Ever since Mormon settlers founded Salt Lake City in the Salt Lake Valley in Utah, people have been drawn to the mountains, canyons, and lakes of the Wasatch Range to the east for adventure, relaxation, or a quiet place to live.

For people who live along the eastern seaboard, it is difficult to appreciate the differences between this region and the coastline of the Pacific Northwest.

The “City by the Bay” is a spectacular place to look at from almost any location.

For most of the 19th and 20th century, Pittsburgh was one of America’s ten largest cities with a leading role in the country’s industrial production, capital investment, and manufacturing base.

New York City stands for excellence in finance, the arts, entertainment, architecture, and leisure. Everything seems grander and louder in “The “City That Never Sleeps.”

Since the 1960s, aging industrial cities in the United States have been striving to reinvent themselves as entertainment and lifestyle destinations by redeveloping their waterfront areas and attracting residents and visitors to leisure activities downtown.

Philadelphia has been at the center of American history, economic development, and culture ever since William Penn created a settlement there for his Quaker followers in the late 1600s.

Vancouver is an important stop for anyone seeking to enjoy the beauty of the Pacific coast and experience the great outdoors.

Mount Washington, located in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, is the highest peak in the northeastern United States at 6,288 feet.

In 1790, a 100 square mile, diamond shaped parcel of land located along the Potomac River, controlled by the states of Maryland and Virginia was designated as the site for the permanent capital of the new United States of America by the Congress.

Today this diverse city of 150,000 residents plays a key role in the economy of the southeast through its huge commercial port.

Whenever various publications rank the top ten cities in the country as to quality of life, business climate, and other factors, Austin Texas always appears on the list.

The Texas island of Galveston is a popular destination for visitors from around the state and the nearby Houston metropolitan area.

When people compile lists of the most popular cities to visit in the United States, Charleston is always near the top.

Today, the Salt Lake City metropolitan area has a population of over 1.2 million people and has emerged as a thriving center for commerce, outdoor tourism, and cultural activity for a young and surprisingly diverse group of residents.

The word Nashville is synonymous with country music. That unique form of American culture and entertainment is always close by when you visit Tennessee's capital city on the Cumberland River.

Rhode Island may be the smallest state, but the City of Newport has a large reputation as an excellent place to go for people seeking to explore New England's maritime tradition, take in some beautiful scenery, and experience a taste of the gilded age.

Civil War sites have always been a popular destination for history buffs. Perhaps no place in the United States captures the legacy of that conflict and embodies the ongoing American quest for equality as well as the National Military Park in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

The modern city of St. Augustine along with Tallahassee were the most prominent centers of Spanish influence.

Over the past few decades, Toronto has emerged as not only one of the most vibrant and livable cities in North America but also as a place for technology businesses to thrive and find an educated workforce.

Although Hawaii is located more than 2500 miles west from the continental U.S. and 2500 miles east of Polynesia, most anthropologists believe the islands were first settled by adventurous and oceangoing Polynesians who explored the Pacific from Tahiti to New Zealand to Easter Island more than a thousand years ago.