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About Brookgreen Gardens

Brookgreen Gardens is a sculpture garden and wildlife preserve, located just south of Murrells Inlet, in South Carolina, US. The 9,100-acre (37 km2) property includes several themed gardens featuring American figurative sculptures, the Lowcountry Zoo, and trails through several ecosystems in nature reserves on the property. It was founded by Archer Milton Huntington, stepson of railroad magnate Collis Potter Huntington, and Anna Hyatt Huntington, his wife, to feature sculptures by Anna and her sister Harriet Randolph Hyatt Mayor, along with other American sculptors. Brookgreen Gardens was opened in 1932. It was developed on property of four former rice plantations, taking its name from the former Brookgreen Plantation, which dates to the antebellum period.

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Sculpture garden
Architect
Anna Hyatt Huntington

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Photos of Brookgreen Gardens

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  2. Branches of an Oak Tree at Brookgreen Gardens02Branches of an Oak Tree at Brookgreen GardensDiscoA340 · CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Brookgreen Gardens "Nights of a Thousand Candles" (2-12-2022)03"Nights of a Thousand Candles" (2-12-)DiscoA340 · CC BY-SA 4.0
  4. Brookgreen Gardens "Nights of a Thousand Candles" (2-12-2022)04"Nights of a Thousand Candles" (2-12-)DiscoA340 · CC BY-SA 4.0
  5. "Joseph Alston" Historical Marker05"Joseph Alston" Historical MarkerDiscoA340 · CC0
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Nearby museums

Make a day of it. 4 more museums are within 10 miles of Brookgreen Gardens; the closest, Sandy Island Cultural Center, is about 2 miles away.