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…...

Southern Pines is a charming and beautiful town in North Carolina, just east of Pinehurst in the south central portion of the state.  The population is just over 15,500 (2020). What makes it so attractive is a bit ironic, since a major railroad line runs down the center of town. But the tracks are landscaped in a wide buffer, and…...

Yakima is a small city  and the capital of Yakima County in central Washington State. The population is about 84,000 with about 3 times that number living in the metro. Located in the Yakima Valley midway between Walla Walla and Seattle, this area is one of the best apple growing regions in the world. About 75% of the hops produced…...

Healdsburg is a town of about 11,000 in the Sonoma County, not far north of Santa Rosa.  Tourists come here for the food and wine as well as to bicycle through the hills and vineyards.  three of the most important wine-producing regions (the Russian River, Dry Creek, and Alexander Valley) meet in Healdsburg. The town is centered on a 19th…...