Packed onto the narrow barrier island east of the Intracoastal Waterway, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea is a quaint and lovable beachfront town. If I had to pick one outstanding thing about LBTS it …
In Santa Rosa County by Naval Air Station Whiting Field, Milton is a lovely old city at the lower reaches of the Blackwater River. The historic downtown area backs onto …
This small city is by the intersection of two of the Miami area’s most famous roads. Along the north side of West Miami is the Tamiami Trail, which crossed the …
The oldest settlement in Polk County, dates back to the tentative peace of the mid-19th century following the Second Seminole War. Fort Meade is set just west of the Peace …
On a string of islands in the Middle Keys, the city of Marathon is a tropical paradise with some of the world’s best diving and snorkeling. The name comes from …
An industrial city in Belgian Limburg, Genk experienced a surge of mining activity in the middle of the 20th century as it sits right on the Kempen coal basin. Those …
This medium-sized city, capital of Belgium’s Waasland region, has plenty going for it. One plus point is the largest market square in the country, dating back more than 750 years …
In Taylor County, where the panhandle meets the peninsula, Perry is a small town in a remote part of Florida. Since the 19th century this area has relied on its …
Not far from the geographic center of Florida, Brooksville is an old city that goes back to a merger of two towns in the 1850s. Many cities with such a long …
This industrial city in West Flanders came through a revival in the 19th century with the completion of the Roeselare-Leie Canal. In the decades that followed, Roeselare would be described …