Carson City is the capital city of the State of Nevada. The population is about 55,000.  The city is in a dry desert valley in the Sierra Nevada foothills at an elevation over 4,700'. The downtown has wide streets and some interesting 19th century buildings going back to the days when the nearby Comstock Lode was booming. The explorer John…...

Experience life at a slower pace in McClellanville.  McClellanville is a tiny town of about 500 located midway down South Carolina's Atlantic Coast. McClellanville is surrounded by the Francis Marion National Forest. It has traditionally derived its livelihood from the sea and coastal marshes by fishing, shrimping and oystering. Photo ofJeremy Creek at McClellanville and photo of the Cemetery at…...

North Las Vegas is located, as might be expected, north of Las Vegas.  For more details about this community and the area see our review of Las Vegas.  There are some active adult communitieshere, see North Las Vegas Active Communities link at right.  Picture of the Las Vegas Range and the Aliante Golf Club courtesy of Wikipedia and Meridethmyers (public…...

Honolulu is the largest city and the capital of the 50t:h state, Hawaii.  The population of the city proper is just under 300,000 while 1,000,000 live in the city and county. The city consists of many neighborhoods - both commercial, tourist area of Waikiki, and The Arts District Honolulu in downtown/Chinatown. Ala Moana Center is the "World's largest open air…...