State
|
Population
|
Description
|
City
|
NY
|
8,804,190
|
Home to the Statue of Liberty, World Trade Center, Empire State Building, etc.
|
New York City
|
CA
|
3,898,747
|
The second-largest city in the nation, center of the nation's film industry
|
Los Angeles
|
IL
|
2,746,388
|
"The Windy City"
|
Chicago
|
TX
|
2,304,580
|
Mission control of NASA
|
Houston
|
AZ
|
1,608,139
|
Capital of Arizona with a sprawling metro known as Valley of the Sun
|
Phoenix
|
PA
|
1,603,797
|
Home of the Liberty Bell and Deceleration of Independence
|
Philadelphia
|
TX
|
1,434,625
|
Home of the Alamo
|
San Antonio
|
CA
|
1,386,932
|
Home to many famous zoos and borders Tijuana, Mexico
|
San Diego
|
TX
|
1,304,379
|
Principle city in the DFW metroplex where JFK was assassinated
|
Dallas
|
CA
|
1,013,240
|
Center of Silicon Valley in the Bay Area
|
San Jose
|
TX
|
961,855
|
State capital of Texas which hosts great live music venues
|
Austin
|
FL
|
949,611
|
Largest city in Florida on the banks of the St. Johns River
|
Jacksonville
|
TX
|
918,915
|
Twin city in the DFW metroplex at the end of Chisholm Trail
|
Fort Worth
|
OH
|
905,748
|
Capital and largest city in Ohio
|
Columbus
|
IN
|
887,642
|
"Crossroads of America"
|
Indianapolis
|
NC
|
874,579
|
Home of the NASCAR Hall of Fame
|
Charlotte
|
CA
|
873,965
|
The financial center of California and home to the Golden Gate Bridge
|
San Francisco
|
WA
|
737,015
|
Hometown of Starbucks, the Space Needle & Microsoft
|
Seattle
|
CO
|
715,522
|
"Mile High City"
|
Denver
|
DC
|
692,683
|
Location of the White House and the Pentagon
|
Washington
|
TN
|
689,447
|
Home of the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Grand Ole Opry House
|
Nashville
|
OK
|
681,054
|
Largest city in the Great Plains and site of the 1995 bombing
|
Oklahoma City
|
TX
|
678,815
|
Borders Juarez Mexico and is known as "Sun City"
|
El Paso
|
MA
|
675,647
|
Home to a famous marathon, tea party, and Fenway Park
|
Boston
|
OR
|
652,503
|
Largest city in Oregon known as a bastion of counter-culture
|
Portland
|
NV
|
641,903
|
"Sin City"
|
Las Vegas
|
MI
|
639,111
|
"Motor City"
|
Detroit
|
TN
|
633,104
|
Home of blues, birthplace of rock 'n' roll, gospel, jazz, R&B, rap & soul
|
Memphis
|
KY
|
633,045
|
The namesake of a baseball bat and home to the Kentucky Derby
|
Louisville
|
MD
|
585,708
|
Has the most buildings designated in the National Register & where Star-Spangled Banner was written
|
Baltimore
|
WI
|
577,222
|
Known for its beer breweries and the Harley-Davidson Museum
|
Milwaukee
|
NM
|
564,559
|
This city center contrasts with historic adobe buildings and modern high rises
|
Albuquerque
|
AZ
|
542,629
|
Second largest city in Arizona known as "The Old Pueblo"
|
Tucson
|
CA
|
542,107
|
Around the center of California with an underground garden
|
Fresno
|
CA
|
524,943
|
Gold rush city and capital of California
|
Sacramento
|
MO
|
508,090
|
Known for the historic Jazz District and called the "Barbecue Capital"
|
Kansas City
|
GA
|
498,715
|
Hometown of Piedmont Park, Coca-Cola & CNN
|
Atlanta
|
NE
|
486,051
|
Known for a famous steakhouse and the headquarters of Berkshire Hathaway
|
Omaha
|
CO
|
478,961
|
Near Pikes Peak and home of the US Air Force Academy
|
Colorado Springs
|
NC
|
467,665
|
Center of the Research Triangle and capital of North Carolina
|
Raleigh
|
CA
|
466,742
|
Has the second busiest port in the USA over an oilfield
|
Long Beach
|
VA
|
459,470
|
Where the remains of Jamestown is located
|
Virginia Beach
|
FL
|
442,241
|
Known for its beaches and Cuban culture
|
Miami
|
CA
|
440,646
|
Twin city in the Bay Area home to Jack London Square
|
Oakland
|
MN
|
429,954
|
Twin City where the George Floyd protests started
|
Minneapolis
|
OK
|
413,066
|
Used to be the "Oil Capital of the World" in the 20th century
|
Tulsa
|
CA
|
403,455
|
This city situated along Kern River grew rapidly from Dust Bowl refugees
|
Bakersfield
|
KS
|
397,532
|
Largest city in Kansas known as "Cowtown"
|
Wichita
|
FL
|
384,959
|
Major city on a bay of the same name home of Ybor City
|
Tampa
|
LA
|
383,997
|
Melting pot of French, African and American cultured city where Mardi Gras takes place
|
New Orleans
|
OH
|
372,624
|
Location of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and river that commonly set on fire
|
Cleveland
|
HI
|
350,964
|
Home to top surfing destinations and Pearl Harbor
|
Honolulu
|
CA
|
346,824
|
Home of Disneyland Resort
|
Anaheim
|
KY
|
322,570
|
Known for its horse farms & racetracks like Keeneland
|
Lexington
|
CA
|
320,804
|
Home of the University of the Pacific, the oldest university in California
|
Stockton
|
TX
|
317,863
|
