HGTV named this Appalachian city the ‘most charming’ small town in Virginia

Bristol,asmallcityinsouthwestVirginiaknownforitsmusicsceneandsmall-towncharm,wasrecentlyincludedonHGTV’slistofthe“50oftheMostCharmingSmallTownsinAmerica.” ThecitywastheonlyoneofVirginia’ssmalltownsandcitiestomakeitonthelist,whichhighlightedAmerica’s“hiddengems.” Here’swhattoknowaboutHGTV’spickforVirginia’smostcharmingsmalltown: AtwincityNestledintotheAppalachianMountainssome250milessouthwestofPetersburg,Bristol,Virginia,sharesaborderwithitstwincity,Bristol,Tennessee.Asof2023,thesmallcityhadarecordedpopulationofjustunder17,000people. Inmanyways,thetwocitiesareconsideredonecommunity,separatedbythestatelinethatrunsdownMainStreetinthedowntownarea,alsoknownasStateStreet.Despitethisboundary,thecitiesfunctionasoneunifiedmetropolitanareawithstrongculturalandeconomicties. Residentsofbothcitiesoftenthinkofthemselvesaspartofthesamecommunity,andtheyparticipateinjointevents,liketheBristolRhyth