Found in the midwestern United States, Illinois is surrounded by Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky, and Indiana. It is well-known for its largest city, Chicago, as well as being part of the greater St. Louis Area. The state is also the birthplace of the first McDonald’s and Twinkies, two of the most iconic fast foods in … Read more
Located between Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Washington DC, and Delaware, Maryland seems to be the center of everything in the northeast. Along its eastern border are 3,100 miles of coastline along the Atlantic Ocean with the Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay to the south. It is the eighth smallest state in the United States … Read more
Georgia is a southeastern state in the US surrounded by Alabama to the west, Tennessee to the north, South Carolina to the east, Florida to the south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. It became a state in 1788 and is the largest east of the Mississippi River. Not only does the state have … Read more
Rhode Island is the smallest state in the United States, with just around 1,550 square miles. The state is bordered by Connecticut to the west, Massachusetts to the north and east, and the Atlantic Ocean, Rhode Island Sound, and Block Island Sound to the south. Settled in 1636 by a refugee named Roger Williams after … Read more
Maine is the most northeastern state in the United States and is well-known for its lighthouses, lobsters, and 3,478 miles of coastline. In fact, it has 65 lighthouses! Bordered by New Hampshire to the west, New Brunswick and Quebec, Canada to the northeast and northwest, and the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, the state … Read more
Connecticut is located in the northeastern section of the United States surrounded by New York to the west, Massachusetts to the north, Rhode Island to the east, and the Long Island Sound to the south. The state gets its name from the river with the same name that was revised from the Indian word Quinnetuket, … Read more
Although this east coast vacation spot spends part of the year in a deep freeze, Massachusetts has 267 official beaches. The state is known for its deep snow and ice-cold winters, but during the rest of the year, the locals and the tourists flock to the beach. But the history of the state is also … Read more
Located just below Canada in the northeastern corner of the United States, New York is one of the most renowned places in the world. It is surrounded by Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, with coastlines on Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, and the North Atlantic Ocean. As one of the most populated … Read more
In the southwestern section of the United States, Alabama is a historical state that is home to many important landmarks from the Civil Rights Era. One of the main places being the Baptist Church on 16th Street, which was a protestor’s headquarters in the 1960s. Now it houses a museum dedicated to Rosa Parks and … Read more
Located in the southeastern United States, Florida has some of the most popular beaches in the world. There are the most well-known, like Miami Beach and Fort Lauderdale but the unfamiliar hidden gems, like Honeymoon Island State Park, Pass A Grille Dog Beach, and Fort DeSoto Paw Playground, are definitely worth the trip. Bordered by … Read more
California is a well-known western US state on the Pacific Ocean. It boasts almost 40 million residents and is the most populated state in the United States. Not only is California known for its beaches, but it is also popular because of its warm weather all year long. Another thing that makes it so well-known … Read more
When you think of beaches, you may not think about New Jersey. But this northeastern state has more than 60 beaches on 130 miles of coastline on the Atlantic Ocean. From Keansburg Beach on the northern tip of the state near the Keansburg Amusement Park to Cape May Beach on the southern tip near Cape … Read more
Between Laguna Beach and San Clemente in Southern California, you will find Dana Point on the western coast. The city boasts over 33,000 residents and has one of the only harbors along the coast of Orange County. The entire area is a popular place for outdoor sports like surfing, swimming, boating, hiking, and biking, with … Read more
Located in New Hanover County, North Carolina, Wrightsville Beach is a small village with a population of just over 2,400 people. Just minutes from Wilmington, the city is a four-mile beach called Harbor Island and several areas of commercial property. It is also the place where Dawson’s Creek was filmed, which was a popular television … Read more
Oakland is one of the largest and most populated cities in the San Francisco Bay area, with over 440 thousand residents. With its rolling hills and prairies, redwood forests, wineries, vineyards, and awesome mountain views, this is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. There are also a variety of attractions in Oakland, … Read more
About halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles on the western coast, you can find Cambria, California. It is a small coastal town with about 5,600 residents in the middle of a forest full of Monterey Pine trees. Because it is in the northern section of southern California, the average high temperature year-round is 70 … Read more
Also known as St. Petersburg Beach, this tourist town in Pinellas County, Florida, is a barrier island in the Gulf of Mexico surrounded by water. You will find palm trees lining the streets, the parks, and the beaches, giving the whole place a tropical island feel. This is a pretty new city, just incorporated in … Read more
Also known as Fort Bowyer, this community in Baldwin County, Alabama, on Mobile Point, is just west of the Gulf Shores. Surrounded by Mobile Bay to the north, Bon Secour Bay to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Pelican Bay to the west, there is no shortage of beaches here! And … Read more
Located on the banks of northeast Lake Michigan in the northwestern lower peninsula, Manistee is a small city in Michigan with just over 6,250 residents. The city is surrounded by Manistee Lake, the Manistee River, and of course, Lake Michigan, so there is a lot of waterfront space for residents as well as visitors to … Read more
Located in northwestern California, Bodega Bay is a village on the Sonoma Coast of the Pacific Ocean. It is a small town with under a thousand residents named after Juan Francisco de la Bodega Quadra, who was an officer in the Spanish navy in the 1700s. You may recognize parts of the city from two … Read more