After traveling all over the United States, my favorite small towns to visit are in Washington, California, New York, ...

From lakefront New York to the shores of Lake Superior, these 10 small US towns offer retirees affordable housing, strong healthcare and a pace of life worth slowing down for.

History lives in every nook, from the grand hotel to the tiniest storefront. Lake country meets small-town Georgia in this ...

Fed up with hostile regulations and slim profit margins, chefs from New York, Chicago, and the like are trading big-city ...

For no explainable practical reason, humans are enamored with – and even empathetic toward – specific inanimate objects. Our first car. A choice coffee mug. And ...

The Bavarian capital is a cultural powerhouse offering modern small plates spots, historic taverns, and plenty of things to do in between.

Sister Bay and Ephraim are nominees in two different Small Town categories in the USA TODAY 10BEST Readers Choice Awards.

As climate change increasingly disrupts where Americans can safely live, Revitalize | Resettle offers a bold yet pragmatic vision—one that may bridge today’s growing urban-rural divide by aligning the ...

Winter can be a lonely time of year, especially in Colorado’s rural mountain communities. Some towns have few places to meet up. But a food pantry in Red Feather Lakes is becoming a community hub.

After moving from a big city to a small seasonal beach town in Maryland, I've discovered some surprising things about living ...

My husband and I recently moved to a new town, and I feel lonelier than I expected to feel at this stage of life. We are new empty nesters. Our youngest left for college in the fall, and not long ...