Freehold is a township of about 31,000 people in New Jersey.  Freehold Borough is the town in the center of the Township, childhood home to Bruce Springsteen. The Battle of Monmouth was fought in what has been preserved as Monmouth Battlefield State Park, which is in Freehold Township. Photo of Monmouth Battlefield State Park preserves a rural, eighteenth century landscape…...

Apex is a fast-growing town of about 63,000(2021) that is just west of Raleigh, North Carolina. The population grew by 211% between 2000-2021 - an indication of its popularity as a retirement community. Apex's motto is "The Peak of Good Living".  The restored downtown area is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A recent visitor described it as…...

Sonoma is the center of the California's wine industry, situated as it is between Napa and Santa Rosa.  It has historic town plaza, a remnant of when Sonoma was the capital of the short-lived California Republic. Surprisingly for a town of only about 10,000 people, Sonoma is a cultural powerhouse. It is home to the new $145 million dollar Donald and…...

Lucca, Italy is a charming little town in Tuscany that has become a popular retirement spot for the British, French, and Germans in recent years. Although the city as a whole contains about 84,000 inhabitants, the old walled city, by far the most interesting part of town, has a population of only 7,500. Lucca's location in Tuscany about 50 miles…...