Hi Briggs, I love your videos, I'm Hector from Ecuador and I was wondering if there will be a video on the best festivals by state. It would be interesting to know what to visit for a tourist outside the United States!!
Admittedly,its been years since I've been their,and currently its in the news for the wrong reason,but the times I've been to Whitesburg Kentucky I always felt like it was a nice little town. I also thought it was Pretty. Now Williamstown Kentucky isn't as Pretty as Whiteburg but its not a bad place to live. While I don't know much about it I stopped to eat once in La'Follete Tennessee and thought it was very Pretty countryside and for some reason that I can't figure out I got the impression that it was Peaceful as well. Don't know if its really that way or if I was just enamored with the Countryside.
Illinoisian here. Having been to practically every town in this state, I'm going to assume that Galena is your pic for Illinois. It's literally the only town I can think of with practically zero crime. Edit: Nailed it!😆
This video stirred something deep within me. There’s something truly magical about small towns, isn’t there? They each have their own story, a heartbeat that can only be felt by those who visit. As you were talking about places like Fair Hope and Eureka Springs, I couldn’t help but wonder - what’s it really like to live there, to wake up every day surrounded by such beauty and history? Does it feel like time slows down, or do you still feel the rush of life? I feel like these places could change you forever.
My Wife and i just came back from our Wyoming Vacation and there are two small Towns that we fell in Love with. Wheatland and Worland. Wyoming is amazingly beautiful!!
Worland is nice because it's the least windy city in Wyoming. Yes it can get very windy ahead of a storm or as the seasons change but it's far from constant. Most towns here can wear you out with their constant wind including Cody.
I like Briggs, he's been everywhere(including small cities and towns) and seems to know everything. I'm impressed, I always learn something when I watch his videos. 👍
I almost fell out of my chair!!! Briggs just said Connecticut beautiful!!! 😂😂 Well sir I give you credit, it must have been difficult to give CT a good word 😂. Love your channel, I’ve been following since a long time, it’s truly enjoyable!
My apologies if someone else has already mentioned it, but Blowing Rock, NC was heavily damaged this past weekend by the remnants of Hurricane Helene and may not be the destination it was during the survey as it struggles to return to normal. It's going to take weeks if not months to assess all the destruction inflicted on residential homes and businesses there.
After 64 years in MA, I moved to and live in Ocean Spring, MS and I love it but I do love Fairhope Alabama. An area’s downtown is what’s important to me. I love Bisbee too 🙂👍❤️
Great list Briggs! Not one match for what I'd consider the best small town in several states. This way, my secret cool small towns stay secret. Love that! Haha. Seriously...lots of work here...great job!!
Hi, Briggs..., One small town that stands out in Montana is: Philipsburg, Montana * "Sunset Magazine" did a feature on beautiful small towns in each state within the United States, and ( Philipsburg, Montana ) came out Number 1 in the United States ! ! * Once again, the residents have painted the entire main street in beautiful different colors and shopping, restaurants, hotel and saloons are stunning to say the least. * Whitefish, Montana is another small beautiful town, except it is simply too expensive to live in this area because one of the best "Ski Resorts" in Montana resides there and for the rich and famous, and a lot of movie stars live here... * Philipsburg, Montana is completely the opposite and one beautiful small towns in Montana and the United States... "Semper Fi" Mike in Montana :)
I lived in Kalispell Montana very close to White fish it seriously is so amazing!! I wish we could go back but it was expensive. My husband was a navy recruiter there , that was the only reason we got to live there
I notice the commonalities. Art, History, Culture, Hippies. My kinds of places! Wish they were affordable. And I was waiting for your PA pick. Seems folks have not been to Delaware Water Gap. Possibly a good thing. Oh, and Jim Thorpe! And that little town you love that has a small festival, can't think of the name... Honesdale! Love it there too. SO many cuties in PA.
We do have internet in Montana! We’re just too busy fighting off grizzly bears and laughing at tourists trying to pet the fluffy cows (aka Bison). There are so many Gateways to YNP. Gardiner, MT is the only one open year round though. My favorite though, is Livingston, the original Gateway to Yellowstone National Park.
