These 5 small towns in Florida rank among most picturesque in the nation

Seaside, St. Augustine among cities included on list

The sunrise liftoff of an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station produced some beautiful colors. (James Gosselin, Copyright 2022 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.)

Given how important agrotourism is to the Sunshine State, it’s no surprise that Florida hosts a wide array of rural towns nestled between the larger metro areas.

According to North Carolina Travel Guides, several of those places ranked among the top 120 picturesque small towns in the U.S.

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The study looked at 500 popular small towns in the country, using factors like search trends and photography popularity to determine the best of the best.

Of the 120 to top the list, the following Florida towns made the cut:

  • No. 108 — Cape Canaveral
  • No. 63 — Palm Beach
  • No. 37 — Apalachicola
  • No. 28 — St. Augustine
  • No. 14 — Seaside

Out of the five places in Florida chosen for this list, Seaside placed the highest, mainly thanks to its “white-sand beaches and beautiful coastline.”

The website said that the town has great examples of “New Urbanism design,” with cobblestone streets and pastel houses.

Wayne Waichwnas photographs with his cellphone the trail caused by The Space Shuttle Atlantis lifting off from launch pad 39A on its way to the International Space Station on June 8, 2007 from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral Florida. Shuttle Atlantis is scheduled for an 11-day mission to the International Space Station. (Getty Images)
The Space Shuttle Atlantis takes off from launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on Feb. 7, 2008 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Atlantis is embarking on an 11-day mission to deliver the European-built Columbus module to the International Space Station. (Getty Images)

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