Stumphouse Tunnel Park & Issaqueena Falls

WALHALLA. Most locals usually mention these two key sites together even though they have very distinct histories. First up is Stumphouse Tunnel, which dates from the 1850s. A key part of a plan to connect Charleston and Knoxville by rail, the failed tunnel was abandoned and forgotten about by everyone except picnickers and weekend historians ... that is until, the 1950s, when Clemson used it to store blue cheese. A very short distance down a nearby gravel path is the overlook for Issaqueena Falls, a beautiful waterfall named after the famous Cherokee princess. In the spring, the park is particularly attractive thanks to the thousands of dogwoods and mountain laurels that grow here.