[♪] Near the northern coastline of South Carolina, just south of Murrells Inlet, is an outdoor sanctuary that is like no place else in the world.

Brookgreen Gardens is affectionately called the Floral Jewel of the coast.

The garden is a blend of exquisite art and beautiful nature that can now be viewed.

From the Sky!

[♪] When guests arrive at the entrance of the gardens, they're greeted by the Fighting Stallions .

Sculpted in 1950.

The aluminum cast piece serves as a beacon to the magnificent, 9-thousand-acre wildlife preserve and sculpture garden.

This sculpture has a twin sister nearly 1400 miles away at Texas State University.

Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington, the creator, and her husband Archer Milton Huntington donated the replica in 1951.

It would be just one of the many acts of philanthropy this couple would contribute to the world.

Their most prominent gift would be providing public access to American sculpture arts by creating Brookgreen Gardens.

Established in 1932, Brookgreen was founded on four rice plantations but turned into a vacation home after the Huntingtons purchased the land.

Eventually their passion for the arts and wildlife conservation turned their new winter getaway into one of the world's finest sculpture gardens.

Once inside the grounds, onlookers get a breathtaking view at the lush lowcountry landscape that Anna and Archer dedicated their life work to.

Today, the gardens exhibit more than 2,000 different sculptures by 430 artists making Brookgreen the largest and most comprehensive collection of American figurative sculpture in the country.

Both of the Huntingtons are commemorated here by a piece called The Visionaries .

Carved from limestone by Anna herself, it now decorates the welcome center plaza as a tribute to the creators.

Around each corner, a new and stunning display of vegetation with fountain decorated sculptures can be seen.

The grandest of all is Pegasus sculpted by Laura Gardin Fraser.

Fraser was commissioned to create the sculpture and began her work in 1946 by carving huge slabs of granite from Mt.

Airy, North Carolina.

Because the structure was so enormous, it was shipped in three separate pieces to be assembled together on the property.

Whether it's the thought-provoking sculptures or the heart-striking natural landscape, Brookgreen Gardens is a rare glimpse at South Carolina elegance.

That can be best viewed.

From the Sky!

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