Reply Alexandria is nominated for Condé Nast Traveler's Readers' Choice Awards in 2021. (Sam Kittner/Visit Alexandria) ALEXANDRIA, VA — Alexandria is once again seeking the title of one of the best small cities in Condé Nast Traveler's annual Readers' Choice Awards. The magazine has nominated Alexandria in the survey for the annual Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards. The city has been ranked among the top small cities in America for the past several years among the likes of harleston, South Carolina, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Laguna Beach, California and Aspen, Colorado. Best city rankings are split into two categories small cities (with populations under 250,000) and large cities.