One of the best small cities to visit in America is in Missouri. Google Maps Street View Google Maps Street ViewIt doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that this is Jefferson City, Missouri. The question is what qualifies as a small town to you? Perhaps I'm just nitpicking, but a small town (IMHO) is a place with less than 10,000. I'll confess that I was born in raised in a Missouri town that had a population of over 10,000, but I didn't consider my birthplace as a small town either.