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EspañolLIST OF CITY NICKNAMES IN THE UNITED STATES
This partial 'list of city nicknames in the United States' compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities are known by, officially and unofficially, to locals, outsiders or their tourism boards. Some of the nicknames are positive, while others are derisive. The unofficial nicknames listed here are those that have been used for such a long time or have gained so wide a currency that they have become well-known in their own right.
Cities by state
Alabama
★ Alabaster - The City for Families.[1]
★ Albertville - The Fire Hydrant Capital of the World.Greetings From America's Secret Capitals, ''Time (magazine)'', July 13, 1998.Claims to Fame - Products, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
★ Anniston - The Model City.[2]
★ Auburn - The Loveliest Village on the Plains.[3]
★ Bayou La Batre - Seafood Capital of Alabama.
★ Bessemer - The Marvel City.[4]
★ Birmingham
★
★ The Magic City.[5]
★
★ The Pittsburgh of the South.[6]
★ Cedar Bluff - Crappie Capital of the World.Claims to Fame - Fish, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
★ Decatur
★
★ The River City.[7]
★
★ The Chicago of the South.[8]
★
★ Ballooning Capital of Alabama.[9]
★
★ "Home of America's First Wave Pool".[10]
★ Dothan - The Peanut Capital of the World.[11]
★ Douglas - City of Eagles.[12]
★ Eufaula - Bass Capital of the World.Claims to Fame - Fish, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
★ Fort Payne - Sock Capital of the World.
★ Greenville - The Camellia City.[13]Claims to Fame - Plants, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
★ Haleyville - Home of 911.[14]
★ Hartselle - The City of Southern Hospitality.[15]
★ Hueytown - Home of the Alabama Gang.[16]
★ Huntsville
★
★ The Rocket City.[17]
★
★ Watercress Capital of the World.[18]
★
★ Huntsvegas.[19]
★
★ Tha 'Ville
★
★ Hockey Capital of the South
★ Jacksonville - Gem of the Hill.[20]
★ Lincoln - The Motorsports City.[21]
★ Madison
★
★ Where Progress Meets Preservation.[22]
★
★ Mad-town
★ Mobile
★
★ The Azalea City.[23]
★
★ The City of Five Flags.[24]
★
★ The Home of Mardi Gras.[25]
★ Montgomery
★
★ Capital of the South.[26]
★
★ The Cradle of the Confederacy.[27]
★ Prattville
★
★ The Fountain City.Visiting or Staying?, Prattville, Alabama. Accessed May 17, 2007. "Long before Prattville became "The Preferred Community," it was known as "The Fountain City" because of its numerous artesian wells."
★
★ The Preferred City.
★ Slocomb- The Tomato Capital of the South.[28]
★ Summerdale - The Sunshine City.[29]
★ Sylacauga - The Marble City.Claims to Fame - Rocks, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
★ Tuscaloosa
★
★ The Druid City.[30]
★
★ T-Town
★ Tuskegee - The Pride of the Swift-Growing South.[31]
★ Wetumpka
★
★ "Rumbling Waters".[32]
★
★ Wetu
★ Winfield - City on the Move.Motto ought to be boffo, ''Irvine World News'', February 22, 2004.
Alaska
★ Anchorage
★
★ The City of Lights and Flowers.Make me feel brand new, ''Anchorage Press'', May 17, 2006.
★
★ Air Crossroads of the World.Air Crossroads of the World, ''Ground Support'', April 2006."Increased tourism has halted those perceptions and Anchorage is now known as the "City of Lights and Flowers", a bustling city with a formidable backdrop of glaciers and mountains."
★
★ Hanging Basket Capital of the World.[33]
★ Cordova
★
★ Clam Town.[34]
★
★ Razor Clam Capital.Claims to Fame - Food, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
★ Fairbanks - The Golden Heart City.[35]
★ Haines - Eagle Capital of America.Claims to Fame - Birds, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
★ Homer - Halibut Capital of the world.[36]
★ Kenai - The Village With a Past, the City With a Future.[37]
★ Ketchikan - King Salmon Capital of the World.[38]
★ Knik - Dog-mushing Center of the World.[39]
★ Kodiak - King Crab Capital.
★ Sitka
★
★ First City of Alaska.[40]
★
★ The Natural Place to Visit.[41]
Arizona
★ Apache Junction
★
★ Home of the Superstition Mountains.[42]
★
★ Gateway to Legends, Lakes, Leisure, and Lost Treasure.[43]
★ Ash Fork - Flagstone Capital of the United States.
★ Flagstaff
★
★ City in the Pines.Flagstaff Arizona, accessed March 29, 2007. "Flagstaff is sometimes called "The City in the Pines" because the town sits in the middle of a Ponderosa Pine stand in the Coconino National Forest. The town is also called "The City of Seven Wonders" because of it proximity to the Grand Canyon, Oak Creek Canyon, Walnut Canyon, Wupatki National Monument, Sunset Crater National Monument and the San Francisco Peaks."
★
★ City of Seven Wonders.
★
★ Flag Town (C. W. McCall).[44]
★ Kingman - Heart of Route 66.[45]
★ Phoenix - The Valley, Phoenix Valley, Valley of the Sun (includes surrounding cities such as Scottsdale, Tempe, Chandler, Mesa, Glendale and Paradise Valley) [1] [2] [3]
★ Prescott - The Mile-High City.[46]
★ Scottsdale - The West's Most Western Town.[47]
★ Sedona - Red Rock Country.[48]
★ Sierra Vista - Hummingbird Capital of the United States.
