History, Homes & Gardensfeaturing Brookgreen Gardens & Charleston, SC

Sunday - Wednesday, April 28 - May 1, 2019

A four-day adventure!

Drayton Hall

Join The Lifetime Learning Center for a four-day excursion that will take us South to visit Wilmington, NC, Myrtle Beach and Charleston, SC. We will tour some of the most famous homes and gardens of the region and learn about the history that surrounds them.

Our tour includes:

• Pastries, coffee and juice served at check-in• Round-trip motorcoach transportation from the New Bern campus• Airlie Gardens, Wilmington• Brookgreen Gardens, Murrells Inlet, SC• One night stay at Hampton Inn Pawley’s Island / Breakfast• Charleston Visitor Reception and Transportation Center • Charleston City Tour• Charleston Museum and Joseph Manigault House• Dinner at Hanks Seafood• Two-night stay at Hampton Inn Charleston in the Historic District• A Day on the Ashley River, visit and tour at Drayton Hall, followed by

luncheon, visit & tour at Middleton Plantation• Bellamy Mansion Museum of History & Design Arts Brookgreen

Gardens

Contact:Jennifer BaerDirector of the Lifetime Learning Center and Community OutreachBrock Administration Building #109New Bern, NC 28562(252) 633-2618 | baerj@cravencc.edu

The tour features:

Airlie Gardens, Wilmington, NCThe Azaleas bloom between mid-March through mid-April and put on quite a display; we have over 75,000 on the property. Peak bloom falls somewhere in between, however we’ve had a warm winter, so it looks like the early range for peak bloom may be the best bet. We also have planted 100,000 seasonal bulbs for this spring; the bloom time varies.

www.airliegardens.org

Brookgreen Gardens, Murrells Inlet, SCBrookgreenGardensisthefloraljewelofSouthCarolina’s coastal community. Located south of Myrtle Beach, the 9,127-acre property preserves the natural and cultivated landscape of this historic site.Brookgreen Gardens contains the largest and most comprehensivecollectionofAmericanfigurativesculpture in the country, displayed in a stunning garden setting, three galleries and a visible storage and research facility.

www.brookgreen.org

Charleston City Tour Thisfascinatingtourisfilledwithstoriesandtraditionsrevealing Charleston’s rich history and colorful past. This two-hour tour through America’s most charming historic district is sure to be the highlight of your visit to historic Charleston.

www.charlestonstrolls.com

Charleston Museum Founded in 1773 and commonly regarded as “America’s First Museum,” The Charleston Museum was inspired in part by the creation of the British Museum, the Museum was established by the Charleston Library Society on the eve of the American Revolution and its early history was characterized by association with distinguished South Caroliniansandscientificfigures.Progressivelyacquiredsince the late 18th century, the Museum’s collections now represent the most comprehensive assemblage of South Carolina materials in the nation.

www.charlestonmuseum.org

Joseph Manigault HouseA National Historic Landmark, the site of this Federal style home was once the residence of a wealthy rice planter, a USO post, tenement housing, a dry cleaner, and even a gas station. Explore the varied history of this beautiful three-story brick house built for the Manigault family. The Manigault family came to Charleston from France escaping religious persecution to eventually become a successful rice-planting family. Learn about their daily lives and the lives of their African American slaves.

www.charlestonmuseum.org/historic-houses

Dinner at Hank’s SeafoodGreat food and a charming ambiance can only equal an extraordinary dining experience! Hank’s Seafood Restaurant is located in a turn-of-the-century warehouse overlooking the Charleston City Market. Hank’s Seafood has been beautifully renovated to an ambiancethatreflectsCharleston’sporthistoryandfamily roots… This restaurant recreates a Classic Charleston Fish House with an old fashioned saloon-style bar and an exhibition raw bar.

www.hanksseafoodrestaurant.com

Drayton HallFounded in 1738, Drayton Hall is the nation’s earliest example of fully executed Palladian architecture and the oldest preserved plantation house in America still open to the public. Because of our preservation philosophy, all imperfections and changes over time have survived to the present.

http://www.draytonhall.org

Middleton PlantationA National Historic Landmark, Middleton Plantation is home to the oldest landscaped gardens in America and an enduring, vibrant, and essential part of the Charleston and American experience,

www.middletonplace.org

Bellany Mansion and MuseumOver the course of its 150 years, the Bellamy Mansion has seen many stories: the story of its creators, two Yankee architects; the story of its builders, mostly slave laborers; and the story of the city that it is in, Wilmington. The Bellamy Mansion tells the story of its owners, a wealthy family with deep roots in the low country of the South, who lived and loved in the house fornearlyeighty-fiveyears,andoftheinnovationinitsdesign, with domestic arrangements and technological achievements considered cutting-edge at the time.

www.bellamymansion.org

Included meals (7 total)

• 4breakfast• 2lunch• 1dinner

3 Nights Accommodations

• HamptonInnPawley’sIsland• HamptonInnCharlestonHistoricDistrict

Trip Registration

Enrollment space for all LLC travel programs is limited to the capacity of our motor-coach and other booking factors associated with group admissions. To reserve a place on this trip ALL fees must be paid at the time of registration. A portion of the fee - $200 - is non-refund-able. The non-refundable amount is based on a number of commitments we will be making on your behalf. in advance of the tour. If a cancellation is necessary prior to departure please contact us as soon as possible, as the remainder of the fee will be refundable.

Early registration is highly recommended as the trips tendto“sellout”veryquickly.Toregisterpleasefillinthe form below and send with payment to the address below.

If you have any questions please call us at (252) 638-7351forassistance.OurofficehoursareMondaythrough Thursday from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.