After 12 Years, Charleston Dethroned as ‘Best City in the US,' According to Travel + Leisure Readers

SC vacation spot ranked No. 1 for 12 years, falls on US list ...

Charleston breaks 12-year streak as Travel + Leisure's Best US City. Here's why.

After 12 years at No. 1, Charleston drops to No. 3 on Travel + Leisure’s Best U.S. Cities ranking, but it wasn't the only South Carolina city to make the list.

Charleston dethroned as America’s #1 travel destination in annual survey

After a dozen years of Charleston ranking as the top travel destination in the country, Travel + Leisure readers selected a new number one American city for the honor.

After 12 years, Charleston dethroned as ‘Best City in the US,' according to Travel + Leisure readers

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) - Charleston has been named the “Best City in the US" by Travel + Leisure readers for more than a decade. But that streak is over... for now. The travel magazine released its 2025 list of the Best Cities in the US, and a southwestern city has dethroned the Holy City for the first time in 12 years. According to the annual list, readers favor the southeast and southwest, with a majority of cities located in these regions, s…

Charleston knocked out of top spot on list of best U.S. cities - Charleston City Paper

For the first time in 13 years, Charleston dropped out of the travel magazine’s No. 1 spot, falling not one, but two spaces to third. The post Charleston knocked out of top spot on list of best U.S. cities appeared first on Charleston City Paper.

For the First Time in Over a Decade, Charleston is NOT Named Travel + Leisure’s Best U.S. City

Travel + Leisure today announced the best travel destinations and organizations across the globe, according to the results of their 2024 World's Best Awards' reader survey, and the Holy City once again had a stellar showing. For the twelfth consecutive year, Charleston was named the No. 1 Best City in the United States and ranked No. 22 in the 25 Best Cities in the World, the only U.S. destination on the list.