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Charleston City Market vs Middleton Place
Both are recommended by professional travelers. On balance, Middleton Place ranks slightly better than Charleston City Market. Middleton Place has a TripExpert Score of 89 with positive reviews from 6 sources including Frommer's, Fodor's and Afar Magazine.
Charleston City Market
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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."
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Lonely Planet
"The historic market is the crowded center of the district, with vendors hawking junky souvenirs from open-air stalls."
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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”."
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Afar Magazine
"The Charleston City Market is home to more than 50 sweetgrass basket weavers who demonstrate their hand-weaving techniques daily."
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Michelin Guide
1 Star
"Today the long sheds offer a virtual flea market of foodstuffs, T-shirts, jewelry and sweet grass baskets."
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Middleton Place
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4300 Ashley River Road, Charleston, SC 29414
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Travel + Leisure
"This 1741 historic plantation has an exquisite formal garden."
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Fodor's
"This former plantation is home to America's oldest landscaped gardens, begun in 1741 by Henry Middleton."
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Afar Magazine
"Middleton Place exists because of slavery—that's a stark reality that's not ignored by the exhibits throughout the sprawling plantation."
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"This carefully preserved, 18th-century plantation and National Historic Landmark features 65 acres of America’s oldest landscaped gardens."
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Condé Nast Traveler
"This is a place to spend time disappearing into the shrubbery, stumbling upon statuary, tiptoeing past sunbathing alligators, and learning about both stewardship and slavery."
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