Chris Cruz for Visit Alexandria
Old Town Alexandria
Alexandria has been named the #3 Best Small City in the U.S., according to the 2024 Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards.
Alexandria has been among the top 5 Best Small Cities in the U.S. for seven consecutive years, since the category was created in 2018. This is the fourth time Alexandria was ranked #3 (the other times were 2023, 2021 and 2019).
The Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards are the travel industry’s longest-running and most prestigious accolades. More than 575,000 Condé Nast Traveler readers rated their travel experiences across the globe to offer a comprehensive look at the places they eagerly anticipate revisiting.
Nearby, Washington, D.C. was rated the #5 Best Large City in the U.S.
Read the full article from Condé Nast Traveler here: cntraveler.com/gallery/best-cities-us.
Condé Nast highlighted Old Town's architectural charm and boutique shopping. "Most folks start to imagine moving there immediately 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," the list editors wrote.
Top 10 Small Cities in the U.S.:
- Charleston, South Carolina
- Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Alexandria, Virginia
- Lexington, KY
- Greenville, South Carolina
- Savannah, Georgia
- Pensacola, Florida
- Healdsburg, California
- Key West, Florida
- Chattanooga, Tennessee
