SO,
SO, SO
SO, SO IMPORTANT. WE APPRECIATE THAT.
>>> WELL, GOOD THINGS COME IN
SMALL PACKAGES, RIGHT?
TRAVELERS CERTAINLY THINK SO.
IN FACT, THEIR ANNUAL BEST
CITIES RANKING HAD TO BE
SPLIT IN HALF THIS YEAR.
READERS GAVE SO MUCH LOVE TO
BOTH BIG AND SMALL
CITIES ALL ACROSS THE U.S.
MATTIE JAMES IS HERE TO GIVE US
A FULL RUN DOWN IN
THINGS TO CARABOUT.
MATTIE, WHERE I AM GOING?
>> I LOVE ALL OF THESE PLACES
ON THE LIST.
I'M REALLY EXCITED.
I'VE BEEN TO THREE OF THEM.
I'VE GOT SOME PLACES TO GO.
FIRST UP, COMING IN AT NUMBER 8
IS CHATTANOOGA,
IS CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE.
TENNESSEE. THE SCENIC CITY LIVES UP TO ITS
NAME WITH LOOK OUT
MOUNTAIN TOWERING 2,000 FEET
OVER THE CITY'S
DOWNTOWN.
DOWNTOWN.
DOWNTOWN. CLOSER TO SEA LEVEL, YOU CAN
EXPLORE COOLIDGE PARK,
A 7-ACRE EXPANSE ALONG THE
NORTHERN SHORE OF THE
TENNESSEE RIVER, WHERE YOU'LL
FIND A CHARMING CAR
SELL, ABUNDANT GREEN SPACE, AND
A KAYAKING OUT POST.
>> FUN.
>> FUN.
>> FUN. >> I LOVE CHATTANOOGA SO MUCH.
>> I HAD A JOB OFFER, A NEWS
ANCHOR IN THE MID-ú90S,
AND I TURNED IT DOWN TO STAY IN
CALIFORNIA.
CALIFORNIA. I'M SORRY, CHATTANOOGA, BUT I
WILL COME VISIT.
IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> IT WAS LOVELY.
THIS YEAR WAS MY FIRST YEAR
GOING, AND HAD SUCH A
GREAT TIME, AND DEFINITELY WILL
BE BACK.
BE BACK.
BE BACK. NOT TOO FAR FROM HERE.
>> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. I LOVE THAT IT WAS ON THE LIST.
>> OKAY, WAIT.
. I SPEAK AHEAD, AND THAT'S
WHERE I WAS LIVING.
>> REALLY?
>> REALLY? IN MONTEREY?
IN MONTEREY? >> THAT WAS A TOUGH TRADE OFF.
>> IT'S A TOUGH TRADE OFF.
MONTEREY IS ALSO AMAZING.
MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA, IS COMING
IN AT NUMBER 7. DON'T LET THE
SERGEANT OF BIG LITTLE GUY
SCARE YOU
SCARE YOU
SCARE YOU AWAY.
AWAY.
AWAY. MONTEREY OFFERS MORE THAN REESE
WITHERSPOON AND
WITHERSPOON AND NICOLE KIDMAN'S DRAMA.
THE FISHING PORT OFFERS
BEAUTIFUL VIEWS AND
INCREDIBLE CRAFT BEERS TO
MATCH.
MATCH.
MATCH. >>
MATCH. >> MATTIE'S LIKE, "WHOA, WHAT A
COMBINATION."
COMBINATION." I WILL TELL YOU, GUYS, IF
YOU'VE NEVER BEEN, IT IS
ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.
ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. . WE HAD NEVER GONE THAT WAY IN
TERMS OF THE TIME
CHANGE WITH THE GIRLS.
WE WERE WAITING UNTIL THEY GET
A LITTLE OLDER.
IT IS THE MOST PICTURESQUE
PLACE DEFINITELY IN THIS
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. >> I'VE NEVER BEEN.
I REALLY WANT TO GO CHECK IT
OUT, NOW THAT IT'S ON
THIS LIST.
THIS LIST. NOW THAT YOU'VE SUGGESTED IT,
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO
GO.
GO.
GO. >>
GO. >> IT
GO. >> IT IS PHENOMENAL.
>> I LOVE CALIFORNIA.
