All cities of United States of America

New York is a city of superlatives. Besides being a world financial centre, the urban island of Manhattan teems with world-renowned restaurants, archi …

Newport, founded in 1639, is as diverse as the beliefs and nationalities of its early settlers. Congregationalists, Quakers, Episcopalians, Baptists a …

"Onguiaahra:" An Iroquois word meaning “Thunder of Waters or, more prosaically, “The Straits. Today’s “Niagara results from the written transc …

Oklahoma City is typically thought of as an outdoorsy place. The city sprawls over a large land area, and this availability of wide-open spaces, along …

The territory that would eventually become the city of Omaha, Nebraska, was acquired as a part of the Louisiana Purchase, which was completed by Thoma …

There is no disguising the fact Orlando is a city built on theme parks – lots of them. Until 1966, there was precious little here in central Florida …

Before Florida became a territory of the United States in 1821, the country was mostly uninhabitable. Seminole Indians were its prominent residents, l …

Luxury golf courses, hot springs and palm trees draw countless tourists and seasonal residents to the heavenly desert town of Palm Springs, located 10 …

Situated between the Schuylkill and Delaware rivers, just across from Camden, New Jersey, Philadelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania and the fif …

Phoenix has a history dating back to 700 AD, evidenced by the Pueblo Grande Ruins, remains of a civilized, resourceful and industrious community that …

Well before visits by explorers and frontiersmen, the Portland area and its rivers were home to trading among the many native people who lived in the …

The port of Providence looks much like it did in colonial times: the downtown waterfront sculpted into paths and promenades with boat rides down the w …

An Auspicious Start After the American Revolution, the former English colony “Carolina became the state of North Carolina. The location of …

Many golden Nevada moons ago, Native American tribes met in the Truckee Meadows to play their games of chance. They played for pelts, baskets, jewelry …

Richmond, center of controversy and commerce, capital of Virginia and of the Confederate States of America, has a rich and vivid history. Its strategi …

Sacramento: Discovered and Named In 1808, Spanish explorer Gabriel Moraga found the Maidu Indians living peacefully in the Northern California val …

Nestled below the Wasatch mountain range, on the western branch of the Rocky Mountains, Salt Lake City rises out of a flat, 1,200m-high (4,000ft) basi …

What began as a small settlement of missionaries, priests and local Native Americans has swelled into a metropolis of nearly one million citizens of v …

Sun, surf and exquisite scenery are the qualities that most visitors equate with San Diego. Nestled in the southern-most corner of California’s coastl …

San Francisco was once simply Yerba Buena (Good Herb), a Spanish fishing village with a population of 400, set on a large natural harbour. At the tip …