Vista is a city of 92,000 in southern California, east of Oceanside and Carslbad. it is 7 miles from the Pacific Ocean. Vista was listed as the seventh-best place in the United States for family life, based on considerations like jobs, business opportunities, education, climate, and cost-of-living.  There are several nice parks.  Photo of Brengle Terrace Park courtesy of Wikipedia…...

Winter Garden is located in central Florida on Lake Apopka, just west of Olando, with a population of 42,219 (2020 census). The former citrus town changed into a tourist destination in the 1960's with the opening of Walt Disney World, which has helped it to grow both economically and culturally. Winter Garden's historic downtown is listed on the National Registry…...

Pigeon Forge, is a small town in East Tennessee, that is surrounded by the Great Smoky Mountains. It's a tourist destination with millions visiting each year due to its southern culture, country music, and its proximity to Great Smoky Mountain National Park, the most visited national park in the country. The town's name comes in part from the Little Pigeon…...

Homer, a small fishing and resort town of about 4,000 people in Alaska, is a paradise for outdoor loving active adults 55+. Perhaps the one place in the world where there are so many unruly bald eagles that they could be satirized as pests (on John Stewart's “The Daily Show”). This town at the southwestern end of the road from…...