Magnolia Plantation

These are photos from our recent vacation to Charleston, SC.  On day 3 of the vacation we visited historic Magnolia Plantation, which is approx. 30 minutes outside Charleston.  All of the photos were taken within the boundaries of the Magnolia Plantation gardens.  The gardens are nationally known for their camellia's of which were only beginning to come into bloom.  The bridges shown, of which there are 4, were both built during the late 1800's.  The plantation was formerly a rice plantation of which it grew the famous "Gold Rice," of the south.  We tried, and eventually purchased some of this incredible rice, which tastes very much like basmati.  There are now only 145 acres of the rice in production in South Carolina.  During their peak production in the 1800's, they were pumping out a whopping 330,000 tons of rice!  If you'd like to know more about the plantation click here: http://www.magnoliaplantation.com/