Largest coastal city in Texas known for its high wind speeds
|
Corpus Christi
|
CA
|
314,998
|
Principal city of the Inland Empire metropolitan area
|
Riverside
|
NJ
|
311,549
|
Has the largest collection of cherry blossom trees in the nation
|
Newark
|
MN
|
311,527
|
Twin City and capital of Minnesota
|
St. Paul
|
OH
|
309,317
|
City founded in 1788 that is home to the first baseball team in America
|
Cincinnati
|
FL
|
307,573
|
Lays fame to many theme parks like Walt Disney World
|
Orlando
|
PA
|
302,971
|
"Steel City"
|
Pittsburgh
|
MO
|
301,578
|
Location of the Gateway Arch giving the nickname "Gateway to the West"
|
St. Louis
|
NC
|
299,035
|
Used to be one of the only textile towns in the South, now the third largest metro in the state
|
Greensboro
|
NJ
|
292,449
|
City that surrounds the Statue of Liberty
|
Jersey City
|
AK
|
291,247
|
Largest city in Alaska, 10 hours away from 90% of the industrial world
|
Anchorage
|
NE
|
291,082
|
State capital of Nebraska
|
Lincoln
|
NY
|
278,349
|
Terminus of the Erie Canal & close to the Niagara Falls
|
Buffalo
|
OH
|
270,871
|
The "Glass City" was fought over between Michigan and Ohio
|
Toledo
|
WI
|
269,840
|
Capital of Wisconsin with a lakefront convention center designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
|
Madison
|
NV
|
264,165
|
"The Biggest Little City in the World"
|
Reno
|
IN
|
263,886
|
Second largest city in Indiana that grew exponentially after the Wabash and Erie canals were completed
|
Fort Wayne
|
FL
|
258,308
|
Known as the "Sunshine City"
|
St. Petersburg
|
TX
|
257,141
|
Birthplace of Buddy Holly and home of the Texas Walk of Fame
|
Lubbock
|
TX
|
255,205
|
Largest inland port of entry in the USA
|
Laredo
|
VA
|
238,005
|
Central city in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area with the largest naval base in the world
|
Norfolk
|
ID
|
235,684
|
Principal city of Treasure Valley and capital of Idaho
|
Boise
|
WA
|
228,989
|
Home of Gonzaga thats characterized with a romanesque skyline and Riverfront Park
|
Spokane
|
LA
|
227,470
|
Louisiana capital where the USS Kidd resides
|
Baton Rouge
|
VA
|
226,610
|
Capital of Virginia and former capital of the Confederate States
|
Richmond
|
WA
|
219,346
|
Home of the infamous "Galloping Gertie" bridge
|
Tacoma
|
AL
|
215,006
|
Largest city in Alabama and the original capital in the state
|
Huntsville
|
IA
|
214,133
|
Capital of Iowa thats a major center of the insurance industry
|
Des Moines
|
NY
|
211,328
|
Birthplace of the Kodak and Xerox companies
|
Rochester
|
MA
|
206,518
|
Second largest city in Massachusetts that has the oldest catholic institution in New England
|
Worcester
|
AR
|
202,591
|
Capital and largest city in Arkansas almost directly in the center of the state
|
Little Rock
|
GA
|
202,081
|
City on the South Carolina border known for its golf courses
|
Augusta
|
AL
|
200,733
|
Birthplace of the Veteran's Day and largest metro in Alabama
|
Birmingham
|
AL
|
200,603
|
Where Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat
|
Montgomery
|
TX
|
200,509
|
Largest city in the Texas Panhandle and popular stop along Route 66
|
Amarillo
|
UT
|
199,723
|
Winter Olympics city founded by Brigham Young
|
Salt Lake City
|
MI
|
198,917
|
In the top five cities in the world for its furniture production
|
Grand Rapids
|
FL
|
196,169
|
Capital of Florida
|
Tallahassee
|
SD
|
192,517
|
Nicknamed, "Queen City", it was one of the most famous places to be divorced in the United States
|
Sioux Falls
|
RI
|
190,934
|
Capital of Rhode Island founded by Roger Williams
|
Providence
|
TN
|
190,740
|
Known as the "Marble City" and where James White's Fort is located
|
Knoxville
|
OH
|
190,469
|
Former headquarters of Firestone, Goodrich & Goodyear that gave it the name "Rubber Capital of the World"
|
Akron
|
LA
|
187,593
|
Commercial and cultural center of the Ark-La-Tex region
|
Shreveport
|
AL
|
187,041
|
City owned by the French, British and Spanish and original capital of Louisiana
|
Mobile
|
TN
|
181,099
|
"Choo Choo"
|
Chattanooga
|
OR
|
176,654
|
Hipster city at the south end of Willamette Valley
|
Eugene
|
OR
|
175,535
|
Capital city of Oregon nicknamed the "Cherry City"
|
Salem
|
CO
|
169,810
|
Northern Colorado city home of Horsetooth Falls
|
Fort Collins
|
MO
|
169,176
|
"Queen City" of the Ozarks
|
Springfield
|
VA
|
159,467
|
George Washington's hometown along the Potomac River
|
Alexandria
|
MS
|
153,701
|
Capital and largest city of Mississippi
|
Jackson
|
WA
|
151,854
|
Suburban city where Amazon was founded
|
Bellevue
|
SC
|
150,227
|
Where the first shots of the Civil War were fired
|
Charleston
|
IL
|
148,655
|
