Magnolia Plantation and Gardens Map

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(7.5K) · Botanical garden in Charleston, United States
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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 19, 2025
We enjoyed every minute. We started with the ‘slavery to Freedom’ tour and Millie was excellent as she described the history of the SC plantation slaves. We then took the trolley and Bree showed us …Full review by Carol L
May 18, 2025
The tours were fantastic. Staff very knowledgeable and very friendly. We loved the views so much that we are going to have our picture of the bridge painted by a local artist for us (a little bit …Full review by John L
May 18, 2025
This place is more beautiful and more expansive than I had ever imagined. It is no wonder that many weddings are held here. The Nature Train tour was very informative and enjoyable, with the tour gui…Full review by 113harrietc

Questions & answers

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How imperative is it to buy advance tickets? If you just show up in the afternoon can you buy tickets on site?
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You can but if it's a busy day like a weekend, you'll be waiting in line. Buy them online.
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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 …
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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 water and a pic-nic
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Are there places to get lunch close to the plantation or Dayton Hall?
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Just 2min down the road from the entrance, stop at Alvin Ord’s Sandwich Shop 2875 Ashley River Rd Suite 5, Charleston, SC 29414, in shopping center. They have the most AMAZING …
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Just 2min down the road from the entrance, stop at Alvin Ord’s Sandwich Shop 2875 Ashley River Rd Suite 5, Charleston, SC 29414, in shopping center. They have the most AMAZING food, order online save the line.
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Are annual passes available for purchase?
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My understanding is that you can purchase an annual membership
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If you visited a plantation, why would you think that slavery didn't fundamentally make life there possible?
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slavery did not make plantations possible. it made slave owners rich. not a good thng
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What are your days and hours of operation?
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Magnolia Plantation is open seven days a week from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The last ticket is sold at 4:00 p.m....
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