I want mountain towns, lots of mountain towns, mountains here and there,mountain towns everywhere!

As a Canadian, I’m impressed by the variety of locales available to Americans. Whatever climate you want (desert, forest, beach, plains, urban), it’s available. Some snow, lots of snow, absolutely no snow, it’s available. But many Americans don’t seem to appreciate it. As per Joni Mitchell, you don’t know what you’ve got…

@1QKGLH

16 күн бұрын

How do you figure we don't appreciate it? That's the most bone-headed thing I've read in a long time. Everyone I know talks about the variety and beauty of this huge country. Many of us use our vacations to experience the amazing land.

@jimmyb1356

16 күн бұрын

I’m a proud American 🇺🇸 and I appreciate all America has to offer ❤

@Kimberlinz

15 күн бұрын

As an American living in Canada for the last 30 years, I get tired of being told how Americans think. I get tired of being told how superior Canadians think they are in comparison to others.That whole attitude actually makes Canadian's inferior.

@sort407

15 күн бұрын

Why do you think we dont travel outside of the US? We appreciate the diversity.

@MichelleNovalee

14 күн бұрын

The OP is correct. Too many Americans don’t appreciate their country and wish they could leave. They bad mouth it a lot.

Small forrest towns in the mountains are my "jam" - as the kiddos used to say back in the day. Shaded by tree canopies, surrounded by nature, running rivers and creeks, but still within a short drive of a large town or small city.

Afton, Wyoming is brutally cold in the winter. Sits at over 6000 foot elevation. A beautiful area no doubt. Love Wyoming.

@The2ndFirst

19 күн бұрын

One just has to be able to handle things on their own in Wyoming. I lived there for four years.

@WorldAccordingToBriggs

19 күн бұрын

You got that right!

@The2ndFirst

19 күн бұрын

@@WorldAccordingToBriggsAs much as I hate to say you're right, Briggs.....You're right.. And It's only because I admitted it.

@Wyoboy7220

18 күн бұрын

Exactly 🤠​@@The2ndFirst

@QuackAttack63

18 күн бұрын

@@The2ndFirst My grandparents lived (and are buried) in Star Valley for years and I used to spend entire summers with them as well as shorter visits in the winters. Some of my most precious memories. Love that area.

Last year my mom and I went road tripping through South Dakota and decided to stop at Wall Drug after seeing literally countless billboards advertising it. The place is more like a mall than an actual drugstore. Tons of stores and a huge food area. It was pretty cool.

Probably should do a part 2 and 3 with this, I’m sure there’s more awesome small towns

@mathematrucker

19 күн бұрын

And a part 935, 936, ... There are many. I get to see lots of them on the job as a trucker, e.g., Clatskanie Oregon, between Portland and Astoria.

@schoolssection

18 күн бұрын

If you don't mind a long flight, I'd add Prochuap Khirir Khan, Thailand.

Been to Quincy California born raised in norcal. Quincy is amazingly beautiful town and area and this town with like one or two main traffic stop lights is within hour of Reno and has fiber internet... I know this as I wanted to buy home there. I still would live there in a heartbeat.

@brenda5511

10 күн бұрын

I agree - absolutely beautiful and such nice people.

Love small New England towns. Stowe VT is a perfect example.

@jimgorycki4013

8 күн бұрын

Yes it is. Rented a farm house near Stowe when I went up to VT for my son's graduation at Norwich University. Those towns nearby are so beautiful.

The most beautiful small town I've ever been to is Petoskey, Michigan. In Northern Michigan on the shores of Lake Michigan it is the perfect town.

I was dying laughing when you said the police were breaking up the Black market Jello shot ring in Roslyn, NY. Best line I've heard in a long time.

I lived in Winchester, Va for over 30 years. Strasburg was just down the road. We would go there to walk through their antique shops. They absolutely had the best shops. We retired to Tennessee and now you have made me homesick 😢

@mcarthurspark8636

16 күн бұрын

I live there now and it’s changed a lot since COVID due to DC Metro folks teleworking, so they’re moving here in droves and jacking up the prices. Plus way more traffic, ugh!

Gotta take a look at Havre de Grace MD. Its a great little small town right on the mouth of the susquehanna river where it meets the chesapeake bay. Its got tons of history from the War of 1812, and it was where Francis Scott Key got picked up before witnessing the Battle of Baltimore and writing the Star Spangled Banner. Great little town take a look

@markoakes8620

9 күн бұрын

Yes! Was just talking about Havre de Grace. My uncle and I sailed the Chesapeake and began our journey there. Nice homes and excellent waterfront.