Nicknamed the "Forest City" and notable for its output of heavy machinery and hardware
|
Rockford
|
NY
|
148,620
|
Named after an ancient Greek city
|
Syracuse
|
GA
|
147,780
|
The original settlement in Georgia
|
Savannah
|
SC
|
136,632
|
Capital of South Carolina nicknamed "Soda City"
|
Columbia
|
CT
|
134,023
|
Home to Yale University
|
New Haven
|
GA
|
127,315
|
Known as the "Classic City", home to the University of Georgia
|
Athens
|
KS
|
126,587
|
Capital of Kansas where racial segregation in public schools were declared unconstitutional
|
Topeka
|
ND
|
125,990
|
Shares the name of a famous movie and financial services company
|
Fargo
|
PA
|
125,845
|
Billy Joel sang about the hardships in this city
|
Allentown
|
CA
|
124,321
|
Birthplace of the 1960's Free Speech Movement
|
Berkeley
|
MI
|
123,851
|
Home of the University of Michigan
|
Ann Arbor
|
LA
|
121,374
|
Known as the "Heart of Cajun & Creole"
|
Lafayette
|
CT
|
121,054
|
Home to the Mark Twain House & Museum
|
Hartford
|
MA
|
118,403
|
Home to Harvard University
|
Cambridge
|
MT
|
117,116
|
"Magic City"
|
Billings
|
NH
|
115,644
|
Largest city in New Hampshire named after the first industrialized city in the world
|
Manchester
|
MA
|
115,554
|
Famous for its "Mill Girls" in the Industrial Revolution
|
Lowell
|
TX
|
115,282
|
City founded through Spindletop Oil Field
|
Beaumont
|
UT
|
115,162
|
Home of BYU and a tall peak of the same name
|
Provo
|
IL
|
114,394
|
State capital of Illinois location of Abraham Lincoln's restored home
|
Springfield
|
IL
|
113,150
|
Largest city on the Illinois River with a famous riverfront
|
Peoria
|
MI
|
112,644
|
Capital of Michigan known as "L-Town"
|
Lansing
|
WA
|
110,629
|
Puget Sound city home to the largest building in the world by volume
|
Everett
|
CO
|
108,250
|
Home of the University of Colorado
|
Boulder
|
WI
|
107,395
|
Smallest city with a major sports team
|
Green Bay
|
CA
|
107,337
|
Home of Walt Disney and Warner Bros. Studio
|
Burbank
|
IN
|
103,453
|
Known for the demise of the Studebaker plant
|
South Bend
|
IA
|
101,724
|
Largest of the Quad Cities metropolitan area
|
Davenport
|
MA
|
101,079
|
Has a high concentration of Portuguese Americans and setting of Moby Dick
|
New Bedford
|
WI
|
99,986
|
Bedroom community for two major cities home to many colleges
|
Kenosha
|
NY
|
99,224
|
State capital home to the Empire State Plaza
|
Albany
|
AZ
|
95,548
|
City on the Colorado River that conserves a wild west era prison
|
Yuma
|
UT
|
95,342
|
In close proximity to Zion and Grand Canyon National Parks
|
St. George
|
KS
|
94,934
|
Anti-slavery city that was sacked that kick started Bleeding Kansas
|
Lawrence
|
PA
|
94,831
|
Named for a Great Lake and nicknamed the "Flagship City"
|
Erie
|
NC
|
94,589
|
City nested in the Blue Ridge Mountains
|
Asheville
|
AR
|
93,949
|
"Athens of the Ozarks" and principal city in the Northwest Arkansas metropolitan area
|
Fayetteville
|
CA
|
93,611
|
Home to Sundial Bridge and near Shasta State Historic Park
|
Redding
|
NJ
|
90,871
|
Capital of New Jersey known for a famous steel company
|
Trenton
|
MN
|
89,987
|
Suburban city home to the Mall of America
|
Bloomington
|
CA
|
88,665
|
City with the Santa Ynez mountains in the background and a Mediterranean-style downtown
|
Santa Barbara
|
IL
|
88,302
|
Home to the University of Illinois
|
Champaign
|
NM
|
87,505
|
Capital of New Mexico full of Pueblo-style architecture
|
Santa Fe
|
MN
|
86,697
|
Known for the Aerial Lift Bridge and the Minnesota Point
|
Duluth
|
OR
|
85,824
|
Largest city in southern Oregon
|
Medford
|
MI
|
81,252
|
Nobody drunk the water here from 2014 to 2019
|
Flint
|
CA
|
79,246
|
City centered in a wine region of the same name
|
Napa
|
AZ
|
76,831
|
Surrounded by ponderosa forests and Humphrey's Peak
|
Flagstaff
|
PA
|
76,328
|
Industrial city known for the show, "The Office"
|
Scranton
|
IA
|
74,828
|
Original capital of Iowa home to the University of Iowa
|
Iowa City
|
SD
|
74,703
|
City close to Mount Rushmore and Black Hills National Forest
|
Rapid City
|
ND
|
73,622
|
Capital city of North Dakota and location of the state's tallest building
|
Bismarck
|
MS
|
72,926
|
Largest coastal city and second largest in Mississippi
|
Gulfport
|
MO
|
72,473
|
Starting point of the Pony Express
|
St. Joseph
|
NJ
|
71,791
|
Its police force was abolished in 2012 and replaced with the county police
|
Camden
|
DE
|
70,898
|
Cultural and economic hub of Delaware
|
Wilmington
|
SC
|
70,720
|
Rapidly growing city in the center of the Upstate region
|
Greenville
|
WI
|
69,421
|
Translates to "Clear Water" in French
|
Eau Claire
|
IN
|
69,093
|
Used to be the largest company city in the nation and birthplace of the Jackson Family
