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Wallace
Photogenic pocket-sized city in Idaho's Silver Valley mining district, Wallace sits alongside the South Fork of the Coeur d'Alene River and carries a notable…
Ferndale
A pocket-sized California village known for its dozens of well-preserved Victorian storefronts and homes, Ferndale sits on the edge of a wide plain near the…
Lake City
A compact Florida county seat where a domed courthouse, moss-draped lakeshores, lily-pad-covered water, and a streetscape of historic brick storefronts and V…
Cumberland
A photogenic city on the Potomac River in Western Maryland, Cumberland has a compact centre with a concentration of cafés, restaurants, and historic churches.
Nevada City
This photogenic compact town in the Sierra Nevada foothills of California, Nevada City sits along a waterway in mountain terrain with a compact central core…
Crested Butte
A compact Colorado mountain town spread across a snow-covered valley, with a dramatic peak rising directly behind it, a lively café and dining scene well abo…
Mackinaw City
At the northern tip of Michigan's Lower Peninsula, this tiny village anchors the southern end of the Mackinac Bridge and serves as a ferry gateway to Mackina…
Margaretville
This small village on the edge of Catskill Park in upstate New York, Margaretville sits on the water in mountain terrain and supports a modest but real café…
Saranac Lake
The largest community within New York's Adirondack Park, Saranac Lake sits on Lake Flower — a wide stretch of the Saranac River — with mountain terrain on al…
Corning
This small city on the Chemung River in upstate New York, Corning is best known as the headquarters of Corning Incorporated, the Fortune 500 glass and cerami…
Sandusky
Cedar Point, one of the world's most visited amusement parks, sits on a peninsula just outside this Lake Erie port city in Erie County, Ohio.
Myrtle Beach
A resort city on South Carolina's Grand Strand — a long, continuous stretch of Atlantic coastline — Myrtle Beach draws visitors with miles of beach, a subtro…
Yachats
Modest Oregon coastal village with a disproportionately strong café and restaurant scene and a photogenic shoreline right on the Pacific, Yachats sits at the…
Ilwaco
A small waterfront city on Baker Bay where the Columbia River meets the Pacific Ocean, Ilwaco sits at the southern tip of Washington's Long Beach Peninsula w…
Libby
Kootenai Falls, a natural feature on the edge of this small northwestern Montana city, has drawn film crews for productions including *The River Wild* (1994)…
Republic
A tiny waterside village in Ferry County, Washington, Republic was once the largest mining camp in the Republic Mining District and home to the "Hot Air Line…
Johnstown
Johnstown, a Pennsylvania steel town in Cambria County, is best known today for the catastrophic 1889 flood that devastated the city — an event commemorated…
Damariscotta
This compact Maine village on the Damariscotta River, known for its oysters and a café and restaurant scene that holds a surprising number of options for its…
Port Angeles
A waterfront town on Washington's Olympic Peninsula, Port Angeles sits on the Strait of Juan de Fuca with ferry service to Victoria, British Columbia, and mo…
Boothbay Harbor
A photogenic coastal village in Lincoln County, Maine, with a waterfront setting and a café and restaurant scene that is unusually rich for its size.
Wiscasset
This tiny waterfront village on Maine's Mid Coast, Wiscasset is known for its early architecture, an unusual concentration of historic churches for its size,…
Granville
Small Ohio village in the rolling Welsh Hills east of Columbus, Granville is home to Denison University and a walkable centre with cafés, restaurants, and a…
Pawcatuck
Sitting on the Pawcatuck River across from Westerly, Rhode Island, this pocket-sized Connecticut village has a historic core — the Mechanic Street Historic D…
Anaconda
Pocket-sized city in southwestern Montana at the foot of the Anaconda Range, with a photogenic historic core, a handful of cafés and restaurants, and more ch…
Yreka
The county seat of Siskiyou County in northern California, Yreka sits near the Shasta River in mountain terrain and holds the Klamath National Forest Interpr…
Johnson City
A compact brick-built city in the Tennessee uplands, Johnson City pairs a walkable downtown of historic churches and a lively café and restaurant scene with…
Roanoke
Roanoke's most recognizable landmark is the Roanoke Star, an illuminated star atop a mountain within the city limits that has earned it the nickname "The Sta…
Bandon
Little Oregon coastal town at the mouth of the Coquille River, Bandon draws visitors for its waterfront setting and regularly photographed scenery, with a co…
Logan
This small West Virginia city sits along the Guyandotte River in the mountains of Logan County, serving as the county seat.
Monroe
A Louisiana city on the Ouachita River with a concentration of historic churches and a streetscape that draws regular visitor photography, Monroe is also the…
Harrisonburg
This walkable university city in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, Harrisonburg has a centre dense with cafés, restaurants, and historic churches, shaped in part…
Marion
Founded in 1844 and named for Revolutionary War general Francis Marion — the "Swamp Fox" of guerrilla warfare — this pocket-sized North Carolina county seat…
Clarkston
Small Washington town on the Snake River, Clarkston sits across the water from Lewiston, Idaho, with a compact central core of cafés and restaurants and easy…
Punta Gorda
Waterfront town on Florida's southwest coast, Punta Gorda has a walkable centre with a real café and restaurant scene along the harbour.
Portsmouth
City on the north bank of the Ohio River in southern Ohio, Portsmouth is known for a 2,200-foot floodwall mural painted by artist Robert Dafford.
