New Hope Named America’s Best Small Arts and Culture Town

NEW HOPE, PA — Travel & Leisure magazine, which reaches 16 million travelers every month, has named a Bucks County town one of "America's Best Small Towns of 2024."

Nestled on the Delaware River and home to the Bucks County Playhouse and the prestigious New Hope Arts organization, the magazine said New Hope's "outsize reputation" has earned it the title of "America's Best Small Arts + Culture Town" for 2024.

The magazine said New Hope earned the title for being "the birthplace of early-20th-century Pennsylvania Impressionism; the location where countless stars of the stage, from Liza Minnelli to Robert Redford, got their start; one of the most LGBTQ+-friendly destinations in the U.S.; and the muse of George Nakashima, a founding father of the American Studio Craft movement whose workshop still operates on the outskirts of town to this day."

The Parry Mansion Museum in New Hope. (Jeff Werner/Patch)

Jackie Caradonio writes, "New Hope is packed end to end with idiosyncratic and intellectual allure, all crammed into just 1.4 utterly charming square miles. Add to that its location, about an hour from both New York City and Philadelphia, and it’s no surprise that modern-day creatives continue to gather here, injecting their own flair to its enduring natural beauty, long-established artistic culture, and quirky charm."

Click here to read the entire article, which celebrates New Hope as a "mecca for theater, history and charming hospitality."

Click here to explore and discover the other "Best Small Towns" of 2024 as chosen by Travel & Leisure.

Carrying the giant Rainbow Flag through New Hope has become a Pride week tradition in New Hope Borough. (Jeff Werner/Patch)