10 Best Small Town Main Streets in the United States.

Поделиться
HTML-код
  • Опубликовано: 24 дек 2024

Комментарии • 1,4 тыс.

  • @Southland23
    @Southland23 Год назад +9

    Eureka Springs, Arkansas, Nantucket, Massachusetts, Greenville, South Carolina, Salisbury, North Carolina, Montclair, New Jersey, Madison, Wisconsin, Galveston, Texas.

  • @TheDCGuitar13
    @TheDCGuitar13 Год назад +22

    Harpers ferry is one of the most beautiful drives you’ll ever take. the bridge that connects Va, md and wv, is a sight to behold.

  • @michaelmcmaster593
    @michaelmcmaster593 Год назад +48

    Jim Thorpe is an amazing town. I've been visiting this town since I was a kid. Love the history and places to eat and drink.

    • @takeontravel9076
      @takeontravel9076 Год назад +1

      Algiers Point New Orleans. Whole place is is a Main Street.

    • @martinasmolka2144
      @martinasmolka2144 Год назад +2

      Jim Thorpe is called Switzerland of America. Starting prices for a house is around hundred thousand under if build a piece of land is cheaper. No high paying jobs perfect for work at home.

    • @MamaMailisha
      @MamaMailisha 8 месяцев назад

      Too bad it's called "Jim Thorpe," though. 😣

  • @StephenKnight-sv3sl
    @StephenKnight-sv3sl Год назад +113

    I live in Oregon and there are some nice downtowns in the state (Jacksonville, Oakland), but I was blown away when my wife took me to where she grew up in Iowa. The little town is named Pella (where Pella windows are made). Pella was settled exclusively by Dutch immigrants in the 1800s. The downtown buildings are all Dutch front architecture. They have the largest windmill in the country. They also have this glockenspiel clock with Dutch figurines entertaining the townspeople at the top of each hour in the afternoon. Each year they have a tulip festival. You'll feel like you're in Holland if you ever visit the place.

    • @chicagoakland
      @chicagoakland Год назад +8

      I’m shocked Pella didn’t make the list, it’s the first town I thought of when I saw the title of this vid. The Dutch letters…so good.

    • @lauriesmith6672
      @lauriesmith6672 Год назад +3

      I'm also surprised Pella, IA was not mentioned. Galena, IL is also a pretty downtown area. With the exception of Elizabethtown, KY, it seemed like only the coasts were represented in this video...Fly over country, is still flown over!

    • @hamburglar83
      @hamburglar83 Год назад +3

      Great tulip festival Too

    • @WadeVanderMolen
      @WadeVanderMolen Год назад +2

      I grew up in Pella and lived there through college. Great place to grow up and have a childhood. Make sure you check out Jaarsma Bakery and yes...a great downtown area that is all walkable and reminds you of a simpler time.

    • @DWINC
      @DWINC Год назад

      It’s not Holland but The Netherlands ;) Holland is only 2 provinces IN the Netherlands.

  • @dawnliphard9591
    @dawnliphard9591 Год назад +7

    I am in Elizabethtown practically every weekend lol. My husband was stationed on Fort Knox and we never left. I love the square and all the shops and eateries.

  • @percivalgooglyeyes6178
    @percivalgooglyeyes6178 Год назад +23

    Prescott Arizona! Great old west downtown with many historic buildings and the picturesque Courthouse Square.
    I actually lived in Solvang when there were actual Danish people living there!

    • @doriemckay6935
      @doriemckay6935 Год назад +3

      Prescott is darling. Been there. Very cool whisky row and square. Western.

  • @tecran89
    @tecran89 Год назад +4

    As someone who lives about 15 minutes from Burlington, VT, I was so stoked to see Church Street at #1.

  • @user-vc5zx5cg1d
    @user-vc5zx5cg1d 9 месяцев назад +3

    I have two I wanted to mention in Colorado: Salida and Gunnison. They are small western art towns with the nicest people, no commercial business, aside from one Safeway, and very nice Main Streets. Crested Butte is a free van ride away from Gunnison.

  • @sabasworldfamous
    @sabasworldfamous Год назад +63

    check out Greenville, SC. an amazing city with a river running right through it. I have traveled a lot throughout the US and this is my favorite place.

    • @brucewallace3860
      @brucewallace3860 Год назад +4

      Greenville is very nice. Also, it is not what anyone would consider “a small town.”

    • @nickolaslewis4416
      @nickolaslewis4416 Год назад +3

      Once you head west from downtown, Greenville get pretty sketchy.

    • @Patsworldbaby
      @Patsworldbaby Год назад

      I used to live there. One of the most sane cities left in America

    • @sandymason3969
      @sandymason3969 Год назад

      290 Main Street Great Barrington MA

    • @margaretbaldwin4416
      @margaretbaldwin4416 Год назад

      i went to clemson for a year and ended up spending a lot of time in greenville. beautiful town. also, once a year they have a rubber duck race where everyone gets to put a rubber duck on the river and there’s a prize for whoever’s rubber duck comes in first! so cute

  • @wacowildcat
    @wacowildcat Год назад +10

    My hometown Paducah Ky.
    Downtown died when regional mall opened on the west end.
    Today every building has been restored to original condition down to the original colors and occupied.
    Lots of art, shops, dining, entertainment etc.
    Last full weekend in September is the BBQ on the River. Yummy!
    50k plus folks come in from everywhere.
    Book your rooms early.

    • @parkerbrown-nesbit1747
      @parkerbrown-nesbit1747 Год назад

      I lived in Paducah when I was small. Still remember the address where I lived, and the wonderful bakery just down the street.

  • @douglasjgallup
    @douglasjgallup Год назад +43

    Upstate NY has so many to consider. Saratoga springs, Cooperstown, Geneva, Watkins Glen, Geneseo, and Canandaigua could all be on this list easily.

    • @calvinjohn26
      @calvinjohn26 Год назад +6

      I like main street Lake placid

    • @gsoat959
      @gsoat959 Год назад +2

      skaneateles and naples too

    • @springfauna1465
      @springfauna1465 Год назад +2

      So true!!!!! Upstate NY has so many beautiful places to see and visit!!!

    • @myhealthyhabits123
      @myhealthyhabits123 Год назад

      I was just thinking Skaneatales belongs on this list

  • @guitarmeggedonit5232
    @guitarmeggedonit5232 Год назад +25

    Carmel by the Sea is one of my top small town main streets

    • @webshiva
      @webshiva Год назад +3

      It’s beautiful, but unless you are one of the .01% you can never live there.

  • @jodiskylar9452
    @jodiskylar9452 Год назад +37

    Portsmouth, NH. Absolutely the most gorgeous town I've ever been to--many parts of it look like out of the 1950's postcard. Very expensive to live there, but that's why. Been trying to find other small towns like that across the US, but haven't really seen any yet.

    • @tnickknight
      @tnickknight Год назад +5

      Portland Maine is not that much different

    • @PCSPounder
      @PCSPounder Год назад +2

      @@tnickknightIs Portland ME really a small town? It’s at least not a small metropolis.
      Stayed a night there last month… possibly an obligation for being a Portland native… Oregon, that is.
      I should have given myself more than an hour in Portsmouth.

    • @ashleylindsey6451
      @ashleylindsey6451 Год назад

      Lived downtown for a year and it was the best year of our life. Even during Covid. The people are just as amazing

    • @ashleylindsey6451
      @ashleylindsey6451 Год назад

      Downtown Newport RI is a close second for us

    • @ashleylindsey6451
      @ashleylindsey6451 Год назад +1

      Downtown Newport RI is a close second for us

  • @susanbrynt
    @susanbrynt Год назад +12

    I live in Hallowell Maine. It is a small town just south of Augusta. There are no chain restaurants or stores here on main street (Water Street). All businesses are locally owned. It is on the Kennebec river. In the summer there are bands everywhere, many playing outdoors on patios. There are street musicians too. There are musicians playing here year round. There are buildings here over 200 years old.

    • @MamaMailisha
      @MamaMailisha 8 месяцев назад

      That sounds like the exact place I want to move to! I love the Bay Area in Northern California, but... I'm ready for a new experience!

  • @MyMuseYourViews
    @MyMuseYourViews Год назад +31

    Blowing Rock, North Carolina is a beautiful small touristy town with a scenic main street and friendly locals. I love these videos and always can’t wait for #1! Why wouldn’t people want to stick around for the best part?? Someday you’ll highlight McMinnville, OR I hope! 😊

  • @williamlanigan480
    @williamlanigan480 Год назад +47

    I would add New Hope, Pennsylvania and perhaps its sister town across the Delaware river, Lambertville, New Jersey. Weekends are incredibly crowded but the main streets are just amazing. Canal boats, locomotives, boutiques, it has everything. I can imagine the prices of houses must start in the millions however.

    • @phillygrunt2154
      @phillygrunt2154 Год назад +2

      Phoenixville! Ardmore!

    • @kelmike060404
      @kelmike060404 Год назад +1

      My sister lives in New Hope her house is 1.2 million

    • @phillygrunt2154
      @phillygrunt2154 Год назад

      @@kelmike060404 is it in the borough or a surrounding township that uses New Hope mailing address

    • @kelmike060404
      @kelmike060404 Год назад +1

      @@phillygrunt2154 she’s technically Solebury. She’s about five minutes from Main Street.

    • @donst.pierre2283
      @donst.pierre2283 Год назад

      @@jamesmorris-iy7pb Newtown.... one word.. but you're right, the borough has a great main street. You can see some of it in M Night Shyamalan's movie Signs.

  • @perks6292
    @perks6292 Год назад +8

    -Boulder City, Nevada
    -New Hope, Pennsylvania & Lambertville, New Jersey (across the river from each other)
    -Frenchtown, New Jersey up the river from Lambertville

    • @PM2024-
      @PM2024- Год назад +1

      Red Bank, NJ too ⛵️

  • @noahwalker8359
    @noahwalker8359 Год назад +17

    Crested Butte, Colorado is my all time favorite small town Main Street and ski town. I love the skiing and victorian architecture, but it's expensive like all other ski towns out West. In Michigan, my favorites are either Cadillac Michigan or Manistee.

    • @billgale5568
      @billgale5568 Год назад +1

      We’ve been to crested butte …stayed in mount crested butte ….crested butte is nice.

    • @ZestyBarnacle69
      @ZestyBarnacle69 2 дня назад

      I live in Crested Butte, was looking for a comment like this! :)

  • @Justchill7007
    @Justchill7007 Год назад +12

    I’m from Yellow Springs, Ohio. Great small town. Midwest town. This is the town Dave Chappell always talks about in his skits. 👍🏽

  • @Denaligirljodie
    @Denaligirljodie Год назад +19

    I love Ashland Oregon and Sisters Oregon. Really cute towns. People like to rag on the west coast these days but it is truly beautiful here. The coastal towns on the Oregon coast are really cute and nice. Astoria is also really nice.

  • @mac3747
    @mac3747 Год назад +5

    Berea Kentucky deserves a spot on this list! The arts and crafts capital of Kentucky with a beautiful downtown area!

    • @Thkgcv3
      @Thkgcv3 Год назад

      Country living Marengo Illinois farmers for Trump2024.

  • @davidtardio9804
    @davidtardio9804 Год назад +15

    What a great idea for a video. I would just say that any walkable street with locally owned restaurants and stores (especially book stores) constitutes a great Main Street.

  • @yekaterinabelova2
    @yekaterinabelova2 Год назад +3

    SO EXITED TO SEE MY HOME ON ONE OF YOUR VIDEOS! Thank you for mentioning Elizabethtown, KY! It's my town, my husband and I moved here in 2020, and are raising our 3 kids here. The schools are great! I will say, housing prices skyrocketed right after we moved here, our home value increased some 60% in the last 3 years.

  • @alipainting
    @alipainting Год назад +4

    Edgartown, Oak Bluffs and Vinyard Haven. All on Martha's Vineyard. Just gorgeous. Also Annapolis MD, and Nantucket.

  • @awanderingmelody
    @awanderingmelody Год назад +3

    Staunton Va. Lots of beautiful Victorian architecture, Shakespeare Theater and an amazing city park.

  • @chaserodrig
    @chaserodrig Год назад +13

    Stillwater, MN and Beaufort, SC are some of the best small town main streets I’ve been to. Touristy places like bar harbor, ME and Hyannis Port, MA are nice but just very crowded. Annapolis Main Street is also very pretty

    • @robcinq5956
      @robcinq5956 Год назад +3

      Stillwater 👍🏿👍🏿

    • @sarzbeth
      @sarzbeth Год назад

      I went to school in Stillwater! It is beautiful!..its been 25 years tho..I gotta go back

  • @karenthompson1498
    @karenthompson1498 Год назад +4

    I moved from Florida (lived in Portland Maine for 40 yrs before) Fayetteville TN They have a lovely main st downtown with very historical buildings that have the antiques, small cafes and clothing stores Courthouse and Library are also in historical buildings. People here are so nice and helpful I think they should be in your video too. Thanks

  • @sharker5809
    @sharker5809 Год назад +7

    Beautiful Benicia by the Bay, North Bay, Northern California. Benicia is a wonderful Main Street community with lots of friendly people. We also Love dogs.

    • @ikabikaboo
      @ikabikaboo Год назад +2

      Benicia came to my mind when I saw the title of this video. Gently sloped, long main street with cute shops and a view of the water the whole way.

    • @cathleenweston3541
      @cathleenweston3541 Год назад

      Hi neighbor

  • @Ixisu
    @Ixisu Год назад +9

    Greenport, NY. It's an adorable town, right before Orient Point on the north shore of Long Island. They have a main street, shops everywhere and even an antique carousel. It's definitely a good time just walking thru or stopping to get some food. I suggest checking it out.

  • @jamesclaire115
    @jamesclaire115 Год назад +35

    Watkins Glen, New York has a great main street. I miss seeing that street that l used to visit fairly often. The small town vibe is still very evident. The tow is a resort town in some aspects, but overall the town has many wonderful people.

    • @crewser004
      @crewser004 Год назад

      Why do people in Elizabethtown, KY drive in reverse?

    • @patriciamogannam3616
      @patriciamogannam3616 Год назад

      I love that place too, great in fall with leaves turning color.

    • @wacowildcat
      @wacowildcat Год назад +1

      Wife and I spent a weekend there.
      Very beautiful place.
      The Gorge was awesome.
      Lunch at Wildflower Cafe. First rate.
      Hear they closed up.

    • @sammy2840
      @sammy2840 Год назад

      Iowa City, IA is awesome!

    • @jhill4071
      @jhill4071 Год назад

      Paradise is just about any settlement on the California coast. Lot of movies have been filmed in Monteray for good reason. You can buy a whole country in Europe for less than home in Monterey. For the small town Main Street look its Seal Beach next to surf city U.S.A .. Huntington Beach. City motto. "The is no life east of Pacific Coast Highway".

  • @tracyfrederick5606
    @tracyfrederick5606 Год назад +12

    Galena, Illinois. Literally perfect.

    • @miked51
      @miked51 Год назад +3

      Wow! You just wrote what I was going to. LOL.
      I am from Chicago and I love Galena.
      And they literally have a Main ST.

    • @tracyfrederick5606
      @tracyfrederick5606 Год назад +5

      @Mikestakes it is perfection. I can't believe it didn't make the list. I mean Field of Dreams. I love it there.

    • @302Mustang13
      @302Mustang13 Год назад +2

      A lot of people probably don't know about it cause Illinois is considered flat and farmland. The driftless area region that includes Eastern Iowa and Northwest Illinois. Very hilly and beautiful with some steep grades near Galena. I ski at Chestnut and it's a great destination to get away.

    • @scottyheat1
      @scottyheat1 9 месяцев назад +1

      Read my mind…. If you’ve never seen Galena and if your into history it’s absolutely amazing!

    • @indiyalove2223
      @indiyalove2223 7 месяцев назад +1

      Was going to recommend Galena also! And Princeton, IL is less known, but very cute.

  • @jennysjourney02
    @jennysjourney02 Год назад +15

    Ferndale, CA in the redwoods south of Eureka has a beautiful quaint downtown. The buildings are Victorian style with breathtaking mountains at the end of the street. I visited last September after seeing pictures of it and it's even better in person. It has that small town vibe with friendly people.

    • @vikkiwelch3829
      @vikkiwelch3829 Год назад

      I forgot about Ferndale , it’s beautiful!

    • @robbetts
      @robbetts Год назад

      Yes! All those towns in the Redwoods are amazing.

    • @chucke756
      @chucke756 Год назад

      I got to see the Redwoods over 20 years ago. Really awesome loved it. 😊

    • @robbetts
      @robbetts Год назад +1

      @@chucke756 Trust me, not much has changed up there since 2003 🙂

  • @Fakeaorta
    @Fakeaorta Год назад +22

    Great list Briggs. I Love Solvang! A lot of great small towns in USA and yes, the West coast has a lot! I would nominate Port Townsend and Edmonds in Washington.

    • @lechatbotte.
      @lechatbotte. Год назад

      I agree there are some other small towns no one promotes that have old style angle parking etc. Quaint

    • @davidlandry3487
      @davidlandry3487 Год назад +4

      I second those towns! And perhaps Washington's take on "the whole Dutch theme": Leavenworth.

    • @MamaMailisha
      @MamaMailisha 8 месяцев назад +1

      I was thinking of Port Townsend, too! (I was racking my brain to remember the name.) Really charming place!

    • @MamaMailisha
      @MamaMailisha 8 месяцев назад +1

      I can't believe I still haven't checked out Solvang! My daughters and I took a road trip a couple of weeks ago and drove right by. Dang it! What was I thinking???? (Sometimes we neglect the cool places in our own backyard!)

    • @MamaMailisha
      @MamaMailisha 8 месяцев назад

      (BTW, Briggs made a mistake in referring to the Danish town of Solvang being "Dutch" - it's actually "Danish." And then others chimed in about Holland/the Netherlands, etc., but... It's actually Denmark. It's easy to get those 2 countries/languages/names confused. My wife is Dutch - otherwise I wouldn't know either! And we now have some friends who're from Denmark - they speak Danish and are referred to as "Danes." The Dutch speak Dutch and are referred to as Dutch, but there's controversy as to whether or not their country should be called the Netherlands or Holland. 😂)

  • @nberrypatch02
    @nberrypatch02 Год назад +18

    I grew up on the Monterey Peninsula in the central coast region of California. My favorite "main street" is in Pacific Grove, just south of Monterey or north of Pebble Beach & Carmel by the Sea. Pacific Grove's main street is called Lighthouse Ave., where most of the shops & restaurants are located. It is just a few blocks up from Oceanview Blvd., which runs along the waterfront & is famous for all the Victorian style mansions (a few have been turned into B&B's). Pacific Grove's nickname is "Butterfly Town USA" because it is one of the stops along the California coast where the western U.S. population of Monarch butterflies migrate to every winter. Have you ever been there? 🦋🦋🦋

    • @Jace28142
      @Jace28142 Год назад +2

      I’m so happy some mentioned these three gems…. I love Pacific Grove, PB and Carmel….

  • @AnnBaron1
    @AnnBaron1 Год назад +26

    Gig Harbor, Washington is beautiful especially around the harbor. Also, Aurora, Oregon which is known for antique shops. Fort Collins, Colorado whose “Main Street” was the design Disney used for their Main Street.

    • @hazmat1978
      @hazmat1978 Год назад

      🤫

    • @Denaligirljodie
      @Denaligirljodie Год назад +1

      I live near Aurora Oregon and you are right. It’s really cute and nice.

    • @chelseahoughton9311
      @chelseahoughton9311 Год назад +2

      Love Gig Harbor, also Mukilteo, WA.

    • @NickatLateNite
      @NickatLateNite 11 месяцев назад +1

      @AnnBaron1... I live in Fort Collins, CO, during the winter holiday season when the trees are lighted in Old Town on College Ave. is probably one of the most scenic streets.

  • @dylanstocking2267
    @dylanstocking2267 Год назад +15

    Galena, IL had a great main street full of shops and restaurants without being overly touristy

    • @jeremyleonbarlow
      @jeremyleonbarlow Год назад

      I concur having been there on occasion.

    • @302Mustang13
      @302Mustang13 Год назад +1

      Still has but I find it very touristy.

    • @paulbeck6410
      @paulbeck6410 Год назад +1

      I live a little over an hour away from Galena and grew up about half an hour away. It is touristy but then again it is a tourist town. Vinny Vanucchi's sounds good about now.

    • @bobchevallier8456
      @bobchevallier8456 8 месяцев назад

      Karen here America is a great place isn't it?

  • @suecallen9915
    @suecallen9915 Год назад +4

    I'm a small town gal and love seeing these picturesque downtown areas. I hope to see more of these videos.

  • @Qu1nt_travels
    @Qu1nt_travels Год назад +3

    As a native from NC, I would have added Beaufort NC, rich history that includes pirates, you’re not far from the water and it is even more beautiful in the summer time too.

  • @danielaaron5217
    @danielaaron5217 Год назад +14

    I know it's considered a state park but Market St on Mackinac Island, Michigan is great during the summer and Halloween weekend. (I think Market St is the main st). No motor vehicles allowed besides emergency vehicles. Only horse/carriage, walk, or bicycle.

    • @qwkimball
      @qwkimball Год назад +2

      You may be thinking of Main/Lakeshore Drive/M-185. It has businesses on both sides of the street. Market is a block over. Although about 80% of Mackinac Island is Mackinac Island State Park, the downtown area is not. The Governor's Summer residence is in the Park. So, if you visited The Pink Pony or the Butterfly House or Ryba's Fudge, you were on Lakeshore Drive/Main/M-185. M-185 makes a full circuit of the Island. Like almost all locals who don't work there, I only visit the Island (and it's just called "the Island" here; if you're referring to the other islands of the Straits, you name them, like Bois Blanc and Round) when someone who visits ME wants to go. It's worth a single trip, for sure. My grandfather, in the 1940s, wintered the horses from the Island on his farm in Presque Isle County.

  • @steveharris9861
    @steveharris9861 Год назад +1

    Fredericksburg TX - wine, food, antiques. Hill country - enchanted rock😀

  • @WillCulbertsonIT
    @WillCulbertsonIT Год назад +17

    Head up north in WA, and stay east of Seattle and it's nice (still expensive). Snohomish has a great historic downtown along the river. Still a small town with a good feel and not the same problems that plague the cities but not too far from things. Both Leavenworth (Bavaria themed town) and Winthrop (more western themed) are great little towns. As for CA, the towns along Hwy 49 next to the Sierras, the old gold mining towns, are really great.

    • @cadeucescombatvet8650
      @cadeucescombatvet8650 Год назад +1

      I stay near Bothell. Leavenworth is awesome during Oktoberfest

    • @2012enpassant
      @2012enpassant 7 месяцев назад

      Hanford & the Seattle freeze are bonus points.

  • @AutismSingsHD
    @AutismSingsHD Год назад +27

    Fun fact: the Von Trapp family, of The Sound of Music lore, settled in Stowe, Vermont.

    • @rang123yea5
      @rang123yea5 Год назад

      Make sure you get the Grilled Bratwurst sandwich on Pretzel bun with green apple SaurKraut.

    • @jimgorycki4013
      @jimgorycki4013 Год назад

      That resort is amazing.

  • @matthewhenderson5070
    @matthewhenderson5070 Год назад +22

    Thomasville, Georgia
    Highlands, North Carolina
    Great list as always!
    Two cities I highly recommend, I lived in Thomasville for 16 years and spent many vacations in the Highlands area. Both have great walkable downtown areas with shops and restaurants.

    • @cumberlandquiltchic1
      @cumberlandquiltchic1 Год назад +4

      Have you been up here to highlands area lately? Im in franklin, use to live in bryson city. Use to go to highlands cause it’s right up the road and scenic drive.
      Bumper to bumper now! Scary on that road . They did close it to big trucks finally but you get huge motor homes and dump trucks etc still.
      Land and homes in this area are still selling overnight, sight unseen. We have like 8 grocery stores now, Aldi, chick fil a etc etc etc
      Like 7 roundabouts and traffic is awful.
      Seems we are now the new florida. Not happy about it at all and probably selling and going somewhere away from east coast. As much as I’ll miss this place, it’s now walleyworld. Cutting off tops of mountains and building houses .

    • @matthewhenderson5070
      @matthewhenderson5070 Год назад

      I love that area for the great roads and scenery. Wayah road just west of Franklin is a stand out up there. I live in Florida and I know exactly what you mean, I hope that area doesn’t get overdeveloped. Western Carolina is my favorite vacation destination.

    • @matthewhenderson5070
      @matthewhenderson5070 Год назад

      Last time I was up there was October 2021

    • @patriciajankowski1
      @patriciajankowski1 Год назад +2

      I was going to also say Cashiers and Highlands, NC. Haven't been there for years, but really cute back then.

    • @matthewhenderson5070
      @matthewhenderson5070 Год назад +1

      Cashiers is great but it doesn’t have the walkable downtown area like Highlands. Waynesville and Boone are great too

  • @jasonbell4226
    @jasonbell4226 Год назад +6

    Jim Thorpe PA, Stroudsburg PA and Bethlehem PA. All great downtowns.

    • @83nades
      @83nades Год назад +1

      I live right in between and have to agree. Jim Thorpe is nice if you’re into outdoorsy stuff like hiking, biking and rafting. Bethlehem has a great restaurant/night time scene and has lots of history. Also has the oldest book store in the country.

    • @phillygrunt2154
      @phillygrunt2154 Год назад +1

      Bethlehem is boooooing

  • @tonygrimshaw7965
    @tonygrimshaw7965 Год назад +4

    Staunton Virginia would absolutely be worth a look!

  • @DWNY358
    @DWNY358 Год назад +2

    Just visited Cold Spring, NY. Hard to beat on so many counts, especially it’s scenic setting

  • @tiatia947
    @tiatia947 Год назад +7

    I really love Saratoga Springs NY and Burlington VT :) nice main streets with cute shops and historic homes/buildings.

    • @tiatia947
      @tiatia947 Год назад +2

      I commented this before getting to number 1! I was not expecting burlington to make the cut cause it’s so small but happy it did.

  • @BrickinAintEasy
    @BrickinAintEasy Год назад +10

    Saint Charles, MO is a great example of a small town Main Street. Founded in 1769, it was once the state capital of Missouri before the capital was relocated to Jefferson City.

    • @hummingbirdcoins6392
      @hummingbirdcoins6392 Год назад +1

      I live in Webster Groves, and I LOVE going to St. Charles. It never gets old!

    • @jackson5116
      @jackson5116 Год назад

      Yeah, but it has no pre-1800's buildings left. And they way the city keeps growing it may not keep old buildings if new development continues to take over.

  • @davkatjenn
    @davkatjenn Год назад +8

    Stockbridge, Massachusetts is one of the most beautiful little towns I have ever seen. We are fortunate that there are still some beautiful old towns that have been maintained that we can still go visit. In that regard it reminds me of Europe where you can see amazingly beautiful cities everywhere you go. You just have to look a bit harder in this country because they are so spread out, but they are still out there.

    • @robertsitch1415
      @robertsitch1415 Год назад +1

      Norman Rockwood even lived there and based many of his paintings from the people and buildings there.

    • @ClNoBody
      @ClNoBody 11 месяцев назад +1

      Alice's restaurant is there, not the name of the restaurant though.

  • @Badgeweefixstuff
    @Badgeweefixstuff Год назад +2

    Briggs you do it just to see if we watching lol Kentucky the video was on rewind. Lol awesome video buddy 🇨🇦🛠️🇨🇦🛠️🇨🇦

  • @ErikSamys
    @ErikSamys Год назад +8

    Chesterton, Indiana. It's got a quaint main street that is the home for The Wizard of Oz festival. Valparaiso, Indiana is also nice. Then there is New Buffalo, Michigan...Three Oaks, Michigan also has a nice little main street.

    • @ryanvandy1615
      @ryanvandy1615 Год назад +1

      There are so many neat little downtowns in Michigan. Milford & Lexington are two more cool towns

  • @richardguardiani8326
    @richardguardiani8326 Год назад +4

    Keene, NH. Main Street has (or had, not sure now) the widest paved main street in the US. Lived there a long time ago. Great little town with lots of small businesses.

  • @niveusgaius
    @niveusgaius Год назад +4

    Two towns I lived in with nice main streets: Redlands, CA’s State St & Grayslake, IL’s Center St.

  • @abio.195
    @abio.195 Год назад +3

    Houghton Michigan - College Town in the UP
    Has lots of snow and Winter Carnival

  • @pghrpg4065
    @pghrpg4065 Год назад +3

    When I saw the topic, Jim Thorpe was the first place I thought of even though I only drove through it once about 20 years ago.

  • @NickatLateNite
    @NickatLateNite 11 месяцев назад +1

    Fort Collins, CO, during the winter holiday season when all the trees are lighted in Old Town on College Ave. is probably one of the most scenic main streets in America.

  • @302Mustang13
    @302Mustang13 Год назад +6

    My favorites I've been to include Galena IL, Minoqua WI, Fairhope AL, Park City UT, Mariposa CA, and would love to see Jackson WY.

    • @jodiskylar9452
      @jodiskylar9452 Год назад

      I grew up and lived in SW WY about 3 hrs from Salt Lake City, UT for 24 yrs ( one of the coldest windchill parts of the state ) and both Jackson, WY and Park City, UT are very nice. Not like other places within their respective states, though.

  • @TheBigSaxon
    @TheBigSaxon Год назад +2

    Greenville SC is the best Main Street I've been to. Great shopping, eating and the Reedy Park. I'm also biased because I live here.

  • @JCVACCARO
    @JCVACCARO Год назад +24

    California has major problems but Ferndale is a nice small town. Beautiful. They filmed a few movies there one of them being the 1979 TV mini series Salem's Lot.

    • @dawndunn122
      @dawndunn122 Год назад +5

      Yes 👍 Ferndale is one of my faves because I know people there!😂

    • @TJ-id6ee
      @TJ-id6ee Год назад +2

      Ferndale is gorgeous!

    • @peggysmyth6110
      @peggysmyth6110 Год назад +2

      I agree Ferndale is charming.

  • @marcyshaffer8511
    @marcyshaffer8511 Год назад +2

    beaver, PA- beautiful main street with eatery's and shops. Very cute town along the Ohio River, where just walking anywhere around town you are greeted with friendly faces and Victorian style homes.

  • @lukescapee1234
    @lukescapee1234 Год назад +3

    Grove City, PA is a great one! Small college town with coffee shops, restaurants, music stores, and more!

  • @anthonydsouza7174
    @anthonydsouza7174 Год назад

    YES I AGREE ! HAVING LIVED AND MOTORCYCLED A LOT IN TEXAS LOVED SMALL TOWNS.

  • @mikepeterson6052
    @mikepeterson6052 Год назад +4

    Thanks Briggs, I enjoy your videos. I am an Army BRAT, I've lived in 4 other countries and 12 different states. I've been to every state, I used to travel for work and have moved 49 times. My favorite place was Okinawa, Japan, where I learned to sail and Scuba dive. But I have broken way to many bones in my misspent youth. I really like drier/desert towns. My 2nd favorite place was Austin, TX. The music scene and often warm & dry wind from the west agreed with me. I would drive to San Angelo, TX riverwalk, when Austin got to humid (Gulf Hurricanes). My 3rd favorite was Sierra Vista, AZ. My dad was stationed at Ft Huachuca, AZ. Small town, low crime and my kind of weather. Also, the best school I attended, out of 13 schools. Buena High School had 2000+ students and was more like a college on course selection.

    • @ayannadivineempath
      @ayannadivineempath 11 месяцев назад

      Shoutout to ft huachuca!!!! But as far as az Sierra Vista is barf. Have you seen tubac? It's unbelievable. Another good one was Jerome AZ also a great small town but the buildings are falling apart so probably won't make this list.

  • @oslo456
    @oslo456 Год назад +1

    Solvang. YES!! :) Thanks for including it. Went there on our honeymoon and many years after that. Especially great in December. Something great about a Scandinavian Christmas.

  • @h-lorolltide92
    @h-lorolltide92 Год назад +6

    Main Street, Blue Ridge, GA. Helen, GA is also very quaint.

  • @dennismckee7934
    @dennismckee7934 10 месяцев назад +2

    Great selections - Stowe, Burlington, California wine country. Try Teaverse City, Michigan, for a nice surprise - and Holland, Michigan, was voted best and featured on Good Morning America . . . But T.C. is in the Reisling (only good wine up there) belt, along Lake Michigan, and near some great backroads in Leelanau County. Kiss the moose at Sleders for good luck. 😊

  • @dexteww
    @dexteww Год назад +57

    PARK CITY UTAH🤙

    • @perks6292
      @perks6292 Год назад +6

      SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 🥰🥰🥰

    • @clintjorgenson5261
      @clintjorgenson5261 Год назад +4

      Or Magna, Utah

    • @Quandtimus
      @Quandtimus Год назад

      LFGGG

    • @646464mario
      @646464mario Год назад +3

      Even in the middle of summer, it’s awesome!
      What’s even more awesome is that it’s only ~30 minutes out from the large city of Salt Lake, making for an easy weekend getaway.

    • @roybyrdiii6347
      @roybyrdiii6347 Год назад

      Lawrenceville, Ga.

  • @PCSPounder
    @PCSPounder Год назад +2

    On one hand, sometimes the themed towns like Solvang can be a bit kitschy. But I would say that combining Leavenworth, Washington’s main street with Leavenworth’s backdrop… THAT is something else. I’ll respect that this video is about main streets… to a point.
    About Jamestown… take the drive on California 49 (route number is not an accident, it’s Miner 49er country). Probably from Placerville to just past Sonora and Jamestown, and I believe Mariposa has been mentioned. There’s several towns like Jamestown that hug the old highway and ooze rustic charm.

  • @lianav.1762
    @lianav.1762 Год назад +12

    There are two other small towns worth checking out: Murphys, CA and Saratoga, NY. Murphys has a crazy amount of wine tasting places all within a few blocks, reasonable costs, and it’s super cute to boot! Saratoga, NY has a ton of Revolutionary War history and the Main Street is very cute with lots of restaurants and shops. It also has a historic horse racing track open for 8 weeks per year (end of Jul to beginning of Sept).

    • @robbetts
      @robbetts Год назад +4

      I second Murphy's, CA. Beautiful little town.

    • @wPatrickSF
      @wPatrickSF Год назад

      Main Street between Church Street and Church Street. Grounds is the best little cafe/bar in Calavaris County.

    • @folee_edge
      @folee_edge Год назад +1

      Oh, yes! Murphy's!

    • @seameology
      @seameology 11 месяцев назад

      I agree with Saratoga, NY!

    • @MamaMailisha
      @MamaMailisha 8 месяцев назад

      Yes! I was thinking of Murphys right away! And Sonora. I would've put either of those 2 above Jamestown. (They're all in the same general area of one another, sort of.)

  • @TyGuyGaming
    @TyGuyGaming Год назад +2

    I’m from Louisiana and I still love Hammond, LA, they have a cute Main Street area, lots of cafes and shops. The neighboring town Ponchatoula also has a cute Main Street.

  • @joeheynen3519
    @joeheynen3519 Год назад +3

    We were vacationing in Orlando and kind of stumbled upon Winter Park 😮 It’s absolutely gorgeous. Park Ave has tons of shops and restaurants, a large park area with large trees, it’s cobblestone streets with a train station downtown. Bonus was the golf course with a cemetery right in the middle. Just a beautiful oasis in the middle of a very busy touristy city

  • @dianesullivan767
    @dianesullivan767 Год назад +2

    Main Street in Hingham, Massachusetts. Beautifully preserved colonial homes and historic buildings. Very long road that starts in South Hingham and ends near Hingham Harbor

  • @ainabearfarm8075
    @ainabearfarm8075 Год назад +5

    Ashland OR; Ellicott City MD (severely damaged in a flood a few years back but bouncing back) 👍

  • @estelleadamski308
    @estelleadamski308 Год назад +3

    We had our honeymoon in Solvang, 50 yrs ago. I've also been to Kennebunkport MA, Elizabethtown, KY & Jamestown, CA. A cute town is Galena, IL.

  • @juancarlosnegron2358
    @juancarlosnegron2358 Год назад +4

    Geneva, New York is a beautiful place. I passed through this past winter and i was impressed. Its a small town in upstate new york.

    • @jamesclaire115
      @jamesclaire115 Год назад +2

      Watkins Glen at the other end of Seneca Lake is also a very charming small village. Seneca Lake is the only lake north of the Mason Dixon line that does not freeze in the winter. The whole finger lakes area has breath taking scenery.
      Briggs, thanks for a great video.

    • @juancarlosnegron2358
      @juancarlosnegron2358 Год назад

      @@jamesclaire115 Yes your right about the finger lakes region it's a really beautiful area of NY state. I've passed through the area a few times . I'm a life long resident of buffalo.

  • @scottmcgeorge6034
    @scottmcgeorge6034 Год назад +2

    Wellsboro PA Tioga County seat. Amazing history, geography (PA Grand Canyon), and architecture. One of the most quaint town parks you will see.

  • @jacintamarling3752
    @jacintamarling3752 Год назад +6

    I live in Broken Arrow Oklahoma and it is an amazing place. Main street is also refered to as the rose district. It is in the metro of Tulsa

    • @dunestar29
      @dunestar29 Год назад

      Used to live there. Main Street was nice.

  • @personalspiritualgrowth9715
    @personalspiritualgrowth9715 Год назад +1

    Norwood, Massachusetts
    The city Hall is absolutely beautiful!!! Also lots of stores, restaurants and great public transportation 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @BrancyCDA
    @BrancyCDA Год назад +4

    Some really cool ones, Solvang being my favorite on the list, but that's because it's the only one I've been to! I grew up in So Cal in a town called Claremont, and I think it could qualify. The buildings aren't fancy but it's so charming and fun to roam around. The "Village" hasn't changed much in the 70 years but they have converted old packing houses into more shops, places to eat, etc and the homes surrounding the town are to die for. It's like being in New England, but out West. And then surrounding those homes are small private colleges, all with huge trees, vines and flowers everywhere you look. Come Fall, the downtown area actually turns colors, given the types of trees and the fact it's up against Mt Baldy. The only other suggestion is Carmel by the Sea. Love this theme!

    • @MamaMailisha
      @MamaMailisha 8 месяцев назад

      I was thinking of Claremont, too! I love the homes and it's a cute town. It's just a little too 🔥hot for me to live there (now).

  • @---ey6hj
    @---ey6hj Год назад +2

    St. Joseph Michigan is a beautiful town on a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan. I also like Safety Harbor Florida just outside Tampa

  • @clav93089
    @clav93089 Год назад +4

    You could do a top ten New England small towns. Maine and Vermont are the most scenic states, but there are some nice towns and villages all throughout New England that are lesser known.

  • @deannapacuilli4869
    @deannapacuilli4869 Год назад +2

    Big Bear Lake CA. Noted for their ski slopes in the winter and lake sports in the summer. Village Dr is downtown. The whole valley is full of American history from the Ca Gold rush to the haunted building.

  • @nancyfahey7518
    @nancyfahey7518 Год назад +18

    You can do the 10 best quaint towns in Vermont alone.

    • @tnickknight
      @tnickknight Год назад +4

      Or in any New England state

    • @jimgorycki4013
      @jimgorycki4013 Год назад +2

      Agree. I've travelled and visited a few VT towns. Killington. Northfield. Stowe. Waterbury. Montpelier. Even Burlington. Lots of nice towns on VT 100.

  • @julier.1902
    @julier.1902 Год назад +2

    I will add Carthage MO and Neosho MO. I grew up in Neosho and the square was awesome in the 60s and 70s. It's different now but it is a nice looking square and town. Carthage has a castle type courthouse, old Victorian homes and very pretty. So many orange maples in the fall! O my goodness.

  • @dinacrislip7138
    @dinacrislip7138 Год назад +4

    Helen GA, Newnan GA, and Senoia GA ❤❤

  • @invizigirl99
    @invizigirl99 Год назад

    Living in the boring midwest, Leavenwoth, WA has the cutest downtown I've ever seen!

