Awards & Certifications
Town of Berlin Awards & Certifications
Baltimore Magazine: Berlin, Maryland, Might Just Be The Coolest Small Town in America— BaltimoreMagazine.com – 2022
Esquire: Charming American Towns to Visit – 2022
Berlin: One of the Best Places to Vacation – October 2021
TripAdvisor Travelers Choice Award – 2021
BuzzFeed: 18 Surprisingly Cool Small Towns In The USA: Berlin, MD – 2020
The Best Small Town in Every State — tripsavvy – 2020
Traveler’s Choice Award — Trip Advisor – 2020
America’s Best Small Town for Shopping — USA Today – 2020
One of Most Charming Towns in America — Oprah Magazine – 2020
12 of America’s Up and Coming Small Towns — Reader’s Digest – 2019
National Small Business Saturday Innovation Champion — Main Street America – 2019
50 Most Beautiful Small Towns in the World — LoveExploring.com – 2019
Maryland’s Most Beautiful Small Town — House Beautiful Magazine – 2018
America’s Best Small Town for Shopping — USA Today – 2018
Best Budget Destinations in America — Budget Travel Magazine – 2018
Electric Utility Reliability Award (Top 10% in USA) — American Public Power Assn. – 2016
(Top 10 in U.S.) Great American Main Street Award — National Main Street Center – 2016
South’s Best Small Towns — Southern Living Magazine – 2016
20 Best Small Towns to Visit — Smithsonian.com – 2016
10 Most Enchanting, Magical Christmas Towns in Maryland — www.onlyinourstate.com – 2016
40 Charming American Towns You’ve Never Heard of But Should Visit ASAP
House Beautiful Magazine – 2016
Berlin Ambassadors Program — Governor’s Service Award for Volunteerism – 2015
50 Most Beautiful Towns in America — Good Housekeeping Magazine – 2015
Heritage Tourism Event Award — Lower Eastern Shore Heritage Council – 2015
Top Family Travel Spots on Maryland’s Eastern Shore — Budget Travel Magazine – 2015
Top Things to do in America’s Coolest Small Town — PBS Television – 2015
Great Small Towns near DC — Washingtonian Magazine – 2015
Town Spirit Achievement Award — Maryland Municipal League – 2015
Healthy Eating Active Living Town — Institute for Public Health Innovation – 2015
Top 50 Most Beautiful Towns in America — Country Living Magazine – 2015
10 Most Beautiful Towns in America — The Culture Trip – 2015
Certificate of Excellence Award’ — TripAdvisor – 2015
Best Use of Social Media — Maryland Office of Tourism – 2014
America’s Coolest Small Town — Budget Travel Magazine – 2014
Maryland’s Coolest Small Town — The Baltimore Sun – 2013
Sustainable Maryland Certified Community (First Town in Maryland)
University of Maryland Environmental Finance Center – 2012