Camarillo is old California town of 63,000 just  east of Oxnard and the Pacific in a coastal valley. It is southeast of Santa Barbara and about 50 miles from Los Angeles. As is the case with most cities in Ventura County, Camarillo is noted for its resistance to urban sprawl. Some of the most desirable land in the city limits,…...

Oriental is a very small harbor town located on the Neuse River within the inner banks of North Carolina.  It is named after the Sailing Steamer Oriental, built in Philadelphia in 1861, but unfortunately, was wrecked just a year later.  The town, considered the "Sailing Capital of North Carolina", has a population of about 1,000 (20s0census), with a median age…...

Sarasota, Florida is a town of 52,000 (the Metro is much bigger) on Florida's Central West coast abutted by the Gulf of Mexico and Sarasota Bay. Development began in the 1920 and a result the town has dozens of historically significant buildings and institutions. This popular retirement community is considered by many to be, after Miami, the cultural capital of…...

Danbury is a small city in western Connecticut of about 81,000. It was formerly called the Hat City because it was a center of hat manufacturing.  There is a very large mall in town now on a former industrial site. This part of northwestern Connecticut on Candlewood Lake and near the Hudson River is very beautiful....