Raymond
A small waterfront city in Pacific County, Washington, with a modest café and restaurant scene and several historic churches for a place its size.
Nichols Hills
A compact Oklahoma City suburb with a handsome red-brick civic core, tree-lined streets, a walkable cluster of cafés and restaurants, and a notable concentra…
Red Bluff
This compact California city on the upper Sacramento River, Red Bluff served as the last steamboat stop — the so-called Head of Navigation — during the Gold…
Medford
A walkable city in southern Oregon's Jackson County with a centre full of cafés and restaurants, Medford sits along Bear Creek and within reach of nearby mou…
Centralia
Compact Pacific Northwest town midway between Seattle and Portland, Centralia's tree-lined main street mixes late-19th-century brick storefronts with antique…
Lebanon
Modest Oregon city on the South Santiam River, Lebanon sits at the eastern edge of the Willamette Valley with a compact centre of cafés and restaurants, a ne…
New Harmony
Founded in 1814 by German Lutheran separatists under George Rapp, and later purchased by Welsh industrialist Robert Owen for a utopian social experiment, thi…
Pittsfield
The county seat of Berkshire County in western Massachusetts, Pittsfield sits on the water with mountains close by and a compact centre dense with cafés, res…
Weston
The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum and the Museum of American Glass in West Virginia give this pocket-sized county seat in Lewis County, West Virginia, two d…
Trinidad
A compact Colorado city on the historic Santa Fe Trail, Trinidad sits in mountain terrain at the edge of Las Animas County and is home to Trinidad State Coll…
Ely
Founded as a stagecoach station on the Pony Express and Central Overland Route, Ely is a little county seat in the mountains of White Pine County, Nevada, th…
Wawona
This little community situated entirely within Yosemite National Park, Wawona sits alongside the South Fork of the Merced River with mountain scenery in ever…
Trinidad
This tiny California coastal hamlet sits directly on the Pacific, with ten public beaches, offshore rocks protected as part of the California Coastal Nationa…
Marion
A tiny Alabama county seat with an ornate white-columned City Hall, a notable concentration of historic churches, and two colleges giving this compact town a…
Tybee Island
A barrier island off Georgia's Atlantic coast, Tybee Island is a long-established beach getaway for Savannah residents that has grown into a broader vacation…
Buckhannon
A little West Virginia city on the Buckhannon River, known for the West Virginia Strawberry Festival held each May and home to West Virginia Wesleyan College.
The Dalles
A compact inland port town on the Columbia River in Oregon, The Dalles sits within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, with cafés and restaurants…
San Luis Obispo
This walkable California town with a dense food-and-drink scene, vineyards in the surrounding area, and hiking terrain on its doorstep — including Cerro San…
Washington Court House
The county seat of Fayette County in Ohio, Washington Court House was first settled by Virginia veterans of the American Revolution who received the land as…
Munising
Sitting on the southern shore of Lake Superior in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Munising is the western gateway to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, with scen…
Toledo
A pocket-sized Oregon town on the Yaquina River with a walkable central core of cafés and restaurants, Toledo sits a short drive from the beaches of the Cent…
Glenville
This compact county seat in the West Virginia mountains sits along the Little Kanawha River and holds an unusual concentration of churches for a village its…
Sutter Creek
A compact Gold Rush-era main street lined with two-story wooden and brick storefronts, covered balconies, and colorful facades makes this modest California f…
Red River
This small resort town in New Mexico's Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Red River sits along the river that shares its name and offers a café and restaurant scene…
Milton
A compact Ohio River village in Trimble County, Kentucky, connected to Madison, Indiana, by the Milton-Madison Bridge — the only road crossing between the tw…
Needles
This modest Mojave Desert city on the western bank of the Colorado River, Needles sits at the California border with Arizona and Nevada, with mountain views…
Cottage City
This compact Maryland village beside the Anacostia River, Cottage City offers tree-lined streets ablaze with autumn color, a modest local dining scene, and e…
Ballston Spa
Tree-lined main street of red-brick storefronts, a Victorian church steeple, and wooded hills in the backdrop give this pocket-sized New York county-seat tow…
Montesano
This grand Beaux-Arts courthouse with a clock-topped dome anchors this tiny Washington county seat, where wooded hills, waterside setting, and a compact down…
Sierra City
Small hamlet in the canyon of the North Yuba River in California's Sierra County, Sierra City sits at high elevation along State Route 49, close to the mount…
Bellville
This walkable main street of 19th-century brick storefronts, gift shops, and a local restaurant lines this small Ohio village, backed by tree-covered upland…
Gulfport
Founded in 1887 as a railroad terminus on Mississippi's Gulf Coast, Gulfport grew into the largest lumber export city in the United States before transitioni…
Statesboro
Statesboro, the county seat of Bulloch County in southeastern Georgia, is the city that inspired Blind Willie McTell's "Statesboro Blues" in the 1920s — late…
Dufur
This small Oregon farming village in open wheat-and-orchard country, anchored by a well-preserved early-20th-century brick hotel that hints at the area's agr…
Elizabethton
Elizabethton, the county seat of Carter County in Tennessee's mountain terrain, carries an outsized place in early American history: it was the site of the W…
Lava Hot Springs
