Oregon is quite the show-off when it comes to charming small towns. They stretch from the coast to the eastern edge of the state. They’re dotted along Interstate 84 in the Columbia River Gorge, as well as in the wine country of Yamhill County, in central Oregon and way down I-5.

But what are the best Oregon small towns to visit? The website WorldAtlas recently highlighted 11 .

Although there are many gems on the list, it seems like a miss to leave off locales such as Manzanita and McMinnville. Then again, everyone has their favorites and we concede that paring down Oregon’s beloved towns to a group of 11 would be a fool’s errand.

So, here are the towns that made the list, along with a brief description of each from WorldAtlas.

Jacksonville: “In the magnificent heights of the Siskiyo

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