★ Tombstone - The Town Too Tough To Die.[49]Claims to Fame - Braggadocio, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
★ Tucson
★
★ The Old Pueblo.[50]
★
★ The Sunshine Factory.My opinion Debbie Kornmiller : TV listings' headaches fixed today, ''Arizona Daily Star'', March 18, 2007. "The Sunshine Factory" won a Tucson nickname contest in the 1980s as a replacement for the "Old Pueblo."
Arkansas
★ Alma - Spinach Capital of the World.
★ Arkadelphia - The 'Delph
★ Berryville - Turkey Capital.
★ Brinkley - Home of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker.[51]
★ Clarksville - Clarksvegas
★ Conway - The City of Colleges (The University of Central Arkansas, Hendrix College, and Central Baptist College)[52]
★ Fayetteville
★
★ Hogtown
★
★ The Hill
★ Green Forest - Tomato Capital.
★ Hope - Watermelon Capital of the World. The World Capital of Whatever, ''The New York Times'' by Harold Faber, September 12, 1993.
★ Hot Springs - Spa City.[53]
★ Jasper - Elk Capital of Arkansas.Claims to Fame - Animals, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
★ Jonesboro
★
★ The City of Churches.Jonesboro, accessed April 8, 2007.
★
★ The Crepe Myrtle City.
★ Little Rock
★
★ Capital City
★
★ The City of Roses.[54]
★
★ River City.[55]
★ Lowell - A Town with a Past, A City with a Future.[56]
★ Malvern - Brick Capital of the World.
★ Mount Ida - Quartz Crystal Capital of the World.
★ Mountain View - Folk Music Capital of the World.[57]Claims to Fame - Arts, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
★ Nashville
★
★ Horse Capital of Arkansas
★
★ Peach Capital.
★ Stuttgart - Rice and Duck Capital of the World.[58]
California
★ Alameda - The Island City.[59]
★ Anaheim
★
★ Disneyland
★
★ Anacrime
★
★ Analslime
★
★ Disneyheim
★ Antioch - Gateway to the Delta.[60]
★ Auburn - Endurance Capital of The World.[61]
★ Bakersfield - California's Country Music Capital.[62]
★ Baldwin Park - The City That Time Forgot
★ Berkeley
★
★ Bezerkeley
★
★ The People's Republic of Berkeley.[63]
★
★ Athens of the West.[64]
★ Buena Park - Center of the Southland.[65]
★ Burlingame - Boringlame
★ Campbell - The Orchard City.
★ Carlsbad - C-bad
★ Castroville - Artichoke Center of the World.
★ Chatsworth
★
★ Porn Valley
★
★ San Pornando.[66]
★ Chico
★
★ City of Roses." City of Roses City of Trees - Chico, California", CaliforniaBeautiful.com, March 17, 2007. Accessed May 17, 2007.
★
★ City of Trees.
★
★ Almond Capital of the World.
★ Chino - Where Everything Grows.[67]
★ Chula Vista - Beautiful View.[68]
★ Clovis - Gateway to the Sierra.[69]
★ Coachella
★
★ City of Eternal Sunshine.Your City: Coachella, ''The Desert Sun''. Accessed June 2, 2007. "The "City of Eternal Sunshine - Gateway to the Salton Sea" is largely a young, rural and family oriented area of the desert."
★
★ Gateway to the Salton Sea
★ Compton
★
★ The CPT
★
★ The Hub City.[70]
★
★ The Hood
★ Corning - Olive City.
★ Corona - The Circle City.[71]
★ Daly City
★
★ Gateway To The Peninsula.[72]
★
★ Little Manila.[73]
★ Davis - People's Republic of Davis.[74]
★ Del Mar - Where the surf meets the turf (a play on Del Mar Racetrack's slogan "Where the Turf Meets the Surf")
★ Dinuba - Raisinland, USA.
★ El Dorado Hills
★
★ El - Doe
★
★ The EDH
★ Fallbrook - Avocado Capital of the World.
★ Fontana
★
★ Smog-tana
★
★ Fontucky
★ Fremont
★
★ Freakmont
★ Fresno
★
★ Fresneck
★
★ Fresyes
★
★ California's New Frontier
★
★ Garden of the Sun
★
★ Raisin Capital of the World.
★
★ The 'No
★
★ Fresburg
★ Fullerton
★
★ F-Town
★ Garden Grove - City of Youth and Ambition.[75]
★ Gilroy - Garlic Capital of the World.
★ Glendale
★
★ Little Armenia
★
★ The Jewel City.[76]
★ Gold Beach - City of Gold
★ Greenfield - Broccoli Capital of the World.
★ Gridley - Kiwi Fruit Capital of the World.
★ Half Moon Bay - Pumpkin Capital.
★ Hawthorne - The City of Good Neighbors
★ Hayward
★
★ The Heart of the Bay
★
★ The Haystack/Stack
★
★ Hayweird
★ Hollywood
★
★ Holly-Weird
★
★ Tinseltown
★
★ The Movie Star City
★
★ Hollyhood
★ Holtville - The Carrot Capital of the World.
★ Huntington Beach - Surf City, USA
★ Indio
★
★ Date Capital of the World.
★
★ The City of Festivals
★ Inglewood
★
★ City of Champions
★ Irvine
★
★ The Bubble
★ Isleton
★
★ Asparagus Capital of the World.
★
★ Crawdad Town
★ Kelseyville - Pear Capital of the World
★ La Canada Flintridge, California- LC or LCF
★ Lafayette - Love Lafayette (popular bumper sticker slogan)
★ Lancaster - The Heart of the Antelope Valley
★ Lemon Grove - Best Climate on Earth
★ Linden - Cherry Capital of the World.
