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The TV show Homeland filmed in Mooresville, it stood in for Gettysburg. Quite pretty. But I think that similarities to the towns you are looking for might not happen, as the places you listed are pretty unique.
There are plenty of old towns in the Northeast that offer the kind of charming and walkable environment OP is describing (it's hard to find any places outside of Manhattan where cars are not the dominant form of transportation).
Off the top of my head:
Portsmouth, NH (pop. 21,233).
Newburyport, MA (pop. 17,416)
Marblehead, MA (pop. 19,808)
Provincetown, MA (pop. 2,942)
Newport, RI (pop. 24,672)
Princeton, NJ (pop. 28,572)
Cape May, NJ (pop. 3,607)
New Castle, DE (pop. 5,285)
Annapolis, MD (pop. 38,394)
There are also a number of suburbs just outside of DC, Philly, NYC, and Boston that would fit the bill too.
There are plenty of old towns in the Northeast that offer the kind of charming and walkable environment OP is describing (it's hard to find any places outside of Manhattan where cars are not the dominant form of transportation).
Off the top of my head:
Portsmouth, NH (pop. 21,233).
Newburyport, MA (pop. 17,416)
Marblehead, MA (pop. 19,808)
Provincetown, MA (pop. 2,942)
Newport, RI (pop. 24,672)
Princeton, NJ (pop. 28,572)
Cape May, NJ (pop. 3,607)
New Castle, DE (pop. 5,285)
Annapolis, MD (pop. 38,394)
There are also a number of suburbs just outside of DC, Philly, NYC, and Boston that would fit the bill too.
I'm not sure I agree with a lot of these...it's not about having walkable areas, but about walking/biking being the number one form of travel. Annapolis has nice walkable areas, but is very car-friendly and you would need a car to live in most areas there.
Yeah good point. Sounds like it's more just a unique quirk that PIB and MI have that feel. All those areas FB listed have a very very nice feel though, I am certain, having been to several of them. Glad also to know of others that aren't quite as well known too.
Having recently been at both Put in Bay (which allows cars, but is predominantly bikes/golf karts) and Mackinac Island (which appeared to be exclusively bikes/foot traffic), I couldn't help but admire the type of charm that offered people for a vacation trip. My question was, what other towns (I know, The Villages) have that type of feel, if any, across the states? And also Canada I suppose!
Just so ya know, any type of motor vehicle, except for snowmobiles, are completely banned from Mackinac Island and have been for over 100 years. I imagine there's very few cities with any similar bans and probably less likely that they aren't tourist destinations.
I'd say that Galveston is only walkable in the very downtown area. They certainly have buses there, but if you lived near enough to the touristy/downtown area to walk everywhere, you'd only be near the touristy things; you'd have a LONG walk to the nearest grocery store. And if you lived near enough to the beach to walk there, you'd only be within walking distance to the beach, not to anything else. But as I said before, there are buses; I'm not familiar with the routes however.
I have it in mind that South Beach in Miami would be more walkable since I know they have a grocery locally, and also have pretty good bus service. You'd have to enjoy that sort of vibe, though.
During the tourist season you see a LOT more people walking in Gatlinburg than driving in a car. I realize this isn't the answer you are looking for - but it just makes sense to leave the car at the motel and proceed on foot.
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