CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Magnolia Gardens, just 10 miles from downtown Charleston, has been drawing visitors since the late 1800s. A part of Magnolia Plantation, which has been the ancestral home of the ...

Visitors can step back in Christmastime of a century ago at one of Charleston's plantations. Magnolia Plantation and Garden's inaugural "Home for the Holidays" exhibit through Jan. 6 showcases how ...

Tom Johnson, director of gardens at Magnolia Plantation, is retiring from his role in Charleston and readying his return to his native Georgia after more than a decade of work on one of the nation’s ...

CHARLESTON, SOAKING IN ITS BEAUTY AND HOSPITALITY, IT’S EASY TO FORGET THE DARKER CHAPTERS THAT UNFOLDED HERE. THE STORY OF THE ENSLAVED IN CHARLESTON, FROM THE SHORES OF AFRICA TO THE AUCTION BLOCK ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X The Chinese lantern festival has a history that dates back 2,000 years. Illuminated orbs celebrate ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A plantation site long known for attracting tourists to the Charleston area is introducing something new: a Chinese lantern festival. Magnolia Plantation and Gardens soon will ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Magnolia Plantation & Gardens has been used for 345 years, and in that time, has seen beauty, robust farming and wealth. It has also seen the transition from the horror of slavery ...

Tom Johnson, Magnolia’s executive director, said throughout the year Magnolia consistently tells the story of the role African Americans played in the creation and maintenance of the gardens.