This pocket-sized Idaho resort town on the Portneuf River draws visitors to its natural hot springs, which feed pools suited for bathing, and to a turbulent…
John Day
This little city in Grant County, Oregon, serves as the largest settlement in the county and sits at the junction of two major US routes, with scenic surroun…
Aiken
Founded in 1835 and named after a South Carolina Railroad president, Aiken is a South Carolina town that rose to prominence in the late 19th century as a win…
Watkins Glen
This compact village on the southern tip of Seneca Lake in New York's Schuyler County draws visitors for its waterfront setting, scenic surroundings, and the…
Cleveland
This compact Tennessee town square anchored by a turreted Victorian-era brick hall, a white gazebo, and tree-lined streets of 19th-century commercial buildin…
North Adams
Home to the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art — the largest contemporary art museum in the United States — this little Berkshire County city has built…
Mason
Pocket-sized Michigan county-seat town whose compact downtown features ornate Victorian-era brick storefronts lit warmly at dusk, with a walkable main street…
Warm Springs
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Westerville
Once known as the "Dry Capital of the World" for its strict alcohol prohibition laws, Westerville is a northeastern suburb of Columbus, Ohio, and the histori…
Hyannis
The commercial hub of Cape Cod and widely called its "Capital," Hyannis is a pocket-sized Massachusetts village with a walkable downtown on Main Street, a wo…
Salmon
A pocket-sized Idaho county seat on the banks of the Salmon River, a tributary of the Snake, with a central core of cafés and restaurants and an unusual numb…
Ithaca
This small county seat near the geographical center of Michigan's Lower Peninsula has a modest but real café and restaurant scene for a village of its size,…
Port Townsend
Port Townsend's Victorian streetscapes, concentrated along the northeast tip of Washington's Olympic Peninsula, earned the city's historic district designati…
Starkville
A college town in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, built around Mississippi State University, with a compact centre of cafés, restaurants, and historic churches.
Port Gibson
This compact Mississippi city on the western edge of Claiborne County, Port Gibson sits along the Mississippi River with an unusual concentration of churches…
Parkersburg
Sitting at the confluence of the Ohio and Little Kanawha rivers in West Virginia, Parkersburg is a town-sized city with a compact centre, a concentration of…
Norwich
This compact city in Chenango County, New York, is best known as the headquarters of Chobani, the strained yogurt company.
Vermilion
This compact Lake Erie town in Ohio, west of Cleveland, with a walkable central core of cafés and restaurants, a waterfront position, and an unusual number o…
Lakeview
Billing itself as the "Tallest Town in Oregon," Lakeview sits high in the Warner Mountains at the edge of the state's high desert country, with Goose Lake cl…
Galax
A compact Virginia mountain town with a walkable brick-fronted main street, forested ridgelines rising on all sides, and a small-town core that hosts outdoor…
Winchester
A walkable downtown of well-preserved 19th-century brick commercial facades lines Main Street in this Clark County seat, sitting between Lexington and the ro…
Staunton
Staunton, in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, is the birthplace of Woodrow Wilson, the 28th U.S.
Fort Plain
This modest village on the Mohawk River in Montgomery County, New York, with a surprising number of churches and a modest café and restaurant scene for its s…
Walker
This compact lakeside town in northern Minnesota with a lively main street of outdoor-gear shops, cafés, and local restaurants that caters clearly to water-s…
Tiffin
This compact Ohio city on the Sandusky River, Tiffin is the county seat of Seneca County and home to two universities — Heidelberg University and Tiffin Univ…
Bandera
This little Texas Hill Country city that calls itself the "Cowboy Capital of the World," a title rooted in its role as a staging area for the Great Western C…
Eagle Harbor
This modest Lake Superior harbor community on Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula, Eagle Harbor was historically a first stop for supply boats traveling between Sa…
Spencer
The county seat of Roane County, West Virginia, Spencer sits alongside Charles Fork Lake in mountain terrain and hosts the annual West Virginia Black Walnut…
Bellefonte
A small Pennsylvania town built along the water, Bellefonte rewards visitors with a walkable historic core, an impressive concentration of old churches, a li…
Silverton
A compact Oregon town in the Willamette Valley wine country, Silverton sits along Silver Creek with a walkable central core of cafés and restaurants.
Conneaut
A small Ohio town on the shore of Lake Erie, Conneaut sits at the mouth of Conneaut Creek in the far northeast of the state.
Torrey
Small Utah hamlet just outside Capitol Reef National Park, Torrey is unusually rich for its size with a genuine cluster of cafés and restaurants — making it…
Junction City
A Kansas town anchored by a grand limestone courthouse with castellated towers, Junction City sits near Fort Riley and rolling upland country, with a river w…
Cornwall-on-Hudson
A modest Hudson River village in Orange County, New York, with scenic mountain terrain in the surrounds and a waterfront position on the west bank of the river.
Westfield
This walkable brick-paved town square with a central fountain, ornate lamp posts, and red-brick storefronts defines Westfield's compact centre, while the sur…
Cookeville
Walkable Tennessee college town — home to Tennessee Technological University — with a centre full of cafés, restaurants, and historic churches, and easy acce…
Fairmont
This West Virginia county seat sits along the water with a concentration of historic churches and some listed heritage architecture in the surrounding area.
