A while ago I asked Farcasters what small-ish towns they’ve visited that punch way above their weight. Here’s the full list.

I’d like to expand it to include underrated places in general — a travel aficionado’s bucket list of places to experience ways of living, not just sights to see.

In particular, I'm looking for more recs in Central and South America, Africa, and Asia Pacific.

US & Canada

• Auburn, AL
• Nelson, BC
• Squamish, BC 
• Tofino, BC
• Victoria, BC
• Half Moon Bay, CA
• Big Sur, CA
• Encinitas, CA
• Calistoga, CA
• Mammoth Lakes, CA
• South Pasadena, CA
• Carmel, CA
• Salida, CO
• Crested Butte, CO
• Telluride, CO
• Ouray, CO
• Pāʻia, HI 
• Stanley, ID
• Noblesville, IN
• Portland, ME
• Traverse City, MI
• Starkville, MS
• Whitefish, MT
• Helena, MT
• Bozeman, MT
• Cary, NC
• Beaufort, NC
• Hanover, NH
• Taos, NM
• Red Hook, NY
• East Aurora, NY
• Bend, OR
• Ashland, OR
• Charleston, SC
• Townsend, TN
• Marfa, TX
• Eastsound, Orcas Islands, WA
• Lynden, WA
• Leavenworth, WA
• Jackson, WY

Europe

• Zell am See, Austria
• Bruges, Belgium
• Odense, Denmark
• Aix-en-Provence, France
• Metz, France
• Lucca, Italy
• San Gimignano, Italy
• Maranello, Italy
• Modena, Italy
• Bergamo, Italy
• Merano, Italy
• Varenna, Italy
• Tropea, Italy
• Ålesund, Norway
• Aveiro, Portugal
• San Sebastián, Spain
• Santander, Spain
• Santiago de Compostela, Spain
• Lugano, Switzerland
• Montreux, Switzerland
• Zermatt, Switzerland
• Užupis, Vilnius, Lithuania

Asia Pacific 

• Perth, Australia
• Cairns, Australia
• Amritsar, India
• McLeodganj, India
• Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
• Nozawaonsen, Japan
• Queenstown, New Zealand 
• Raglan, New Zealand
• Busan, South Korea
• Hội An, Vietnam

Central & South America

• Brasília, Brazil
• Salento, Colombia
• Santa Teresa, Costa Rica
• Montezuma, Costa Rica
• Sayulita, Mexico
• Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay

Africa

• Marrakech, Morocco