10 Small Wyoming Towns that Feel Straight Out of a Hallmark Movie

It's Hallmark movie season, people. They're like the comfort food of TV. Known for predictable plots, usually set in some small town with romantic comedy and feel good holiday magic, Hallmark films offer comfort and nostalgia. And honestly, with so much gore, sex, and violence on the television these days it's a nice retreat. The familiar tropes and wholesome stories offer a sense of comfort and a return to a perceived simpler time.

These are low-budget, heart warming movies.

Many of them include a bewildered girl from out-of-town who finds herself in Smallville, USA where she falls in love with the hot local grocer or something to that effect. These meet-cutes usually evolve into sturggles where both parties learn and grow and presumably live happily ever after in the end. There's also the gorgeous settings where these fairytales take place that draw us in, and I am making a case for several Wyoming towns to be used as the backdrop for this popular genre.

Hallmark loves picturesque towns with cute main streets that aren't too hustle-bustle.

Wyoming is rich in rural communities with charming locals, minimal traffic and noise, and adorable Mom and Pop shops perfect for love stories. The Cowboy State's Western appeal kicks it up a notch with a sense of rugged individualism, freedom, adventure, and opportunity. It's a great place to start over or meet someone new. Wyoming represents a blank slate to a lot of people and the vast, open spaces are awe-inspiring.

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Cowboy ethics align perfectly with Hallmark's simple, timeless truths and good-natured lessons.

Key tenets include living with courage, finishing what you start, being tough but fair, keeping promises, and being a good steward of the land. Which reminds me, the weather brings people together and out of the cold. Ideal for adorable little scenes by a crackling fire and lovebirds sipping hot cocoa out of perfect holiday mugs while talking about their Christmas wishes.

Oh, and plaid flannels. Lots of plaid flannels.