Cottage Grove
A compact Oregon town where a tree-lined main street of low brick storefronts glows with autumn color, backed by upland country and a walkable core of cafés,…
Oakland
This modest county seat in western Maryland sits close to Deep Creek Lake and the Wisp Ski Resort, with a historic district that makes it one of the more wal…
Fillmore
Fillmore, a compact city in Utah's Millard County, served as the capital of the Utah Territory from 1851 to 1856, and the original Territorial Statehouse fro…
Rocky River
This walkable Lake Erie suburb of Cleveland with a café and restaurant scene in the centre, Rocky River sits where the Rocky River meets the lake on Cuyahoga…
Hot Springs
Hot Springs, Arkansas, built its identity around natural thermal springs that drew visitors for centuries before the federal government protected the area in…
Johnstown
Once the heart of American glove manufacturing alongside neighboring Gloversville — the two cities together known as the "Glove Cities" — Johnstown is a smal…
Thomasville
Thomasville, the county seat of Thomas County in southern Georgia, calls itself the "City of Roses" and holds an annual Rose Festival.
East Aurora
A compact brick-streetscape village southeast of Buffalo, where a glowing Art Deco theatre marquee, snow-dusted sidewalks, and a walkable downtown of cafés a…
Milledgeville
Georgia's former state capital from 1804 to 1868, Milledgeville sits on the Oconee River with a downtown grid modeled on Savannah and Washington, D.C.
East Glacier Park Village
A compact grid-street hamlet at the forested edge of Glacier County, this compact Montana community sits where open ranchland meets dense pine country, makin…
Kingston
This compact Pennsylvania borough sits on the western bank of the Susquehanna River opposite Wilkes-Barre, with a café and restaurant scene that punches abov…
Gatlinburg
Gateway to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, this modest Tennessee resort town sits at the park's edge along U.S.
Red Lodge
This compact Montana town spread across an open valley below dramatic rocky ridgelines, Red Lodge punches above its size with a lively dining scene and serve…
Marietta
Founded in 1788 as the first permanent U.S.
Saluda
This small North Carolina village near the South Carolina state line sits in mountain terrain and is known for its place at the top of the Saluda Grade, once…
Binghamton
Sitting at the confluence of the Susquehanna and Chenango rivers in New York's Southern Tier, Binghamton is a mid-sized city with a walkable, café-lined cent…
Old Bennington
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1984, Old Bennington is a small Vermont hamlet whose historic district preserves a notable concentra…
Hammondsport
Sitting at the south end of Keuka Lake in New York's Finger Lakes region, Hammondsport is a pocket-sized village with a wine and brewing scene that punches w…
Redfield
Founded in 1880 by businessman James K.
Quechee
Quechee Gorge, carved by the Ottauquechee River, is the centerpiece of this compact Vermont village in Windsor County.
Franklinton
A compact North Carolina town in Franklin County where a preserved white-clapboard railroad depot, several historic churches, and a modest local dining scene…
Oil City
Oil City, in Venango County, Pennsylvania, sits at the bend of the Allegheny River where Oil Creek meets it — a setting that shaped one of the most consequen…
Highlands
Small mountain town on a plateau in the southern Appalachian Mountains, Highlands sits within the Nantahala National Forest in western North Carolina and off…
Frostburg
A pocket-sized Appalachian college town in western Maryland, Frostburg sits along the historic National Road (US 40) and serves as the western terminus of th…
Walsenburg
This modest Colorado county-seat town where a grand sandstone courthouse from 1904 anchors the historic core, with upland mountain country visible on the hor…
Lewisburg
This compact West Virginia county seat with a walkable main street of independent shops, a bookstore, and a theatre sign hinting at a lively modest-town arts…
Warren
Compact Midwestern county seat along the Mahoning River, Warren rewards a stroll down its main street with a row of well-preserved late-19th-century brick co…
Cullowhee
This compact university town on the Tuckasegee River in North Carolina's Jackson County, Cullowhee is home to Western Carolina University, whose 12,000 stude…
Baldwin City
The home of Baker University, Kansas's oldest four-year university, Baldwin City is a small town in Douglas County, roughly a short drive south of Lawrence.
Bonners Ferry
A compact Idaho city on the Kootenay River with a modest café and restaurant scene and several historic churches for a place its size, Bonners Ferry is the c…
Stanley
This pocket-sized Idaho hamlet in the Sawtooth Valley sits on the Salmon River, the main tributary of the Snake, making it a base for water access in mountai…
Northville
A compact Michigan town west of Detroit with a walkable, brick-fronted main street — complete with a live theater, local bakeries, and a street clock — that…
Sand Island
This wind-swept sandy beach fronts vivid turquoise Pacific waters at this small Honolulu Harbor island, where palm trees line an open shoreline park just min…
Escanaba
Pocket-sized port city on Little Bay de Noc in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Escanaba has a walkable central core with cafés, restaurants, and an unusual conce…
Rock Island
Rock Island sits at the confluence of the Rock and Mississippi rivers in Illinois, one of the Quad Cities alongside Moline, East Moline, Davenport, and Bette…
Raeford
A classic American tiny-town main street unfolds here, lined with red-brick storefronts, ornate arched facades, and American flags catching the early light i…
Omak
A small city on the Okanogan River in north-central Washington, Omak serves as the gateway to the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest and sits within reach of…
Valle Crucis
This small mountain hamlet in Watauga County, North Carolina, takes its name from the Latin for "Vale of the Cross," a reference to the valley where three st…
Corvallis
A walkable college city on the Willamette River in central western Oregon, Corvallis has a food-and-drink scene concentrated in its centre alongside a notabl…
Purcellville
This little town in Virginia's Loudoun County with a café and restaurant scene that punches above its size, Purcellville sits close to the Blue Ridge Mountai…
Romney
One of the two oldest towns in West Virginia, Romney was established in 1762 along the South Branch Potomac River, with the Appalachian highlands close by.
