After visiting all 50 states, there are 5 small towns I can’t stop thinking about0

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• September 4, 2026

Homer, Alaska, is a beautiful four-and-a-half-hour drive from Anchorage. Although it’s easy enough to travel to, visiting feels like being worlds away. I love wandering the harbor and the “Homer Spit,” a long, thin stretch of land reaching into Kachemak Bay. Here, I enjoy watching the fishing boats come and go, and hiking the nearby