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Downtown skyline of Richmond Virginia at night in background from the Potterfield Dam Walk, with 2 people walking 2 dogs on the bridge

Living and Visiting the United States

Often called a melting pot, there are countless cities and towns to live in and visit in the United States of America. With such a vast array of climates and landscapes, spanning roughly 3.8 million square miles, there’s something for everyone here. Whether you’re looking for a beach town to call home or a ski town for your winter holiday, we explore the top places in the U.S.

Image of tents by the bridge at Bahia Honda State Park in Florida

8 Best Beachside Campgrounds in Florida

Best Places to Live and Visit by State

Every state is unique with something different to offer. From the Pacific, Atlantic, and Arctic coastlines to the hills, mountains, and Great Plains in between, there are an array of cultures and climates. Most have four seasons of weather, including cold and snowy winters, but you can also find subtropical destinations like Florida. Famous for an array of landmarks, cities, and sites, these are some of the best places to visit and live while exploring each state.

Visible Northern Lights in Alaska

What is Alaska Most Famous For?

Sun setting over the Grand Canyon National Park seen from South Rim Lipan Point Arizona

What Is Arizona Most Famous For?

Image of Mount Baldy covered in snow behind Los Angeles, California

What Is California Most Famous For?

Landscape of Pikes Peak, Colorado

What is Colorado Most Famous For?

Fall Landscape in Connecticut

What is Connecticut Most Famous For?

Sunset at Dewey Beach, Delaware

What is Delaware Most Famous For?

Dry Tortugas National Park, The Florida Keys, Florida

What Is Florida Most Famous For?

Cityscape Downtown Atlanta, Georgia

What is Georgia Most Famous For?

Resort, Wailea Beach in Maui, Hawaii

What is Hawaii Most Famous For?

Street in Downtown Boise, Idaho

What Is Idaho Most Famous For?

Landscape, Portland Head Lighthouse, Maine

What is Maine Most Famous For?

Image of the Baltimore Inner Harbor and skyline in Maryland

What is Maryland Most Famous For?

Shopping, Quincy Market, Boston, Massachusetts

What is Massachusetts Most Famous For?

Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota

What is Minnesota Most Famous For?

Landscape, Glacier National Park, Montana

What is Montana Most Famous For?

Open Landscape in Nebraska

What is Nebraska Most Famous For?

Image of Bill's, Bally's, and Paris in Las Vegas, Nevada

What Is Nevada Most Famous For?

Landscape of White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire

What is New Hampshire Most Famous For?

Boardwalk at Atlantic City, New Jersey

What is New Jersey Most Famous For?

Taos Pueblo Building in Taos, New Mexico

What is New Mexico Most Famous For?

Skyline View of New York City, New York

What is New York Most Famous For?

Great Smoky Mountains Sunset Landscape in North Carolina

What is North Carolina Most Famous For?

Badlands Landscape, North Dakota

What is North Dakota Most Famous For?

Image of Mount Hood in Oregon

What Is Oregon Most Famous For?

Gettysburg National Military Park Canon at Sunset Pennsylvania

What is Pennsylvania Most Famous For?

Skyline Providence, Rhode Island

What is Rhode Island Most Famous For?

Beachside on Pawleys Island, South Carolina

What is South Carolina Most Famous For?

Presidential Carvings, Mount Rushmore, South Dakota

What is South Dakota Most Famous For?

Nightime, Downtown Nashville, Tennessee

What is Tennessee Most Famous For?

Downtown Skyline, Austin, Texas

What is Texas Most Famous For?

Delicate Arch Arches National Park Utah

What Is Utah Most Famous For?

Small Town, Stowe, Vermont

What is Vermont Most Famous For?

Landscape of Shenandoah National Park in Virginia

What is Virginia Most Famous For?

Image of the Seattle's skyline and the famous Space Needle in Washington

What Is Washington Most Famous For?

Landscape, Blackwater Falls State Park, West Virginia

What is West Virginia Most Famous For?

Road in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.

What is Wyoming Most Famous For?

