Conroe, Texas was founded in 1881 off the shores of Lake Conroe by a lumberman named Isaac Conroe. This city has many attractions and a great downtown district! Conroe is home to the beautiful William Goodrich Jones State Forest, a 1,773 acre forest...
Galveston, Texas is an island city on the Gulf Coast. The city was named for Bernardo de Galvez, the man who ordered a survey for the land back in 1786. First settled around 1817 by a pirate named Jean Lafitte, Galveston was established as...
The city of Hoover was founded in 1967 and is the largest suburb in the state of Alabama. Hoover has plenty to see and do and many great attractions! Aldridge Gardens sits on 30 acres of gorgeous land featuring an apiary, a bonsai terrace, art...
Houston, Texas has a population of over 2.2 million people, making this southern city the 4th most populated city in the United States. Houston is also known as the "Space City" - a name it earned in 1967 when it became NASA's home. Space Center...
Katy, Texas, a suburban city outside of Houston, was officially established in 1945. Until the late 1800's, Katy was known as "Cane Island" for the canes that grew out of the creek in the area. This fast-growing city offers plenty of activities...
The Woodlands, Texas was founded in 1974 and is named for the 28,000 acres of gorgeous tree-filled land the city was built upon. The Woodlands is home to the George Mitchell Nature Preserve- a 1,700 acre park featuring plenty of trees, a lake,...
Sugar Land, Texas was established in 1957. The city is named after the land's sugar plantations that produced a large majority of sugar for the U.S. in the 19th and 20th centuries. This city is one that is fast-growing and offers many gorgeous...
Pasadena, Texas was established in 1893 and was named after a city of the same name in California. Pasadena, Texas is known as "The Strawberry Capital of the South." The city was once a large producer of big, sweet, juicy strawberries and...
League City is a waterfront city in Texas. The city was first named Clear Creek in the 1800s and after a few name changes, "League City" was finally settled upon in the early 1900s. League City is located on Galveston Bay and Clear Lake. The city is...
Greenville, South Carolina was founded in 1786. Greenville was originally spelled Greeneville, after General Nathanael Greene, a Patriot of the American Revolutionary War. The city of Greenville has an award-winning downtown with plenty of...
Tuscaloosa, Alabama was founded in 1819 on the banks of the Black Warrior River. Tuscaloosa means "Black Warrior" and was named by settlers after the Choctaw Chief named Tuskaloosa. Tuscaloosa established The University of Alabama, home to the...
Carmel, Indiana is a suburban city located just outside of Indianapolis, founded in 1837. The city is rather big for a suburb, with a population of about 100,000 people and a total of nearly 50 square miles. Carmel has a gorgeous 159 acre park...
The City of Reading, Pennsylvania was founded in 1748. Reading is known as "The Pretzel City" due to the vast amount of pretzels being produced by the mid 20th century. Today you can still find a host of pretzel bakeries around the city to...
Richmond, Virginia, one of the oldest cities in America, was founded in 1737. Richmond is the 3rd and current Capitol of Virginia. Thomas Jefferson and Charles-Louis Clerisseau designed the capitol building together, and construction ran from...
Lee's Summit, Missouri was founded in 1865 and was named after the town's physician, Dr. Pleasant Lea. If you want to learn more about the history of the city, Lee's Summit History Museum is located in the historic downtown district. Lee's...
Summerville, South Carolina was founded in 1785 and was originally called "Pineland Village" for the large pine forest in the area. In 1847 the city was incorporated and re-named "Summerville." In 2016 the city won the Guinness World Record for the...
Mobile is Alabama's oldest city and first became inhabited by the French in 1702, serving as an important trading port and as the state of Louisiana's capital. In 1703 Mobile held the first Mardi Gras celebration in the United...
Arlington, Virginia was founded in 1801 and sits across from Washington, D.C. on the Potomac River. This city is filled with plenty of museums and historical monuments! Arlington House, open for tours, was constructed very shortly after the...
Independence, Missouri was founded in 1827. The city got its start due to the high demands of fur at that time, serving as the farthest western port on the Missouri River for fur trading. Independence also served as the starting point for the...