@swimmer8585

8 күн бұрын

@@steveletro4252 nah

@swimmer8585

8 күн бұрын

@@markoakes8620 I work in havre de grace and I plan to move in soon. It’s a great place

My favorite small towns are coastal. I love all the small coastal towns in Oregon and would love to live around Rockaway Beach!

@barbararowe7068

14 күн бұрын

It is a bit cool and wet. Summer is the best.

“I’m not going to shame anyone for their kink” Bless your loving heart.

@discoverglobeliving

17 күн бұрын

Totally agree with that! 🥰

Definitely, New England small towns ❤

@ladesigner8764

11 күн бұрын

Too cold for many…but yeah, when warm new england is lovely.

@jillwiegand4257

11 күн бұрын

@@ladesigner8764 Even in winter it's beautiful ❤️

I live in Davenport, right outside champions gate. It absolutely sucks. Lots of people rent the homes for vacations, and the traffic is insane. Cant go out and do anything if you dont want to sit in 45 minutes traffic each way. You get disney and Orlando traffic. On top of that, the jobs are located about 40-50 miles away in Lake Mary, FL.

@michaelarwood899

18 күн бұрын

I 2nd this statement. I also live in Davenport, S27&I4 area. The traffic SUCKS. Road rage is now a big thing here. What used to be 15-20 is now 45/60 minutes. From 2021 to 2024, 1,000's of new homes all around and no road improvements or developmental infrastructure to support the growth. People are starting to move away.

@nickmehl1465

5 күн бұрын

Davenport seems like an anomaly for this list. There doesn’t appear to be anything small and charming about it but maybe Briggs didn’t do it justice.

“Death is not really the end of life….its a part of life”. I wish more people could accept this! In answer to your question: I would love to live in a small Forrest town….like Idyllwild, California!

New England small towns, hands down.

I tend to lean toward those small towns in the upper Midwest, Wyoming, Montana, etc.

@b-genspinster7895

18 күн бұрын

You and millions more! Especially Montana and Wyoming.

@nwsvndr

17 күн бұрын

Haha, there aren't millions (plural) in all of Montana plus Wyoming combined, let alone in the small towns of those states. @@b-genspinster7895

I like the New England small towns.

@ACLawrence476

19 күн бұрын

Especially in the fall.

I need a library, post office, and hospital within 45 minutes of me. I also need good transportation and food options, quiet atmosphere, and good schools.

@randallfabian6640

18 күн бұрын

Yes your majesty

@tritchie6272

18 күн бұрын

Do good school's still exist?

@MrChefT

18 күн бұрын

First 3 made sense. The transportation and food part can only be found in 2 places, other than that you must go outside of USA.

@ecurewitz

18 күн бұрын

@@tritchie6272Massachusetts has them

@24jrodb

17 күн бұрын

Do you need a throne as well?

How awesome Sewickley made the list, that’s a very nice town beautiful houses and well kept town

State College Pa is a wonderful town with great healthcare and atmosphere.

We moved to Boerne Texas. Wonderful small town

@michaellauer3397

18 күн бұрын

Holy moly… maybe 25 years ago…? Nine years ago I was looking to relocate and went there to look. It was unbelievable how much it had changed, and how clogged up with traffic…. Ended up outside of Kerrville. Growth is getting to us here too though. Soon, the Barbies will have all the beautiful hills covered with gross huge houses lit up like Vegas and the riversides paved…. I miss the small, quiet town vibe.

Mendocino and Ft. Bragg California.

Without quality medical facilities within 30 to 45 minutes away, it is a no way.

@Fossillarson

19 күн бұрын

We have helicopter med services. Yearly fee / membership = you have helicopter help on the far out property 😊

@kellitrevino650

19 күн бұрын

And an airport for me.

@CardinalSynth

19 күн бұрын

​@@kellitrevino650 I agree, if there isn't an international airport within 30 minutes I'm not interested

@jasonwomack4064

18 күн бұрын

​@@FossillarsonSouthern Illinois has helicopter service like that. Newcomers/visitors think it's weird, until someone tells them an ambulance can easily be over an hour away.

@lukasgestrine

18 күн бұрын

How often do you need to attend a quality medical facility?

