Charleston, SC
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5/6/2007
Charleston, South Carolina, is arguably America's most beautiful city. The downtown historic district features some of the most gorgeous 19th Century architecture in the United States. It's a very friendly place, and a very walkable city. Charleston has many outstanding restaurants, and a few other interesting tourist attractions. Other than hot humid summers and periodic hurricane risks in the last summer/fall, its climate is anywhere from perfect to reasonably good. A really bad day in the winter is a cold (mid 40's) rainy day, and they are few and far between.
Visting Charleston, and living in Charleston, however, are two very different things. The education in this area is mediocre at best. Most public schools are struggling. The private schools, while less expensive than those in the northeast, are generally very traditional and not particularly geared for today's forward-looking students. With the exception of the Spoleto Festival in late May/early June, there is no arts to speak of here. And "single A" describes the area's sports teams in many senses of the phrase.
Ted | Charleston, SC