This Former Slave Plantation Now Houses a Lowcountry Zoo, Gardens and 2,000+ World-Class Sculptures

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Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina

When the Huntingtons bought four defunct rice plantations during the Great Depression, they didn’t just build another rich person’s garden.

They created Brookgreen, where centuries-old live oaks frame 2,000 pieces of American sculpture, including Anna Huntington’s massive fighting stallions…

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