Outside Magazine LOVES Charleston

Like many of us, the folks at Outside Magazine just can't get enough of this place!

In their August issue they chose the top 18 U.S. "fit, fun, and packed with adventure" locales. Charleston was chosen for the East Coast and listed with this description: "For first-rate Atlantic Coast watersports like surfing, sailing, and sea kayaking, you can't beat metro Charleston's 90 miles of coastline. Culture is both old and new in this 337-year-old port city: Look for homegrown products like aged cigars and black tea, plus a burgeoning design scene and the new Art Institute of Charleston. Throw in a subtropical climate and a refreshingly sane cost of living and you've got a full-fledged urban, and ocean, playground."

Of course they have been tooting our horn for years. In May 1999 Charleston was listed as one of the "Best Places to Have It Both Ways" with "saltwater-marsh paddling before lunch, Spoleto jazz toe-tapping after dinner" cited as evidence.

And in August 2005 a feature story naming Charleston as the "New American Dream Town" introduced their selection with the line, "You can't capture a sense of place and charm in a bottle, of course. But Charleston has come pretty close. "

For the full August 2007 Outside magazine article: http://outside.away.com/outside/destinations/200708/best-towns-2007.html

For the August 2005 article: http://www.crda.org/news_article.shtml?id=467