Roanoke is a city of just under 100,000 in southwestern Virginia. It is the hub of that part of the state, as well as for southern West Virginia. The metro area is, thanks to many retirees moving to the area. Roanoke has long had a very aggressive urban renewal focus that has brought renewed life to the traditional downtown. There…...

Dallas is a suburb of about 10,000 people located just to the west of Atlanta. The town is home to battle sites from the American Civil War during 1864, with many of them being preserved, and is home to three schools of higher education. Photo of the confluence of the Etowah River and Pumpkinvine Creek courtesy of Wikipedia and Thomson200,…...

Millbrook is a very charming village in Dutchess County, not very far from the Hudson River. It is one of the wealthiest towns in New York State, attracting well-off New Yorkers who come here for the weekends. In a way it is the inland version of the Hamptons, except a lot more subdued. Horses are very big in Millbrook, population…...

Laurel Maryland is a suburban town in Prince George's County of about 21,000 people. It is northeast of Washington DC and near Columbia (MD), the National Security Agency's headquarters, Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory, and the Laurel Park Racecourse. There are a number of locations on the National Register of Historic Places in Laurel.  Howard Community College and Prince…...