|
Gary
|
CA
|
68,572
|
Home of Stanford University and Headquarters of Tesla & Skype
|
Palo Alto
|
ME
|
68,408
|
Center of gentrification and second largest port in New England
|
Portland
|
CO
|
65,560
|
Largest city in Western Colorado surrounded with canyons and monoliths
|
Grand Junction
|
NY
|
65,283
|
City that was nicknamed "Sin City" due to its organized crime and corruption
|
Utica
|
WY
|
65,132
|
Capital city of Wyoming founded on the Fourth of July
|
Cheyenne
|
NJ
|
60,419
|
Birthplace of baseball and Frank Sinatra
|
Hoboken
|
KY
|
60,183
|
Located on the Ohio River and a self-proclaimed BBQ capital of the world
|
Owensboro
|
OH
|
60,068
|
Rapidly recovering steel city
|
Youngstown
|
IA
|
59,667
|
Iowa's oldest city situated on the Mississippi River
|
Dubuque
|
NV
|
58,639
|
Capital of Nevada bordering Lake Tahoe
|
Carson City
|
PA
|
58,039
|
Known for its large amount of Amish population
|
Lancaster
|
WA
|
55,605
|
State capital of Washington State
|
Olympia
|
ID
|
54,628
|
Known for a resort of the same name
|
Coeur d'Alene
|
AR
|
54,164
|
Birthplace of Walmart
|
Bentonville
|
TX
|
53,695
|
City of the Gulf Coast of Texas that has been ravaged by hurricanes
|
Galveston
|
TX
|
51,898
|
City founded by 3 duck hunters that suffered a major explosion in 1947
|
Texas City
|
MO
|
51,762
|
Hub of southwest Missouri thats the lead and zinc capital of the world
|
Joplin
|
PA
|
50,099
|
Capital of Pennsylvania that played a major role in Westward Expansion, the Civil War and the Industrial Revolution
|
Harrisburg
|
MS
|
49,449
|
City along the Gulf of Mexico that is known for its lighthouse and casinos
|
Biloxi
|
WV
|
48,864
|
Capital of West Virginia
|
Charleston
|
NM
|
48,422
|
An alleged UFO crashed here in 1947
|
Roswell
|
VA
|
46,553
|
Home of Monticello & James Monroe's home, Highland
|
Charlottesville
|
VT
|
44,743
|
Became the first city in the US to run entirely on renewable energy
|
Burlington
|
IN
|
44,595
|
City home to Purdue University that is twinned with a larger city without a cardinal name
|
West Lafayette
|
MN
|
44,505
|
Largest city in Western Minnesota twinned with a city across the border
|
Moorhead
|
MA
|
44,480
|
Known for its witch trials
|
Salem
|
MI
|
44,202
|
Famous inlet of Lake Huron and former thriving lumber town
|
Saginaw
|
NH
|
43,976
|
State capital of New Hampshire
|
Concord
|
MO
|
43,228
|
State capital known for the Missouri State Prison
|
Jefferson City
|
MD
|
40,812
|
Capital of Maryland, nicknamed the "Sailing Capital of the World"
|
Annapolis
|
DE
|
39,403
|
Capital of Delaware
|
Dover
|
NJ
|
38,497
|
Home of the Miss America pageant and inspired the famous board game, Monopoly
|
Atlantic City
|
IL
|
38,336
|
A "Free Library" was founded in 1874 named for the city
|
Urbana
|
MS
|
37,923
|
Hometown of Elvis Presley
|
Tupelo
|
ME
|
37,121
|
Home to the largest French speaking population in the nation
|
Lewiston
|
SC
|
35,682
|
Hub of the Grand Strand and vacation resort
|
Myrtle Beach
|
MI
|
34,378
|
Tulips bloom in this town with the Big Red Lighthouse
|
Holland
|
VA
|
33,458
|
Historically large industrial city of the South
|
Petersburg
|
LA
|
33,334
|
Known for its Cajun culture and dance halls
|
Houma
|
CA
|
32,701
|
Home of the rich and famous
|
Beverly Hills
|
AK
|
32,515
|
Home to the University of Alaska
|
Fairbanks
|
AK
|
32,255
|
Isolated capital of Alaska
|
Juneau
|
NC
|
31,291
|
Original capital of North Carolina and the birthplace of Pepsi
|
New Bern
|
CA
|
30,218
|
Home to Cannery Row and a famous Aquarium
|
Monterey
|
KY
|
28,602
|
Capital of Kentucky
|
Frankfort
|
NY
|
28,491
|
"Queen of the Spas"
|
Saratoga Springs
|
KS
|
27,788
|
Famous as a wild frontier town of the Old West
|
Dodge City
|
WV
|
27,052
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Original capital of West Virginia known as the "nail capital of the world"
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Wheeling
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CA
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26,512
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Heart of Redwood Coast, where the world's tallest trees are
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Eureka
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FL
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26,444
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Florida's southernmost point known for its conch-styled homes and coral reefs
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Key West
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RI
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25,163
