The city of Lexington, Kentucky, is a little bit dreamy. All the horses help, but this town isn't just blue skies and horse racing. Lisa Munniksma has traveled around the world working on farms and ecovillages, but always returns to Lexington and has called it home since 2002. Her recommendations read like a writer's survivor guide, so rest assured that the next time you're in town, you'll have plenty of resources to make your literary trip a memorable one. Everything from a coffee shop featuring a "pay it forward" wall (where visitors can buy a beverage for themselves or for another patron), to plenty of restaurants that source ingredients from the local farmer's market, you might not want to leave.
