Specialty tea businesses in the United States have mushroomed recently, catering to both veteran tea drinkers and trying to mint new ones. In this culinary niche dominated by imports, few people are familiar with the Charleston Tea Plantation.

This unique tea room boasts an authentic reconstruction of a teahouse from the central Asian city of Dushanbe, Tajikistan. This stunning teahouse is a jewel on the silk road of good will.