Rome is the largest city in Floyd County, which sits on the state border with Alabama, and also the largest in the whole of northwest Georgia. Located in the foothills of the famed Appalachian Mountains, its abundance of waterways first attracted Creek and Cherokee peoples. European settlers arrived in the 1830s, forcing native Americans from …
La Mesa, which also goes by the nickname ‘The Jewel of the Hills’, is a city with a population of approximately 60,000 situated in San Diego County. It’s only ten miles away from downtown San Diego so is considered a suburb of that larger city. La Mesa is known for its nice weather all year …
Pico Rivera is a city of around 63,000 people situated in Los Angeles County. The city is actually a suburb of Los Angeles, which is only 11 miles away. Pico Rivera is known for its central location that makes it easy to access nearby cities, beaches, and nature areas. The city is home to nine …
Valdosta is a city situated in the flat coastal plain of southern Georgia, just a few miles from the state’s border with Florida. It was incorporated in 1860, just a few months before the outbreak of the American Civil War. At some distance from the fighting, it developed quickly, and in 1910 was calculated to …
Located in northern Georgia, Marietta is a city that is also one of Atlanta’s largest suburbs. Although the state capital is just 20 miles to the southeast, Marietta is rich in history and culture itself, particularly from the state’s antebellum and Civil War periods. Spreading out from a historic main square and courthouse from the …
Dunwoody is northern suburb of Atlanta which became a separate city in 2008. However, European settlement began as early as the 1830s. The area that became Dunwoody took its name – albeit spelled differently – from a Major Charles Dunwody who fought with the Confederate Army of the slave-owning southern states during the American Civil …
Peachtree Corners is a northern suburb of Atlanta, Georgia’s state capital. Taking the form of a rough arc, it is bounded to the north and west by the park lands that envelop the Chattahoochee River. Atlanta’s only planned suburb, Peachtree Corners has been rated as one of the best places to live in Georgia. This …
The city of Warner Robins lies in central Georgia, the southern point of an imaginary triangle formed with Atlanta to the north and Augusta to the east. While located in the state’s plateau region, Warner Robins is less than 150 miles from both the mountains and the Atlantic Ocean. The city is even close to …
Cupertino is a city of about 60,000 people situated in the San Francisco Bay Area of Santa Clara County. Globally, it’s known for being the headquarters of Apple Inc. and for being one of the original cities of the Silicon Valley. Cupertino’s location on the edge of the Santa Clara Valley and in proximity to …
Gardena is a city of about 60,000 people situated in the South Bay area of Los Angeles County. The city was once known as Berryland because of its reputation for being the berry capital of the region. Today, it’s known for its central location, nice weather, and abundance of cultural attractions. The city of Los …