Charleston bumps New York City in best cities survey
Charleston, S.C., took the No. 2 spot away from New York on the list of best U.S. cities to visit from Conde Nast Traveler magazine’s Readers’ Choice Awards.
Tops on the best cities list was San Francisco, while the Big Apple ended up in third place. San Francisco has been the No. 1 city in the Readers’ Choice Awards for 16 years straight.
TOP HOTELS
The Peninsula in Chicago was named top U.S. hotel, followed by Elizabeth Pointe Lodge, Amelia Island, Fla., and Stephanie Inn, Cannon Beach, Ore.
TOP RESORTS
Among U.S. resorts, Kenwood Inn & Spa, Sonoma, Calif., was named No. 1, with the Inn at Thorn Hill & Spa, Jackson, N.H., and the Sanctuary at Kiawah Island, S.C.., in second and third places.
The awards are based on the results of the Conde Nast Traveler Readers Choice Survey, in which 32,633 readers voted. Winners are listed in the magazine’s November issue.
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Jackie Hutcherson is editor of STL Health, the Post-Dispatch's Thursday section dedicated to medical and health news.