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Magnolia Plantation & Gardens vs Drayton Hall

Both are endorsed by those who travel for a living. On balance, Magnolia Plantation & Gardens ranks slightly higher than Drayton Hall. Magnolia Plantation & Gardens comes in at #5 in Charleston with recommendations from 7 publications such as Frommer's, Travel + Leisure and Lonely Planet.

Magnolia Plantation & Gardens
9 / 10
3550 Ashley River Rd, Charleston, SC 29414
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Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"This 1676 spread has welcomed visitors since shortly after the end of the Civil War." Full review
Fodor's 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 Afar Magazine
"Beautiful! Petting zoo... house tours, swamp tours, boat tours, bus tours." Full review
Michelin Guide 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
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"Tour a pre-Revolutionary War Plantation House and experience ten rooms filled with antiques, quilts and family heirlooms from the 19th century." Full review
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Drayton Hall
Drayton Hall
9 / 10
3380 Ashley River Rd, Charleston, SC 29414
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Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"A 1742 plantation on the Ashley River run by the National Trust for Historic Preservation." Full review
Fodor's Fodor's
"The only plantation house on the Ashley River to have survived the Civil War intact." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"The only plantation house on the Ashley River to survive the Revolutionary and Civil Wars intact, Drayton Hall was occupied by seven generations of the Drayton family." Full review
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"Circa 1738, Drayton Hall is the oldest unrestored plantation house in America still open to the public, and it's the nation’s earliest example of fully executed Palladian architecture." Full review
Atlas Obscura Atlas Obscura
"Oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public. " Full review
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