Salida
A pocket-sized Colorado mountain town on the Arkansas River with a café and restaurant scene that outpaces the town's size, Salida is the county seat of Chaf…
South Bend
A modest waterfront city on Washington's Pacific County coast, South Bend is the county seat and widely known for its oyster production, with mountain views…
Willits
A small California town at the southern edge of Mendocino County's redwood forests, Willits marks itself as the gateway to that landscape with a repurposed a…
Douglassville
A little Pennsylvania hamlet where a colonial-era fieldstone church with a historic graveyard sits alongside the water, with upland country close by and a ha…
Norwalk
This compact Ohio county-seat town with a walkable main street lined with 19th-century brick storefronts, tree-shaded sidewalks, and local dining options, si…
Hot Springs
A little South Dakota town set among red-rock bluffs and green hills, Hot Springs greets visitors with a welcoming arch, a Pioneer Museum, and a compact down…
Taos
Taos, in north-central New Mexico, sits between the Rio Grande Gorge and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and has drawn artists and writers since Ernest Blumen…
Bloomington
This university city in south-central Indiana built around Indiana University Bloomington, the flagship campus of the Indiana University system, with a walka…
Depoe Bay
This pocket-sized Oregon coast village sits directly on the Pacific, beside what it bills as the world's smallest navigable harbor — a compact bay that draws…
Helper
Small Utah city along the Price River at the western end of the Book Cliffs — described as the longest continuous escarpment in the world — Helper is home to…
Arcata
Walkable California coastal town on Humboldt Bay, Arcata has a café-dense centre, a concentration of historic churches, and easy access to mountain terrain i…
Greenville
The county seat of Pitt County, North Carolina, Greenville sits on the Tar River and serves as the region's hub for health, education, and entertainment.
Coos Bay
The largest city on the Oregon Coast, Coos Bay sits where the Coos River meets the Pacific, giving the compact downtown direct access to the water.
Ludington
A little Lake Michigan city at the mouth of the Pere Marquette River, Ludington is the home port of the SS Badger, a vehicle and passenger ferry that crosses…
Marshall
Self-styled "Pottery Capital of the World," Marshall is a Texas town in Harrison County that hosts one of the largest light festivals in the United States, t…
Berry Hill
Berry Hill is a compact Tennessee city within Davidson County, where a low-rise painted-brick civic core, flower-lined sidewalks, and a surprisingly dense ca…
Monticello
A classic courthouse square anchors this compact Georgia county seat, where a domed brick courthouse faces a row of historic storefronts, offering a genuine…
Strongsville
A Cleveland suburb with well-preserved red-brick Federal-style architecture along its main street, Strongsville offers a compact town centre with dining opti…
Corbin
Corbin is a small Kentucky city on Interstate 75, roughly midway between Knoxville and Lexington in the southeastern part of the state, with a notable concen…
Gaffney
Known as the "Peach Capital of South Carolina," Gaffney is a compact city in Cherokee County in the state's Upstate region, close to the mountains.
Sault Ste. Marie
The Soo Locks — a set of ship locks connecting Lake Superior to the Lower Great Lakes — draw visitors to this small city on the St.
Susanville
Susanville, the county seat of Lassen County in northeastern California, sits along the Susan River at high elevation in the Sierra Nevada foothills, with mo…
Lenoir
This Caldwell County seat in the foothills of North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains has a centre with a notable concentration of historic churches.
Augusta
Augusta, Georgia is best known internationally for hosting the Masters golf tournament each spring at Augusta National Golf Club, drawing over 200,000 visito…
Gold Beach
A small coastal city on the Oregon shore, Gold Beach sits where the Rogue River meets the Pacific — mountain terrain rising behind it, water directly in front.
Alamosa
This small Colorado city on the Rio Grande, Alamosa serves as the commercial hub of the San Luis Valley and the seat of Alamosa County.
Boyertown
Boyertown's ornate Victorian-era train station — a vivid yellow-and-green Gothic Revival depot with vintage passenger cars alongside — anchors this compact P…
Menominee
This modest city on the north bank of the Menominee River where it meets Green Bay, with waterfront access, a central core of cafés and restaurants, and an u…
Urbana
The county seat of Champaign County, Illinois, Urbana shares the main campus of the University of Illinois with its twin city of Champaign, giving this mid-s…
Bayfield
Sitting on the shore of Lake Superior in Wisconsin, this tiny city serves as the gateway to the Apostle Islands and draws visitors with waterfront access, sc…
Athens
Athens, Georgia, is a college city on the Oconee River whose downtown music scene shaped American alternative rock — R.E.M., the B-52's, and Widespread Panic…
Chatham
This photogenic Cape Cod village at the water's edge, Chatham, Massachusetts, has a café and restaurant scene that outpunches its little size, along with sev…
Nelsonville
Modest village in New York's Hudson Highlands, Nelsonville sits alongside Cold Spring in Putnam County and serves as a starting point for hiking trails throu…
Bay City
A pocket-sized Texas Gulf Coast city and county seat, Bay City sits right at the water and features a walkable downtown with a notable concentration of histo…
Eureka
Eureka's walkable waterfront and Victorian streetscapes make it one of the most photographed cities on California's North Coast, with the entire city designa…
Marquette
A walkable Lake Superior port town with a photogenic waterfront, a centre full of cafés and restaurants, and a concentration of historic churches, Marquette…
Angels Camp
Mark Twain heard the tale that inspired "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" at the Angels Hotel here in 1865, and Angels Camp has been trading…
Sonora
Founded during the California Gold Rush by Mexican miners from the state of Sonora — which gave the town its name — this small Tuolumne County seat sits clos…
Aurora
Aurora, Illinois, earned the nickname "City of Lights" in 1908 after becoming one of the first cities in the United States to install an all-electric street…
Selma
Selma, on the banks of the Alabama River in south central Alabama, is best known as the site of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches, including "Bloody Sunda…
Mount Vernon
This compact Iowa college town with a walkable main street of late-19th-century brick storefronts, mature shade trees turning gold in autumn, and a modest li…
Zanesville
Zanesville, in Muskingum County, Ohio, sits at the confluence of the Licking and Muskingum rivers and served briefly as the state capital of Ohio from 1810 t…
Cass
A tiny white-clapboard hamlet along the Greenbrier River in West Virginia's forested uplands, where tree-lined roads and wooded ridgelines rising behind mode…
Owego
A bridge leads into Owego's compact downtown, where a grand twin-towered red-brick civic building anchors a main street lined with 19th-century commercial bl…
Thomas
A former coal town in West Virginia's upland country, Thomas lines its main street with solid multi-story red-brick commercial buildings backed by forested h…
Bristol
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Elkins
Small West Virginia city on the Tygart Valley River, Elkins hosts the Mountain State Forest Festival each October and is home to Davis and Elkins College.
