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What Pennsylvania town is known as the Switzerland of America?

Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, is often called the Little Switzerland of America. Tucked into the state's Pocono Mountains, Jim Thorpe feels like a quaint alpine escape.



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Surrounded by 13,000-foot peaks in the San Juan mountain range, Ouray, Colorado, is known as the “Switzerland of America.” This Victorian-era mining town is as authentic as it gets, so you'll only find locally-owned restaurants and boutiques.

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Tucked away in the southern Poconos, Jim Thorpe is pressed against the area's foothills, creating the stunning backdrop that earned the town its designation as a Swiss-like escape.

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Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, is often called the Little Switzerland of America. Tucked into the state's Pocono Mountains, Jim Thorpe feels like a quaint alpine escape.

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Surrounded by 13,000-foot peaks in the San Juan mountain range, Ouray, Colorado, is known as the “Switzerland of America.” This Victorian-era mining town is as authentic as it gets, so you'll only find locally-owned restaurants and boutiques.

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If you haven't been to Stoudtburg Village you're missing out on the best kept secret in Lancaster County. Located in Adamstown, PA in the heart of the Anitique Capital, it is like stepping into a little European Village where no cars hamper your stroll and our quaint shops cater to your smallest whims.

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In 1910, Judge Heriot Clarkson established a summer escape in the Blue Ridge Mountains, naming it “Little Switzerland” because of the surrounding slopes' resemblance to the Swiss Alps.

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Surrounded by 13,000-foot peaks in the San Juan mountain range, Ouray, Colorado, is known as the “Switzerland of America.” This Victorian-era mining town is as authentic as it gets, so you'll only find locally-owned restaurants and boutiques. Here are our favorite things to do in Ouray.

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This B.C. village looks like Switzerland and has the world's oldest passenger sternwheeler. Surrounded by soaring mountain ranges and breathtaking lakeside views, it isn't hard to fathom why Kaslo was dubbed the Little Switzerland of B.C.

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