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Charleston City MarketvsMagnolia Plantation & Gardens
Both are endorsed by writers. On balance, Magnolia Plantation & Gardens ranks significantly higher than Charleston City Market. Magnolia Plantation & Gardens comes in at 91 with praise from 7 publications including Lonely Planet, Michelin Guide and Travel + Leisure.
Charleston City Market
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Frommer's
Afar Magazine
Michelin Guide
Where
Condé Nast Traveler
Charleston, SC
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Fodor's "Most of the buildings that make up this popular attraction were constructed between 1804 and the 1830s to serve as the city's meat, fish, and produce market." Full review
Lonely Planet "The historic market is the crowded center of the district, with vendors hawking junky souvenirs from open-air stalls." Full review
Frommer's "Charleston’s City Market dates back to 1788 and remains a fun if touristy place to explore, crammed with arts-and-crafts stalls, restaurants, and the city’s famed Gullah “basket ladies”." Full review
Afar Magazine "The Charleston City Market is home to more than 50 sweetgrass basket weavers who demonstrate their hand-weaving techniques daily." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"Today the long sheds offer a virtual flea market of foodstuffs, T-shirts, jewelry and sweet grass baskets." Full review
Where "In the present day, the market is a shopping favorite of locals and tourists alike. " Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "easily the city’s most distinguishable landmark. " Full review
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens
Travel + Leisure Fodor's Afar Magazine Michelin Guide Where Condé Nast Traveler Travel + Leisure Frommer's
3550 Ashley River Rd, Charleston, SC 29414
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Travel + Leisure "This 1676 spread has welcomed visitors since shortly after the end of the Civil War." Full review
Fodor's "Pick and choose from a variety of entertainments at Magnolia Plantation, established in the 1670s by Thomas Drayton." Full review
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And be sure to visit the 19th-century plantation house, which originally stood near Summerville.
Afar Magazine "Beautiful! Petting zoo... house tours, swamp tours, boat tours, bus tours." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"This popular, partly wild botanical garden (200ha) is renowned for its spring-blooming azaleas, and a plantation house, Magnolia Plantation, that was part of Thomas Drayton's estate in the 17C." Full review
Where "Tour a pre-Revolutionary War Plantation House and experience ten rooms filled with antiques, quilts and family heirlooms from the 19th century." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "With its roots dating back to the 1680’s, Magnolia Plantation was one of the first ancestral homes of the Draytons, a prominent Lowcountry plantation family." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The centuries old plantation, the oldest public gardens in America, is home to thousands of beautiful flowers and plants creating a tranquil landscape"
Charleston Travel Guide
March 1, 2021
Frommer's "The house is filled with museum-quality Early American furniture, porcelain, quilts, and other Drayton family heirlooms." Full review
