place so lovely, they spared it from destruction. Many of the mansions acted as hospitals. Take a scenic walking or carriage tour past some of the antebellum homes including sites from the iconic Hollywood movies: \u201cThe Big Chill,\u201d \u201cThe Great Santini\u201d and \u201cForrest Gump.\u201d Literary fans will enjoy the Pat Conroy tour. The Arsenal looks like a castle with gothic church windows, and the downtown restaurant scene oozes southern hospitality and excellent seafood. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Georgetown, close to Pawleys Island, became one of the most interesting small towns I\u2019ve visited. Main or Front Street offers five museums, including a Gullah Museum and the elegant Kaminsky House, circa 1769, on the banks of the Sampit River. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rice plantations flourished in the area and by 1840, the region produced nearly one-half of the total rice crop of the United States, and the port exported more rice than any port in the world. The local variety called \u201cCarolina Gold\u201d was in demand worldwide. This labor-intensive crop provided great riches for the planters. Rice plantation workers in the South Carolina Lowcountry afforded their masters the highest per capita income in the American colonies, and they continued to earn huge profits up to the Civil War. Eventually, saltwater infiltrated and halted production. Today, Georgetown delights shoppers and its boardwalk\/wharf area brings scenic dining opportunities. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Head on to Huntington Beach State Park where Atalaya Castle \u2014 not really a castle, but more a folly \u2014 is the star. The wealthy and eccentric couple, Archer and Anna Huntington, built the one-story brick structure on more than 9,000 acres. A most unusual construction, the floor, walls and ceiling are all brick. Cool in the summer, but in February when I visited, the place was damp and chilly. Take a guided tour to learn about the Huntingtons and their monkeys and dogs. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Anna Huntington was a famous sculptor, and many of her works are displayed across the highway at Brookgreen Gardens. Brookgreen\u2019s immense property contains more than 2,000 works by 425 artists, and in the words of Wayne Craven, author of the book, \u201cSculpture in America,\u201d it is &#8220;unequaled in its size, focus on figurative works, visibility of the sculpture to the visitor, and integration within a garden setting.&#8221; Anna\u2019s Don Quixote is a must-see, modeled from a dying horse she purchased for the project and then nursed back to health. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A visit to Pawleys Island brings you to the southern end of the Hammock Coast and one of the oldest resort areas on the Atlantic Coast. Pawleys Island offers unique waterfront lodging and no mundane trappings or distractions. No businesses dot the island other than its two historic inns that stand alongside a collection of beach homes. Staying on Pawleys Island is indeed a getaway. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Make the drive to the Lowcountry and take time to relax. Enjoy some seafood, a Lowcountry boil and perhaps a praline and tea from the Charleston Tea Plantation, the only one in the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Visit <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bylandersea.com\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">www.bylandersea.com<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to read more of local travel writer Debi Lander\u2019s stories and travel tips.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Photos courtesy Debi Lander<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Beautiful Beaufort<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Debi Lander mail@floridanewsline.com Charleston and Savannah rank among the top tourist destinations in the United States and fortunately, they are within driving distance from Jacksonville. Visit these Southern gems if you\u2019ve never been, but unfortunately, they are pricey. 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