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CNN 5 Things

5 Good Things: America’s Best Towns to Visit

CNN 5 Things

CNN

Daily News, News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2024

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

CNN Travel has released its list of America's Best Towns to Visit – and we're spotlighting local legends, unique attractions, and innovative food that make the top five places stand out. Dasha – a rising country music star – performed at spots all over her hometown of San Luis Obispo, California that's considered a throwback West Coast paradise. No. 4 Portland, Maine is known for its fresh seafood, and no one knows its seafood like Virginia Oliver—the state’s oldest lobster trapper. A unique partnership between the Puyallup Tribe and a Puget Sound seaplane operator offers visitors scenic views of third-ranked Tacoma, Washington. If you don’t want to leave the US, but want to visit Italy, consider a trip to Providence, Rhode Island. Plus, how artists in CNN Travel’s No. 1 city, Richmond, Virginia are transforming their city with thought-provoking murals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey there, I'm Chris Debeau with your weekly dose of feel-good stories and some travel wrecks actually.

0:06.0

We're doing something a little different this week.

0:09.0

We're highlighting what makes America's best towns to visit so special.

0:13.0

CNN traveled all over the country

0:15.0

and picked 10 towns and cities

0:17.0

that aren't already at the top of everyone's travel list.

0:20.0

We've covered number 6 through 10 on the list

0:22.0

in last week's episode, so check it out if you haven't already.

0:25.4

But now you'll hear some inspiring stories about the people from the places that made the top five,

0:31.0

like an up-and-coming country singer and a 104-year-old lobster trapper,

0:36.0

plus the food and culture that brings these communities together.

0:40.0

From CNN, this is a special episode of Five Good Things.

0:46.5

I'm getting a little territorial because I'm scared slow is going to blow up.

0:49.4

I can't believe more people don't live in Sanlis,

0:51.6

Obispo, because it's just the most magical beautiful

0:54.7

place.

0:55.7

If you don't know who Dasha is, she's a rising country music singer-songwriter from

1:00.1

San Louis-Abispo, California, or slow for short.

1:04.0

And that's CNN Travel's Number Five,

1:06.1

Best Town to Visit in America.

1:08.2

She's been songwriting since she was eight years old.

1:11.2

But things really took off for her recently after releasing the hit song Austin.

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