The Most Romantic Small Towns in the U.S.

Carmel-by-the-Sea, California

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Cape May, New Jersey

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Sedona, Arizona

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St. Augustine, Florida

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Galena, Illinois

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Beaufort, South Carolina

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Ogunquit, Maine

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Asheville, North Carolina

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Eureka Springs, Arkansas

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