South Carolina's Most Visited Plantation and Gardens. National Registry of Historic Places. Ancient Oak Avenue. Tours full of History. World …
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May 12, 2025
Known for its beautiful gardens, we went for the “From Slavery to Freedom” tour. Millie, our guide was amazing and spared nothing in describing the brutality of the plantation system. Very informativ…Full review by 264dougr
May 11, 2025
We loved our visit to the Magnolia Plantation. Beautiful gardens and friendly staff! Wished the weather would have cooperated a bit more, but we still had a FANTABULOUS time and learned so much. The …Full review by Rhonda L
May 9, 2025
The site has beautiful grounds and a very interesting history. We enjoyed the guided tours. The guided were informative and kept it interesting with a good mix of history and family history of the …Full review by Brian L
How much time does it take to see all that is included?
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it’s really up to you, it’s a big place. 2hrs gives you a basic walk around and visit the house, but if you want to extensively visit the amazing gardens then think more like 5-6hrs. Take …
it’s really up to you, it’s a big place. 2hrs gives you a basic walk around and visit the house, but if you want to extensively visit the amazing gardens then think more like 5-6hrs. Take water and a pic-nic
Are there places to get lunch close to the plantation or Dayton Hall?
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After visiting we headed back toward Charleston on Hwy 61 and ate at Betty Lou's Bistro (2408 X, Ashley River Rd, Charleston, SC 29414). Very good food! Great staff!