Cookeville, population 29,000, is in Putnam County and the home of Tennessee Technological University (12,000 students).   Known as the "Hub of the Upper Cumberlands," approximately 25,000 people travel  to work, shop, or attend school in Cookeville each day. The city is located in north central Tennessee. Photos courtesy of Wikipedia and in the public domain....

One of the nation’s top tourist and retirement communities is Santa Barbara, California. Located about 85 miles north of Los Angeles, this charming mission city on the Pacific, has done a superb job of preserving its heritage and creating a livable, modern city. The graceful adobe architecture of the Spanish Mission style is everywhere - from the historic Mission Santa…...

La Fortuna is the town near arenal volcanoes and park. La Fortuna is also the name of this district in San Carlos canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. "La Fortuna" is Spanish for "The Fortune", and aptly named due its ample supply of tourist attractions and extremely fertile lands. Although there is a common myth that the town…...

Christiansburg is a small town in Virginia's southwestern hills of about 21,000 souls.  It is located just 5 miles from Virgina Polytechical University in nearby Blacksburg. The town, whose motto is "Progressive Small Town Living at its Best", appears to be relatively affluent. ...