Manteo is a village on North Carolina's Outer Banks. The population is about 1,400, although in summer it gets quite larger.  Manteo was described by a recent visitor as having cute shops which get quite busy in summer. Another visitor who was delighted with the town exclaimed: "Why didn't you ever tell me about this place?" This area near Elizabethan…...

Peoria is a suburban town northeast of Phoenix and Glendale in Arizona. The population grew over 30% in just a few years, currently about 159,000 call Peoria home.  It is one of the furthest out communities from Phoenix and is home to many active adult communities because of the availability of land. The Salt River flows through here. The mountains…...

Bristol, Rhode Island, is a deep water seaport  situated on a peninsula with the Narragansett Bay on the west and Mount Hope Bay on the east.  It is named after Bristol, England and  is a historical town with the first battle, King Philip's War, taking place in 1675.  During the Revolutionary War, the British Navy Bombarded Bristol twice.  The town…...

Jacksonville was one of the first gold mining towns in the state of Oregon. Although the gold has long played out, its legacy is a town of great beauty and history.  TheJacksonville Historic District is now a U.S. National Historic Landmark.  This town of 2,800, a few miles west of Medford in the Rogue Valley, attracts affluent people who tend…...