Georgia city named 3rd best in the U.S. on new Travel + Leisure list

By WSBTV.com News Staff

July 10, 2024 at 10:51 am EDT

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Scenes from Savannah A sign stands at the entrance to Calhoun Square in the downtown historic district of Savannah, Ga., on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. The Savannah City Council has voted to remove Calhoun's name from the square, which was named in 1851 for John C. Calhoun, a former U.S. vice president and senator who was also an outspoken advocate of slavery in the decades preceding the Civil War. The move comes two years after a statue of Calhoun was taken down in Charleston, S.C. Savannah officials say the square that bore Calhoun's name for more than 170 years will be renamed later. (AP Photo/Russ Bynum) (Russ Bynum/AP)

Scenes from Savannah, Georgia A carriage advertising sightseeing tours on Aug. 23, 2017, stands at the intersection where gunshots from a passing SUV wounded three people in the downtown historic district of Savannah, Ga. The drive-by shootings on July 5, 2017, were followed by a crash that killed three people as the vehicle fled police. A 17-year-old boy accused of driving the vehicle has been charged with murder. The top federal prosecutor in Savannah recently said juvenile violent crime in the city is "off the charts." (AP Photo/Russ Bynum) (Russ Bynum/AP)

By WSBTV.com News Staff

July 10, 2024 at 10:51 am EDT

SAVANNAH — A Georgia city has been named the third-best city in the U.S. by Travel + Leisure.

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Every year, Travel + Leisure asks readers for their top hotels, resorts, cities, islands and more on a survey. Cities were ranked by several criteria, including sights/landmarks, culture, food, friendliness, shopping and value.

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Savannah came in at #3 on the list for its leafy parks laden with Spanish moss, carriage rides through historic squares, award-winning restaurants, dynamic waterfront and spooky cemetery tours.

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Savannah beat out cities like Honolulu, Hawaii and New Orleans, Louisiana, which came in at #4 and #5 respectively.

Here’s the full list of the best cities for 2024:

Charleston, South Carolina
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Savannah, Georgia
Honolulu, Hawaii
New Orleans, Louisiana
San Antonio, Texas
Fort Worth, Texas
New York, New York
Chicago, Illinois
Aspen, Colorado
Taos, Nex Mexico
Annapolis, Maryland
Nashville, Tennessee
Boston, Massachusetts
Alexandria, Virginia

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