Small Towns guides
Arizona Wine Country
Food + DrinkSmall TownsSonoita, Elgin, and the Verde Valley — high-elevation vineyards across southern and central Arizona.
Asheville & Western North Carolina
MountainsSmall TownsBrewery capital of the South, folk-art towns, and the Pisgah + Blue Ridge gateway — WNC packs mountain culture into a tight loop.
Austin
Small TownsTexasLive music capital of the world — food trucks, BBQ, swimming holes, and festivals including ACL and SXSW.
Cape Cod
BeachesSmall Towns65-mile flex of sandy arm off the Massachusetts coast. Lighthouses, clam shacks, Kennedy-era Hyannis, Provincetown's art scene, and the National Seashore on the outer beaches.
Door County, Wisconsin
Small TownsOutdoor AdventureCherry orchards, fish boils, Great Lakes lighthouses, and a peninsula of art galleries and harbor towns.
Finger Lakes
Food + DrinkSmall TownsEleven long, narrow glacial lakes in upstate New York. Wineries on every lake, gorges and waterfalls cut into the hillsides, and farm-to-table towns like Ithaca, Geneva, and Hammondsport.
Kentucky Bourbon Trail
Food + DrinkSmall TownsDistilleries, horse farms, and historic towns across Louisville, Lexington, and Bardstown — a ready-made tasting circuit.
Lowcountry (Charleston to Savannah)
Small TownsFood + DrinkAntebellum mansions, tidal marshes, shrimp-and-grits joints, and two of the most walkable historic cities in the South.
Marfa & West Texas
Small TownsTexasMinimalist art, the Marfa Mystery Lights, Big Bend National Park, and the wide-open Trans-Pecos.
New Orleans & Cajun Country
Small TownsFood + DrinkSecond-line brass, gumbo, and live music in NOLA, then boudin and swamp tours through south Louisiana's Cajun heartland.
Ozarks (Missouri & Arkansas)
Outdoor AdventureSmall TownsLake towns, scenic drives, roadside Americana, and cave country across the Missouri-Arkansas highlands.
Texas Hill Country
Small TownsTexasRolling limestone hills, spring-fed rivers, bluebonnets, and BBQ. The Texas Hill Country spans 25 counties between Austin and San Antonio — walkable small towns, dance halls, wineries, and state parks.
Upper Peninsula, Michigan
Outdoor AdventureSmall TownsPictured Rocks, hundreds of waterfalls, pasty shops, and the wildest Great Lakes shoreline in the Midwest.
Vermont Green Mountains
MountainsSmall TownsCovered bridges, maple farms, ski towns, and peak-season foliage along Vermont's spine — the Green Mountain National Forest corridor.
Willamette Valley
Food + DrinkSmall TownsOregon's Pinot Noir country — tasting rooms, farm-to-table, and the fertile valley south of Portland.