21 photos that will make you want to travel to Charleston

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Charleston, South Carolina, is an ideal destination for a weekend trip.

Not only does it have historic buildings to marvel at and cobblestone streets to stroll along, it’s also a great place to eat, drink, and be merry.

Charleston was voted the best city in the world by Travel + Leisure readers in 2016, beating out longtime tourist destinations like Florence, Barcelona, and Cape Town.

Business Insider recently headed down south to see all that Charleston has to offer: