Best Cool Little Cities

[ICEHOCEY77]

3rd/4th Asheville. Knoxville maybe.

[pappag]

Denver, Colorado.

Could not agree more. Truly amazing how small this city is. Really can't remember the last time I met someone where there wasn't 1 degree of separation.

[Conundrum]

While I really like Denver, I think it's hard to call it "little". While Denver proper isn't that big, just Denver metro is almost twice as big as Idaho.

[Hugh Conway]

While I really like Denver, I think it's hard to call it "little". While Denver proper isn't that big, just Denver metro is almost twice as big as Idaho.

never ending suburban mediocrity apparently doesn't count as "city"

[CMSIV]

Portland, OR.

[iceman]

Are you going mad? Have you recently been hit over the head with a shovel or something?

Well it's more on the potential side of things. Hey I didn't say Fall River.

[iceman]

I guess the word city is relative but I kinda like this one.

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Yeah that one is pretty cool.

[jgb@etree]

Well it's more on the potential side of things. Hey I didn't say Fall River.

I suppose, but growing up I was always told that I had tons of potential & look where that has gotten me.

On the bright side, I don't smell like dead mackrel so I've got that going for me. Which is nice.

[Obstruction]

Quebec City, QC.
Asheville, NC

Always have a good time in Quebec.

How about Newport,RI -- Sandpoint, ID and Charleston, SC?

[iceman]

@ jgb: Well if you haven't been there for a long time stop by if you ever go to the cape. The place has changed a lot in the past 10 years. It's kinda like when Portland turned around. That place was a fucking hellhole in the old days, now it's cool. NB has turned a corner but with the recession and all, property is still dirt cheap and tons of artists and craftspeople are taking advantage of that. There's a pretty cool vibe these days.

[jgb@etree]

In the spirit of full disclosure, I haven't been to New Bedford in at least 15-20 years. My father used to own a business that was based in NB (refrigerated/frozen storage) and would take me up there every now & then. In my (admittedly hazy) memory the place was a shithole. Sounds like quite a bit has changed.

[iceman]

It's definitely not there yet, but it's getting there at least.

[ak_powder_monkey]

Juneau AK - As long as you don't mind oppressive rain and don't have phyco exes there.

Sitka though, that place is great.

[DeathVan]

Kodiak blows, don't even bother

[Lexi-Bell]

chico ca.

Lived there from 92-99 and went back for the first time last summer, lots of old college buddies stuck around to raise families and I can see why. Kinda forgot how hot 110 degrees feels.

I nominate Nevada City/Grass Valley.

[warthog]

Worcester, MA- best damn karaoke in the USA, lots of colleges, AIDS area warning signs(near Clark), a giant inflatable polar bear(is that still there?), Woo rats, what's not to love? Close to skiing and Boston, and the cape. Housing is cheap.

Oh, and on the serious side, I hear Santa Barbara is a must see place. Is it even a city? Isn't SoCal all one big suburb of LA or SanDiego?

[cranked]

Everyone keep naming cool cities in the north east...everyone should move to those cities...they are awesome...all of the ones mentioned. Move there...

[Tippster]

Annapolis, MD kicks ass. Water, great food, fun bars, and small enough to walk everywhere

Olympia, WA was pretty cool the one time I was there.

[skiballs]

Annapolis used to be a quite little place 20 yrs ago .
With all the high-rise condos that have been built the last 5 yrs , it's just like fucking Bethesda .

[HotCarl]

Fort Collins,CO
Missoula,MT
Flagstaff,AZ
Bellingham,WA

I have found....

[iceman]

Santa Monica is a city I could live in.

[srsosbso]

What's the size/pop'n cut off for this thread?

[donkeykong]

Asheville NC
State College PA
Ithaca NY
Morristown NJ
Saratoga Springs NY
Bend OR
Santa Cruz CA
Durango CO
Flagstaff AZ

[iceman]

What's the size/pop'n cut off for this thread?

1,000,000 for the US, 100,000 for Canada.

[snapt]

chico ca.

This. Ashalnd too.