This city’s community revitalization program made it a model for an outdoor destination at its best, with all the amenities and charm of a mountain town without the crowds and the attitudes of its highfalutin neighbors.

Two major ski resorts, Snowbasin and Powder Mountain on the Wasatch Range, are within a 30-minute drive of downtown. And “Historic 25th Street” is a three-block area that captures the essence of early to mid-19th-century America.