While nowhere in Colorado is a hidden gem… telluride is not a hidden gem. Ouray on the other hand is telluride for normal people. All that money in telluride and you don’t even get ac. You do get naked hippies on bikes 🤢
Thanks for this amazing video! from these towns I like most Galena / Illinois, Wallace / Idaho, Bardstown / Kentucky, St Michaels /Maryland, Guthrie/Oklahoma; Jonesboro / Tennessee, Abingdon / Virginia, Skaneateles, Lititz, Woodstockand Harpers Ferry (West Virginia). The only place I miss here is Portsmouth in New Hampshire, in my opinion the most beautiful town in the US. From your other videso I like most Natchitoches / Louisiana, Strasberg / Virginia, Wall / South Dakota; Mesino / California and Berlin / Maryland.
One caveat about the Medford, Oregon area, including Jacksonville, is that it gets HOT in the summer. Seriously, every time I've ever passed through that area it's always been in the 90s. Also gets some pretty bad forest fires.
Exactly! I used to live there a long time ago (up in Bear, DE now), but yep "Lewis" is how it's pronounced... I think it was a derivative of the Swedish settler's spelling...
I'm so glad Eureka Springs made the list. I was there 3 weeks ago for an Open Water Swim Challenge in Beaver Lake. Eureka Springs is sooo beautiful!!! 😎🥰🥳
Love your videos! Mississippi here. Ocean Springs is a wonderful community. Need to correct your pronunciation of Biloxi. Local pronunciation gives the “o” a “u” sound. If it was spelled like its pronunciation it would be “Biluxi”.
Canandaigua NY is a nice place! Right by the lake, Sonnenberg Gardens, lots of street shopping and restaurants, breweries 🍻 Every year they add lots of flowers to the center isle, it's beautiful. Just be careful crossing the street, they'll run you over 😅
Very cool list! I think it might be interesting to also do a list of the states that had the most cities voted for. Maybe even a series where each video explores all those cities are listed in order for each state.
You forgot to mention the Abbey of Gethsemani outside of Bardstown, Kentucky. It's a working farm and Thomas Merton resided there as a member of the order.
Mt. Dora Florida, I was so surprised. I have alot of family history there. My Mom and Dad met there, and I have alot of family from there, some family still there after generations. We use to visit there every year when I was a kid. (I was born in Eustis by a midwife near by) My family migrated to NYS when I was 2, so NYS is home, but the memories there are fondly remembered.
Have you ever been to Virginia City, NV? Your canned aerial footage shows only the lower half, newer part of town. You missed all the historical buildings, saloons, courthouse, schoolhouse, Boot Hill, mine, train, wild horses, etc. what a shame.
Yes, please, a video about National Historic places would be interesting. My wife and I love your informative and often showing very beautiful places videos. Thanks 😊
The wife and I went to Leavenworth this past weekend and have been several times. It's about an hour and a half away from us on the other side of the Cascades straight down Hwy 2. Beautiful drive.
As a Floridian, I love the choice of Mr. Dora. Beautiful, quaint little town. If you're ever in the Orlando area you should check it out. I would put Fernandina Beach as a 2nd choice.
Hi. I'm in Tennessee and Leapers fork is one of the cutest smallest most expensive town, that I know of, but it's actually a real gem. There's hundreds of tourists walking through every weekend. It's just outside of side of Franklin Tennessee south of Nashville.
I LOVE Guthrie. We always go driving around town there around mid to late fall when the leaves have changed the weather is nice. Also, Guthrie is one of the most haunted towns in the country. I have personally experienced stuff there and it still crosses my mind several years later.
Can you do a video about the best villages in each state? Also I would love if you would do more international videos. I really enjoy your channel and have subscribed a long time ago. Thanks for all your hard work I know how time-consuming it is.
As far as Nevada is concerned, there’s not an abundance of small towns to choose from. Virginia City is a nice, historic little town, but Boulder City to the east of Las Vegas is probably the most charming and uniquely located little town in the state. Beautiful, historic and geographically separate from bigger nearby cities such as Vegas and Henderson.
Great video. As a traveler from Canada who goes to as many American towns as I can, my only negative comment is the costs of staying at some of these places. Towns like Moab, for example, have hotel prices that chase me away. :o(
Red Lodge, MT for your thumbnail photo made me watch your video. I visited here from Scottsdale, AZ and stayed 45+ years so far. Always enjoy your videos !
