What Is This Year’s Dark-Horse Candidate for Must-Visit City?

Portland, Maine. Thanks in part to its weathered lighthouses and Victorian architecture, the New England city has always had a certain coastal charm, but now it has real buzz, too. In fact, Portland is now home to America’s most restaurants per capita after only San Francisco.

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Craft beer (try Bissell Brothers), art galleries (head to Congress Street), and distinctive shops (mostly in the Old Port) are all abundant, meaning it’s easy to plan an action-packed itinerary that doesn’t require you to put up with the headaches and attitude that accompany visits to a bigger city.