Burlington, VT per NYTimes

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A travel column in the New York Times, which requires registration.

http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/09/30/travel/30next.html

(It is about an hour away.  One of the advantages that rural Vermont sees in Burlington is that it is so close to Vermont.  The politics tend to be a bit different.  Also, the population density.)

But it seems to be a pleasant article.