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Distinctive U.S. Destinations For 2009 By TravelGrrl [34 more lists]
In 2009 the National Trust for Historic Preservation designated these places for Americans to visit. According to Richard Moe, president of the National Trust, "The communities named to this list are pockets of serenity amid the sprawl, clutter, and homogenization that have overwhelmed so many American vacation spots."ÂÂ Each of the 12 cities and towns met a number of important criteria, including well-managed growth, a protected historic core, interesting architecture, a flourishing local small business community, and easy walking access. These are top travel destination picks for you and your family.
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Athens
United States of America, Georgia, Clarke CountyUniversity of Georgia, Henry W. Grady House, Bishop House, Garden Club of Georgia Museum-Headquarters House,Founder's Memorial Garden, Lucy Cobb Institute Campus, Joseph Henry Lumpkin House, State Normal School, T. R. R. Cobb House, Wilkins House, Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, James A. Sledge House, Downtown Athens Historic District , Milledge Avenue Historic District, West Hancock Avenue Historic District, Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, main campus, Athens Technical College, University of Georgia School of Law, Terry College of Business, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, University of Georgia Old North Campus, Upson House, Newton House, Georgia Institute of Cosmetology, main campus, Calvin W. Parr House, Athens Technical College, main campus, President's House, Terry College of Business, main campus, Morton Building, First African Methodist Episcopal Church, Reese Street Historic District, Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery, State Normal School, main campus, Sanford Stadium, Carnegie Library Building, Camak House, Downtown Athens Historic District, Dr. James S. Hamilton House, Franklin House, Cobbham Historic District, Downtown Athens Historic District , University of Georgia School of Law, main campus, Gov. Wilson Lumpkin House, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, main campus, Morton Theatre, University of Georgia, main campus, Georgia Institute of Cosmetology, Dearing Street Historic District, Sanford Field, Herty Field More306.14 - 2
Bristol
United States of America, Rhode Island, Bristol CountyJuniper Hill Cemetery, Mount Hope Farm, Blithewold, Bristol County Jail, Bristol Waterfront Historic District, Joseph Reynolds House, Roger Williams University, Bristol Customshouse and Post Office, Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum, Bristol Ferry Lighthouse, Roger Williams University School of Law, main campus, Roger Williams University School of Law, Bristol, Bristol Ferry Light, Mount Hope Bridge, O'Bannon Mill, Benjamin Church House, Longfield, Bristol County Courthouse, Roger Williams University, main campus, Poppasquash Farms Historic District More53.35 - 3
United States of America, New York, Erie CountyAlbright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo (main) Light, Canisius College, Villa Maria College, HSBC Arena, Trocaire College, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, USS Croaker, Buffalo Zoo, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Cazenovia Park-South Park System, Concrete-Central Elevator, St. Andrew's Evangelical Lutheran Church Complex, C. W. Miller Livery Stable, Packard Motor Car Showroom and Storage Facility, Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic Church Buildings, Connecticut Street Armory, St. Paul's Cathedral, Durham Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church, Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site, Guaranty building, Edward M. Cotter, D'Youville College, main campus, University at Buffalo Law School, Bryant and Stratton, Erie Community College, USS The Sullivans, Corpus Christi R. C. Church Complex, State University of New York at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine, Birge-Horton House, West Village Historic District, Buffalo Central Terminal, Fosdick-Masten Park High School, Concordia Cemetery, Erie 1 Boces, University Heights, Delaware Park-Front Park System, Bryant and Stratton College-Amherst Campus, Continental School of Beauty Culture, Continental School of Beauty Culture, Medaille College, main campus, State University of New York at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine, main campus, Continental School of Beauty Culture, main campus, Electric Tower, Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society Building, William Dorsheimer House, Concrete-Central Elevator, Buffalo