Youngtown Arizona is a tiny municipality tucked into greater Phoenix’s west valley, near the towns of El Mirage, Glendale and Peoria. While many of Arizona’s towns are becoming overwhelmed with sprawling neighborhoods, chain stores and bland shopping centers, small towns like El Mirage, that have been around a while, are largely holding on to their …
In my opinion, Northern Arizona offers a lot of wonderful experiences, and I’ve discovered that the small town of Page in Coconino County serves as an excellent base for visitors, with numerous activities right at its doorstep. One of the major advantages of Page is its close proximity to the Grand Canyon, which can be …
On the edge of the West Midlands Green Belt, Stourbridge is a market town with long ties to the glassmaking industry. Glass had been manufactured here since the 1600s, but the trade accelerated in the 18th century with the construction of the Stourbridge Canal and the monumental Red House Glass Cone. This giant kiln is …
In the low-lying Fens, Spalding is a market town among reclaimed marshes. A lot of this reclaimed farmland is bright with tulips in spring, and like a true polder is divided by drainage ditches and channels. At the Pinchbeck Engine Museum you can see a mighty beam engine that used to keep this part of …
Holbrook is a small city of around 5,000, located in the Navajo County of the state of Arizona, and it’s also the county seat. It was founded in 1881 when the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad was built here, and it got its name from the first chief engineer of the railroad. Even though it’s a …
Leafy Sutton is one of the southernmost boroughs in the capital and can sometimes feel like countryside at ample parks and golf courses. Sutton High Street bucks this trend as one of Greater London’s shopping honeypots, with every big retailer, cuisines from all ends of the earth and a pub where the Rolling Stones got …
Benson is a small city located in the Cochise County of the state of Arizona, which has a population of around 5,000. The largest nearby city is Tucson, located 45 miles away. Benson was founded as a rail terminal for the area in 1880. The name of the city comes from Judge William S. Benson, …
Across the Thames from the City of London, Southwark was the lowest bridging point on the Thames for hundreds of years. London Bridge here was indeed London’s only bridge until Westminster Bridge was built in 1750. Southwark was once a den of free traders, criminals and prostitutes, working outside of the City’s regulation. People would …
Guadalupe is a small city of around 5,000 people, located in the Maricopa County of the state of Arizona. It was founded in 1900 by the Yaqui Indians and has the motto “where three cultures flourish”. This refers to the three main populations found here, the Yaquis, the Mexicans and the Americans. While you may …
Positively brimming to capacity with culture, history and natural beauty, Prescott also has its fair share of contemporary style and amenities, which makes it the best of both worlds in many ways. Surrounded by mountainous pine forests which may seem more like upland Colorado than central Arizona, Prescott has always been a retreat for fed-up …