Hillsborough, North Carolina, an early colonial town, was founded in 1754 as the seat of local government for Orange County, and was a center of political activity during the colonial and Revolutionary period. The town was also the site of the first North Carolina ratifying convention in 1788 to determine whether or not to ratify the Constitution. Due to its…...

Humacao is located on the eastern coast of Puerto Rico, east of Las Piedras. It is nicknamed "the pearl of the Orient."  It is home to a very large resort, Palmas del Mar, which has 2 golf courses, riding center, tennis, and miles of beaches. This area of the country is very popular with US expatriates. The University of Puerto…...

Located at the terminus of Cape Cod is one of America’s more interesting retirement communities, Provincetown, Massachusetts. P-town, as it known, reflects a combination of its early history as one of the first settlements in the new world (the Pilgrims signed the Mayflower Compact in its harbor), an early immigration of Portuguese sailors, and a long-standing tradition as an openly…...

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. ...