Patrice Christian

I recently visited Walnut Grove Plantation with my husband and my mother. There was only one other couple there at the time we went (11AM), which was nice for us as we hate crowds! We really enjoyed the experience. Lots of things to photograph, which is always a plus for us.

Our guide, Paula, was very friendly and knowledgeable when it came to the history of the plantation. She has all of this info ingrained in her memory! She was open to questions and general conversation as we moved from structure to structure.

If you are going, please wear good walking shoes as there is a lot of bare ground and in some places, fairly high steps up or down. Wear your sunscreen, and maybe some bug repellant, too!

There is a small gift shop and nice clean restrooms in the building where you enter and exit at the front. They do take credit cards.

This was my first time visiting the Upcountry History Museum. It's easy to find and has a nice open free parking lot adjacent to the building. The museum interior has two levels with a staircase in the center and an elevator if you wish. The exhibits at the time of our visit included "A Very Grinchy Christmas," which was a display of 150 original animation cells from the 1966 made for television special, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." Also, "The Military Photographs of Stacy Pearsall & The Veteran's Portrait Project." Other exhibits show history of the area with lots of interesting interactive elements, video and audio elements, mannequins, and recreations of buildings, equipment, and more. There is of course a gift shop as well.