Shack had a house in Mt. Dora! Quaint little place! It’s actually a little hilly there! We actually considered moving there, but the coastline is just too attractive!
It’s nice to see you wearing White Sox apparel, Briggs, after the lousy season they had, breaking the MLB record for number of losses in a regular season. Have a great evening and see you in the next video!
I haven’t been to weatherford since 1977 when I spent six weeks their in a summer science training program at Southwestern Oklahoma State University, which was nice, not on my top list, but it was where I saw Star Wars when it opened, so there is that. 😀
California girl here and like Healdsburg but I may be bias saying the cute,quaint beach town Carpinteria, I also loved Julian, outside San Diego. But my husband is from the cutest town in Wisconsin in my other biased opinion, Mineral Point!
There's 2 things you can really say about the statistics of these votes: 1. If a town gets 90+% of the votes, it is exceptionally nice 2. If a town gets less than 20% of votes, the state is littered with great small towns
Encinitas, CA has got to be my fav town besides when I stayed in Kauai. Monument, CO might be too big, so maybe Larkspur or Palmer Lake. Monument has like everything, so I miss it all the time. Currently in TN, but I am not a fan of the state, so I don't really have a pick. Stayed in Poi'Pu, HI for a couple weeks and I fell in love with Kauai. Would love to go to Lanai. Lindsborg is a decent pick for KS. I would pick Oberlin personally. My vote for OR would be Shady Cove. Such a cute little town.
The reason Montanans didn't vote for small towns is not because of no internet, it's because once a nice small town is out there, everyone wants to move there. We want to keep our small towns SMALL. Come and visit..... then go home.
Sedona is stunning but overrun by tacky tourist shops. Payson is beautiful but has no historic charm. Prescott is charming, but I found the people there to be unfriendly. Bisbee is totally unique in its architecture, history, and topography, and the people there have always been warm and inviting.
Nice one. Having to go through 50 at a time, it felt a little like a list, but nevertheless, interesting. For such a topic, maybe more than one video would have been more suitable, to break the content down into a few videos, making single town stories a little longer perhaps. I´m glad I´ve been to 4 out of 50 and given I´m Croatian from overseas, not too bad for a start. How about an episode on (semi) abandoned towns. There are a lot of interesting towns in the US where a big amount of buildings are bricked / boarded up, yet some people still continue living there. Just an idea.
The entirety of Connecticut isn't stuffed into Bridgeport, Hartford and New Haven. Most of the rest of the state is pretty rural. Brownville, NE is a pretty nice town with a lot of tourist interests. The Spirit of Brownville dinner river cruise is always a good evening. There's good golf in the area too. I've played about 18 of them if I remember correctly. It's actually Brownville, but everybody calls it Brownsville. Don't know why, but maybe because it slips off the tongue easier.
Dude..... Two things to remember .... Stockbridge, Ma... ARLO GUTHRIE wrote a song about Stockbridge.... Alice's Restaurant. Also, just a word about Beaufort, SC.... MCAS Beaufort...large Marine Air Station... largest employer in town..
Briggs, another state-of-the art mini documentary from you. I cannot get enough of this topic. Please keep doing them and have it as current as you can. Fabulously done!
Solvang would get my vote, had I voted. When I was in the CA National Guard, I would go up 101 right through/near Solvang to Camp Roberts for my 5 day drills. Solvang is really nice.
OK since I just started subscribing I think I can comment. Your pickof Mystic,Ct is spot on but your pick of Wickford Rhode Island , I don’t know. Ithink the arc of Town’s basically from Westerly o South Kingstown with its village ofKingston by the URI campus within it and other parts of South Kingstown like Wakefield… they would’ve gotten mentioned. Being a native of Texas that south central Texas area is very beautiful including places like Fredericksburg like you picked was voted for whatever. However, I certainly. think the town of Bandera Texas cowboy capital of Texas or maybe the New Braunfels always would’ve gotten a vote higher. Anyway great video, Briggs!