★ Livermore - Live more
★ Lodi
★
★ Grape Capital of the World
★
★ Tokay Grape Capital of the World.
★ Lompoc - Flower Seed Capital of the World.
★ Long Beach
★
★ The International City
★
★ The Home To West Coast Rap
★
★ The L.B.C.
★
★ Home To Snoop Dogg
★ Los Angeles
★
★ L.A.
★
★ City of Angels.
★
★ The Big Orange
★
★ Lala Land
★
★ City of Flowers and Sunshine.
★
★ Loss Angel-eez (as pronounced by Arlo Guthrie in "Flying into Los Angeles")
★
★ Lost Angeles
★
★ Shakytown (due to frequent earth tremors)
★
★ The Southland
★
★ Tinseltown.[77]
★ Marina - Little Korea
★ Marysville - Gateway to the Gold Fields.[78]
★ McCloud - Blackberry Capital of the World.
★ Merced - Gateway to Yosemite.[79]
★ Modesto - Water, Wealth, Contentment, Health.[80]
★ Monterey - The Cradle of History.[81]
★ Monterey Park
★
★ Little Taipei
★
★ Chinatown
★ Norco - Horse Town USA.
★ Oakdale - Cowboy Capital of the World.[82]
★ Oakland
★
★ Cokeland
★
★ OakTown
★
★ The Town
★
★ The O
★
★ There's no "there" there (attributed to Dorothy Parker)
★ Oceanside
★
★ O-Side
★ Oroville
★
★ City of Gold (literal translation)
★
★ Solar City, USA
★ Oxnard
★
★ Lima Bean Capital of the World.
★
★ Strawberry Capital of the World
★
★ The Nard
★ Pacifica - Fog Capital of California.Claims to Fame - Weather, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
★ Palm Springs
★
★ Golf Capital of the World.
★
★ P.S. I Love You (Slogan)
★ Palmdale
★
★ Aerospace Capital of America
★
★ Pompton
★ Palo Alto
★
★ Shallow Alto
★ Pasadena
★
★ City of Roses
★
★ Crown City
★ Patterson - Apricot Capital of the World
★ Pearsonville - Hubcap Capital of the World.Claims to Fame - Favorites, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
★ Petaluma - P-Town
★ Pittsburg - P-World
★ Placerville - Hangtown
★ Pleasanton - It's All the Name Implies
★ Poway - The City in the Country
★ Reedley - The World's Fruit Basket.
★ Redlands - Deadlands
★ Redwood City - Climate Best By Government Test[83]
★ Reseda - The Hub of the West Valley
★ Rowland Heights - New Chinatown
★ Sacramento
★
★ Almond Capital of the World.
★
★ Cowtown
★
★ Hayfever Capital of the World
★
★ Sacratomato
★
★ Sacto
★
★ The Big Tomato
★
★ The Camellia City
★
★ The City of Trees
★
★ River City
★
★ Sac-Town
★
★ The Sack
★
★ Sacranecko
★
★ Gateway to Rio Linda (Rush Limbaugh)
★
★ Sacred City
★ Salinas
★
★ East of Eden
★
★ Lettuce Capital of the World.
★
★ Salad Bowl of the World
★
★ Steinbeck Country
★ Santa Ana
★
★ Little Mexico
★ San Bruno - The Airport City
★ San Diego
★
★ America's Finest City
★
★ Plymouth of the West
★
★ Daygo
★
★ Silicon Beach[84][85]
★
★ The 6-1-9
★ San Fernando Valley
★
★ The 8-1-8 (referring to the area code)
★
★ Valley of the Stars
★
★ Porn Valley, San Pornando Valley, and Silicone Valley (referring to the ever-present porn industry)
★ San Francisco
★
★ San Fran
★
★ The Bay
★
★ Baghdad by the Bay (Herb Caen)
★
★ The City
★
★ The City by the Bay
★
★ Chinatown
★
★ Frisco (as in, ''Don't call it Frisco''...Herb Caen)
★
★ Fogtown
★
★ The SCO
★
★ Gay City
★
★ LGBT capital of the world
★ San Jose
★
★ The World's Biggest Suburb
★
★ The Capital of Silicon Valley
★
★ The Garden City
★
★ San Ho/San Jo
★
★ San Hoochie Minh City/San Hoe Chi Minh City
★ San Lorenzo
★
★ San Lo
★
★ SLZ
★ San Luis Obispo - SLO (as in, ''Experience the SLO Life'')[86]
★ San Mateo
★
★ San Maghetto
★
★ The Mat-t-o
★ Sanger - Christmas Tree City.
★ Santa Barbara
★
★ The American Riviera
★ Santa Monica - Dogtown
★ Santa Paula - Citrus Capital of the World.
★ Sebastopol - Sebtown
★ Selma - Raisin Capital of the World.
★ Smith River - Lily Growing Capital of the World.
★ Solvang - Danish capital of America.
★ Sonoma - The Queen of the Southern Mines
★ South San Francisco
★
★ South City
★
★ The Industrial City.Claims to Fame - Business, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
★ Stockton
★
★ Asparagus Capital of the World.
★
★ California's Sunrise Seaport
★
★ The Hub of the California Heartland
★ Sunnyvale - The Heart of Silicon Valley
★ Tulelake - Horseradish Capital of the World.
★ Union City
★
★ Gateway to Silicon Valley
★
★ The Une
★
★ UC
★
★ Urine City (derisive)
★ Upland - The City of Gracious Living
★ Ventura - The City of Good Fortune
★
★ Ventura is a nickname, the true city name is City of San Buenaventura
★ Victorville - Key to the High Desert
★ Vista, California - V-town Panther City climatic wonderland of the world "The low 760"
★ Walnut Creek
★
★ The Corners
★
★ WC/Dub Ceez
★ Wasco - Rose Growing Capital of the World.
