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Brookgreen Gardens is a very neat idea - the first sculpture garden in the U.S. It is a big, 50 acre landscaped garden that has over 900 different works of art on display. It's essentially a giant museum housed outdoors. They also have, as part of the grounds, a separate wildlife preserve called the Lowcountry History and Wildlife Preserve. There is a trail you can walk through the preserve and see many of the animals firsthand. They have a number of separate gardens, including areas with live oak, rose gardens, shrubs, and various kinds of South Carolina native plants on display.
The sculpture gardens are the highlight of Brookgreen. They're very well done, and you get to see a lot more than with the animals (who often aren't near the areas you are allowed to walk along). They do have some education films, etc. that you can watch, and it's also a great place to go if you're associated with a group or school that wants to take a tour.
The address of Brookgreen Gardens is:
1931 Brookgreen Drive
Murrells Inlet, SC 29576
843-235-6000
You can see a very nice picture gallery of many of the statues here (it's not associated with the actual organization). There's another good picture gallery with academic descriptions of the statues here. The official webpage is here.
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