Just try not to be charmed by Southern hospitality in Charleston, South Carolina. The incredibly detailed antebellum architecture is enough to endear this city to visitors, but add in the lovely Waterfront Park, Battery, French Quarter, and Middleton Place gardens, and Charleston is a winner.

Plus, you can take advantage of the sunshine at Folly Beach. Paddleboard, swim, surf, or just enjoy a good book. Like all things spooky? Charleston offers lots of ghost tours after dark with interesting tales of lives past.

If you like history, visit Fort Sumter, where the first shot of the Civil War was fired. The ferry ride and onsite museum are bonuses. Likewise, the amazing Charleston Museum is known as America’s very first museum — it opened in 1773 and still offers relics from the past.