★ Watsonville - Strawberry Capital of the World.
★ West Hollywood
★
★ Boystown
★
★ The Creative City
★
★ WEHO
★ Westminster - The City of Progress, Built on Pride
★ Willits - Solar Energy Capital of the World.Claims to Fame - Energy, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
★ Willow Creek - Bigfoot Capital of the World.
★ Yuba City - Prune Capital.
Colorado
★ Alamosa - Hub of the San Luis ValleyHub of the San Luis Valley accessed May 29, 2007.
★ Arvada
★
★ Celery Capital of the WorldCelery Capital of the World accessed May 29, 2007.
★
★ That other city that starts with an "A"
★ Aspen
★
★ America's Canary CityAmerica's Canary City accessed May 29, 2007.
★ Ault - A Unique Little TownA Unique Little Town accessed May 29, 2007.
★ Aurora
★
★ Gateway to the Rockies
★
★ A Big City with a Small Town Flavor
★
★ Saudi Aurora
★
★ A-Town
★ Avon
★
★ The home of Bob the BridgeBob the Bridge accessed May 29, 2007.
★ Berthoud
★
★ The Garden Spot of ColoradoGarden Spot of Colorado accessed May 29, 2007.
★ Boulder
★
★ The People's Republic of BoulderThe People's Republic of Boulder accessed May 29, 2007.
★
★ Baghdad by the Flatirons
★ Black Hawk
★
★ The City of MillsThe City of Mills accessed May 29, 2007.
★ Brush
★
★ Brush!Brush! accessed May 29, 2007.
★ Cañon City
★
★ The Climate Capital of ColoradoThe Climate Capital of Colorado accessed May 29, 2007.
★ Carbondale
★
★ The Ultimate Rocky Mountain HideoutThe Ultimate Rocky Mountain Hideout accessed May 29, 2007.
★ Cedaredge
★
★ The Southern Gateway to the Grand MesaThe Southern Gateway to the Grand Mesa accessed May 29, 2007.
★ Colorado Springs
★
★ The Springs
★
★ The Beach
★
★ Pikes Peak's City
★ Creede - There is no night in CreedeIt’s day all day in the day time, And there is no night in Creede. accessed May 29, 2007.
★ Crested Butte
★
★ Colorado’s Last Great Ski TownColorado’s Last Great Ski Town accessed May 29, 2007.
★
★ The Wildflower Capital of ColoradoThe Wildflower Capital of Colorado accessed May 29, 2007.
★ Deer Trail
★
★ Home of the World's First RodeoHome of the World's First Rodeo accessed May 29, 2007.
★ Denver
★
★ Mile-High City.Claims to Fame - Geography, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
★
★ Queen City of the Plains.
★
★ The City and County
★ Dove Creek
★
★ Pinto Bean Capital of the World.
★ Durango
★
★ Durango Rocks!Durango Rocks! accessed May 29, 2007.
★
★ Animas City (Geographical Reference to the River that runs through the city) (Historical Reference to original name of the city)
★ Eaton
★
★ The Garden of Eaton: Beef, Beets, and BeansThe Garden of Eaton: Beef, Beets, and Beans accessed May 29, 2007.
★ Edgewater
★
★ The City of ChoiceThe City of Choice accessed May 29, 2007.
★ Fairplay
★
★ The Real South ParkThe Real South Park accessed May 29, 2007.
★ Fort Collins
★
★ The Choice City
★
★ Fort Fun
★
★ FoCo
★ Fruita
★
★ Home of Mike the Headless ChickenMike the Headless Chicken accessed May 29, 2007.
★ Golden
★
★ Where the West Begins
★ Greeley
★
★ Greality
★
★ Cowtown, USA
★
★ G-spot
★ Highlands Ranch
★
★ The Ranch
★ Littleton
★
★ The resting place of Alferd Packer
★ Longmont
★
★ L-Town
★ Nederland
★
★ Home of the Frozen Dead Guy
★ Ouray
★
★ The Switzerland of America
★
★ Gem of the Rockies
★
★ Jeep Capital of the World
★ Palisade
★
★ Peach Capital of Colorado.
★ Pueblo
★
★ Home of Heroes
★
★ Pride City
★ Salida
★
★ Heart of the Rockies
★ Steamboat Springs
★
★ Ski Town USA
Connecticut
★ Ansonia- Copper City
★ Berlin - Geographic Center of CT.
★ Bridgeport - Park City
★ Bristol - Mum City
★ Cheshire - Bedding Plant Capital of Connecticut.
★ Danbury - Hat City
★ Darien - God's Country
★ East Haven - Staven
★ Groton - Submarine Capital Of The World
★ Hartford
★
★ Insurance City.
★
★ Insurance Capitol of the World
★
★ New England's Rising Star
★ Middletown - Forest City
★ Manchester - Silk City
★ New Britain
★
★ Beehive City
★
★ Hardware City.
★
★ Hard Hittin' New Britain
★ New Haven - Elm City
★ New London - Whaling City
★ Norwalk - Oyster Town
★ Norwich - The Rose Of New England
★ Stamford
★
★ The City that Works
★
★ Lock City (a reference to the now-defunct Yale & Towne lock factory).
★ Waterbury - Brass City
★ Willimantic - Thread City
Delaware
★ Dover - The State Capital since 1777
★ Wilmington
★
★ Chemical Capital of the World.
