Dwight D. Eisenhower’s hometown of Abilene is no stranger to our Best of Travel Awards. Last year, the charming Kansas town took home the gold for Best U.S. Small Town.
1 Abilene, Kansas
The city of Brownsville is home to just 10,000 friendly people. Like Memphis, Brownsville is a musical heritage site and boasts award-winning barbecue.
2 Brownsville, Tennessee
Tucked away in a box canyon between the forest peaks of the rugged San Juan Mountains, Telluride is a charming small town that sits at the base of a popular ski and golf resort.
3 Telluride, Colorado
Eureka Springs is a city in the Ozark Mountains of northwestern Arkansas. It is known for its historic district preserved Victorian buildings.
4 Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Baileys Harbor is enjoying its second consecutive year on our list of Friendliest Small Towns in the U.S.
5 Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin
Skagway is a compact city in Southeast Alaska, located along the popular cruise route Inside Passage. It is home to golden-age buildings.
6 Skagway, Alaska
Saugatuck is a city in Allegan County in the US state of Michigan. The city is within Saugatuck Township, but is administratively autonomous.
7 Saugatuck, Michigan
Cape May is a city and seaside resort at the tip of southern New Jersey’s Cape May Peninsula. It’s known for its grand Victorian houses such as the Emlen Physick Estate.
8 Cape May, New Jersey
Mystic is a village and census-designated place in Groton and Stonington, Connecticut, United States.
9 Mystic, Connecticut
Ocean Springs is a city in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Pascagoula, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area.