A visit to this New Mexico mountain town will have you meeting and mingling with artisans and craftsmen in an array of galleries and shops.
Downtown Ketchum runs itself to where the mountains soar and beckons visitors and residents alike to take to the hills.
What was a mining town during the Victorian era has become today's charming town of Telluride.
In the North Georgia Mountains, this "Apple Capital of Georgia" is found at the southernmost end of the Appalachian Trail.
It, too, has a preserved downtown with shops, galleries and restaurants housed within the town's original structures.
Southern California mostly gets touted for its beaches, but this small town surrounded by the San Bernardino National Forest.
The 520,000-acre Great Smoky Mountains National Park and its miles of trails begin in Gatlinburg, at the foot of the mountains.
Both Mirror Lake and the community that sits on it provide a fresh-air escape in the Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York.