Middleton Place, a National Historic Landmark, is a plantation that was laid out in 1741. It contains America's oldest landscaped garden; the formal allées, butterfly lakes and sculpted terraces were designed by Henry Middleton, President of the First Continental Congress, whose son, Arthur was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Family furniture, paintings, silver, and documents are displayed in the House Museum, while the Plantation Stableyards demonstrate the day-to-day workings of a self-sustaining Lowcountry rice plantation. Self-guided walking tour of the Gardens and Stableyards, and guided tour of the Middleton Place House Museum included in cost of this Taylored Tour. Restaurant and gift shop on the premises.