Fairhope is named the ‘hippiest city’ in Alabama

FAIRHOPE, Ala. (WALA) – An internet site not too long ago posted an article naming the hippiest cities from all 50 states. In Alabama, Fairhope has been deemed probably the most hippy.

“It’s positively a hippy metropolis, I can’t think about a hippier place,” mentioned Scott Rains

An article posted by Thrillist, an internet media web site that covers all issues meals, drinks, journey, and leisure claims that in the case of facets of hippie life, the closest factor you’ll discover in Alabama is certainly Fairhope.

“It’s very eclectic, bohemian, it’s a fantastic place to go to, we adore it,” mentioned Rains.

Whereas some guests of the city, nestled on the Jap Shore, agree that it’s hippy, different locals and guests must disagree.

“No, I wouldn’t say it’s a hippy city, I’ve been to San Francisco and I went to highschool in Maddison, and this can be a very non-hippy city,” mentioned one other frequent customer.

The web site’s reasoning for Fairhope taking dwelling the title of being the hippiest, they mentioned is that Fairhope’s the a part of Alabama that pulls artsy varieties and households.

“Artsy is so much totally different than hippy, yeah, it could be extra creatives are right here and way more laid again.”

They go on to quote that Fairhope has precise artwork galleries, mattress and breakfasts, and the annual arts and crafts competition that pulls in additional than 200 artists from across the area.

“There are hippy parts to Fairhope and different parts that aren’t hippy,” mentioned Tony Thagard.

“I believe they’re saying that artwork is hippy as a result of there’s tons of various artwork locations, there’s like sketches, there’s photos and all that type of factor however I don’t agree that Fairhope is hippy,” mentioned Ben Thagard.

Whether or not Fairhope is really the hippiest within the state or not, everybody did agree that Fairhope is a good place to dwell and go to.

As for the hippiest cities in neighboring states, Thrillist named Athens for Georgia, Cassadaga for Florida, and Bay St. Louis in Mississippi.

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