Where To Visit and Live in America

Downtown skyline of Richmond Virginia at night in background from the Potterfield Dam Walk, with 2 people walking 2 dogs on the bridge
Richmond, VA skyline from the Potterfield Dam Walk. Photo by: Bill Dickinson

Famous for places like New York City and Hollywood, the United States is home to fifty states and a federal district as well as multiple territories and minor islands. A large nation with a long history spanning back centuries, the US is best known for its diverse array of cultures and ethnicities.

With plenty of destinations to choose from, narrowing down which state to live in can seem daunting. However, if you know the kind of lifestyle you would like to experience, deciding where to go can become a much easier task. Boasting unique landscapes, activities, and cultures, regardless of where you go, you can find somewhere that feels like home.

Most Populated Cities by American State

For tourists and residents alike, the biggest cities in a state are usually some of the favorites. From the largest destinations in the U.S. of New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, and Phoenix, respectively, to smaller cities like Roanoke, Bethesda, Bethlehem, and Tempe, there are locations for every kind of person. Visit America’s bustling cities of over a million people or find your home in a small-to-midsize city of less than a few hundred thousand people.

Aerial view of the Phoenix Skyline

10 Largest Cities in Arizona by Population

Aerial view of the entire Inner Harbor, Baltimore Maryland

10 Largest Cities in Maryland by Population

Aerial view of the Downtown Albuquerque skyline and Rio Grande River in New Mexico

10 Largest Cities in New Mexico by Population

Downtown Charlotte, North Carolina skyline at night

10 Largest Cities in North Carolina by Population

Traffic on the Schuylkill Expressway with the skyline of Philadelphia Pennsylvania in the background

10 Largest Cities in Pennsylvania by Population

High-rise buildings in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah at the intersection of South Temple Street

10 Largest Cities in Utah by Population

Waves wash up on the Virginia Beach Oceanfront

10 Largest Cities in Virginia by Population

Top Beach Towns to Live by American State

Beach life is where it’s at for a lot of people and the U.S. boasts an impressive shoreline to accommodate them. America’s coast measures 12,479 miles by CRA standards and a whopping 95,509 miles by NOAA (which follows every zig and zack. The are hundreds of cool beach towns to discover in the 23 states that touch an ocean, and even more, if you include the Great Lakes shorelines.

Orange Beach, Alabama as seen from the beach

4 Best Beach Towns to Live in Alabama

A man and woman on bikes in Seldovia Alaska with waterfront and mountains in background

8 Best Beach Towns to Live in Alaska

Del Mar Dog Beach California

15 Best Beach Towns to Live in California

Sandy beach in Madison Connecticut

9 Best Beach Towns to Live in Connecticut

Sunset at Indian River Inlet Bridge Delaware Seashore State Park Delaware

6 Best Beach Towns to Live in Delaware

Pensacola Beach, Florida

11 Best Beach Towns to Live in Florida

Driftwood Beach on Jekyll Island, Georgia

3 Best Beach Towns to Live in Georgia

Honolulu, Hawaii

12 Best Beach Towns to Live in Hawaii

Homes built on stilts overlooking Holly Beach in Cameron, Louisiana

3 Best Beach Towns to Live in Louisiana

Rocky shoreline of Marginal Way in Ogunquit Maine

12 Best Beach Towns to Live in Maine

Ocean City, Maryland

8 Best Beach Towns to Live in Maryland

Fishing boat in Plum Island Sound, Great Neck, Ipswich, Massachusetts

12 Best Beach Towns to Live in Massachusetts

Secluded white sand beach with a surf board leaned against a palm tree in Long Beach, Mississippi

