Two local communities were recognized Wednesday as USA TODAY 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards winners in the Best Small College Town and the Best Small Town in the Northeast categories.
Frostburg, Maryland, was voted among the best small college towns in the country in the 2025 USA TODAY 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards.
Best Small College Town
Frostburg State University in Frostburg, Maryland, was selected tenth in the Best Small College Town voting by readers of USA Today. The university’s nomination promoted opportunities for visitors at the FSU Arboretum, outdoors adventures in the “rustic beauty of Appalachia,” and Frostburg’s “unique shops and top-notch restaurants.”
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Ohiopyle in Fayette County was voted #4 among the best small towns in the Northeast by the USA TODAY 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards.
Best Small Town in the Northeast
The outdoors opportunities of neighboring Ohiopyle brought southwestern Pennsylvania its second USA TODAY 10BEST award, claiming fourth in the voting for the Best Small Town in the Northeast.
Ohiopyle’s “rugged charm and variety of natural wonders” attract many visitors each year to explore the area, the nomination said, with white-water rafting, rock climbing, wildlife spotting and waterfall hikes among the town’s most popular activities.
Gettysburg was also among the winners in this category, earning eighth place in the voting.
Each week, voters choose the top 10 winners among a list of nominees in categories related to travel, food and drink and lifestyle for the USA TODAY 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards. The current list of nominees and categories in the awards program are posted online at 10Best.usatoday.com/awards.
This article originally appeared on The Daily American: Frostburg, Ohiopyle named to best small towns in USA Today 10Best vote