Danville, Kentucky

Forget about the hillybilly jokes and images of Appalachian poverty. You won't find many prettier and prosperous towns in this country. Danville is the home of Centre College, voted one of the top 25 liberal arts colleges in the country. The town also has campuses for Midway College, National College and Eastern Kentucky University. In 2001, Danville received a Great American Main Street Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Danville is referred to as the ‘City of Firsts’ and documents its trend-setting accomplishments in downtown medallions. This small town is the county seat of Boyle County.