Attractions & Tours
Things to Do in Charleston
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Plantations
Charleston Plantations
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Magnolia Plantation & Gardens
America's oldest public gardens, founded in 1676 — 464 acres of formal gardens, swamp boardwalks, and historic structures along the Ashley River, just 20 minutes from downtown Charleston.

Middleton Place
America's oldest landscaped gardens, designed in 1741 in the formal European style — 65 acres of geometric terraces, reflection ponds, and the famous Butterfly Lakes.

Boone Hall Plantation
America's oldest working plantation, with the iconic Avenue of Oaks — a quarter-mile drive lined with massive 350-year-old live oaks draped in Spanish moss.

Drayton Hall
The oldest preserved plantation house in America, built in 1738 — deliberately unrestored, with original 18th-century plasterwork, paint, and architectural details intact.
Historic Sites
Charleston Historic Sites
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Tours
Charleston Tours
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