★
★ Corporate Capital of the World
★
★ Credit Card Capital of the World
★
★ Dub City
Florida
★ Apopka
★
★ Tha A
★
★ APK
★ Bartow
★
★ The City of Oaks
★
★ The City of Oaks and Azaleas
★
★ Capital of Imperial Polk County
★ Boca Raton
★
★ A City for All Seasons
★
★ Boca
★
★ Mouth of the Rat
★
★ Rats Mouth
★ Cape Coral
★
★ Two Three Nine (area code)
★
★ Cape Coma
★
★ The Run Away Borough (in reference to the numerous former New Yorkers)
★ Coconut Creek - Butterfly capital of the world.
★ Coral Springs - The City in the Country.[87]
★ DeLand - The Athens of Florida.[88]
★ Eustis - The City of Bright Tomorrows.[89]
★ Fort Lauderdale - Venice of America.[90]
★ Fort Myers
★
★ The City of Palms.[91]
★
★ Gulf Coast Paradise
★ Fort Walton Beach - Billfish Capital of the World.
★ Gainesville
★
★ Hogtown
★
★ Gville
★
★ G-spot
★
★ Titletown
★ Haines City - The Heart of Florida.[92]
★ Hialeah - City of Progress.[93]
★ Interlachen
★
★ Interlarken
★
★ 'Lachen
★ Jacksonville
★
★ The Bold New City of The South
★
★ Jax[94]
★
★ River City
★
★ Bang'em Ville
★
★ J-ville
★
★ Jack-town
★
★ Duval
★
★ Trillville
★
★ Da 904
★
★ Da Ville
★
★ Jack-&-Kill
★
★ Actionville
★
★ City of Seven Bridges
★ Key West
★
★ Southernmost City
★
★ Conch Republic
★
★ Cayo Hueso
★
★ The Rock
★
★ Margaritaville
★ Lake Mary - City of Lakes
★ Lakeland, Florida
★
★ The Lightning Capital of the World
★
★ Swan Lake
★ Live Oak
★
★ O-town
★
★ The L-O
★
★ Home of the Bulldogs
★ Lutz
★
★ The BIG L
★
★ Little Lithuania
★
★ The Little Guava
★
★ L Burg
★
★ The City of Lights and Flowers
★ Melbourne
★
★ The Harbor City
★
★ The Midway City
★ Miami
★
★ Dade County
★
★ 305
★
★ Vice City
★
★ The American Riviera
★
★ The Sixth Borough (in reference to New York City)
★
★ Gateway to the Americas
★
★ Jeubanville
★
★ The Magic City
★
★ The M I A
★
★ Sexy Towne
★
★ My Hammy
★
★ Chonga Central
★
★ Chongaville
★
★ Cocaine Alley
★
★ M-I-Yeyo
★ Ocoee - The Center of Good Living.[95]
★ Okeechobee - Speckled Perch Capital of the World.
★ Orange Park
★
★ The O-P
★ Orlando
★
★ The City Beautiful.[96]
★
★ Quad City
★
★ O-Town
★
★ Tha 407
★
★ THE City
★ Palatka - Bass Capital of the World.
★ Panama City Beach
★
★ The World's Most Beautiful Beaches.[97]
★
★ The Redneck Riviera
★ Pensacola
★
★ City of Five Flags[98]
★ Plant City
★
★ Strawberry Capital of the World.
★
★ Winter Strawberry Capital of the World.
★ Rockledge
★
★ The Rock
★
★ Rock-vegas
★ St. Joseph - Kumquat Capital of the U.S..
★ St. Petersburg - Always in Season.[99]
★
★ The Berg
★
★ St. Pete
★
★ Heaven's Waiting Room
★
★ Sunshine City.
★ Tallahassee
★
★ The Capital City
★
★ Tally
★
★ Tally-Ho
★ Tampa
★
★ Lightning Capital of the World.[100]
★
★ The Big Guava
★
★ Cigar Capital of the World (Ybor City area).[101]
★
★ Rental Car Capital of the World
★
★ Cigar City
★
★ America's Next Greatest City.Leo, Peter. "'America's finest city' takes a fall", ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', December 6, 2005, accessed April 12, 2007. "Which brings us to less-humble San Diego. It had the nerve to tout itself as "America's Finest City."... This would seem to present an opportunity for Tampa, which bills itself as "America's Next Greatest City."
★
★ Tampa-Nam
★
★ Tampsterdam
★ Tarpon Springs
★
★ Sponge Capital of the World.
★ Wauchula - The Cucumber Capital of the World
★ West Palm Beach
★
★ The W.P.B.
★
★ West Palm
★
★ The Dub City
★ Winter Park - City of Culture and Heritage
★
★ The W-P-K
Georgia
★ Abbeville - Wild Hog Capital of Georgia.
★ Albany - The Artesian City
★ Ashburn - Peanut Capital of the World.
★ Athens
★
★ The Classic City
★
★ The Athens of the South
★ Atlanta
★
★ A-lann-a (imitating local pronunciation - as described in the book ''How to Speak Southern'')
★
★ The Big Peach
★
★ Hotlanta
★
★ The City Too Busy to Hate
★
★ The City In The Forest
★
★ The Dirty Dirty
★ Blakely - Peanut Capital of the World.
★ Claxton - Fruitcake Capital of the World.
★ College Park - C.P.
★ Colquitt - Mayhaw Capital of the World.
★ Columbus - The Fountain City
★ Cordele - Watermelon Capital of the World.
★ Dalton - Carpet Capital of the World.
★ Dawson - Spanish Peanut Capital of the World.
★ Elberton - The Granite City.
