Every year Travel and Leisure Magazine does a poll to find out what cities around the country are the best for different things.

And once again Charleston, South Carolina has made the list!

Charleston scored well in several areas, but we are the #1 friendliest city in America!

Charleston received the second place honor for several other key characteristics.  Those were its noteworthy neighborhoods, vintage stores, flea markets, and peace and quiet.  Personally, I think that second place is not too shabby for all of those honors.

Not surprising to me, Charleston was found to have one of the worst night-life scenes, according to travelers.  And since two major colleges lie in our Downtown Charleston area, the College of Charleston and The Citadel, it seems reasonable that vacationers did not want to hang out in the same clubs that the college students patroned.

So we do have a few things we could look to improve, but I'm proud of the honors we have already been recognized for! 

**photo courtesy of xrayspx on Flickr