Mount Pleasant Magazine July/August 2018

45 www.MountPleasantMagazine.com | www.ILoveMountPleasant.com | www.BestOfMP.com feature week, and all of the museum exhibits are included in the price of admission. Come discover this local gem that TripAdvisor has named the No. 1 attraction in Mount Pleasant. More information: www.patriotspoint.org/ or 843-884-2727. Boone Hall Plantation Experience the gorgeous tree-lined canopy of Boone Hall Plantation, where stately oaks drip with Spanish moss that hangs like gray beards. Open to the public since 1956, Boone Hall Plantation was originally founded in 1681 by British Major John Boone. The cultural site offers a variety of activities, including guided house tours of the mansion (circa 1936), live presentations on the distinctive Gullah culture adopted by African slaves, a self-guided Black History in America Exhibit, a garden tour and much more. Boone Hall is also one of America’s oldest working farms, with crops continuously grown here for more than three centuries. You probably know them best for their delectable strawberries, but they also grow tomatoes, peaches and other produce. More information: http://www.boonehallplantation.com/ or 843-884-4371. Splash IslandWater Park at Palmetto Islands County Park Take the kids to Splash Island Water Park for a fun day of water play, and beat that intense summer heat. Tucked deep within the tropical marsh vegetation of Palmetto Islands County Park, this seasonal water attraction features a 200-foot body flume, a 16-foot otter slide and sprays, geysers and raindrop waterfalls. Prices are reasonable, and lifeguards are on duty, plus they offer concessions, restrooms, showers and a changing area, locker rooms and lounge-chair rentals for your convenience. Designate time to explore the rest of the 943-acre park, and take advantage of paved walking and biking trails, a 50-foot observation tower, a Big Toy Playground featuring a mini climbing wall, Nature Island, a tidal fishing and crabbing dock, a kayak launch, paddleboating and bike rentals, a picnic site with tables and grills and many more recreational activities. More information: www.ccprc.com/69/Palmetto-Islands- County-Park or 843-406-6950. Photo provided by Charleston County Parks and Recreation. Photo provided by Boone Hall Plantation.