Nevada City One Of 15 Top Small Towns

Just in time for the reopening of California’s economy, and the anticipated tourism revival, Nevada City has received another published accolade. For the first time, it gets a mention in Smithsonian Magazine as being among the top 15 small towns to visit in the country. With its Victorian-era homes, balconied 19th-century structures, and the only main street still lined with gas lamps, west of the Mississippi, the magazine says it looks like something straight out of a Hallmark Christmas movie. That’s in reference to the 2006 film, A Christmas Card, which, it says still draws thousands of fans from coast-to-coast. Jesse Locks, with the Chamber of Commerce, says they were singled out, in particular, by their diverse business offerings…

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Of course, it’s just one of numerous such mentions from a variety of publications over the years. But Locks says the timing of this one is especially good, as the town continues to emerge from the pandemic…