The Top Towns For Adventure

National Geographic Adventure has released a guide to the best adventure towns in the U.S. Their lists include the best small towns, cities, mountain towns, coastal towns, and others.

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August 16, 2007, 1:00 PM PDT

By Nate Berg

"Here's a preview of our first ever guide to the best mountain, urban, coastal, wilderness, and small towns in every state, where you can live the adventure dream daily."

Some of the top-ranking cities and towns:

#1 Adventure Town: Las Vegas

Top Small Towns:

#1 Spearfish, South Dakota - Hot Spot

#2 Bloomington, Indiana

#3 Iowa City, Iowa

Top Cities:

#1 Chicago, Illinois

#2 Nashville, Tennessee

#3 Austin, Texas

Top Mountain Towns:

#1 Bishop, California

#2 Gunnison, Colorado

#3 Missoula, Montana

FULL STORY: Best Places to Live and Play

Thursday, August 16, 2007 in National Geographic Adventure

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