★ Ellijay - Georgia's Apple Capital.
★ Fort Valley - Peach Capital of Georgia.
★ Gainesville - Poultry Capital of the World.
★ Griffin - Iris City.
★ Lithonia - City of Granite.>
★ Nashville - City of Dogwoods.
★ Sandersville - Kaolin Capital of the World.
★ Savannah - Turf Grass Capital of the World.
★ Tifton - TIFTON is friendly, terrific and overly nice.
★ Valdosta
★
★ The Azalea City
★
★ Winnersville, USA
★ Vidalia - Sweet Onion Capital of the World.
★ Waynesboro - Bird Dog Capital of the World.
Hawaii
★ Anahola - A - Town
★ Honolulu - Sheltered Bay
★ Waimea - Kamuela
Idaho
★ Ashton - Seed Potato Capital.
★ Blackfoot - Potato Capital of the World.
★ Boise - The City of Trees
★ Buhl - Trout Capitol.
★ Pocatello
★
★ U. S. Smile Capitol
★
★ Poke-and-tell-all
★ Preston - Napoleon Dynamite Town or City
★ Rigby - Birthplace of Television
★ Wallace - Silver Capital of the World.
Illinois
★ Algonquin - The Gem of the Fox River Valley[102]
★ Aurora - lil mexico.[103]
★ Bartlett - B-Town
★ Batavia - The Windmill City.
★ Beardstown - Watermelon Capital.
★ Belleville - Bell Vegas
★ Berwyn
★
★ Burrrrr-wyn
★ Bloomington - The Evergreen City (city motto) [6] et al
★ Bloomington-Normal together - The Twin Cities [7]
★ Broadview
★
★ Badview
★ Bolingbrook
★
★ Boringbrook
★ Brookfield
★
★ Brokefield
★ Calumet City
★
★ Cal City
★
★ Calumet Shitty
★ Channahon
★
★ Channabomb
★ Chicago
★
★ Chi-town (pronounced "shy-town") (referenced in "Convoy (song)", for example)
★
★ Hog Butcher to the World (originated by Carl Sandburg in ''Chicago (poem)'')
★
★ City of the Big Shoulders (also originated by Carl Sandburg in ''Chicago (poem)'')
★
★ Second City (as in The Second City)
★
★ The "I Will" City
★
★ Pride of the Rustbelt
★
★ City in a Garden (literal translation of city motto, ''Urbs in horto'' [8]
★
★ The City That Works (by Mayor Daley, for example [9])
★
★ Gem of the Prairie
★
★ Railroad Center of America
★
★ Slaughterhouse of the World
★
★ The Windy City [[10]]
★
★ Chgo
★ Cicero
★
★ The other town Capone made famous
★ Collinsville, Illinois - Horseradish Capital of the World.
★ Cook County
★
★ Crook County
★ Crystal Lake - A Good Place to Live[104]
★ DeKalb - Barbed Wire Capital of the World.
★ Divernon
★
★ Dinky-Ville
★
★ Divy
★
★ A great place to be from!
★
★ Gateway to Springfield
★ Elmhurst
★
★ The Hurst
★ Evanston
★
★ E-town
★
★ Quite Chi
★ Freeport
★
★ 815
★
★ Freepot
★
★ Garilla City
★ Galena - The City That Time Forgot
★ Griggsville - Purple Martin Capital of the World.
★ Harvard - Milk Capital of the World
★ Highland Park
★
★ The H.P.
★ Highwood
★
★ The Wood
★ Hillsboro
★
★ H-Town
★
★ The Boro
★ Huntley - The Friendly Village With Country Charm [105]
★ Joliet
★
★ The City of Champions
★
★ joylet
★ Kewanee - Hog Capital of the World ".
★ Lake in the Hills
★
★ LITH
★
★ Lake in the Hood
★ Lombard - The Lilac Village.[106]
★ Macomb
★
★ The Combat Zone (by railroad lines)
★
★ May-cumb
★
★ The Twilight Zone
★ Mattoon - Bagel Capital of the World.
★ Melrose Park - "Home of razor thin haircuts, ID bracelets, and velour car interiors" - Richard Belzer in Mad Dog and Glory
★ Metropolis - Hometown of Superman
★ Moline - Plow Capital of the World.
★ Morton - Pumpkin Capital of the World.[107]
★ Mundelein - Mundeslime
★ Naperville - Naperthrill
★ Nauvoo
★
★ The Beautiful
★
★ Nauv-Oops!
★ Oak Park - The O.P.
★ Olney - Home of the white squirrels.White Squirrel Wars, Roadside America, accessed April 21, April 2007. "Olney, IL; Marionville, MO; Kenton, TN; Brevard, NC; Exeter, ON. Not one, but five towns use albino squirrels as their claims to fame, and none is particularly happy about the others."
★ Pekin - Marigold Capital of the World.
★ Peoria
★
★ P-Town
★ Plano - Home of the Reapers
★ Quincy - Gem City.[108]
★ Rockford
★
★ Forest City
★
★ Midway
★
★ Rock Town
★ Rolling Meadows - Rolling Ghettoes
★ Sandwich - A "Fair" City (After the DeKalb County Fair, based in Sandwich)
★ Summit - Scummit
★ Stickney - Stinky
★ Waukegan
★
★ At The Top Of Illinois
★
★ The 847
★
★ Wauk-Town
★ Westmont - The 'Smont
★ Wonder Lake - Wondertucky
★ Worth
★
★ Worthless
Indiana
★ Bloomington - B-town
★ Churubusco - Turtle Town, U.S.A.[109]
★ Columbus - Athens of the Prairie.[110]
★ Elkhart - RV Capital of the World.
