Oneonta, New York scores a Visitor Impact Score of 55 (Emerging): a 140-year-old rail and college hub in the Catskill foothills, 30 miles from Cooperstown, with a barbecue legend and a $9.6M revitalized downtown. Why it should stop being a pass-through.
Marietta, Ohio scores a Visitor Impact Score of 81 (On the Map). The first permanent settlement of the Northwest Territory has a one-of-a-kind steam sternwheeler, two historic riverfront districts, and a founding story most travelers have never heard.