A GOOD TIME EVERY TIME I GO.
SPEAKING OF THE WEST COAST,
ASPEN, COLORADO, IS
COMING IN AT NUMBER 6. ASPEN IS
HOME TO SOME OF THE BEST SKI
SLOPES IN THE
UNITED STATES, AND SOME OF THE
BEST RESORTS, TOO.
AND IF YOU DISCOUNTED THE CITY
AS A SUMMER DECEMBER
FACE, DON'T.
FACE, DON'T. THERE'S PLENTY TO DO HERE WHEN
IT WARMS UP.
SUCH AS HIKING THE NOGALDO
TRAIL EAST OF THE TOWN.
I'VE HEARD REALLY GOOD THINGS
ABOUT ASPEN.
ABOUT ASPEN. I DON'T SKI, BUT --
>> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. >> OR YOU CAN ENJOY --
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. >> A COCKTAIL WHILE EVERYONE
ELSE SKIS.
ELSE SKIS. I HAVE NOT BEEN TO ASPEN.
MY HUSBAND HAS.
WE GOT MARRIED WHEN HE WAS 41.
HE HAD THIS WHOLE OTHER LIFE.
I HAD NEVER BEEN.
I HAD BEEN TO VAIL.
I'M DYING TO GO.
I HEAR THAT ASPEN FREEDOM WINE
FESTIVAL IS
FESTIVAL IS INCREDIBLE.
INCREDIBLE. >> OWE, I IMAGINE.
GO CHECK IT OUT.
>> THESE ARE SOME GOOD THINGS.
I DID NOT THINK ABOUT IT IN THE
SUMMERTIME.
SUMMERTIME. JUST THINKING ABOUT THOSE
THINGS.
THINGS.
THINGS. I
THINGS. I DEFINITELY GOT TO CHECK THAT
OUT.
OUT.
OUT. NUMBER 5 GETS WARMER IN KEY
WEST, FLORIDA.
WEST, FLORIDA. CONSIDERED BY MANY TO BE A
RALLYING POINT FOR JIMMY
BUFFET DIEHARDS, THE CITY HAS
STEREOTYPES WITH ITS
HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE, FIRST-
RATE RESTAURANTS, EPIC
SUNSETS.
SUNSETS.
SUNSETS. DON'T FORGET TO SLOT OUT SOME
TIME TO TAKE A TOUR OF
THE EARNEST HEMINGWAY HOME AND
MUSEUM, AND MAYBE
SPOT A SIX-TOED CAT WHILE
YOU'RE THERE.
YOU'RE THERE. RENT A BIKE AS SOON AS YOU CAN
REACH TOWN.
REACH TOWN. IT IS EASILY THE BEST WAY TO
EXPLORE THE
EXPLORE THE THREE-MILE-LONG ISLAND. .
>> WE WENT THERE WITH THE
GIRLS.
GIRLS.
GIRLS. IT
GIRLS. IT WAS SO MUCH FUN WITH THE
BIKES.
BIKES.
BIKES. JUST EXPLORING EVERYTHING
WHERE, AND WE WANT IN
JULY.
JULY.
JULY. IT'S REALLY WARM.
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY --
>> IT WAS QUITE POSSIBLY THE
WARMEST I'VE BEEN IN MY
LIFE.
LIFE.
LIFE. >>
LIFE. >> I DON'T THINK ABOUT KEY WEST
WHEN I THINK ABOUT
FLORIDA.
FLORIDA.
FLORIDA. IS IT FAR FROM HERE?
>> .
>> .
>> . >>
>> . >> IT'S A DIRECT FLIGHT.
AN HOUR AND A HALF-LONG FLIGHT.
>> DEFINITELY WORTH A TRY.
I'M EXCITED, BECAUSE OUR HOME
STATE GOT SOME LOVE.
COMING UP AT NUMBER 4,
SAVANNAH, OUR HOME STATE GOT
SOME LOVE.
SOME LOVE. SAVANNAH HAS NO SHORTAGE OF
VIEWS.
VIEWS.
VIEWS. WALK ALONG ITS COBBLESTONE
HISTORIC DISTRICT PAST
HORSE-DRAWN CARNALS,
HORSE-DRAWN CARNALS, ARCHITECTURE, AND SUPPOSEDLY
HAUNTED BUILDINGS.