State Hospital, Buffalo Main LIght, St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral, James and Fanny How House, Col. William Kelly House, County and City Hall, Stone Farmhouse, School 13, Hellenic Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, Macedonia Baptist Church, Parke Apartments, 33-61 Emerson Place Row, Trico Plant No. 1, Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, National Tractor Trailer School Inc, Allentown, Erie Community College, main campus, D'Youville College, Daemen College, Medaille College, Buffalo State College, Lafayette High School, Darwin D. Martin House, Old Post Office, Canal Street, U.S. Post Office, Wollenberg Grain and Seed Elevator, General Electric Tower, Garret Club, Engine House No. 28, Saturn Club, Buffalo Tennis and Squash Club, Delaware Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, Laurel and Michigan Avenues Row, Erlanger Theater, Pierce Arrow Factory Complex, Parkside West Historic District, Daemen College, main campus, Nash, Barton House, Edward A. Diebolt House, D. D. Martin House Complex, H.H. Richardson Complex, Parkside West Historic District, Shea's Buffalo Theater, Rev. J. Edward Nash Sr. House, M. Wile and Company Factory Building, Buffalo Electric Vehicle Company Building, New York Institute of Massage Inc, New York Institute of Massage Inc, main campus, Continental School of Beauty Culture, main campus, Riverside Park, Parkside East Historic District, Annunciation School, Buffalo Gas Light Company Works, J.N. Adam-AM&A Historic District, Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Trinity Episcopal Church, Delaware Avenue Historic District, Parkside East Historic District, Cazenovia Park-South Park System, Black Rock, Martin Luther King, Jr., Park, Young Men's Christian Association Central Building, Erie 1 Boces, main campus, East Side, North Buffalo, Riverside, South Buffalo, Upper West Side, Lafayette Square, Buffalo, West Village Historic District, Allentown Historic District, Woodlawn Avenue Row, Richmond Avenue Methodist-Episcopal Church, Shea's Performing Arts Center, Buffalo State College, main campus, Delaware Park-Front Park System, Buffalo North Breakwater South End Light, Edwin M. and Emily S. Johnston House, Buffalo City Hall, Martin Luther King, Jr. Park, Bryant and Stratton College-Amherst Campus, main campus, Lafayette High School, main campus, Berkeley Apartments, Edgar W. Howell House, Harlow C. Curtiss Building, Leon Studio 1 School of Hair Design & Career Training Center, South Buffalo North Side Light, Wollenberg Grain and Seed Elevator, Bryant and Stratton, main campus, National Tractor Trailer School Inc, main campus, Buffalo North Breakwater South End Light, University at Buffalo Law School, main campus, Villa Maria College, main campus, 17-21 Emerson Place Row, Canisius College, main campus, Leon Studio 1 School of Hair Design & Career Training Center, main campus, 1300 Elmwood Ave, South Buffalo North Side Light, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, main campus, Trocaire College, main campus More135.97 - 4
Denton County, Texas, Tarrant County, Wise County, Parker CountyKimbell Art Museum, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Navarro College, Trinity Valley Community College, Fort Worth Zoo, Stop Six, Polytechnic Heights Neighborhood, TCU Diamond, Allen Chapel AME Church, Knights of Pythias Building, Brite Divinity School, Westwood College, Fort Worth, Texas Christian University, Collin College, Tyndale Theological Seminary, main campus, Career Centers of Texas-Ft Worth, main campus, LaGrave Field, North Lake College, Farrington Field, Amon G. Carter Stadium, Texas Wesleyan University, Como Neighborhood, Blackstone Hotel, Handley, Kress Building, Everest College-Fort Worth, Remington College, Fort Worth, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Lupton Stadium, T&P Station, Bass Performance Hall, The Art Institute of Fort Worth, Calmont Campus , Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, main campus, Eastfield College, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, Richland College, College of Saint Thomas More, Tarrant County College, Grayson County College, Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, Tyndale Theological Seminary, F. W. Woolworth Building, The Art Institute of Fort Worth, Career Centers of Texas-Ft Worth, Amesed, Mount Olivet Cemetery, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, main campus, Lake Worth, Tarrant County Courthouse, Fort Worth Stockyards, Eddleman-McFarland House, American Airways Hanger and Administration Building, Richland College, main campus, Fort Worth Beauty School, main campus, Fort Worth Beauty School, Ogle School of Hair Design, main