Here's what visitors need to consider before and during their trips to historic plantation sites in the American South.

It has been over six weeks since the Nottoway Plantation House was engulfed in flames. The fire did significant damage to the ...

To be sure, plantations do have value for modern society—just not as wedding venues. There are about 375 plantation museums active in the United States today, and many do not hold weddings. They ...

Marian Keyes: I can't believe it. I can't believe it. That I'm-- in the plantation house (LAUGH) of the plantation that my family was enslaved. Lesley Stahl: You're laughing as if this cannot be true.

The Plantation House in Kapalua has always been a showpiece. With ocean and mountain views from its perch high above the resort and its two-sided fireplace and vaulted ceilings, it’s romantic ...

The house is a reminder of Louisiana's pre-Civil War history and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The fire destroyed large parts of Nottoway Plantation, one of the ...

The house at 3510 E Eighth Ave. originally was owned by Leo Stalnaker, a hard-nosed judge known for battling organized crime during an era when some of his peers were known to look the other way ...

For him, the plantation house is a reminder of time, and endurance. No matter its origins, it has stood for more than 175 years.

A death investigation is underway after doctor killed in Plantation fire 02:05. A couple stood outside the gate of Ruthman's home crying. The woman, identifying herself as a family member, was too ...

Keith Marshall had just graduated from St. Martin’s when his mother, Naomi, bought Madewood Plantation House in Napoleonville. The year was 1964, and the Marshall family has owned and cared ...

The blaze at the Nottoway Resort plantation house in White Castle began sometime around 2 p.m. local time, the New Orleans Advocate and news station WBRZ reported.