Solvang is a great town for shopping ... in these kinds of experiences with the wine tasting and the food sampling. California’s historic missions are always interesting to see.

USA Today recently named two California cities the Best Small ... and a destination for food lovers. To that end, Solvang came in at No. 5 in a different category, Best Small Town Food Scene ...

Solvang edged out Astoria, Oregon and Healdsburg, California to claim the top spot ... restaurants, and gourmet food purveyors,” USA Today wrote. “Carefully-curated indie booksellers and ...

Cue the windmills and Danish pastries. Solvang, a tiny SoCal town with major storybook vibes, just snagged the title “Best in the West” in a new USA Today ranking focusing on small towns in the region ...

Lulu Hyggelig snuck out of her tower every night to eat leftover pastries from a nearby bakery, but after a hundred years of ...

“The Danish Capital of America” has been voted as the No. 1 “Best Small Town in the West” in the 2025 USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Travel Awards And the 2025 award for "Best Small ...

Solvang also received the number five spot in the category of “Best Small Town Food Scene.” “Now you know why Denmark wants to buy California,” joked Solvang Mayor David Brown, referencing the country ...