7 Best Beach Towns to Live in Mississippi

Couple walking their dogs during sunset on Hampton Beach boardwalk New Hampshire

4 Best Beach Towns to Live in New Hampshire

Sun just rising in the distance of an empty boardwalk in Ocean City New Jersey

11 Best Beach Towns to Live in New Jersey

Surfer leaving the surf at Rockaway Beach New York

7 Best Beach Towns to Live in New York

Emerald Isle beach, North Carolina

11 Best Beach Towns to Live in North Carolina

Lincoln City, Oregon

10 Best Beach Towns to Live in Oregon

Aerial view downtown New Shoreham, Rhode Island

10 Best Beach Towns to Live in Rhode Island

Myrtle Beach Ferris Wheel South Carolina

9 Best Beach Towns to Live in South Carolina

Aerial view of the waterfront and beaches in Rockport, Texas

9 Best Beach Towns to Live in Texas

Virginia Beach

7 Best Beach Towns to Live in Virginia

Rosario Beach, Washington

13 Best Beach Towns to Live in Washington

Top Ski Towns to Live by American State

Mountain towns home to a local ski resort are terrific places to reside year-round. Not only do you get reliable and convenient skiing and snowboarding in your own backyard all winter long, but in the summer, many of these resorts boast an abundance of recreation, entertainment, and events. From big-name American ski towns like Jackson, WY, Aspen, CO, and Stowe, VT, to the lesser-known winter playgrounds that are still a “secret”, there’s an alpine destination waiting for you.

Image of Downtown Fairbanks, Alaska in winter

5 Best Ski Towns to Live in Alaska

Arizona Snowbowl Ski Resort Trail overlooking valley around Flagstaff AZ

2 Best Ski Towns to Live in Arizona

Snowy street in Big Bear Lake California

5 Best Ski Towns to Live in California

Grand Targhee Resort, Idaho

6 Best Ski Towns to Live in Idaho

Big mansion with Sunday River Ski Resort in the background, Maine

3 Best Ski Towns to Live in Maine

Downtown Great Barrington Massachusetts in winter

6 Best Ski Towns to Live in Massachusetts

Skier midway through a "540" (360 plus another 180) on a halfpipe at Boyne Mountain Michigan

5 Best Ski Towns to Live in Michigan

Image of Missoula, Montana in the winter

4 Best Ski Towns to Live in Montana

Night stars above Incline Village Nevada and Lake Tahoe

2 Best Ski Towns to Live in Nevada

Stowe Mountain Resort, Vermont

6 Best Ski Towns to Live in New England

At the foot of Agiocochook mountain and Mount Washington Resort in Bretton Woods, Carroll New Hampshire

6 Best Ski Towns to Live in New Hampshire

View from the car windshield of downtown Ruidoso, New Mexico during wintertime with snow on the sides of the road

6 Best Ski Towns to Live in New Mexico

Image of the slopes at Holiday Ski Valley in Ellicottville in New York

5 Best Ski Towns to Live in New York

Looking out at Sugar Mountain Ski Resort near Banner Elk, North Carolina in the wintertime

3 Best Ski Towns to Live in North Carolina

Snow covered streets at night in Government Camp Oregon

4 Best Ski Towns to Live in Oregon

Shop in the Historic District Stroudsburg Pennsylvania

3 Best Ski Towns to Live in Pennsylvania

Deer Valley Resort, Park City, Utah

5 Best Ski Towns to Live in Utah

Woodstock, Vermont

5 Best Ski Towns to Live in Vermont

Winter sunset over homes in the woods in Wintergreen, Virginia

3 Best Ski Towns to Live in Virginia

Gustav's family restaurant in Leavenworth Washington with mountain in the background during winter

6 Best Ski Towns to Live in Washington

Shops and lodging in Snowshoe Village, West Virginia in the wintertime

2 Best Ski Towns to Live in West Virginia

Paraglider about to launch off the mountain at Jackson Hole Resort Wyoming in winter

2 Best Ski Towns to Live in Wyoming

Top Small Towns to Live by American State

America has a myriad of little towns and communities tucked away in all fifty states. They range in population from less than a hundred people, up to thousands and tens of thousands. Whether you’re looking for a place to call home with a charming main street and a plethora of parks, or a rural spot with ample acreage, you can find a small town suitable for your needs somewhere in the vast United States.

Murar on wall reading "Trail Town USA" in downtown Damascus, Virginia

9 Best Small Towns to Live in Virginia

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What else is the US famous for?

Whether you want to go to the coast, head into the mountains, spend time on the beach, or explore a desert, you’ll find a range of environments, attractions, and even people, throughout the USA. On La Vida Nomad, we cover the top places to stay, ranging from luxury resorts to rustic cabins to campsites in the woods. For activities, we focus on beaches and ski resorts, the best of both seasons, as well as food and sightseeing.

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Beaches in United States

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Camping in United States

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Food in United States

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