Just so that there isn't any confusion, the second picture of Wall, SD is actually Deadwood. The historic Franklin Hotel can be seen at the top of the hill on the right with the white pillars.

I like the New England type small towns. Thanks for another great video!

@WorldAccordingToBriggs

18 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching!

When I was a kid, my Dad built a vacation cabin in Black Mountain, NC. I have so many happy memories of the place that I looked into moving there a couple of years ago. I was shocked at the real estate prices!

@TheThelonelygnome

18 күн бұрын

Asheville really drove the prices up. Popular destination.

@chanchan5349

15 күн бұрын

We’re all shocked by the real estate priced @here! The taxes on said real estate is not to be believed.

cumberland falls is one of two places in the world to see a moon bow. Victoria falls in Ethiopia is the orher.

@brenda5511

10 күн бұрын

I’ve never heard of a moon bow - had to look it up. How cool and now it’s on my bucket list!

Wall Drug was mentioned as a place where people who are camper/van nomads work for a season on a circuit of temp jobs in the movie Nomad Life.

@jimmymartin1902

17 күн бұрын

I thought I had heard of it!

Check out Yellow Springs, Ohio. Sorta of cool town stuck in the 60s too. Near very nice clifton mills area. As for your question I love small west Virginia mountain towns.

I’m biased towards New England (shout outs to Camden, ME, Niantic, CT, Stowe, VT, Great Barrington, MA, Litchfield, CT) but my favorite small town is Lewisburg, WV. Charming, rich with history, easily walkable, plenty to do, friendly people. Great spot

Quincy CA is a cute town.

@darlawittmier1793

19 күн бұрын

Been there

My favorite type of small town is A good old Midwestern, town.

I love the list and have to say that Mineral Point, WI is one of the cutest and best small town gems I've ever been and definitely belongs on your next list!

I'm a fan of western small towns

Farmingdale is a nice small town, right in the center of New Jersey. Easy access to a lot of good places, but definitely a small town. ❤️

@ae747sp5

7 күн бұрын

High property tax.

loved this, so appealing and refreshing

They all look lovely. I could happily live in those places. Thank you for the video!

Great video as always Briggs. Prescott,Arizona is one of nicest small towns that I've ever visited. 🥰

@WorldAccordingToBriggs

18 күн бұрын

It really is a nice town.

@williamsummerson1204

18 күн бұрын

Yes sir.

@saratemp790

10 күн бұрын

Bisbee AZ too.

I'm impressed that you mentioned Davenport, FL. The whole area of towns that are off of US 27 -- Frostproof, Avon Park, Sebring -- worth looking in to. Don't forget Lake Placid, town of murals.

Have you looked up Clayton GA? Its a small town up in the blue ridge mountains. My mom lives there and she loves it. Last I checked it had about almost 3,000 residents!

@buffycat4641

15 күн бұрын

That whole area from Clayton west to Blue Ridge, GA is worth checking out along Rt. 76

@saratemp790

10 күн бұрын

Yes that whole area along the top north of Georgia has cute small towns.

Black mountain is beautiful

@regularguyprepper2993

19 күн бұрын

It would be the ideal small town of it wasn't so severely liberal. I stopped in fall of 2021 to check it out and it was gorgeous it was everything I wanted except they very strongly were pushing mandatory mask laws everywhere. Sorry that's a deal breaker to have that mentality in local government. It's really unfortunate too because I am in NY state and the local black mountain government was more aggressive about it than the town in NY I live in, so no thanks. I'll pass. Brevard or Hendersonville seems pretty nice too. I actually really liked black mountain too but I will never invest in the town if that is their mentality.

@reindeer7752

16 күн бұрын

@regularguyprepper2993 - Your loss our gain.

How about a video on small river towns?

@jasonwomack4064

18 күн бұрын

That would make a great series, doing several bigger rivers separately.

@tritchie6272

18 күн бұрын

I think that could be interesting. And so could a video or series focusing on small Appalachian towns.

Black Mountain is beautiful, grew up 45 mins east of there!

I’ve lived in Green Bay my entire life pretty much. I love Wisconsin but sure would love to own a cabin or cottage up north. 🤷‍♀️

Good stuff, I enjoy your videos. To answer your question: affordable and progressive mountain towns 😁

I love the beautiful small towns in southwest Virginia, like Bedford Va, Rocky Mount Va, and Smithmountain lake Va!

