Walkable towns/cities?

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I googled “walkable college towns” and who’da figured….it’s a CC thread!!!

Colleges in Cute Walkable College Towns

As we have started to tour colleges for my D26 she has really focused in on wanting to be at a school that has a cute walkable area nearby. Not necessarily an urban campus in the middle of a big city (but could be if the area itself gives off a quaint vibe). Ideally walkable from campus…not several miles away by uber. I figured this might be appealing to many and even though I’ve seen some input on this in other threads, I couldn’t find a dedicated one so starting one. We’ve found a few schools where she really likes the neighborhood vibe, but so far all very reachy. Of course also primarily looking to match on academic priorities but trying to make this thread really about schools in cute walkable areas generally. I’ll start off with ones she has liked… Harvard - I mean this is such a cool area. Cambridge is a really cute area with lots of restaurants and shops. To me it still feels like a quaint college area even though it’s basically Boston. Wesleyan - very cute town about…