Favorite small towns

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Portland, ME. Easy flight there. No need for a car. Walking tours boat rides. Respectable museum. Restaurants.

Bologna, Italy. Easy train rides to Ravenna and more.

Montgomery, AL. Great civil rights sites.

Portland is the largest city in the state of Maine. Hardly a small town.

Clearly, you've never been to the state of Maine.

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Anonymous wrote:
Wanaka, New Zealand

+1
I recommend this to people over more touristy Queenstown. There are gorgeous mountain and lake views and lots of walking options.

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Fernandina Beach, FL

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Madison, Wisconsin
Casey, Illinois
Delft, The Netherlands
Gouda, The Netherlands

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Madison, Wisconsin
Casey, Illinois
Delft, The Netherlands
Gouda, The Netherlands

Honestly any place in The Netherlands in summertime is wonderful.

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USA suggestions since someone asked:

Fish Creek, Sister Bay Wisconsin
Grand Marais MN
Lone Pine California
Solvang California
Flagstaff AZ
Mammoth Lakes / June Lake ca
Whitefish MT
Stanley Idaho
Ouray Colorado
Idaho Springs Colorado
Manitou Springs Colorado
Seaside Oregon

I could go on…

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I am European and well traveled.
I almost always prefer the small towns to big cities (hate crowds!).

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Aurland, Norway.

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Compared to Wash, DC and NYC, Portland, ME is small. Are there smaller places in the world? Of course.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who wants to go to a small town when you visit these places? I'm not a local! I want to see the bucket list items and cities.

I do. I don't have a bucket list, and I don't need to see any more large cities with Starbucks, the Gap, and H&M.

Yes, this. But Im almost 57 and have done so many of the bucket list things.

I like small towns , combined with nature....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Madison, Wisconsin
Casey, Illinois
Delft, The Netherlands
Gouda, The Netherlands

Honestly any place in The Netherlands in summertime is wonderful.

And it is gorgeous to ride a bike along the dike from town to town.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Madison, Wisconsin
Casey, Illinois
Delft, The Netherlands
Gouda, The Netherlands

Honestly any place in The Netherlands in summertime is wonderful.

You prompted me to look up Gouda on YouTube. It looks wonderful.

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Stanley, Idaho has the title of coldest place in the continental US.

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Valkenburg in The Netherlands is wonderful

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This thread is wayyyyyyy too ethnocentric and replied to by pretty much only white people.