Four-Day Tour of Charleston
Day 1 | First Walks Near Anchorage Inn at 26
Vendue Range: Exterior of the Inn, Waterfront Park and Fountain, St. Philips Episcopal Church, Cobblestone street, Pink House Gallery, Old Slave Mart Museum. |
Day 2 | Horse carriage tour of the Historic District: French Quarter and South of Broad Maps, South of Broad Mansions, Miles Brewton House, Two Meeting Street Inn, Calhoun Mansion, First (Scots) Presbyterian Church, George Washington Park, Circular Congregational Church, Horse-drawn Carriages. |
Day 3, Part 1 | Magnolia Gardens Plantation: Beautiful flowers, huge live oaks and cypress trees hung with Spanish Moss, black reflecting marsh ponds, signature plantation bridge. |
Day 3, Part 2 | Magnolia Gardens Plantation: Slave quarters, alligator in marsh, across marsh reeds to the woods, moss close-up, magnificently spreading tree, plantation mansion from several angles, expansive views from its veranda. |
Day 4, Part 1 | Self-guided tour in the French
Quarter: French Quarter Map, Old Exchange House, St. Michael's Episcopal Church, Washington Park, Postal Museum, City Hall, Charleston County Courthouse, Interior of St. Michael's Church, George Washington's Pew 43 |
Day 4, Part 2 | Self-Guided Walking Tour South of Broad: South of Broad Map, Cemetery at St. Michael's Episcopal Church, First (Scots) Presbyterian Church, Tourists in carriages, Calhoun House alley, Huge tree at Two Meeting Street Inn, West Point Gardens: Gazebo, Cannons, 1775 Army of Revolution Monument, Massive array of sailboats. |
Charleston, Day 3, Part 1 of 2
Magnolia Gardens Plantation: Beautiful flowers,
huge live oaks and cypress trees hung with Spanish Moss,
black reflecting marsh ponds, signature plantation bridge.
April 19, 2012
Posted June 28, 2012, ©2012 Herbert E. Lindberg
On the third day we took a package tour bus to Magnolia Plantation for a 3-hour tour of this most popular tourist plantation in Charleston. The round trip and tour consumed most of the day but it was well worth the price (50 bucks each) and time. We didn't see any camellias, because either a bus tour group is rushed or they don't appear in mid April. Azaleas came early this year in the warm early spring, so we didn't see them, either. Still, there was lots to see that was uniquely southern plantation, which was my prime interest on this first trip to The South. |
The video below is posted on the Gardens' website. High definition is available (click on the gear in the control bar and select 720p or 1080p, depending on your Internet connection speed). The website host server is very fast so you won't have much waiting. Select full screen in the control bar. When the subject goes on to animals there isn't much more of interest in the video for our purpose here. |
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Four-Day Tour of Charleston
Day 1 | First Walks Near Anchorage Inn at 26
Vendue Range: Exterior of the Inn, Waterfront Park and Fountain, St. Philips Episcopal Church, Cobblestone street, Pink House Gallery, Old Slave Mart Museum. |
Day 2 | Horse carriage tour of the Historic District: French Quarter and South of Broad Maps, South of Broad Mansions, Miles Brewton House, Two Meeting Street Inn, Calhoun Mansion, First (Scots) Presbyterian Church, George Washington Park, Circular Congregational Church, Horse-drawn Carriages. |
Day 3, Part 1 | Magnolia Gardens Plantation: Beautiful flowers, huge live oaks and cypress trees hung with Spanish Moss, black reflecting marsh ponds, signature plantation bridge. |
Day 3, Part 2 | Magnolia Gardens Plantation: Slave quarters, alligator in marsh, across marsh reeds to the woods, moss close-up, magnificently spreading tree, plantation mansion from several angles, expansive views from its veranda. |
Day 4, Part 1 | Self-guided tour in the French
Quarter: French Quarter Map, Old Exchange House, St. Michael's Episcopal Church, Washington Park, Postal Museum, City Hall, Charleston County Courthouse, Interior of St. Michael's Church, George Washington's Pew 43 |
Day 4, Part 2 | Self-Guided Walking Tour South of Broad: South of Broad Map, Cemetery at St. Michael's Episcopal Church, First (Scots) Presbyterian Church, Tourists in carriages, Calhoun House alley, Huge tree at Two Meeting Street Inn, West Point Gardens: Gazebo, Cannons, 1775 Army of Revolution Monument, Massive array of sailboats. |