Charleston, South Carolina named by National Geographic Travel as one of the 35 Best World Destinations for 2023

National Geographic Travel has named its 35 Best World Destinations for 2023. We are so proud to announce that Charleston, South Carolina was named #5 on the list.

Here is what National Geographic has said about our beautiful home:

5. Charleston, South Carolina

South Carolina’s largest city addresses a grimmer aspect of its history with the opening of the International African American Museum

A new year shines a light on an old wrong in Charleston. Known for its Low Country cuisine and walkable urbanism, South Carolina’s largest city addresses a grimmer aspect of its history when the International African American Museum opens on 21 January.

The building is located on Gadsden’s Wharf and faces Charleston Harbor, where ships brought 100,000 enslaved Africans in chains to North America in the 18th and 19th centuries. Nine galleries tell harrowing tales of the Middle Passage and the horrors of plantation life.

But they also uncover stories of the triumph of the enslaved and their enduring cultural contributions, including a section devoted to the Gullah Geechee people who live along the Atlantic coast from the Carolinas to Florida and continue some of the African traditions of their ancestors.

The Top 10 included:

1. Appian Way, Italy
2. Busan, South Korea
3. Longmen Grottoes, Henan Province, China 
4. Egypt
5. Charleston, South Carolina
6. Vilnius, Lithuania
7. Hauts-de-France, France
8. Scottish Highlands
9. Slovenia
10. Big Bend National Park, Texas, USA

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