Best Cities for Weekend Vacations

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Charleston, SC

Consistently ranked the friendliest city in the US, this year Charleston also won best city period from the annual Conde Nast Traveler Magazine reader poll. It's historic district features cobblestone streets that can be explored on foot to or by horse drawn carriage tours, and it is chock full of great restaurants featuring the uniquely regional "low country" cuisine. King Street is one of the last great local shopping streets in the country, not taken by chain stores. Nearby islands including Ft. Sumter, Kiawah, Folly's, and Isle of Palms are all worth visiting. Charleston Musts: Try local specialty shrimp and grits; attend an oyster roast; take a tour of historic downtown; take a plantation tour; Patriot's Point Naval & Maritime Museum.

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