Charleston, South Carolina, is famed across the country for representing the very best of the genteel American South.
Charleston was founded in 1670, making it among the oldest still-standing cities in the whole U.S. Contemporary Charleston is well-informed by its past, which gives the city a very historical and authentic charm that not many other cities can match. Much of the architecture here is an excellent example of the graceful Colonial or Post-Bellum styles, which aren't widely found outside of Charleston. In fact, television shows and movies are often filmed in Charleston because it makes an excellent stand-in for The Old South.
Besides being a beautiful place to live, Charlesto...