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Fairhope, Alabama
Small but mighty, Fairhope, along Mobile Bay’s shoreline, flaunts a French Quarter of brightly colored buildings and canopies of live oak trees nearly everywhere you look.
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Seward, Alaska
This gateway to Kenai Fjords National Park also features a picturesque marina, lots of puffins, and quirky stops.
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Sedona, Arizona
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Eureka Springs, Arkansas
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Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
With its sugar-white sand beaches, the painstakingly restored Carmel Mission with lush gardens, and a quaint downtown with fairy-tale-like cottages and cobblestone alleys, this town hugging the Pacific Ocean is stunning.
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Breckenridge, Colorado
“Breck,” as its commonly called, is a resort town 90 minutes southwest of Denver. During the 1850s it was a hot spot to mine for gold. Today, skiers and hikers alike flock here for recreation and to stroll the downtown’s historic district.
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Seaside, Florida
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Lawrence, Kansas
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Stonington, Maine
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Annapolis, Maryland
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Edgartown, Massachusetts
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Natchez, Mississippi
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Incline Village, Nevada
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Portsmouth, New Hampshire
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Chimayo, New Mexico
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Medora, North Dakota
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Davis, Oklahoma
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Block Island, Rhode Island
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Gatlinburg, Tennessee
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Fredericksburg, Texas
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Springdale, Utah
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Jackson, Wyoming