Voted the Best Place to See by Condé Nast Traveler. Drayton Hall will be closed January 22, 2025 due to inclement weather.

When John Drayton took up residence at Drayton Hall in the early 1750s, the estate was referenced in the South Carolina Gazette as nothing less than a “Palace and Gardens.”

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