Readers' Choice Award Winners

By By Jennifer V Cole
December 07, 2008
Our readers from Texas to Delaware weighed in on our 2008 survey-here are the winners.
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Best Breakfast or Brunch Restaurant

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Southern Favorite Restaurants

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Splurge Worthy Restaurants

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Best Beach Destination

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Best Scenic View

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Best Festival or Fair

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Best Public Gardens

  • 1. Callaway Gardens,
  • Pine Mountain, Georgia
  • 2. Bellingrath Gardens, Theodore,
  • Alabama
  • 3. Biltmore Gardens (pictured), Asheville,
  • North Carolina
  • 4. Brookgreen Gardens, Murrells Inlet,
  • South Carolina
  • 5. Atlanta Botanical Garden, Georgia
  • 6. Duke Gardens, Durham, North Carolina
  • 7. Dallas Arboretum, Texas
  • 8. Birmingham Botanical Gardens,
  • Alabama
  • 9. Garvin Woodland Gardens,
  • Hot Springs, Arkansas
  • 10. Cheekwood Botanical Garden,
  • Nashville, Tennessee

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Best Southern City

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Best Neighborhood for Shopping

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Best Hotel

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Best Cruise Line

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Best Family Destination

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Best Small Town

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