ASHEVILLE — As the calendar flips to a new year, Asheville's popularity among tourists is likely to remain strong into 2018, according to a recent list by Forbes.

This month, Forbes placed Asheville on its list of the 15 Coolest Places to Go in 2018, a distinction it shares with Milan, Egypt and Cambodia, among others. The list highlights Asheville's "gorgeous scenery," its historic mansions such as Biltmore Estate and its "remarkable arts scene."

"It’s no secret that America’s southern cities are having a moment," Indagare’s Biggs Bradley was quoted as saying in the post. "Asheville has a character that is at once hipster and classic Americana."

Also mentioned by the business magazine is downtown Asheville's Woolworth Walk — for its artist displays and lunch counter — as well as the city's food scene which spans "from tapas to innovative cocktails to Asian street food."

Asheville is the only U.S. city to land on the list. It shares the list with places like Northern Brazil, the Faroe Islands within the Kingdom of Denmark and Aysén, Chile.

Asheville has landed on a number of other best-of lists this year including the best small cities in the U.S., the "least-stressed cities," and taking home several top spots in Southern Living magazine’s first South’s Best Awards. The South's Best Awards named Asheville No. 5 on the Best Cities list — Charleston, South Carolina was No. 1 — with The Inn on Biltmore Estate is No. 1 on The South’s Best Hotels list and Wicked Weed Brewing is No. 1 on The South’s Best Breweries list.