Right across the River from Melton Kentucky. Then one way takes you to Bedford Kentucky and the other way to Carrollton Kentucky. Not sure if they still do or not but years ago I was told alot of folks in Madison preferred to buy their cigarettes in Kentucky. Its been a while since I've been over that way.
Stopped in Lindborg Kansas once on a drive from Houston to Denver. It’s a cute little Scandinavian town with beautifully painted Swedish Dala horses stationed every few feet along the main street. Not sure, but I imagine it is pronounced just like it is written Lind-Borg, not Lind-burg. 😊
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Hi Briggs, I love your videos, I'm Hector from Ecuador and I was wondering if there will be a video on the best festivals by state. It would be interesting to know what to visit for a tourist outside the United States!!
@@WorldAccordingToBriggs Boo… Hiss… Briggs, you are way above this cheap advertising scam.
Admittedly,its been years since I've been their,and currently its in the news for the wrong reason,but the times I've been to Whitesburg Kentucky I always felt like it was a nice little town. I also thought it was Pretty. Now Williamstown Kentucky isn't as Pretty as Whiteburg but its not a bad place to live. While I don't know much about it I stopped to eat once in La'Follete Tennessee and thought it was very Pretty countryside and for some reason that I can't figure out I got the impression that it was Peaceful as well. Don't know if its really that way or if I was just enamored with the Countryside.
29:37 Quite a view of the Pennsylvania city skyline from Lambertville? Reminds me of Jersey City a little bit.
I’m all for a series on the historic registry of towns
That does sound intresting.
For Colorado, I'd also nominate Manitou Springs, Salida, and Paonia. Three lil' artsy towns that are all very walkable and not too crowded, either.
As a former Rhode Islander, I can confirm that Wickford is a special town. I used to visit Wickford a couple of times per year when I lived in RI.
Illinoisian here. Having been to practically every town in this state, I'm going to assume that Galena is your pic for Illinois. It's literally the only town I can think of with practically zero crime.
Edit: Nailed it!😆
Grew up in Downers Grove. I know they were going to say Galena! Spent my bday weekend there. Super nice!
If not Galena, Grafton was my thought!!!!
@@lucken13 Never been there. I'll have to check it out 👍
@@jillwiegand4257 it is also along the Mississippi! About 30 miles north of ST Louis!!!!! I live about 65 miles due east of it in Bluff City, IL!!!!
Yeah, I guessed Galena too. Lots of small towns in Illinois, but Galena is something special.
I’m so happy Mount Dora is on this list! It’s a beautiful small town and a lot to do!
Where??????
Outstanding content keep up the good work Briggs you're the best and it shows
This video stirred something deep within me. There’s something truly magical about small towns, isn’t there? They each have their own story, a heartbeat that can only be felt by those who visit. As you were talking about places like Fair Hope and Eureka Springs, I couldn’t help but wonder - what’s it really like to live there, to wake up every day surrounded by such beauty and history? Does it feel like time slows down, or do you still feel the rush of life? I feel like these places could change you forever.
My Wife and i just came back from our Wyoming Vacation and there are two small Towns that we fell in Love with. Wheatland and Worland. Wyoming is amazingly beautiful!!
Please go home and stay home. We don’t need anymore people moving to WY.
I loved Thermopolis.
@@texasflood1295 The Park is nice there, the Town not so much. (imho)
Worland is nice because it's the least windy city in Wyoming. Yes it can get very windy ahead of a storm or as the seasons change but it's far from constant. Most towns here can wear you out with their constant wind including Cody.
Arkansan here. Sorry I missed the poll. I would have chosen Mountain View with its beautiful downtown and its folk music festivals among other things.
I like Briggs, he's been everywhere(including small cities and towns) and seems to know everything. I'm impressed, I always learn something when I watch his videos. 👍
I almost fell out of my chair!!! Briggs just said Connecticut beautiful!!! 😂😂 Well sir I give you credit, it must have been difficult to give CT a good word 😂. Love your channel, I’ve been following since a long time, it’s truly enjoyable!
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Even New Jersey looks nice when you get away from the bigger cities.
CT is beautiful. Ride down Rt 5 in the fall. Or the coast off mystic.
I live in East Tennessee. The best small town in Tn. Is Newport, Tn.
