Charleston ratings
#1 Best Mannered City in America (etiquette expert Marjabelle Young Stewart)
#1 Favorite City by readers of Southern Living Magazine
#2 Best Retirement Cities (Macmillan Travel)
#2 Top Cities for Small Business (Entrepreneur and D&B)
#3 Best City for Family Vacations (Family Fun magazine - Disney publication)
#3 Best US City to Visit (Conde Nast)
#3 Best Retirement Place (AARP)
#3 Best Retirement Places (Retirement Places Rated)
#4 Top Ten Cities in the United States (Travel and Leisure Magazine)
#4 Best Places to Retire (Sperling’s Best Places)
#5 Best Places to Reinvent Your Life (AARP)
#6 Best Golf Town in America (Golf Digest)
Top 10 destinations in America (Conde Nast Traveler)
Reader’s Choice Awards from Southern Living Magazine: Dream Getaway, Historic Site, Romantic Getaway, and Weekend Getaway
Rated among Forbes “Finest Places”
Has 2 of the 100 greatest golf courses in the world (Golf Magazine)
“…among the nation's best” cities for golf (Golf Digest).
Deck of the Yorktown at Patriots Point