campus, Ogle School of Hair Design, Wedgewood Neighborhood, Paddock Viaduct, Brite Divinity School, main campus, Tarrant County College, main campus, Tanglewood Neighborhood, Texas & Pacific Steam Locomotive No. 610, Rogers-O'Daniel House, North Lake College, main campus, Texas Wesleyan University, main campus, Herman Clark Stadium, Tandy Hills Natural Area, M. A. Benton House, Texas Christian University, main campus, Amesed, main campus, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, main campus, College of Saint Thomas More, main campus, International Renowned Beauty Academy, main campus, Greenwood Memorial Park, Cathedral of Saint Patrick in Fort Worth, Daniel-Meyer Coliseum, Masonic Widows and Orphans Home Historic District, Remington College-Fort Worth Campus, Westwood College-Fort Worth Campus, Eastfield College, main campus, Everest College-Fort Worth, main campus, Everest College-Fort Worth South, main campus More774.15 - 5
Franklin
United States of America, Tennessee, Williamson CountyHiram Masonic Lodge No. 7, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Fort Granger, Carnton, Franklin Historic District, Williamson Christian College, O'More College of Design, John Hunter House, Anderson Site, Thomas Brown House, Franklin Historic District , O'More College of Design, main campus, Franklin Battlefield, Williamson Christian College, main campus More77.96 - 6
Hot Springs
United States of America, South Dakota, Fall River CountyHot Springs Historic District7.51 - 7 United States of America, Wisconsin, Walworth CountyDavidson Hall, Younglands, Horticultural Hall, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin15.02
- 8 United States of America, Pennsylvania, Lancaster CountySturgis Pretzel House, Julius Sturgis Pretzel House, Johann Agust Sutter House More
- 9 United States of America, CaliforniaUniversity of California, Santa Barbara, Westmont College, Santa Barbara Zoo, Santa Barbara Mission, Brooks Institute, Mission Santa Barbara, Brooks Institute, main campus, Santa Barbara County Courthouse, Antioch University Santa Barbara, Presidio of Santa Barbara, Point Arguello Light, Santa Barbara Business College, Santa Barbara Light, College of Creative Studies, Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara & Ventura Colleges of Law, Casa de la Guerra, University Art Museum, Santa Barbara, Harder Stadium, Santa Barbara Presidio, Paul Mitchell the School-Santa Barbara, main campus, Thunderdome, Caesar Uyesaka Stadium, Paul Mitchell the School-Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Business College, main campus, College of Creative Studies, main campus, Fielding Graduate University, main campus, Point Conception Light, Point Hueneme Light, Westmont College, main campus, Allan Herschell 3-Abreast Carousel, Rafael Gonzalez House, Acacia Lodge, University of California, Santa Barbara Campus, Robertson Gymnasium, Antioch University Santa Barbara, main campus, Santa Barbara & Ventura Colleges of Law, main campus, Val Verde, Santa Barbara City College, main campus More107.23
- 10 New MexicoCollege of Santa Fe, College of Santa Fe, main campus, Gregorio Crespin House, Hayt-Wientge House, Carlos Vierra House, Scottish Rite Cathedral, Institute of American Indian Arts, Palace of the Governors, Santa Fe Plaza, Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, National Park Service Southwest Regional Office, Barrio De Analco Historic District, Laboratory of Anthropology, Fairview Cemetery, Southwest Acupuncture College-Santa Fe, main campus, Fort Marcy Ruins, Randall Davey House, Connor Hall, Hospital, Santa Fe Community College, Southwestern College, Southwestern College, main campus, Alfred M. Bergere House, Fort Marcy Officer's Residence, Digneo-Valdes House, Southwest Acupuncture College-Santa Fe, St. John's College, Santa Fe Campus, Don Gaspar Historic District, Santa Fe Historic District, Donaciano Vigil House, Spiegelberg House, Pinckney R. Tully House, U.S. Courthouse, Eugenie Shonnard House, Camino del Monte Sol Historic District, Allison Dormitory, Second Ward School, Archbishop Lamy's Chapel, Superintendent's Residence, School Building Number 2, New Mexico Supreme Court Building, Don Gaspar Bridge, Reredos of Our Lady of Light, St. John's College, Santa Fe, Santa Fe Community College, main campus, Institute of American Indian Arts, main campus, Georgia O'Keeffe Museum More96.87
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Douglas
United States of America, Michigan, Allegan CountyDouglas Union School4.92 - 12
Virginia City
United States of America, Nevada, Storey CountyVirginia City Historic District, Chollar Mansion, Piper's Opera House, St. Paul's Episcopal Church More
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