Valparaiso, Indiana, is the county seat of Porter County with a population in 2012 of about 32,000.  It has a vibrant downtown with small town ambience and includes a historical district with several buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  The city is the the site of multiple colleges and universities including Valparaiso, an independent Lutheran University, Purdue…...

As the largest city in the largest contiguous state, Houston does a good job of living up that challenge.  For starters, its population is over 2.3 million and the city ranges over an area of almost 600 square miles. It is named after former President of the Rebublic of Texas, General Sam Houston. The city is home to a very…...

Blue Ridge is a very small town in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Georgia. It is at the very top of the state on the border near Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina.  The town has about 1200 residents. Blue Ridge is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Georgia.  Lake Blue Ridge, the Toccoa River, the Blue Ridge…...

Bismarck is the capital city of North Dakota and the state's second largest city. The population is over 68,000 and the Metro area well over 100,000. The city is located in south-central North Dakota on the Missouri River. The capitol campus is one of the city's largest attractions and also the principle employer.  The 19-story Art Deco capitol is the…...