Kansas City is the largest city in Missouri, and is located
where the Missouri and Kansas Rivers meet. The city has an
estimated population of about 450,000 and a metropolitan area
population of nearly 2 million. Over the past 5 years it has
built many new construction projects.

A new project of urban revitalization is pivoted on the
Sprint Center, which includes a large sports arena that is
scheduled to be completed by the end of 2007. This is a
leading element in over $3 billion of construction projects
going on in downtown Kansas City with the Sprint Center costing
$276 million and being owned by Kansas City. The arena is
located by 13th St. and Grand Boulevard and will seat 18,000
spectators for various sports and other events. Kansas City is
currently active in seeking a new basketball or hockey franchise. The Sprint Center also will have condominiums, restaurants, theme-bars and other facilities. This will certainly be a welcomed addition to Kansas City real estate. …read full articles of "Kansas City, Mo.- Greeting Cards and Railroads"

Atlanta Ga. is one of the great cities of the Southern United
States. The city’s population is almost 500,000, with a
metropolitan area of over 5 million people. At about 1050
feet or 320 meters above mean sea level, Atlanta sits atop a
ridge south of the Chattahoochee River. Much of the river’s
natural habitat is still preserved, in part by the Chattahoochee
River National Recreation Area. Its tallest landmark – the Bank
of America Plaza – is the 24th-tallest building in the world at
1,023 feet. The city’s high-rises are clustered in three
districts in the city–Downtown, Midtown, and Buckhead. …read full articles of "Atlanta. Ga., Heart of the New South"

Abilene, Texas is an historic city of the Old West, which has become the transportation, medical, commercial and university hub of Taylor County in the geographic center of the state of Texas. The city’s current population is 116,000. The average price of Austin homes is $70,000. Abilene remains a transportation center, with a regional airport, and the intersection of major highways: East-West Interstate Highway 20, US Highway 80, and State Highway 36, and north-south US highways 83, 84, and 277. …read full articles of "Abilene, Texas - Historic City of the Old West"

Traveling to Houston, Texas whether for vacation or for business there are lots of different things to do and see. One of the most popular destinations in Houston, Texas is the NASA Johnson Space Center.

The Space Center is open from Monday-Friday 10 am – 5 pm and on weekends from 10 am – 7 pm. During the summer and holidays the hours are extended. If you are wondering about a particular time of the year when you are planning a vacation then you should check the events schedule to find out the operation hours. The Space Center is located about 25 miles from downtown Houston at 1601 NASA Parkway. …read full articles of "Houston, Texas - A Great Vacation and Travel Destination"

On our way home from Orlando, a little more than an hour into our 20+ hour road trip back to Toronto, we stopped in
St. Augustine, “the nation’s oldest city”, just north of Jacksonville - indeed the oldest continuously occupied European settlement in the United States, having been founded by the Spanish in 1565.

St. Augustin’s founder, Don Pedro Menendez, came ashore on September 8, 1565, and chose to name the settlement after the patron saint whose feast day coincided with the day of landing. Of course, before the Spanish ever set foot on Florida soil, the Timacuan Indians had already been here and they watched Menendez and the roughly 1500 colonists and soldiers settle here. Over the last few centuries the city experienced governments from different countries, including Spain, Britain, and since 1821, the United States. …read full articles of "Hello From Orlando - A Walk Through St. Augustine - The Oldest Continuously Inhabited City In The United States"

San Francisco, California, is one of the most popular tourist attractions on the west coast, attracting thousands of visitors every year. Indeed, famed for its liberal past and well-known as a bastion of gay rights in the United States, the city attracts as many people from alternative lifestyles as it does families, keen to visit it’s historic attractions, museums and fantastic art galleries. However, if you’re planning to visit San Francisco, there’s one aspect of city life that you can’t afford to miss out on: the spectacular San Francisco crab.



The San Francisco crab season lasts from mid-November to mid-June, during which time visitors will find some of the best crab on the West Coast, the best crab restaurants in the USA, and some of the world’s best crab markets and crab festivals! Particularly famous is San Francisco’s famous Dungeness Crab. The Dungeness Crab has played an important role in San Francisco’s history, influencing all sectors of San Franciscan life - from the crab-boat docks of Fisherman’s Wharf to the diverse immigrant population of the city - and inspiring a range of Italian, Chinese and Vietnamese dishes, among others. …read full articles of "San Francisco crab season offers a wealth of culinary delights"

When it comes to culture, Chicago has it all: from thrilling art and music scenes to remarkable theatre and tantalizing cuisine. Moreover, as one of largest cities in the US, Chicago guarantees leisure, entertainment and indulgence for everyone. It’s therefore no surprise that the city of Chicago attracts over 30 million tourists to take part in its splendours each year.

While Chicago is a large city, many of its districts are best seen on foot. The Chicago metropolitan area, for instance - also known as Chicagoland - is guaranteed to impress with its high rise buildings and lively atmosphere. And there’s simply no better way to witness the city’s position as a global architectural capital than to marvel at the buildings at a leisurely pace. While in the heart of the city, don’t miss Millennium Park - a rebuilt section of a former railyard. The park includes the original sculpture of Cloud Gate - locally known as The Bean - which, when faced, reflects a curved image of the Chicago skyline. Moreover, no visit to Chicago is complete without a stopover at Navy Pier, a 3,000-foot pier which houses restaurants, shops, museums, exhibitions and a 150-foot tall Ferris wheel. Attracting more than 8 million people in 2005, Chicago’s Navy Pier is said to be one of the most visited landmarks in the Midwest. …read full articles of "Endless Gusts of Culture in the “Windy City”"

Seattle is the largest Washington state city, located between the Puget Sound bay and the Washington Lake. Founded in 1850-s and named after Noah Sealth, the chief of the two tribes that lived in the area, Seattle is however not a very big city. Its population is about half a million people only, but still, it is a well known place as Microsoft and Boeing main plants are found here.

It will take you no more than 20-30 minutes to cross Seattle downtown area on foot. You can do that by bus as well and it won’t cost you a thing as the payment is charged outside the downtown. Seattle transport is something amazing. Some buses “pretend to be” trolleybuses, but when they get outside the city, they take their “horns” down and move around the area without any cables. As for the exotic means of transport, street car which goes along the embankment and a monorail that connects downtown with a suburban district (which is for some reason called the Seattle Centre) can be found here. …read full articles of "Make a Visit to Seattle"