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Originally Posted by Omaharocks
^ Yeah, I guess for me, the major appeal of a small town/small city is easy access to the outdoors/surrounding wilderness. In the Dakotas, Rapid City is pretty nice.
For this reason though, I think that's why most midwestern, southern, and northeastern small towns don't do it for me - there's just not enough spectacular outdoor scenery nearby, and they rarely have the cultural vibrancy to stand on their own. Conversely, I think the midwest has the best mid-sized cities in the country.
There are exceptions of course, and most have been named in this thread. In the midwest, Duluth and Traverse City have the outdoor attractions and I've thought about giving them a try, but they're so culturally homogenous, and they don't have the student population of somewhere like Burlington VT to really get a lively downtown.
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Depends where in the Northeast. In Southern New England, I'd generally agree (although I personally like seacoast scenery more than mountains). But once you get to Maine, Vermont, and the non-Boston parts of NH, there are awesome outdoor-oriented towns and small cities with spectacular scenery.
Check out some of Maine's lesser-known gems like Camden, Bath, Boothbay Harbor, and Bar Harbor.
(My answer to the OP is an obvious and unoriginal one, but I definitely feel it's the best: Portland, ME.)
Is there anything redeeming about St George, Utah? Because the scenery around that place looks otherworldly.
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