Botany Bay Plantation Heritage Preserve is one ofEdisto Island's premiere tourist attractions, protecting more than 4,600 acres of beautiful undeveloped beachfront stretches. The South Carolina state preserve is anchored around the 1930s-era Botany Bay Plantation facility, which was opened to the public as a living history facility in 2008. Three outbuildings from the 1840s-era Bleak Hall Plantation are preserved and listed on the National Register of Historic Places for their splendid Gothic Revival-style architectural design. The remnants of Townsend's Japanese garden are also preserved, along with the prehistoric Fig Island Shell Rings, believed to date back as far as 5,000 years. In total, 21 registered historic sites are located within the preserve.

1066 Botany Bay Rd, Edisto Island, SC 29438, Phone: 843-869-2713

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