Edited by Ivan Gillis

50 Best Places to live as selected by Adventure Magazine

West

1. Seattle, Washington
2. Coos Bay, Oregon
3. Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii
4. Girdwood, Alaska
5. Hood River, Oregon
6. San Francisco, California
7. Joshua Tree, California
8. Leavenworth, Washington
9. Arcata, California
10. Klamath Falls, Oregon
11. Bellingham, Washington
12. Malibu, California

WEST--Rockies Mountains

13. Missoula, Montana
14. Lander, Wyoming
15. Idaho Falls, Idaho
16. Silver City, New Mexico
17. Ogden, Utah
18. Carbondale, Colorado
19. Prescott, Arizona
20. Reno, Nevada
21. Pagosa Springs, Colorado
22. Red Lodge, Montana
23. Tucson, Arizona
24. Colorado Springs, Colorado

25. Hailey, Idaho

CENTRAL

26. Grand Marais, Minnesota
27. Rapid City, South Dakota
28. Traverse City, Michigan
29. Bardstown, Kentucky
30. Mobile, Alabama
31. Lafayette, Louisiana
32. Hermann, Missouri
33. Mountain View, Arkansas
34. Peoria, Illinois
35. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
36. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
37. San Antonio, Texas

EAST

38. Brattleboro, Vermont
39. Boston, Massachusetts
40. Charleston, South Carolina
41. Charlottesville, Virginia
42. Plymouth, New Hampshire
43. State College, Pennsylvania
44. Blue Hill, Maine
45. Lenoir, North Carolina
46. Avalon, New Jersey
47. Salisbury, Maryland
48. Islamorada, Florida
49. Chattanooga, Tennessee
50. Saranac Lake, New York