My apologies if someone else has already mentioned it, but Blowing Rock, NC was heavily damaged this past weekend by the remnants of Hurricane Helene and may not be the destination it was during the survey as it struggles to return to normal. It's going to take weeks if not months to assess all the destruction inflicted on residential homes and businesses there.
That was the selection, did you watch?
Utahn here and I agree that Moab is awesome. I love Moab and vacation there frequently. I'd also vote for Logan, Utah. It's charming.
I agree, Moab is nice, but Logan all the way, for me.
if you live in moab you are dedicated to moab but in logan you can still get places id give it to logan as well
After 64 years in MA, I moved to and live in Ocean Spring, MS and I love it but I do love Fairhope Alabama. An area’s downtown is what’s important to me. I love Bisbee too 🙂👍❤️
Wallace, Idaho is also famous for having the last stop light on I-90.
Not anymore. The interstate bypassed the town now unless you want to stop there.
Great list Briggs! Not one match for what I'd consider the best small town in several states. This way, my secret cool small towns stay secret. Love that! Haha. Seriously...lots of work here...great job!!
My maternal grandmother was the Russian orthodox choir director for 13 years in Sitka
Hi, Briggs..., One small town that stands out in Montana is: Philipsburg, Montana * "Sunset Magazine" did a feature on beautiful small towns in each state within the United States, and ( Philipsburg, Montana ) came out Number 1 in the United States ! ! * Once again, the residents have painted the entire main street in beautiful different colors and shopping, restaurants, hotel and saloons are stunning to say the least. * Whitefish, Montana is another small beautiful town, except it is simply too expensive to live in this area because one of the best "Ski Resorts" in Montana resides there and for the rich and famous, and a lot of movie stars live here... * Philipsburg, Montana is completely the opposite and one beautiful small towns in Montana and the United States... "Semper Fi" Mike in Montana :)
I lived in Kalispell Montana very close to White fish it seriously is so amazing!! I wish we could go back but it was expensive. My husband was a navy recruiter there , that was the only reason we got to live there
Semper Fi, my brother. I'm in WV, trying to get to Montana....seems perfect. ANY ranchers/ farmers need help?
You actually said something nice about Connecticut! I’ve never heard anyone as critical of Connecticut as you I may faint from the shock!
I notice the commonalities. Art, History, Culture, Hippies. My kinds of places! Wish they were affordable. And I was waiting for your PA pick. Seems folks have not been to Delaware Water Gap. Possibly a good thing. Oh, and Jim Thorpe! And that little town you love that has a small festival, can't think of the name... Honesdale! Love it there too. SO many cuties in PA.
We do have internet in Montana! We’re just too busy fighting off grizzly bears and laughing at tourists trying to pet the fluffy cows (aka Bison). There are so many Gateways to YNP. Gardiner, MT is the only one open year round though. My favorite though, is Livingston, the original Gateway to Yellowstone National Park.
I retired and moved to Coshocton, Ohio. Great small city of about 12,000 in a county of only 24,000. Great people and lot's to do.
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While nowhere in Colorado is a hidden gem… telluride is not a hidden gem. Ouray on the other hand is telluride for normal people.
All that money in telluride and you don’t even get ac. You do get naked hippies on bikes 🤢
Telluride sounds like nasty expensive Portland...naked bicycle riders with chafing and no regard for in front of small children
Yeah I can think of a couple that I shall not name that fit the hidden gem bill way more than Telluride!
Lilith pa has higher murder rate according to niche while Herman mo has other higher crime indexes rates too
Briggs is just following what "You, the people" voted for.
Don't complain when your constituents voted for these towns.
I agree.
Thanks for this amazing video! from these towns I like most Galena / Illinois, Wallace / Idaho, Bardstown / Kentucky, St Michaels /Maryland, Guthrie/Oklahoma; Jonesboro / Tennessee, Abingdon / Virginia, Skaneateles, Lititz, Woodstockand Harpers Ferry (West Virginia). The only place I miss here is Portsmouth in New Hampshire, in my opinion the most beautiful town in the US. From your other videso I like most Natchitoches / Louisiana, Strasberg / Virginia, Wall / South Dakota; Mesino / California and Berlin / Maryland.
My choices for a beautiful Western New York small towns, would be Fairport New York, or East Aurora New York.