Add Spirit Lake IA. I liked the comment 30000 or less and within an hour of big town shopping . But most midwest towns are great. Bentonville AR is nice too.

Very nice video! I liked almost all of these and definitely agreed with Black Mountain being #1. Thanks!

Im partial to Cherokee. Iowa. Alliance. NE. and Beaver Dam . WI. Only because youve mentioned Cherokee and Beaver Dam favorably in past videos . Ha. I do like farming towns and lake towns. I loved visiting my grandmother in Alliance as a kid way back when abd it was a fun town then but is a little worn out now.

I learned about Wall in a series of books by Richard Paul Evans. Having grown up in a small town in Vermont, I'm partial to New England small towns, especially those on the coast

Wow another Quincy!!! This is the City of Presidents in Massachusetts. I love how you can tell if you're from the area by the pronunciation of towns and cities. Here Quincy is Kwin-Zee !!!!!!

Wallace, Idaho

@lisalarouge6309

17 күн бұрын

Oh yeah. I lived there in 1979.

@1212sman

16 күн бұрын

I liked all the hot rod side-by-sides parked in front of the bars there.

Very enjoyable! Thanks!

Sewickley is everything you said and also very close to a major city and airport unlike most of the others on the list. Great schools too.

The most precious gems are within us: compassion and altruism! 😘

The Pie at Walls .. perfect on a road trip .

Cooperstown NY is a gem...❤

@thejmc4074

18 күн бұрын

Better have that money ready. Ain’t cheap.

@CBPunisher1900

18 күн бұрын

Wrong move a couple towns over and it's one of the cheapest areas of New York State Utica area​ dirt cheap@@thejmc4074

I'm with you and Sewickly is my favorite type of small town.

New England small towns are my favorite.

Black mountain is the location setting of the One Second After book series.

Honesdale PA.

New England small towns ❤

I spent many summers as a kid in Afton as my grandparents lived and are buried there. I have so many awesome memories of Afton and the larger Star Valley. I also spent winters there and they're equally as awesome. I look forward to bringing my kids and grandkids back so they can appreciate it as much as I do.

I like a small town where everybody speaks to you even if they don't know you, a town with a busy small downtown, a town with good medical care, a town where people feel safe sitting outside having an ice cream cone but the town is big enough for people not to live on top of each other and can have a garden and hang their clothes outside in the back on a clothes line if they want to.

I like the small towns in Iowa. I recently moved to a town called West Union, IA. I once forgot to lock my car door for 3 days and no one touched it.

I’m a fan of the small western mountain towns and charming New England towns

I like the southern, off the beaten bath type of places.

Grew up in a town in WY. Now in a large city where it’s warm year around and my husband teases me about my “textiles” when he saw my pics from High School. It’s cold in WY and conservative in dress. Cowboy boots, wrangler jeans as a lot of farms surrounding the town. Have not been through Afton. I love your videos and would love to see more of these small towns in ID, NV, AZ. Thx

Alpena, MI is nice. Escanaba, MI is nice too. Great Harbor and medical facilities. If you like snowmobiling, ice fishing, sailing or fishing, hunting, and small town feel with large box commercial stores. I have had to drive the 2+ hours to get tools and materials I couldn't get other places. Manistique, Kalkaska, and Cheboygan, MI is where I tell my low life friends to move to. Mainly because cheap.

@lancevanovermeiren2785

15 күн бұрын

Alepena? Ugh

Winterset Iowa beautiful small town with things to do

@user-oo1ps9bo3j

13 күн бұрын

My dad was born in Winter Iowa in 1918! Yeah Iowa! Hang tight folks yeah to all my friends & family in Red oak & rest of the State!

New England small towns and mountain towns.

Favorite type of small town, water, river lake or ocean. Town or at least 30,000 within an hour for shopping and services, medical and retail. Four seasons. No religious or political nuts. Classic cute downtown main street.

@00mazone

18 күн бұрын

No religious or political nuts? Not sure that place exists. I agree with your list though. If you find it let me know 🤣

@user-gz9vv1nl3b

18 күн бұрын

@@00mazone probably true 😔

@Weather_Nerd

18 күн бұрын

I will never understand the folks saying 30k is a small town 😂

@user-gz9vv1nl3b

18 күн бұрын

@@Weather_Nerd who said that? I live in a town of 6,000 now and it is the largest town for over 70 miles in any direction. "A town of 30k for shopping and services it eays". However now that you mention it, that is pretty small to me as well having lived in Denver, Seattle, Phoenix and LA 🤠

Small mountain town and wife’s favorite is small farming towns.