HAUNTED BUILDINGS. NOT MY CUP OF TEA.
OR FIND SHADE UNDER THE LIVE
OAK TREES, DROOPING
WITH SPANISH MOSS.
WE WERE JUST IN SAVANNAH THREE
WEEKS AGO.
WEEKS AGO. >> YOU WERE?
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. WE WANT TO TYVEE FOR LITERALLY
A DAY TO KIND OF LIKE
RELIEVE SOME STRESS BEFORE
MOVING, AND THEN WE ATE
IN SAVANNAH, BECAUSE IT'S OUR
FAVORITE THING TO DO.
AND JUST WALK AROUND TOWN.
>> I'VE NEVER BEEN.
>> YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO
SAVANNAH?
SAVANNAH?
SAVANNAH? >> NO, COME ON.
>> COME ON.
>> I KNOW.
IT'S RIDICULOUS.
IT'S RIDICULOUS. >> AND EVEN IF YOU WANT TO TAKE
A QUICK ROAD TRIP
WITH THE GIRLS, LIKE,, THEY
HAVE ONE OF THE BEST
STORES THERE IN DOWNTOWN.
I LOVE IT.
IT'S WORTH IT.
>> ANYTHING IN THIS LIST IS
MOTIVATING.
MOTIVATING. >> FOR SURE.
>> NEXT ON THE LIST.
>> ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA, COMING
IN AT NUMBER THREE.
THE CHARMING HISTORIC CITY JUST
ACROSS THE POTOMAC
RIVER FROM OUR NATION'S CAPITAL
DIRECT CAUSE
DIRECT CAUSE TRAVELERS AND WOULD BE
RESIDENTS ALIKE.
RESIDENTS ALIKE. HARD TO IMAGINE MOVING THERE
JUST AFTER SETTING FOOT
IN OLD TOWN ONCE THEY'VE
STROLLED THE RED BRICK
SIDEWALK.
SIDEWALK.
SIDEWALK. CLOCKING STREET AFTER STREET OF
PERFECTLY PRESERVED
PERFECTLY PRESERVED ROAD HOUSES FROM THE 18th AND
19th CENTURIES.
19th CENTURIES. ALEXANDRIA IS REALLY, REALLY
NICE, NOT TOO FAR AWAY
FROM, YOU KNOW, D.C., LIKE THEY
SAID.
SAID.
SAID. CHARMING.
CHARMING.
CHARMING. I HAD NEVER BEEN THERE.
>> I KNOW.
>> I'M FEELING VERY SHELTERED.
>> LIKE I SAID, IF ANYTHING,
WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT
SPRING BREAK PLANS, HOLIDAYS,
IT KIND OF -- IT'S A
GREAT MOTIVATOR.
GREAT MOTIVATOR. >> FOR SURE.
>> COMING IN AT NUMBER ONE --
>> COMING IN AT NUMBER ONE IS
CHARLESTON, SOUTH
CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, ONE OF MY FAVORITE
PLACES ON EARTH.
THE HOLY CITY HOLDS ITS WAY AT
THE TOP OF THIS LIST.
BETWEEN THE HISTORY, FOOD AND
CHARM, IT'S NO WONDER
CHUCK TOWN HAS REIGNED SUPREME
FOR NINE YEARS
STRAIGHT.
STRAIGHT.
STRAIGHT. WATER-FRONT VIEWS, AN ABUNDANT
OF FLOWER BOXES ONLY
ADD TO THE WELCOME BACKING
VIBE.
VIBE.
VIBE. YOU
VIBE. YOU LITERALLY GET A LITTLE OF
EVERYTHING.
EVERYTHING. IT'S LIKE IGNORANCE.
>> AND WITHOUT ALL THE TRAFFIC.
>> THAT WASN'T THE SURPRISE OF
THE DAY?
THE DAY?
THE DAY? ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH,
MATTIE.
MATTIE.
MATTIE. WE WANT TO KNOW IF YOU AGREE
WITH THIS RANKING.
SHOULD SAVANNAH TAKE THE TOP
SPOT?
SPOT?
SPOT? WHAT TOWN WOULD YOU ADD TO THAT
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