Once the fourth-largest city in colonial America, Charleston, South Carolina, is home to the first museum, public college and playhouse in the country. While not laden with skyscrapers, Charleston is uniquely pretty and inviting.
Today, its size is eclipsed by bigger places like New York and Los Angeles, but Charleston is home to employers in the aerospace, automotive, IT, defense, energy, engineering, and life sciences sectors.
Joint Base Charleston (the Air Force base) has the most employees in the area, with more than 22,000 workers. The Medical University of South Carolina employs 13,000 people.
While Boeing’s headquarters are in Chicago, its Charleston plant employs about 7,000 people.
Where to stay: Charleston Marriott
Book flights: To Charleston
Rent a car: In Charleston