We love your voice!

I actually just looked at a plot of land in Black Mountain a couple days ago. This really makes me wanna buy it and keep it for a camp site or a place to sell later down the road.

We want a small town where we don't spend our whole paycheck on heating during the winter

@SalmonKing52

18 күн бұрын

Try Coupeville or Langley on Whidbey Island in Washington State.

I've been through Wall, SD, very cute town.

Have you heard of Minoqua Wisconsin? That is a great small town. I have grown up camping there. There are lots of things to do. It is also known as the Island City.

Detroit Lakes, MN. Cold, yes. But great summer activites. Fargo, ND is 45 m8les. The shopping slash medical specialist city. Downside. It's a summer tourist area.

@robertharrie4513

18 күн бұрын

Detroit Lakes is a cute town and close to many nice lakes. I used to stop by Zorba’s for a bite to eat years ago when I lived in ND and MN

Well done

New England small town, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine

Very interesting video. Thank you. Would you consider adding a weather component to your criteria for good places to live/buy? I think some of the choices here are in the tornado lanes. Thank you

Small towns I have lived in and would recommend: Scituate, MA; Old Saybrook, CT; Brunswick, ME; Alameda, CA; Fallon, NV.

Give me the picturesque New England villages... each one a "Hallmark Movie" waiting to happen. Check out the charm of Freedom New Hampshire...

@jeffersondiuguid9844

18 күн бұрын

@markwilloughbywood3868 I almost worked at Robinhood! All the way from Florida!

Favorite small town among those I've lived in was Los Gatos, CA. Some dumbass who had a spa/beauty type store there was in the news recently for bilking a senior citizen w/Alzheimer's out of hundreds of dollars; but I remember the place as full of good folks who knew they were living their best life and celebrated it. Art, good food, perfect weather, and the biggest crowds were the ones who stood out along Main St cheering firefighters returning from fighting in the Santa Cruz Mountains for days on end.

@ren1018

18 күн бұрын

I live in Los Gatos and agree it's a wonderful town still.

@mtngrl5859

18 күн бұрын

Los Gatos is wonderful but one is definitely in at over 2 mil for a home there & that is not for a luxury home.

@SherryEllesson

18 күн бұрын

@@mtngrl5859 True that. When I lived there as a young single, I rented a lovely apartment that overlooked Lake Vasona, and the small complex surrounding a pool was three buildings. I think it was one of the prettiest places I've lived.

That’s funny, I drove by Black Mountain yesterday. Haven’t gone in the town yet, but maybe I should, given all that I’ve heard about it

Yay finally Long Island made it into a video! I love Black Mountain!

Any small town on the Oregon coast. ❤

@sjg2024

19 күн бұрын

Same here, southwest washington coast ❤

@tmzebe530

18 күн бұрын

Northern and southern OR coast. Don’t really care for the middle myself but everyone’s different.

@kathleenredick275

6 күн бұрын

Only problems with the Oregon coast is 1) it's wet; 2) Oregon government.

@sjg2024

6 күн бұрын

@@kathleenredick275the government part is accurate, but it's on the ocean and it's a rainforest what do you expect ☠️☠️☠️

@kathleenredick275

6 күн бұрын

@@sjg2024 I lived in OR for 30 years - foothills of the Cascades. Had politics been sane, I would have moved to eastern OR. I love the coast to visit. Too wet to live there for me (even the Willy V was too humid for my asthma). 😊

I've attended a wedding in Roslyn, NY. It really is a nice place! ☺️

It's nice to see Southern East Kentucky get abit of love.

I love Mountain Towns, like those in New York, New England, Appalachia, and the Mountain West region.

moving to winona MN next month :)

GREETINGS FROM THE PPRC GREAT VIDEO LIKE SMALL MOUNTAIN TOWNS.🇺🇸🍺🍺

I love a mountain small town.

@EmilyLovesYeshua

18 күн бұрын

Look up Clayton GA

Midwest small towns!!!!!

i’d be interested in hearing more about New England small towns. I want to move out of southern Oregon for various reasons and would like more info on the Northeast. Thank you so much and sure Do appreciate all your videos! 😊

I want to live in a Maine town.