Alexandria Nominated for ‘Best Small City in the U.S.’

Alexandria has been nominated for “Best Small City in the U.S.” in the 2026 Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards, Visit Alexandria introduced Tuesday.

Since the class was created in 2018, Alexandria has maintained its high three standing since 2023 (additionally achieved in 2021 and 2019).

In 2025, Alexandria retained that prestigious accolade — an essential milestone alongside locations comparable to Charleston (#1) and Santa Fe (#2), whereas surpassing others together with Savannah and Honolulu.

This yr, the City wants your assist to safe Alexandria’s spot as a 2026 “Best Small City in the U.S.” for the second yr in a row. Your vote means highlighting the tales of Alexandria’s vibrant small enterprise group, energizing historic locations and the better group, making this an essential milestone for Alexandria.

Here’s how you can assist

Vote at cntraveler.com/vote and fee Alexandria as “excellent” throughout all classes by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 30, 2026. Visit Alexandria additionally encourages you to point out your help for the City’s inns: Archer Old Town Alexandria, Hotel AKA Alexandria, Hotel Heron, Hyatt Centric Old Town Alexandria, Morrison House and The Alexandrian. By collaborating, you’ll be given a likelihood to win an eight-day cruise on Viking’s Italian Sojourn journey for two to Italy and Norway (prize offered by Condé Nast Traveler).

Each yr, Visit Alexandria secures this recognition and conducts an in depth get-out-the-vote marketing campaign. Consistent nationwide recognition in top-tier publications such as Condé Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure and others helps solidify the metropolis’s popularity as a high vacation spot and is a key a part of Visit Alexandria’s year-round promotional efforts. Research demonstrates that these rankings make an actual distinction in influencing journey choices to our vacation spot.

The Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards are the journey business’s longest run and most prestigious accolades. More than 757,000 Condé Nast Traveler readers from throughout the United States rated their journey experiences throughout the globe to supply a complete take a look at the locations they eagerly anticipate revisiting.

Alexandria additionally has a novel place of being a top-three “Best Small City in the U.S.” situated minutes from a top-10 “Best Large Cities in the U.S.,” Washington, D.C. Visitors can keep in one location however expertise two of the nation’s finest cities. 

 All winners will even be celebrated in the November concern of Condé Nast Traveler.

Spread the phrase by sharing Visit Alexandria’s social media posts about the survey on Facebook, Instagram, X and LinkedIn. Join the dialog on-line by utilizing #CondeNastTraveler and #visitALX.  

Your vote has a huge impact and may help Alexandria stay a high metropolis in Condé Nast Traveler’s 2026 Reader’s Choice Survey. Consistent nationwide recognition in top-tier publications helps solidify the metropolis’s popularity as a high vacation spot and is a key a part of Visit Alexandria’s year-round promotional efforts. In reality, analysis demonstrates that these rankings make an actual distinction in influencing journey choices to our vacation spot.