Check em out!
Astoria in Oregon for sure imo
Sisters, anywhere along the McKenzie or Umpqua rivers, and Astoria should be the main competitors
One caveat about the Medford, Oregon area, including Jacksonville, is that it gets HOT in the summer. Seriously, every time I've ever passed through that area it's always been in the 90s. Also gets some pretty bad forest fires.
Briggs... Lewes is pronounced LEWIS. Thanks for the shout out. Best time to visit is June and October.
Yep. I lived in Delaware for 32 years and always heard it pronounced Lewis.
Exactly! I used to live there a long time ago (up in Bear, DE now), but yep "Lewis" is how it's pronounced... I think it was a derivative of the Swedish settler's spelling...
Moab is beautiful, but to us rural lovers, we count that as a city because they have more than 1 stop light. Check out Morgan next time 😁
I'm so glad Eureka Springs made the list. I was there 3 weeks ago for an Open Water Swim Challenge in Beaver Lake. Eureka Springs is sooo beautiful!!! 😎🥰🥳
Love your videos! Mississippi here. Ocean Springs is a wonderful community.
Need to correct your pronunciation of Biloxi. Local pronunciation gives the “o” a “u” sound. If it was spelled like its pronunciation it would be “Biluxi”.
Floridiot here, yes Mt. Dora is a great choice. It is quaint, artsy, and friendly.
Canandaigua NY is a nice place! Right by the lake, Sonnenberg Gardens, lots of street shopping and restaurants, breweries 🍻
Every year they add lots of flowers to the center isle, it's beautiful. Just be careful crossing the street, they'll run you over 😅
My cousin's wedding was in Canadaigua. His wife grew up there. Beautiful town.
@@MichaelMeade-d7b they said skaneatles (sp) is the best small town in NY, I haven't been there in years.
I have been to Telluride and I loved it.. I also spent a year in Ocean Springs, MS and I loved it..
Fun fact. Need for speed most wanted 2005. The Camden section of the map was based off of Camden, Maine. So was Rockport
Solid list. Good work, Briggs!
I love Berlin, MD. Great restaurants, shops, festivals, and architecture.
I'm from Scotland, been visiting the states since 1984, have always had a soft spot for Rockport Ma.🏴🇺🇲
Because it reminds you of home?
Very cool list! I think it might be interesting to also do a list of the states that had the most cities voted for. Maybe even a series where each video explores all those cities are listed in order for each state.
I click on this video, and I yell, "FEED ME" in front of my screen. I'm dying for a hidden gem in my favorite states.
You forgot to mention the Abbey of Gethsemani outside of Bardstown, Kentucky. It's a working farm and Thomas Merton resided there as a member of the order.
Mt. Dora Florida, I was so surprised. I have alot of family history there. My Mom and Dad met there, and I have alot of family from there, some family still there after generations. We use to visit there every year when I was a kid. (I was born in Eustis by a midwife near by) My family migrated to NYS when I was 2, so NYS is home, but the memories there are fondly remembered.
For Tennessee you can't beat the Franklin/Brentwood area. Best kept secret in United States as best places to live, work, grow a family.
Have you ever been to Virginia City, NV? Your canned aerial footage shows only the lower half, newer part of town. You missed all the historical buildings, saloons, courthouse, schoolhouse, Boot Hill, mine, train, wild horses, etc. what a shame.
Virginia city is super cool. Love the wooden streets. ❤
Yes, please, a video about National Historic places would be interesting. My wife and I love your informative and often showing very beautiful places videos. Thanks 😊
The wife and I went to Leavenworth this past weekend and have been several times. It's about an hour and a half away from us on the other side of the Cascades straight down Hwy 2. Beautiful drive.
As a Floridian, I love the choice of Mr. Dora. Beautiful, quaint little town. If you're ever in the Orlando area you should check it out. I would put Fernandina Beach as a 2nd choice.
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Absolutely
Former Iowan, current South Dakotan. In Iowa, I would have voted for McGregor. In South Dakota I would have voted for Chamberlain.
Would love to see one of these for Canada!
🎉this is a good video.
Love this type of content
Thank you
Healdsburg use to be hippies and cows. Now it is relief for Napa, Sonoma.
