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Charleston, South Carolina may have gained fame for its role in the novel and movie Gone with the Wind but for modern day travelers it is much more than that.

Nicknamed the Holy City, viewed from a distance, it is a picturesque sea of churches and steeples across the skyline.  With a population of about 118,000 it is the second largest city in the state, second only to the state capital.

Founded in 1670, by 1690 it was the fifth largest city in North America and still holds a great deal of the nation s history. In the mid 1700s it was the wealthiest city south of Philadelphia and the center of trade for the South. 

The Avery Research Center for African-American History and Culture opens the doors to the heritage and history of African-Americans who lived in the region.  Another glimpse of this time in history can be found at the Old Slave Mart Museum, or you can visit places like the ones you ve read about in books.  The 125 -acre Drayton Hall is American s oldest plantation house and is regularly open to public viewing.  Built in the early 1700s it is a step back in time and a look at some of the events that shaped the country.  Boone Hall remains a working  plantation and is a rarity with its gardens, slave cabins and the world s longest oak-lined laneway.

The city still boats an active and production port, second in the world only to Hong Kong.  It is the site of award winning cuisine and beautifully preserved heritage sites and in 1995 it was named the best mannered city in the US.  Come and see what southern manners are really all about.