National Geographic Adventure has released a guide to the best adventure towns in the U.S. Their lists include the best small towns, cities, mountain towns, coastal towns, and others.
"Here's a preview of our first ever guide to the best mountain, urban, coastal, wilderness, and small towns in every state, where you can live the adventure dream daily."
Some of the top-ranking cities and towns:
#1 Adventure Town: Las Vegas
Top Small Towns:
#1 Spearfish, South Dakota - Hot Spot
#2 Bloomington, Indiana
#3 Iowa City, Iowa
Top Cities:
#1 Chicago, Illinois
#2 Nashville, Tennessee
#3 Austin, Texas
Top Mountain Towns:
#1 Bishop, California
#2 Gunnison, Colorado
#3 Missoula, Montana
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