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Boone Hall Plantation near Charleston, South Carolina.

Boone Hall Plantation & Gardens, Mount Pleasant: Ticket prices, hours and tips – plan your visit

Boone Hall Plantation & Gardens is a historic 1681 estate and working farm located in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport, parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips. To skip the detail and just book your tickets, head this way.…

Magnolia Plantation & Gardens, Charleston: ticket prices, hours and tips – plan your visit

Magnolia Plantation & Gardens is a 600-acre historic plantation and public garden located at 3550 Ashley River Road, approximately 13 miles north-west of downtown Charleston, South Carolina. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, parking, accessibility, and practical tips for planning your visit. Updated May…

Dolphins are found along much of the South Carolina coast.

The best places to see dolphins in South Carolina: Your complete guide

South Carolina's coastline is one of the finest stretches of bottlenose dolphin habitat on the US Atlantic seaboard. The state's network of tidal creeks, salt marshes and sheltered sounds creates ideal conditions for the resident pods that live here year-round. Add the Intracoastal Waterway threading…

Visiting Middleton Place, Charleston: ticket prices, hours and tips

Middleton Place is a National Historic Landmark plantation estate located at 4300 Ashley River Road, Charleston, South Carolina, encompassing 110 acres. It includes America's oldest landscaped gardens, a house museum, working stableyards, a restaurant, and an inn. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport…

The Highland Lighthouse at Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Highland Lighthouse, Cape Cod: ticket prices, hours and tips – plan your visit

Highland Lighthouse (also known as Cape Cod Light) is an active 66-foot brick lighthouse built in 1857, located within Cape Cod National Seashore at 27 Highland Light Road in North Truro, Massachusetts. It is the oldest and tallest lighthouse on Cape Cod. This guide covers…

Louisville, Kentucky, from the Ohio River.

Pittsburgh to Louisville drive: Best road trip stops, distance & time

The best road trip stops on the Pittsburgh to Louisville drive are Columbus, Cincinnati and Big Bone Lick State Park. The distance from Pittsburgh to Louisville by car is 390 miles, with a 6h driving time. Planning a Pittsburgh to Louisville road trip itinerary The…

Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater in Pennsylvania.

Washington DC to Pittsburgh drive: Best stops, distance & time

The distance from Washington DC to Pittsburgh is 241 miles, with s 4h18m driving time. The best road trip stops on the Washington DC to Pittsburgh drive are the Antietam National Battlefield, the Flight 93 National Memorial and Fallingwater. Planning a Washington DC to Pittsburgh…

The Walnut Street Bridge in Chattanooga.

Atlanta to Chattanooga: Distance, drive time & best road trip stops

The distance from Atlanta to Chattanooga by car is 118 miles, with a 1h45m driving time. The best road trip stops on the Atlanta to Chattanooga drive are the Etowah Indian Mounds State Historic Site, Red Top Mountain State Park and Tunnel Hill. Finding things…

Honeymoon Island to Caladesi Island ferry: times, fares and how to book – plan your crossing

The Caladesi Island Ferry is a concession-operated passenger ferry running from the docks at Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, Florida to Caladesi Island State Park, approximately one mile offshore across Dunedin Pass. This guide covers departure times, ticket prices, how to reach Honeymoon Island, what…

Fort Clinch in Fernandina Beach, Florida.

Fort Clinch State Park, Fernandina Beach: Ticket prices, hours and tips – plan your visit

The Fort Clinch State Park is a 1,400-acre historical military installation and natural coastal preserve located in Fernandina Beach, Florida. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport and parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips. This guide was updated in May 2026 to reflect the…