Cities

Albany

Capital of New York, at the head of Hudson navigation

Albuquerque

A high-desert city on the Rio Grande

Anchorage

Alaska's largest city, between mountains and sea

Annapolis

Capital of Maryland, a sailing city on Chesapeake Bay

Atlanta

Capital of Georgia and economic capital of the Southeast

Augusta

Capital of Maine, at the head of Kennebec navigation

Austin

Capital of Texas, on the edge of the Hill Country

Baltimore

A historic port at the head of Chesapeake Bay

Baton Rouge

Capital of Louisiana, on the Mississippi River

Bismarck

Capital of North Dakota, on the Missouri River

Boise

Capital of Idaho, on the edge of the high desert

Boston

Capital of Massachusetts and hub of New England

Carson City

Capital of Nevada, below the eastern Sierra

Charleston

Capital of West Virginia, in the Appalachian hills

Charlotte

A banking hub on the Carolina Piedmont

Cheyenne

Capital of Wyoming, a high-plains railroad town

Chicago

The third-largest U.S. city, on Lake Michigan

Cleveland

A Great Lakes industrial city on Lake Erie

Columbia

Capital of South Carolina, at the fall line

Columbus

Capital of Ohio and the state's largest city

Concord

Capital of New Hampshire, on the Merrimack River

Dallas

A North Texas city on the blackland prairie

Denver

The Mile High City, capital of Colorado

Des Moines

Capital of Iowa, at the meeting of two rivers

Detroit

The Motor City, on the strait between two lakes

Dover

Capital of Delaware, on the coastal plain

El Paso

A desert border city at the pass of the Rio Grande

Fort Worth

Where the West begins, on the West Fork of the Trinity

Frankfort

Capital of Kentucky, in a bend of the Kentucky River

Fresno

The hub of California's San Joaquin Valley

Galveston

Historic Gulf Coast island port and beach city

Harrisburg

Capital of Pennsylvania, on the Susquehanna River

Hartford

Capital of Connecticut, on the Connecticut River

Helena

Capital of Montana, born of a gold strike

Honolulu

Capital of Hawaii, on the island of Oʻahu

Houston

The fourth-largest U.S. city, on the Gulf Coast plain

Indianapolis

Capital of Indiana, a planned city at the state's center

Jackson

Capital of Mississippi, on the Pearl River

Jacksonville

Florida's most populous city, on the St. Johns River

Jefferson City

Capital of Missouri, on a bluff above the Missouri River

Juneau

Capital of Alaska, reachable only by boat or plane

Kansas City

A river city at the bend of the Missouri

Key West

The southernmost city in the continental U.S.

Lansing

Capital of Michigan, in the Lower Peninsula

Las Vegas

A desert resort city in the Mojave

Lincoln

Capital of Nebraska, on the eastern prairie

Little Rock

Capital of Arkansas, on the Arkansas River

Los Angeles

The second-largest U.S. city, on the Southern California coast

Louisville

A river city at the Falls of the Ohio

Madison

Capital of Wisconsin, a city on an isthmus

Memphis

A Mississippi River city on the Chickasaw Bluffs

Miami

A subtropical city between the Everglades and the sea

Milwaukee

A Great Lakes port on Lake Michigan

Minneapolis

The larger of the Twin Cities, on the Mississippi

Montgomery

Capital of Alabama, on the Alabama River

Montpelier

The smallest state capital in the U.S.

Nashville

Capital of Tennessee, on the Cumberland River

New Orleans

A river-delta city largely below sea level

New York City

The largest city in the United States

Oklahoma City

Capital of Oklahoma, born in a single day

Olympia

Capital of Washington, at the foot of Puget Sound

Omaha

A Missouri River city, gateway to the plains

Philadelphia

The sixth-largest U.S. city, between two rivers

Phoenix

Capital of Arizona and the desert Southwest's largest city

Pierre

Capital of South Dakota, on the Missouri River

Pittsburgh

The Steel City, where three rivers meet

Plymouth

Landing place of the Pilgrims, 1620

Portland

A Pacific Northwest city where two rivers meet

Providence

Capital of Rhode Island, at the head of Narragansett Bay

Raleigh

Capital of North Carolina, the "City of Oaks"

Richmond

Capital of Virginia, at the falls of the James

Sacramento

Capital of California, in the Central Valley

Saint Paul

Capital of Minnesota, eastern half of the Twin Cities

Salem

Capital of Oregon, in the Willamette Valley

Salt Lake City

Capital of Utah, below the Wasatch Range

San Antonio

A historic Texas city on the edge of the Hill Country

San Diego

A Pacific port at California's southwest corner

San Francisco

A hilly peninsula city on the Golden Gate

San Jose

The capital of Silicon Valley, in the Santa Clara Valley

Santa Fe

The oldest and highest state capital in the U.S.

Savannah

Georgia's historic port city of oak-shaded squares

Seattle

A Pacific Northwest city between sound and lake

Springfield

Capital of Illinois, in the central prairie

St. Augustine

The oldest continuously occupied European city in the U.S.

Tallahassee

Capital of Florida, in the rolling Panhandle

Tampa

A Gulf Coast port on Tampa Bay

Topeka

Capital of Kansas, on the Kansas River

Trenton

Capital of New Jersey, at the fall line of the Delaware

Tucson

A Sonoran Desert city ringed by mountains

Virginia Beach

An Atlantic resort city at the mouth of the Chesapeake

Williamsburg

The restored colonial capital of Virginia