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City located on Aquidneck Island known for Gilded Age mansions
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Newport
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NH
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21,956
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Oldest city in New Hampshire founded in 1623
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Portsmouth
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MS
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21,573
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Site of an important siege for the Union troops in the Civil War
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Vicksburg
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MI
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20,629
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Major port for shipping iron ore located in the Upper Peninsula
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Marquette
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CO
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20,399
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Former capital of Colorado and location of Coors Brewing Company
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Golden
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MN
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19,394
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Considered the birthplace of Minnesota
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Stillwater
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FL
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19,115
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Known for its high end shopping and pier of the same name
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Naples
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PA
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18,411
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Thriving industrial city until a dam bursted here in 1889
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Johnstown
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AL
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17,791
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Starting city of the voting rights movement that marched to the capital in 1965
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Selma
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VA
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15,425
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Known as the premier center of American colonial history
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Williamsburg
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GA
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15,210
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Its port handles 10% of all U.S. roll on/off trade, third in the USA
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Brunswick
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NV
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14,885
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Lake Mead and Hoover Dam serve as major tourist attractions
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Boulder City
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NE
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14,436
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Largest city on the Nebraska Panhandle, served as a mounument on the Oregon Trail
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Scottsbluff
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FL
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14,329
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Oldest city in the nation
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St. Augustine
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SD
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14,091
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Second smallest state capital in the United States
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Pierre
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SC
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13,607
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Located on Port Royal Island with historic antebellum buildings
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Beaufort
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KY
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13,567