Connecticut and Vermont are charming❤❤❤
Vermont is so charming, I love Vermont. I just would not want to live there in the winter.
It's not awful lived there for a few years would love to go back there or Maine or NewHampshire
@@jazziered142 yeah I can see winters are probably brutal how expensive is it live there
Yes I agree a video on historic towns would be good.
Hi. I'm in Tennessee and Leapers fork is one of the cutest smallest most expensive town, that I know of, but it's actually a real gem. There's hundreds of tourists walking through every weekend. It's just outside of side of Franklin Tennessee south of Nashville.
Prescott, AZ
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Wallace is literally a drive thru small town. Charming though.
Id love to see a video of all the towns that are on the register of historic places! Especially in PA!
I would like to see a list of all the towns people voted for and how many votes they each received.
I LOVE Guthrie. We always go driving around town there around mid to late fall when the leaves have changed the weather is nice. Also, Guthrie is one of the most haunted towns in the country. I have personally experienced stuff there and it still crosses my mind several years later.
Hawaii: Kailua, Oahu. Love our ocean side town!
Wallace Idaho is where the 1997 movie Dante's Peak outdoor scenes were filmed.
@@MrJedi5150 Nothing wrong with that..... lol
Can you do a video about the best villages in each state? Also I would love if you would do more international videos. I really enjoy your channel and have subscribed a long time ago. Thanks for all your hard work I know how time-consuming it is.
Great video! How about an updated best small towns in each state now? Really enjoy the positive lists.
i love how Wyomings small town is still one of there ten biggest cities was named after cody Wyoming great place.
As far as Nevada is concerned, there’s not an abundance of small towns to choose from. Virginia City is a nice, historic little town, but Boulder City to the east of Las Vegas is probably the most charming and uniquely located little town in the state. Beautiful, historic and geographically separate from bigger nearby cities such as Vegas and Henderson.
Great video. As a traveler from Canada who goes to as many American towns as I can, my only negative comment is the costs of staying at some of these places. Towns like Moab, for example, have hotel prices that chase me away. :o(
I love Lambertville. A good friend of mine used to own a coffee shop there on Union Street.
Red Lodge, MT for your thumbnail photo made me watch your video. I visited here from Scottsdale, AZ and stayed 45+ years so far. Always enjoy your videos !
Shack had a house in Mt. Dora! Quaint little place! It’s actually a little hilly there! We actually considered moving there, but the coastline is just too attractive!
Briggs, that's some ballsy move - rocking a flippin' White Sox pullover after the crazy bad season they just had. Props for yer loyalty, tho....
The Best Town in the Best State is LAKE CHELAN !!!🌞
It’s nice to see you wearing White Sox apparel, Briggs, after the lousy season they had, breaking the MLB record for number of losses in a regular season. Have a great evening and see you in the next video!
As a Washingtonian, the first town that came up for me is Poulsbo, but Leavenworth is grand---and larger.
You should check out Oakhurst, California a small town in the mountains between Fresno and Yosemite. Its not a crazy rich town either
I would recommend Weatherford in Oklahoma. Weatherford is a college town and has a vibrant downtown.
I haven’t been to weatherford since 1977 when I spent six weeks their in a summer science training program at Southwestern Oklahoma State University, which was nice, not on my top list, but it was where I saw Star Wars when it opened, so there is that. 😀
California girl here and like Healdsburg but I may be bias saying the cute,quaint beach town Carpinteria, I also loved Julian, outside San Diego. But my husband is from the cutest town in Wisconsin in my other biased opinion, Mineral Point!
We like Sebastopol, unless it's big now?
There's 2 things you can really say about the statistics of these votes:
1. If a town gets 90+% of the votes, it is exceptionally nice
2. If a town gets less than 20% of votes, the state is littered with great small towns
Encinitas, CA has got to be my fav town besides when I stayed in Kauai. Monument, CO might be too big, so maybe Larkspur or Palmer Lake. Monument has like everything, so I miss it all the time. Currently in TN, but I am not a fan of the state, so I don't really have a pick. Stayed in Poi'Pu, HI for a couple weeks and I fell in love with Kauai. Would love to go to Lanai. Lindsborg is a decent pick for KS. I would pick Oberlin personally. My vote for OR would be Shady Cove. Such a cute little town.