★ Evansville - River City,Stop Light City
★ Fort Wayne - Summit City.[111]
★ Gary
★
★ Murder Cap
★
★ G.I.
★
★ City of the Century.THE MAGIC CITY OF STEEL, accessed April 21, 2007. "Local boosters referred to the Town of Gary as the 'Magic City' and the 'City of the Century.'"
★
★ City of Vision, People of Commitment.[112]
★
★ Magic City.
★
★ Steel City.[113]
★
★ Scary Gary
★
★ Scary, Indiana(derisive)
★
★ Smelly, Indiana
★ Gary and Hammond - "the Region" (encompasses most of Lake County, Indiana adjacent to Chicago)
★ Indianapolis
★
★ Amateur Sports Capital of the World.[114]
★
★ Circle City.[115]
★
★ Indy (especially as "Indy 500")
★
★ Nappyville
★
★ Naptown.[116]
★
★ Railroad City.[117]
★
★ India-no-place
★ Kokomo - City of Firsts.[118]
★ La Porte
★
★ America's Butter Churn
★ Lafayette - Star City
★ Marion - Queen City.[119]
★ Michigan City - The Northern Light
★ Muncie - Middletown (after ''Middletown'', a pioneering sociological study conducted there)
★ Peru - Circus Capital of the World.[120]
★ Speedway
★
★ Racing Capital of the World.[121]
★
★ Home of the 500
★ Terre Haute
★
★ Queen City of the Wabash.[122]
★
★ Crossroads of America (National Road/U.S. Route 40 and Dixie Bee Rd/U.S. Route 41 met in downtown).[123]
★
★ Prairie City (eastern edge of the Great Plains/prairies).[124]
★
★ Indiana's Delinquent City [from an 2/11/1961 Saturday Evening Post article on the city]
★
★ City of Five Smells [derisive]
★
★ Sin City [well-known gambling and prostitution center until the 1960s]
★
★ Pittsburgh of the West (historical: city was an early steel center).[125]
★
★ Terra Hut - Non-local mispronunciation
★
★ T-Town
★ Valparaiso - Vale of Paradise.[126]
★ Warsaw - Orthopedic Capital of The World.[127]
Iowa
★ Burlington - The Loader/Backhoe Capital of the World
★ Cedar Rapids - The City of Five Seasons[128]
★ Council Bluffs - Counciltucky (derisive), CoBlow (derisive), CB Town, the Bluffs.
★ Davenport/Bettendorf, Iowa / Moline/East Moline/Rock Island, Illinois
★
★ The Quad Cities
★ Dubuque - The Key City, City of Five Flags, Masterpiece on the Mississippi, Little Rome
★ Dyersville - Farm Toy Capital of the World.
★ Emmetsburg - Iowa's Irish Capital.Claims to Fame - Ethnic Groups, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
★ Fort Dodge - Mineral City.
★ Glenwood, Iowa - G-Wood, "the wood".
★ Le Mars - Ice Cream Capital of the World.
★ Sumner - City With a Future
Kansas
★ Augusta - A-Town.
★ Beattie - Milo Capital of the World (milo is grain sorghum)".
★ Cassoday - Prairie Chicken Capital of the World.
★ Cawker City - Home of the World's Largest Ball of Twine.
★ Dodge City - Queen of the Cowtowns.[129]
★ Garden City - Cutting Horse Capital.
★ Girard - Printing Capital of the Nation.
★ Haysville - Peach Capital of Kansas.
★ Hutchinson - The Salt City
★ Jennings - Czech Us Out.
★ Kansas City
★
★ KCK[130]
★
★ Heart of America [131]
★ Kirwin - Goose Capital.
★ La Crosse - Barbed Wire Capital of the World .
★ Lansing - City With a Future [11]
★ Lawrence
★
★ River City[132]
★ Lenexa - Spinach Capital.
★ Leoti - Pinto Bean Capital.
★ Manhattan - The Little Apple.[133]
★ Marysville - Black Squirrel Capital.
★ Norton - Pheasant Capital of Kansas.
★ Olathe - Cowboy Boot Capital.Claims to Fame - Clothing, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
★ Parsons - Purple Martin Capital.
★ Pittsburg - Fried Chicken Capital.
★ Pleasanton - P-Town
★ Quinter - Half Mile High City.
★ Russell Springs - Cow Chip Capital of Kansas.
★ Wellington - Wheat Capital of the World.
★ Wichita
★
★ Air Capital of the World.
★
★ ICT
★ Windom - Covered Dish Capital of the World.
Kentucky
★ Bardstown - Bourbon Capital of the World.
★ Berea - Folk Arts and Crafts Capital of Kentucky.
★ Bowling Green - The BG
★ Elizabethtown - E-Town
★ Hopkinsville - Hoptown
★ Lexington
★
★ Lextown
★
★ LexVegas
★
★ Sexy Lexy
★
★ Horse Capital of the World.[134]
★ Louisville
★
★ City of Beautiful Churches
★
★ Derby City
★
★ Falls City
★
★ Gateway to the South.[135]
★
★ The Ville
★ Nicholasville - Nick Vegas
★ Owensboro - Barbecued Mutton Capital of the World.
★ Paducah - Quilt City.[136]
★ Pikeville - The City That Moves Mountains.[137]
★ Renfro Valley - Kentucky's Country Music Capital.
★ Somerset - Houseboat Capital of the World
Louisiana
★ Baton Rouge
★
★ The Red Stick
★
★ Jigga City
★
★ The Big Raggedy
★
★ The Mouse Trap
★
★ Holly Rouge
★ Breaux Bridge
★
★ Crayfish Capital of the World.
