“Travel and Leisure” polled their colleagues, contributors, trusted travel advisors and others in their network of experts to come up with the nominations.
From there, travel editors chose the winners in seven different categories.
To qualify, each town has to have a full-time population of less than 25-thousand residents, and stand out in its category.
The winners are:
(Check out the full list with runners-up here)
- America's Best Small Wine, Beer, + Spirits Town - Dahlonega, Georgia
- America's Best Small Mountain Town - Highlands, North Carolina
- America's Best Small Beach Town - Boca Grande on Gasparilla Island, Florida
- America's Best Small Lake Town - Grand Marais, Minnesota
- America's Best Small Desert Town - Kanab, Utah
- America's Best Small Food + Culture Town - Los Olivos, California
- America's Best Small Spa + Wellness Town - Aurora, New York
Source: Travel and Leisure
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