  • @jweeks12
    @jweeks12 Год назад +4

    Excellent video and I really like the theme. Please do more, perhaps 10 best main streets in each state? I have an RV van and always drive through the downtowns of small towns as I travel. It's a treat when I come find an interesting or charming main street.

  • @ahays3168
    @ahays3168 Год назад +1

    Love your videos Briggs. Always an automatic watch for me.

  • @kevintappe797
    @kevintappe797 Год назад +4

    I loved this video and I think you are right on with many towns. I would like to add some that you should investigate: Gettysburg, PA, Ridgefield, CT, and Prescott, AZ.

    • @ayannadivineempath
      @ayannadivineempath 11 месяцев назад

      Prescott is great but is it small? It's kinda big!

  • @kay.hthrkc9302
    @kay.hthrkc9302 Год назад

    I was a military brat having lived in too many places to name. While I think WA (and OR) are Very beautiful (and where I reside now) I cannot wait to move away from here. That is why I so appreciate your videos Briggs…looking for different place to move and retire in.

  • @RobertCox36722
    @RobertCox36722 Год назад +7

    Bar harbor Maine Also New Hope Pennsylvania is a lovely Main Street

    • @billgale5568
      @billgale5568 Год назад

      Bar harbor ,..exceptionally nice (in season)

  • @jetsons101
    @jetsons101 Год назад +2

    At 12:09 I think that's the train from Back to the Future III, Wild Wild Wild West, a few Loan Ranger episodes, Petticoat Junction and more. Please don't skip out on #1, many of still till the end, "go out have a great day and be nice to each other."

  • @ronaldboykin9755
    @ronaldboykin9755 Год назад +4

    It’s apparent that Briggs loves the east coast! It’s probably way too cold for me in the East but I must admit that I will visit New York before I kick the bucket, my dad visited my uncle many times, I can’t believe he never invited me! It’s good Briggs mentioned the Washington/Oregon area, think he did, I spent some time there back in the late 70s early 80s, I had friends in Oregon and in the Puget Sound area! I was actually in love with Portland’s Powell’s books back then!

    • @MamaMailisha
      @MamaMailisha 8 месяцев назад

      I think he's from SoCal but lives in Oregon now. Like me, who's been in SoCal and NorCal most of my life... I think he has an affinity for New England. I do, too. It's just so different than here! There's something especially interesting about things that are so different than your own "normal," I think. For some people, at least (me). Others are quite suspicious and negative about change... Or differences. (Usually those are the people bagging on California - and claiming that "California people" are ruining their state. haha)

  • @alltanglednthreadz689
    @alltanglednthreadz689 Год назад +1

    Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin the main st is called Bridge st, several coffee shops, restaurants, a hotel, an iconic ice cream shop. The towns center is walking distance to two parks, one is a zoo, and a local brewery.

  • @jenniferhopkins3772
    @jenniferhopkins3772 Год назад +4

    Abingdon, VA is a great little town! The Barter Theater is wonderful with great history, the Martha Washington Inn is beautiful, and you have great hiking trails. Lexington, VA is also a lovely small town.

    • @saratemp790
      @saratemp790 Год назад

      Yes very nice there.

    • @zagraniczniak4120
      @zagraniczniak4120 Год назад +1

      Ooh, I was going to mention BOTH of them. (Maybe I'm biased, as I went to Washington & Lee and my grandmother went to Martha Washington College - which is now the MW Inn.)

  • @michaelmiddleton3311
    @michaelmiddleton3311 Год назад +1

    Livingston, Montana has one of the most charming downtown cores. Stuck in a time warp. Really charming!!!

  • @kerriekermelcatlover7243
    @kerriekermelcatlover7243 Год назад +8

    I am not sure if this counts as a small town (I doubt it is), but I say Fort Benton, MT's main street is amazing! It's right next to the Missouri River, and it's very historic--I mean if you walk on the sidewalk on the river side of the street, there are signs that tell you the history of the entire downtown. I go there an average of once a year, and I enjoy stopping there on my return trips.

  • @carmenwolf3680
    @carmenwolf3680 Год назад +2

    Half Moon Bay in California has my favorite Main Street - called Main Street - with great shops, B&B's, restaurants (one outstanding restaurant called Pasta Moon which is world class) and even a real general store. I live in a little village within San Francisco in the middle of the Mission District called Bernal Heights and we have a great Main St. called Cortland Avenue. No homeless tents, great variety of really good food , wonderful little houses built by Swedish and Norwegian sailors, steep hills, glorious views. Why would we even think of leaving?

    • @MamaMailisha
      @MamaMailisha 8 месяцев назад

      I love Bernal Heights! Great neighborhood in the city.♥👍🏼

  • @eljj7968
    @eljj7968 Год назад +18

    I did a big US road trip last year and went to a lot of small towns in the west. Bisbee Arizona really stood out to me - such a charming and interesting place! Also really liked Solvang and Mariposa California, and a bunch in Colorado.

    • @lanaj1107
      @lanaj1107 Год назад +1

      Bisbee is incredible. It's like Mayberry on acid. We try to get there at least once a year.

    • @saratemp790
      @saratemp790 Год назад +1

      Bisbee is awesome.

    • @jennysjourney02
      @jennysjourney02 Год назад +1

      Been to Tombstone twice but haven't made it to Bisbee yet. Next time we go definitely planning a day there.

    • @saratemp790
      @saratemp790 Год назад +1

      @@jennysjourney02 I been to both. Tombstone is also really cool. But Bisbee is a little bigger and more like a real town to live in.

    • @eljj7968
      @eljj7968 Год назад +2

      @@jennysjourney02 Yes Tombstone is also cool! Not quite as 'authentic' feeling though (felt a bit like an amusement park to me). Bisbee has the cutest houses and so much cool quirky art. And just such a unique setting.

  • @elvissandoval1792
    @elvissandoval1792 Год назад +1

    I love Cambria California it has a small town its beautiful its slowly growing i just love the weather and the friendly people