For everyone who dreams of the good life, the hardest step is finding your perfect spot. A place that ideally matches your lifestyle. Your health. Your interests. Here we pool years of experience from our editors, our staff and our contributing writers – the people who really know these beautiful towns, cities and communities, their strengths and best features – to give you a rundown on the things that make life fresh and wonderful in the Southern mountains. Here are our choices– backed up with statistics on weather and taxes – of all the vital elements for a sweet mountain experience: The best views. Best family communities. Best lifestyle. Best golf. Best values. And so much more.

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Below are all the winning towns, cities and communities from the 2006 Best Of The Mountain Awards - Winter '06 Issue. To find out what category each won, click here to get your free copy or find it in bookstores, on newsstands, or by calling (800) 548-1672.
  GEORGIA - click for websites
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  MARYLAND
 
  1. Deep Creek Resort
  NORTH CAROLINA
 
  1. Asheville (right)
  2. Bald Rock & The Divide at Bald Rock, Cashiers
  3. Balsam Mountain Preserve, Sylva
  4. Bear Creek at Linville
  5. Biltmore Forest, Biltmore Forest
  6. Biltmore Lake
  7. Blowing Rock
  8. Catatoga, Lake Toxaway
  9. Champion Hills, Hendersonville
  10. Crescent Communities on Lake James
  11. Crest Mountain , Asheville
  12. Creston, Black Mountain
  13. Echota, near Foscoe
  14. Elk River, Banner Elk
  15. French Broad Crossing, Asheville
  16. Grandfather Golf and Country Club, Linville
  17. Grove Park Inn, Asheville
  18. Hendersonville (right)
  19. Highlands-Cashiers Communities, Cashiers
  20. Highlands Cove, Highlands
  21. Highland Lake Village, Flat Rock
  22. Hound Ears, Blowing Rock
  23. Jefferson Landing, North Wilkesboro
  24. Junaluska Highlands, Waynesville
  25. Lake Toxaway
  26. Lake Toxaway Estates, Lake Toxaway
  27. Leatherwood Mountains, Ferguson
  28. Linville
  29. Linville Ridge, Linville
  30. Mountain Air, Burnsville
  31. Mount Mitchell, Burnsville
  32. Oleta Falls, near Henderson
  33. Red Wolf Run, near Asheville
  34. Santeetlah Lakeside, Robbinsville
  35. Smoky Mountain Sanctuary, Waynesville
  36. Smoky Mountain Retreat, Maggie Valley
  37. Springhouse
  38. Straus Park, Brevard
  39. Sunalei Preserve, Boone
  40. Tanawha at Blowing Rock
  41. The Cliffs at Walnut Cove, Asheville (right)
  42. The Cliffs Communities, all four in North and South Carolina
  43. The Homestead at Mills River, Hendersonville
  44. The Lodges at Eagles Nest, Banner Elk
  45. The Preserve at Little Pine, Marshall
  46. The Ramble, Asheville
  47. The Reserve at Sugar Mountain, Banner Elk
  48. The Settings at Black Mountain, Black Mountain
  49. The Village of Cheshire, Black Mountain
  50. Tynecastle, Banner Elk
  51. Wade Hampton, Cashiers
  52. Waterdance in Cashiers
  53. Yonahlossee Resort and Club, Boone








  SOUTH CAROLINA
 
  1. Greenville
  2. The Reserve at Lake Keowee, Pickens
  TENNESSEE
 
  1. Chattanooga
  2. Jonesborough (right)
  3. Knoxville
  4. Ladd Landing, Watts Barr Lake
  5. Legacy Bay, Bean Station
  6. The Estates at Norton Creek, Gatlinburg
  7. Rarity Bay, Vonore
  8. Rarity Meadows, Sweetwater
  9. Tennessee National, Loudon
  10. The Enclave at Cove Mountain, Gatlinburg
  11. The Gates at Highland Park
  12. Windswept on Cherokee Lake, Morristown
  13. Woodlake Golf Community, Tazewell
  VIRGINIA
 
  1. Abingdon (right)
  2. Charlottesville
  3. Glen Mary Homes, Roseland
  4. Glenmore, Keswick
  5. Homestead Preserve, Hot Springs
  6. Hot Springs
  7. Keswick Estates, near Charlottesville
  8. Mason's Crest, Roanoke
  9. Roanoke
  10. Staunton
  11. The Cascades at The Homestead, Hot Springs
  12. The Preserve at Twin Falls, Floyd County, Woltz & Association
  13. The Virginian, Bristol
  14. The Water's Edge, Smith Mountain Lake
  15. Wintergreen Resort, Wintergreen
  WEST VIRGINIA
 
  1. Greenbrier Sporting Club, White Sulphur Springs
  2. Harper's Ferry
  3. Lewisburg
  4. River Ridge at Kanawha Falls, Greenbrier County
  5. Snowshow Mountain, Snowshoe
  6. The Retreat, White Sulphur Springs (right)
  7. Walnut Springs Mountain Reserve, Union





  Here are the top 6 winners of the Best-Of Awards. To see all the awards won by these towns, cities and communities, read the complete article in the new Mountain Homes now available at bookstores, on newsstands or by calling (800) 548-1672.  
 
1. Mountain Air, Burnsville, N.C. - Most Beautiful Planned Communities
 
2. Asheville, N.C. - Best Mountain City
 
3. Abingdon, Va. - Most Picturesque Main Streets
 
4. Elk River, Banner Elk, N.C. - Best Fly-In Communities
 
5. Glenmore, Keswick, Va. - Best Lifestyle
 
6. Greenbrier Sporting Club - Places with Special Features



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