Alexandria Named Top 5 Best Small City by Conde Nast Traveler
Alexandria took the fifth spot in the Condé Nast Traveler’s 33rd annual Readers’ Choice Awards! The city placed third last year and fourth the year before that.
Top 5 Small Cities in the U.S.:
Charleston, South Carolina
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Caramel-by-the-Sea, California
Laguna Beach, California
Alexandria, Virginia
Condé Nast had this to say about Alexandria:
Washingtonians are all in on the secret, but it’s no surprise the rest of the world is catching up: Alexandria, Virginia, the charming, historic city just across the Potomac River from our nation’s capital, draws travelers and would-be residents alike. Most folks start to imagine moving there just after setting foot in Old Town, once they’ve strolled the red brick sidewalks, clocking street after street of perfectly preserved rowhouses from the 18th and 19th centuries. When you visit, scope out King Street, packed with boutiques, restaurants, and specialty shops; then land at the waterfront, where you can watch the boats bobbing on the water before touring the Torpedo Factory Art Center, a collective of galleries and artists’ studios. End the day at Gadsby’s Tavern, where some of our founding fathers used to drink–don’t mind the actors in colonial garb.