Natchitoches represent!
The reason Montanans didn't vote for small towns is not because of no internet, it's because once a nice small town is out there, everyone wants to move there. We want to keep our small towns SMALL. Come and visit..... then go home.
Ferndale, California. Just south of Equeka in the county of Humboldt. Ferndale has a population of 1,481.
Love Ferndale! My parents have a place in Trinidad, another cute small town!!
Enjoy your videos, however Beaufort NC is pronounced “Bow”fort. 👍 keep up the good work!❤
Bisbee is alright… Sedona, Payton, and Prescott is better in AZ.
You mean Payson? Agreed
Jerome is awesome, as is Cottonwood! ❤
Nah, Bisbee has more character, less people.
Flagstaff
Sedona is stunning but overrun by tacky tourist shops. Payson is beautiful but has no historic charm. Prescott is charming, but I found the people there to be unfriendly. Bisbee is totally unique in its architecture, history, and topography, and the people there have always been warm and inviting.
Nice one. Having to go through 50 at a time, it felt a little like a list, but nevertheless, interesting. For such a topic, maybe more than one video would have been more suitable, to break the content down into a few videos, making single town stories a little longer perhaps. I´m glad I´ve been to 4 out of 50 and given I´m Croatian from overseas, not too bad for a start. How about an episode on (semi) abandoned towns. There are a lot of interesting towns in the US where a big amount of buildings are bricked / boarded up, yet some people still continue living there. Just an idea.
Virginia City is an ice box in winters. Also there is no rentals. IN WINTERS IT OFTEN GETS SNOWED IN. 😮
The entirety of Connecticut isn't stuffed into Bridgeport, Hartford and New Haven. Most of the rest of the state is pretty rural.
Brownville, NE is a pretty nice town with a lot of tourist interests. The Spirit of Brownville dinner river cruise is always a good evening. There's good golf in the area too. I've played about 18 of them if I remember correctly. It's actually Brownville, but everybody calls it Brownsville. Don't know why, but maybe because it slips off the tongue easier.
I wondered about that!
Dude..... Two things to remember .... Stockbridge, Ma... ARLO GUTHRIE wrote a song about Stockbridge.... Alice's Restaurant. Also, just a word about Beaufort, SC.... MCAS Beaufort...large Marine Air Station... largest employer in town..
Briggs, another state-of-the art mini documentary from you. I cannot get enough of this topic. Please keep doing them and have it as current as you can. Fabulously done!
Kinda wondering where Solvang and Julian ended up on the list for CA
So many towns in Gold country California.
Solvang would get my vote, had I voted. When I was in the CA National Guard, I would go up 101 right through/near Solvang to Camp Roberts for my 5 day drills. Solvang is really nice.
Red Lodge Montana used to have a festival in the summer called Belt Sander Races! True
OK since I just started subscribing I think I can comment. Your pickof Mystic,Ct is spot on but your pick of Wickford Rhode Island , I don’t know. Ithink the arc of Town’s basically from Westerly o South Kingstown with its village ofKingston by the URI campus within it and other parts of South Kingstown like Wakefield… they would’ve gotten mentioned. Being a native of Texas that south central Texas area is very beautiful including places like Fredericksburg like you picked was voted for whatever. However, I certainly. think the town of Bandera Texas cowboy capital of Texas or maybe the New Braunfels always would’ve gotten a vote higher. Anyway great video, Briggs!
Madison, Indiana was a good choice. For myself, I like New Harmony, Indiana as a great, quiet piece of history.
Right across the River from Melton Kentucky. Then one way takes you to Bedford Kentucky and the other way to Carrollton Kentucky. Not sure if they still do or not but years ago I was told alot of folks in Madison preferred to buy their cigarettes in Kentucky. Its been a while since I've been over that way.
Definitely do a historic town video!
Great video. How about best waterfall in each state?
Stopped in Lindborg Kansas once on a drive from Houston to Denver. It’s a cute little Scandinavian town with beautifully painted Swedish Dala horses stationed every few feet along the main street. Not sure, but I imagine it is pronounced just like it is written Lind-Borg, not Lind-burg. 😊