The 12 Best Hippie Cities For Stressed-Out Progressives In 2016 – Missoula, Montana

When Missoula was named one of the top places to live in 2015, Mayor John Engen captured something of the nature of the place by saying: “One of the jokes about Missoula is that citizenship requires you to own a Subaru Outback and at least one Labrador retriever.”

Missoula, Montana. Missoula is a quintessential Western destination — a small city of 66,000 nestled amongst converging mountain ranges and three rivers. That the outdoor opportunities are many goes without saying, but the town offers a surprising array of other attractions. Maybe it’s because Missoula is a college town, but microbreweries proliferate — such as Big Sky Brewing Co. — and are gaining a national reputation. There is an active crusade to attract big-name performers. The city scored a visit from Paul McCartney as one of his recent world tour destinations not to mention the Rolling Stones a couple of years ago.

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