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Montgomery, North America
Capital, But Quiet: Montgomery is Alabama's capital yet downtown empties out after 5 PM on weekdays - state workers commute home to the east side, so don't e…
Mendoza, South America
Acequias Everywhere: The city sits in a desert and survives on a canal system inherited from the Huarpe people. Those deep channels along every sidewalk are …
Miami, North America
Miami Is Not Florida (Locals Say So Themselves): Spanish is the daily language of half the county, and plenty of Miamians go weeks without speaking English a…
Toledo, North America
Ohio vs. Michigan, Still: Toledo sits on the state line and was the prize in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toledo_War">1835-36 Toledo War</a>, w…
Windsor, North America
You Look South to See Downtown Detroit: Windsor is the one place in Canada where you look south into the United States - from the riverfront the Detroit skyl…
Boulder, North America
The Bubble: Locals call Boulder 'the Bubble' (or '25 square miles surrounded by reality') - a wealthy, educated, outdoorsy city of ~105,000 where everyone se…