where time stopped - View this location on map Drayton hall ( 843-769-2600), a palladian dream built in the 1730s by a rice planter. his family moved out during the civil war but owned the property until the 1970s when the national historic trust took over. there are no furniture, electricity or running water -- the house was never modernized -- but guides are up-to-date on architectural history and know their egg-and-dart moldings from their guttae. open daily year-round, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. tickets: $12 adults. New York Times 3380 ashley river road, Charleston, SC Historical, Cultural

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