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Visiting Charleston’s Magnolia Plantation

11/16/17 | Charleston, East Coast, South Carolina, Travel

Hello from a very chilly and cold Seattle!  You can follow my quick trip to the Pacific Northwest on Snapchat or Instagam but until then I want to share some travel pictures of a warmer time.  Last month I had the chance to visit the Magnolia Plantation and Gardens  and it was too pretty not to feature here.  You have seen the photos from the wedding and you have seen the postcards from around the adorable city of Charleston, South Carolina but during my visit last month I also took an afternoon and toured the gorgeous Magnolia Plantation.

They boast that they are Charleston’s Most Visited Plantation and I would believe it!  I love pieces of Americana that have a long history (even though it is max a few hundred years) so when I found out the Magnolia Plantation and Gardens dated back to the 1670’s I was thrilled.   The plantation is 350 acres and on that land there is so much to do that you could spend more than a day – check out all of the tours! 

I chose to do admission (clearly), the historic house tour, the slavery tour, and the un-guided Audubon Swamp tour complete with alligators.   The plantation house tour was given by a native Charlestonian and was a great 30 minute break in the air conditioning but the best part of the day might have been the moving Slavery to Freedom tour.  For 45-minutes I learned about the nearly 400 year history of the slaves on the Magnolia Plantation with cabins from every era!  

Charleston Postcards - Magnolia Plantation Main House

Even though I am a grown adult I really loved all of the animals around the property – live stocked in fenced areas that you could pet like the cute donkey above and wild peacocks strolling the grounds . As mentioned above, I am really glad I spent the additional money and bought the full ticket because the two extra hours I spent on the Slave Tour and exploring the swamps really made me feel like I got a full sense of the gorgeous grounds and how life used to be there! 

 I absolutely see why Magnolia Plantation and Gardens was rated one of “America’s Most Beautiful Gardens” by Travel + Leisure Magazine), the only one in South Carolina! I totally recommend you visit if you are in Charleston but please note that it is a bit of trek, located 30 minutes outside of the city at 3550 Ashley River Road. 

Have you been to a Southern Plantation? 

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Comments

  1. Emma says

    November 21, 2017 at 8:45 pm

    This does look like a gorgeous place and one I would want to visit!

  2. Cynthia says

    November 19, 2017 at 1:16 am

    Lovely photos! That dress is super cute!
    xox-Cynthia L.
    cynthialoewenblog.com

  3. Rebecca says

    November 16, 2017 at 7:50 pm

    It looks like they have kept the place up beautifully. I know many have fallen into disrepair.

    Great photos and I wonder if it made you a bit sad about the history of the place?

  4. Pam says

    November 16, 2017 at 2:23 pm

    I have always wanted to visit a plantation. Now I really have to put it on my bucket list.

  5. Sarah says

    November 16, 2017 at 1:46 pm

    They were not kidding about the alligators. Glad that you were far away from it.

    Sounds like a great way to spend the afternoon and learn a lot about that period.

  6. Emily says

    November 16, 2017 at 1:01 pm

    Reminds me of one of my favorite books “The Kitchen House”.

Hi, I am Kelly and welcome to Sparkles and Shoes, a fashion, travel, and lifestyle blog.  I am a New York City girl at heart but I moved to London in the Spring of 2018!

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