Manistique
This pocket-sized city on the north shore of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Manistique River, where breakwaters and the Manistique East Breakwater Light f…
Battle Creek
Battle Creek, a Michigan city at the confluence of the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek rivers, is best known as the birthplace of the American breakfast cereal in…
Klamath Falls
Compact city on the southeastern shore of Upper Klamath Lake, at the foothills of the Cascade Range in southern Oregon, with cafés and restaurants concentrat…
Danville
Centre College in this Boyle County, Kentucky town has hosted U.S.
Harbor Springs
A little resort village on a sheltered bay of Lake Michigan in northern Michigan, Harbor Springs holds several historic churches for its size and sits beside…
Pine Bluff
This county seat in the Arkansas Delta set along the Arkansas River, Pine Bluff sits at the edge of the Arkansas Timberlands amid flat farmland threaded with…
South Williamsport
South Williamsport, a modest Pennsylvania borough on the West Branch Susquehanna River, is best known as the home of the Little League World Series, drawing…
Blairsville
This small mountain village in northern Georgia sits on the edge of Lake Nottely, formed in 1942 when the Tennessee Valley Authority dammed the Nottely River.
Farmington
The county seat of Franklin County in western Maine, Farmington is a pocket-sized university town in mountain terrain with a walkable centre holding cafés, r…
Perryopolis
This pocket-sized Pennsylvania borough with a brick-paved central roundabout flying the Stars and Stripes, sitting near the water and upland country of Fayet…
Danville
Known as the "City of Churches" for having a higher density of churches than any other city in Virginia, Danville is a small independent city on the Dan Rive…
Hancock
Small city on the Keweenaw Waterway in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Hancock is considered a cultural capital for Finnish Americans, home to the Finnish Americ…
Winchester
A walkable Virginia town in the Shenandoah Valley mountain terrain, Winchester has a centre with a concentration of historic churches, cafés, and restaurants…
San Juan Bautista
Founded in 1797 around Mission San Juan Bautista, this pocket-sized California city in San Benito County draws visitors to its State Historic Park and the cl…
Ruston
This little Washington village on the edge of Tacoma holds a surprising number of options for its size with a notable café and restaurant scene, several hist…
Mount Pleasant
Small Utah town where a row of late-19th-century brick storefronts lines a wide main street, offering a compact historic downtown set against the open upland…
Marlinton
This little West Virginia town sits on the Greenbrier River and serves as the county seat of Pocahontas County, with mountain terrain close by.
Orangeburg
Little South Carolina city on the north fork of the Edisto River, Orangeburg is home to two historically Black institutions of higher education — Claflin Uni…
Chagrin Falls
A small Ohio village east of Cleveland built around the waterfalls on the Chagrin River, with a compact central core of cafés and restaurants close to the wa…
Morristown
Pocket-sized St.
East Liverpool
Once the largest pottery-producing centre in the United States, East Liverpool is a compact Ohio town on the Ohio River at the point where Ohio, Pennsylvania…
Burlington
Burlington, Iowa is home to Snake Alley, widely claimed to be the crookedest street in the world, and serves as the county seat of Des Moines County.
Canton
This tiny town in St.
Tombstone
Founded in 1879 by prospector Ed Schieffelin, Tombstone is a small Arizona city in Cochise County best known as the site of the 1881 gunfight at the O.K.
Mystic
Mystic Seaport, the largest maritime museum in the United States, anchors this tiny Connecticut village on the Mystic River, where more than 600 ships were b…
Brookings
Home to South Dakota State University, Brookings is a college town in eastern South Dakota with a walkable centre full of cafés and restaurants.
Clinton
This little North Carolina county seat carries a disproportionate number of historic churches for its size, along with a café and restaurant scene that punch…
Mansfield
This little Louisiana parish seat in De Soto Parish holds an unusual concentration of historic churches for its size, making it a quiet stop for those tracin…
Lake George
Compact village in the Adirondack mountains of New York, right on the lake that shares its name, with a concentration of cafés, restaurants, and scenic viewp…
Tracy City
Tracy City is a pocket-sized Tennessee town in Grundy County that grew out of coal mining and railroad activity after coal was discovered here in 1840.