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Renowned for its world famous Bourbon
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Bardstown
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MO
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12,638
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Ozark town known for its entertainment on 76 Country Boulevard
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Branson
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KS
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10,885
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Birthplace of Amelia Earhart with paranormal activity
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Atchison
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OR
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10,181
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Oldest city in Oregon founded by a fort
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Astoria
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AZ
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9,684
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Town surrounded by buttes and Red Rock State Park
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Sedona
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AK
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8,458
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Originally called "New Archangel" and original capital of Alaska Territory
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Sitka
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VT
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8,074
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Least populous state capital in the nation
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Montpelier
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MA
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7,667
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Site of the first Pilgrim settlement and site of the Mayflower II
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Plymouth
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NC
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7,656
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Where the first flight was taken in the world
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Kill Devil Hills
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LA
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7,513
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"Crawfish Capital of the World"
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Breaux Bridge
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ME
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7,396
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Once was the largest potato shipping hub in the world
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Caribou
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CO
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7,004
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Year-round ski resort town in the Rocky Mountains
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Aspen
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NM
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6,474
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Home to a world heritige site thats been inhabited by Native Americans for centuries
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Taos
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UT
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5,366
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Town situated around Arches National Park
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Moab
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AK
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4,927
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Northernmost city in the United States
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TN
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3,577
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Resort town referred to as the "Gateway to the Smoky Mountains"
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Gatlinburg
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WV
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269
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John Brown raided this place in 1859
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Harper's Ferry
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