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Popular vintage garden from the 18th century with plantation home estate and small zoological park. Open for tours and visits.
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens is a historic house with gardens located on the Ashley River at 3550 Ashley River Road West of Ashley, Charleston County, South Carolina. It is one of the oldest plantations in the South, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Magnolia is located near Charleston and directly across the Ashley River from North Charleston. The house and gardens are open daily; an admission fee is charged.
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Quite the Ashley River plantation, dating to the 1730s.
Historic military college founded in 1842. Full dress parades generally occur every Friday afternoon while school is in session and are free to the public. The campus is typically open to visitors and tours can be arranged by calling the school or stopping by the Admissions Office located in Bond Hall.
Non-collecting contemporary art museum with two galleries, focused on "adventurous" art from student, early, and mid-career artists.
Start with this museum to learn about Charleston's history.