Tonopah
Once nicknamed the Queen of the Silver Camps, Tonopah is a little Nevada town roughly midway between Las Vegas and Reno, sitting in mountain terrain at the j…
Moore Haven
This pocket-sized city on the southwest shore of Lake Okeechobee serves as the county seat of Glades County in Florida's Heartland region, putting visitors d…
Cloudcroft
This compact village in New Mexico's Lincoln National Forest, Cloudcroft sits at high elevation in forested mountains, offering mild summers as a contrast to…
Ukiah
A walkable wine-country town in California's Mendocino County, Ukiah sits in a deep valley along the U.S.
Carson City
Carson City, the capital of Nevada, is a walkable town with a café-filled centre and a former U.S.
Groveland
A small Sierra foothills village in California's Tuolumne County, Groveland's compact main street features a mural-covered saloon and grill that give it a di…
Radford
A modest independent city in Virginia, founded in 1887, with a compact centre holding cafés, restaurants, and historic churches, and sitting directly on the…
Ephrata
Tiny Washington state county seat anchored by a handsome neoclassical brick courthouse, with a modest dining scene, several historic churches, and surroundin…
Fergus Falls
Fergus Falls is a Minnesota county seat with a walkable historic downtown, a striking Victorian-era institutional building with twin towers, a classic brick…
Annex
This tiny Oregon farming hamlet where a river bridge anchors a spread of low-rise homes, irrigated fields, and tree-lined lots, making it a quiet rural stopo…
Spartanburg
A walkable city in South Carolina's Upstate region with a dense food-and-drink scene in its centre and a concentration of historic churches, Spartanburg — ni…
Presque Isle
The commercial hub of Maine's Aroostook County, Presque Isle is a little city with a walkable central core of cafés and restaurants, a notable concentration…
Winslow
A tiny Maine town on the Kennebec River, Winslow offers white-clapboard churches framed by vivid autumn foliage, a walkable dining scene, and easy access to…
Connellsville
A pocket-sized Pennsylvania city on the Youghiogheny River, southeast of Pittsburgh, with a walkable central core of cafés, restaurants, and an unusual conce…
Ashland
Sitting on the southern bank of the Ohio River at Kentucky's border with Ohio and near West Virginia, Ashland is a town in Boyd County that serves as an econ…
South Haven
Pocket-sized Lake Michigan port town at the mouth of the Black River, South Haven draws visitors to its recreational harbor, beaches, and café-lined centre.
Richmond
A compact city in Madison County, Kentucky, with cafés and restaurants concentrated in its centre, Richmond is home to Eastern Kentucky University and hosts…
Westover
This little city on the Monongahela River in West Virginia's Monongalia County, Westover has a notably dense café and restaurant scene for its size and sits…
Marfa
This modest high-desert city in far west Texas that has become a major center for minimalist art, with the Chinati Foundation and Building 98 among its main…
Canal Winchester
A small Ohio town on the edge of Columbus where white-picket-fence cottages with decorative Victorian porches and red metal roofs line tree-shaded streets, c…
Thermopolis
Thermopolis, a small Wyoming town on the Bighorn River, claims the world's largest mineral hot spring — "The Big Spring" — within Hot Springs State Park, whe…
West Cape May
A pocket-sized waterfront village on the Cape May peninsula in New Jersey, West Cape May sits at the southern tip of the northeastern United States with scen…
Iuka
This tiny Mississippi county seat sits just north of Woodall Mountain, the highest point in the state, with a modest central core of cafés and restaurants se…
Mitchell
Mitchell, South Dakota draws road-trippers to its downtown Corn Palace — a one-of-a-kind arena whose exterior is decorated with elaborate corn-husk murals an…
Jacksonville
Little Alabama city in Calhoun County with a walkable central core of cafés and restaurants and an unusual concentration of churches for its size, Jacksonvil…
Owosso
This small Michigan city on the water, Owosso sits in Shiawassee County between Flint and Lansing and carries an unusual concentration of historic churches f…
Port Henry
This small Adirondack-edge village on Lake Champlain, Port Henry draws visitors with its handsome stone-and-timber railroad depot, a vintage locomotive on di…
Washington
This compact Georgia city, often called Washington-Wilkes to distinguish it from its many namesakes, holds an outsized place in American history: it served b…
Paxton
This tiny Illinois county seat has an unusual concentration of historic churches for its size, alongside cafés and restaurants in a compact central core.
Hickory
A city in western North Carolina on the Catawba River, Hickory sits within sight of the mountains and has a centre with a concentration of historic churches.
Kingman
Kingman, Arizona's Mohave County seat, pairs a neoclassical courthouse and heritage-dense downtown streets with easy access to the rugged upland country that…
Searcy
This college town in White County, Arkansas, with a heritage-dense centre and a compact cluster of cafés, restaurants, and historic churches, Searcy is home…
Rockford
Rockford, the largest Illinois city outside the Chicago metro area, sits on the Rock River in the state's far north, with a walkable downtown that has been a…
Grants Pass
This walkable Oregon city on the Rogue River, Grants Pass has a centre with a real café and restaurant scene and sits close to mountain terrain with scenic v…
Oswego
Sitting at the mouth of the Oswego River on Lake Ontario's southeastern shore, this upstate New York city has built its identity around the water since a Bri…
Las Vegas
This small New Mexico city sits along the Gallinas River with a heritage-dense streetscape and a walkable central core of cafés and restaurants.
