Are you looking for a unique, cultural atmosphere, with some colorful people and an air of originality? Well, you’re in luck! Sprinkled between airports and busy highways are some cities offering a slower, but perhaps richer, slice of life.
From country music to herbal cocktails to horseshoe crabs, the Smithsonian Magazine presents some cultural gems worth mining. Here are 8 of the top 20 small towns with some standout attractions for your next weekend getaway:
From country music to herbal cocktails to horseshoe crabs, the Smithsonian Magazine presents some cultural gems worth mining. Here are 8 of the top 20 small towns with some standout attractions for your next weekend getaway:
- Chautauqua, NY
Home to the Chautauqua Institution which was founded in 1874 to further people’s eduction on vacation. This small town is cited for its summertime art exhibitions, concerts, performing arts classes, and lectures.
- Healdsburg, CA
Nestled between Calistoga and the wild Pacific Coast, with damp morning fogs and blistering afternoon sunshine, the earth is so fertile anything grows! Right in the middle of four celebrated Sonoma Country wine regions, this cute town is a must see.
- Williamsburg, VA
Entering the 300-acre historic district, be prepared to mingle with some people in 18th century dress actually practicing colonial trades like shoe-making, brick-making, weaving, and blacksmithing.
- Steamboat Springs, CO
Champagne powder snow for skiing and world class symphony orchestras for listening. This town has sent 79 athletes to the Winter Olympics since 1932 and provided year round music festivals and entertainment for country, jazz and bluegrass fans. Let’s not forget about Steamboat’s cowboy past - the rodeo comes back in the summer.
- Woods Hole, MA
Home of the nation’s first marine animal showcase, the Woods Hole Science Aquarium opened in 1875. Still open and in operation, see codfish, flounder, horseshoe crabs and other critters through glass-lined cases. Not to mention educational museums, the fact that it’s on Cape Cod, why wouldn’t you want to head there? Just be sure to stop for a bite at the beloved Pie in the Sky village coffee shop!
- Marietta, OH
The first permanent settlement in the Northwest Territories - this town has a Sweet Corn Festival in July, Native American archaeological sites, and a castle.
- Beaufort, SC
Pronounced “BYOO-furt” and positioned right on the water between Savannah and Charleston, this place is about as Southern as it gets. Its history of plantations, churches, and the Gullah people makes this hidden spot a must see.
- Sedona, AZ
Nature lovers rejoice! If you’re an outdoors-man who lives for beautiful scenery and art - this place is for you. Also having a reputation of shamans, psychics, and healers - people flock from all over to experience the beauty and spirituality, and we don’t blame them.
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