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Last week IFC announced that Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein would be releasing Portlandia: A Guide for Visitors this November. It’s the perfect idea for a show in which the town itself is such an important character; a more perfect vision of Portland, with a cool mayor, 100% employment, and hipster customs that seem more like local law – especially bicycle rights. And this guidebook might be our chance to find out where Ronald D. Moore of Battlestar Galactica fame lives so that we can visit him ourselves. Inspired by the news, we’ve been thinking about some other fictional TV towns that we wouldn’t mind visiting, even those without a decent Feminist Bookstore. Leave any of your favorites that we missed in the comments!

Pawnee, Indiana – Parks & Recreation

Home of the second most dysfunctional town government — beaten only by Bell, California — Pawnee already has its own guidebook. Eagleton native Leslie Knope’s Pawnee: The Greatest Town in America tells the story of this wonderful, small city, its small horse (RIP), and many other attractions. Knope tells visitors not just what to do but where to stay (the Four Seasons Hotel is highly recommended), what to eat (waffles and coffee served waffle-style), and even where not to sit in the diner (near the heater).