Kirkwood
Founded in 1853 and named after railroad engineer James P.
Terre Haute
City on the Wabash River in western Indiana, Terre Haute has a compact centre with a concentration of cafés and restaurants.
Bridgeport
Sitting on the Ohio River directly across from Wheeling, West Virginia, this tiny Ohio village offers scenic water views and a surprisingly active dining and…
Bay St. Louis
A tiny Gulf Coast city in Mississippi with a walkable central core of cafés and restaurants, a heritage-dense streetscape of listed buildings, and direct acc…
Ruston
This north Louisiana university town set among mature trees, Ruston's walkable centre features handsome brick churches with Gothic steeples and arched staine…
Lavonia
This little Georgia city in Franklin County sits near the water and offers a modest but real café and dining scene alongside several historic churches — more…
Springfield
A mid-sized Ohio city where Buck Creek and the Mad River converge, Springfield sits at the trailhead of the Little Miami Scenic Trail, a paved rail-trail run…
Lynchburg
This walkable Virginia city on the James River, Lynchburg has a centre dense with historic churches and cafés, with scenic viewpoints across the surrounding…
Ocean Springs
This small Mississippi Gulf Coast city with a compact downtown lined by live oak trees and home to art galleries, restaurants, and bars, Ocean Springs has a…
Phenix City
Sitting on the western bank of the Chattahoochee River directly across from Columbus, Georgia, Phenix City is an Alabama town with a walkable centre, a conce…
South Beloit
This small Illinois city on the Wisconsin border, South Beloit sits along the Rock River and offers a café and restaurant scene that punches above its size,…
Ponca City
Mid-size Oklahoma town with a civic downtown of substantial early-twentieth-century public buildings, where community parades still fill broad main streets a…
Rensselaer
Sitting on the east bank of the Hudson River directly across from Albany, Rensselaer is a little New York city with a café and restaurant scene that punches…
South Glens Falls
Cooper's Cave, named after James Fenimore Cooper and featured on the village seal, sits within the bedrock of the Hudson River here, viewable from a platform…
Salisbury
Rowan County's seat since 1753, Salisbury is a historic preservation-focused town in North Carolina's Piedmont region, with five Local Historic Districts and…
Yuma
Certified by Guinness World Records as the sunniest city on Earth, Yuma sits in Arizona's southwestern corner where the Gila River meets the Colorado, near t…
City Point
A tiny waterfront community in Virginia's Hopewell city, City Point sits right at the water's edge with a modest café and dining scene, and easy access to th…
North Westminster
A tiny upland hamlet in Vermont sitting right at the water's edge, North Westminster rewards quiet-seekers with several historic churches and scattered herit…
Indiana
This tiny Pennsylvania upland town sitting right on the water, Indiana offers a lively café and restaurant scene for its size, plus nearby heritage architect…
Hubbard Woods
A tiny lakeside community on the North Shore of Chicago, Hubbard Woods sits right at the water's edge with hilly surrounds and several UNESCO World Heritage…
Wake Forest
North Carolina town with a walkable downtown core of cafés, restaurants, and historic churches, set beside the water with rolling hills nearby.
Westfield
This small Lake Erie town in New York's grape-growing country, Westfield pairs a walkable downtown café scene and an unusually dense collection of historic c…
South Uniontown
A pocket-sized Pennsylvania village sitting right on the water with a surprising number of historic churches and local eateries, and well-placed for explorin…
Bird Key
This compact waterfront spot in the United States, Bird Key sits right on the water and offers a surprisingly lively café and dining scene for its size, with…
Deerpath
A tiny American waterside community with a compact dining scene, rolling hills nearby, and easy access to a UNESCO World Heritage site in the surrounding reg…
Woodland Hills
A little upland village in Jefferson County sitting right at the water's edge, Woodland Hills punches above its weight with a lively café and dining scene th…
East Ithaca
Pocket-sized New York village on the water in upland country, East Ithaca punches well above its size with a lively café and dining scene, notable churches,…
Parkway Village
A little village in Jefferson County, Kentucky, this walkable community punches above its weight with a lively café and dining scene, several churches, and e…
Mimbres
A small riverside village in New Mexico's Grant County, Mimbres sits directly along the water with upland country close at hand, making it a quiet base for t…
Seneca Gardens
This pocket-sized waterfront village in Kentucky's Jefferson County holds a surprising number of options for its size with a lively dining scene and several…
Sheatown
A little Pennsylvania village on the water with a surprisingly lively dining scene and an abundance of churches, sitting within easy reach of the upland coun…
Schuylerville
The 1777 surrender of British General John Burgoyne following the Battles of Saratoga took place in this modest Hudson River village in Saratoga County, New…
North Hudson
A compact waterfront town in the United States with easy access to upland country and some heritage architecture nearby, making it a quiet base for exploring…
Morris Plains
A little upland town in New Jersey set beside the water, Morris Plains draws visitor cameras and sits within reach of several UNESCO World Heritage sites sca…
Moffett
This tiny hamlet in eastern Oklahoma's Sequoyah County, Moffett sits right at the water's edge with upland country close by, making it a quiet base for those…
Richlawn
This tiny Kentucky hamlet would suit a town twice its size with a surprising café and dining scene, several churches, easy access to nearby waterways, and up…
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