★
★ Crawfish Capital of the World.
★ Des Allemands, Louisiana - Catfish Capital of the World.
★ New Orleans
★
★ The Chocolate City (from Mayor Ray Nagin's Chocolate City speech)
★
★ Chopper City (rapper B.G. first coined N.O. Chopper City in '95) It's in reference to the overflow of AK-47s into New Orleans.
★
★ The Big Easy (as referenced in the film set there, ''The Big Easy'')
★
★ The City That Care Forgot
★
★ The City The Government Forgot
★
★ The Lost City of New Orleans
★
★ The Crescent City.[138]
★
★ The Queen City of the Mississippi
★
★ Nawlins (imitating local southern-accent pronunciation)
★
★ New Aw-lay-own (imitating local cajun-accent pronunciation)
★
★ NOLA
★ Gonzales - Jambalaya Capital of the World.
★ Gueydan - Duck Capital of America.
★ Jennings - Cradle of Louisiana Oil.
★ Kenner
★
★ America's City
★
★ K-Town
★
★ Choppa City
★
★ New Kenya
★
★ Cardboard Capitol of the World
★
★ Proud Home of Smitty's Seafood
★
★ The Eagle's Nest
★
★ "Pimp City"
★ Lecompte - Pie Capital of Louisiana.
★ Ponchatoula - Strawberry Capital of the World.
★ Rayne
★
★ Frog Capital of the World.
★
★ Louisiana City of Murals
★ Shreveport
★
★ Ratchet City
Maine
★ Acton
★
★ (The real)A-town
★ Augusta
★
★ Capital City
★
★ Disgusta
★ Bangor - The Queen City of the East.[139]
★ Bath - The City of Ships.[140]
★ Biddeford - Biddo
★ Cherryfield - Blueberry Capital of the World.
★ Farmington - Earmuff Capital of the World.
★ Kittery - K-Town
★ Lewiston & Auburn
★
★ Cities of the Androscoggin
★
★ L-A{{Fact|date=July 2007}
★ Lincolnvile-L'ville
★ Portland
★
★ Forest City
★
★ Hill City
★
★ P-Town
★
★ P-Land
★ Presque Isle - The Star City.[141]
★ Rockland - Lobster Capital of the World.
★ Sanford - Skankford
★ South Berwick, Maine - sobe
★ South Portland - Sow-Po
★ Strong - Toothpick Capital of the World.
★ Waterville
★
★ Elm City
★
★ The Heart of the Kennebec
Maryland
★ Annapolis
★
★ Crabtown.
★
★ Naptown
★
★ The Sailing Capital of the World
★ Baltimore
★
★ ''Balmo'' or ''Balmer'' -- imitations of the local pronunciation of ''Baltimore''
★
★ Bodymore, Murderland
★
★ Baldimore
★
★ Charm City
★
★ Mobtown
★
★ Harm City (derisive)
★
★ Crab Cake Capital of the World.
★
★ Monument City
★
★ The City That Reads
★
★ The City That Bleeds (derisive)
★
★ The City That Breeds (derisive)
★
★ Bmore
★ College Park
★
★ College Perp (derisive)
★
★ Ghetto Park (derisive)
★
★ IKEA Park
★ Columbia - The Next America
★ Crisfield - Seafood Capital of the World.
★ Cumberland - Queen City
★ Dundalk
★
★ Dumb Dalk
★
★ Dump Dalk
★
★ The Dirty D
★
★ Home of the Domes (reference to the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant)
★ Frederick
★
★ Fredrock
★
★ Fredneck
★
★ Rick City
★ Gaithersburg
★
★ The Burg
★
★ G-Burg
★ Glen Burnie
★
★ Glen Burnout
★
★ Glimburnie -- imitation of the local pronunciation
★ Hagerstown - Hub City
★ Highlandtown
★
★ H-Town
★
★ Holland Town (local slang)
★ Lexington Park
★
★ L.P. City
★ Ocean City - The White Marlin Capital
★ Prince George's County - Gorgeous Prince George's
★
★ Where Families Come Together
★
★ The Family Reunion Capital
★
★ Pretty Girl County
★ Rockville, Maryland
★ Rosedale
★
★ The 410
★
★ D Block
★ Salisbury - The Crossroads of Delmarva
★ Takoma Park - Azalea City.
Massachusetts
★ Adams -- The Mother Town (it 'gave birth' to North Adams next door)
★ Athol - Tool Town.
★ Boston -- or nicknamed 'Bahstin' from the local Boston accent
★
★ City on the Hill -- ''City Upon A Hill'', from founder John Winthrop's biblical reference to create 'a city upon a hill"
★
★ Athens of America -- Boston Brahmin's reference to the numerous cultural institutions which separated from its counterparts[12]
★
★ The Hub. -- ''The Hub of the Universe'', from Oliver Wendel Holmes' reference to MA State House as 'hub of solar system'
★
★ Beantown -- and variations 'The Bean', 'DA BEAN', BeanCity, B-town, etc.[13]
★
★ Birthplace of America
★
★ Bloody Bean
★
★ The Cradle of Liberty
★
★ The Cradle of the Revolution
★
★ The Cradle of Modern America
★
★ America's Walking City -- from the numerous walking tours of the city (Freedom Trail, Black Heritage Trail, etc.) and ease and access from the mass transit system
★
★ America's First City -- 1st to 50K/100K in population, and 1st to be independent of foreign rule
★
★ The City of Firsts -- from the remarkably high number of first time instances for both America and the world
★
★ The City of Invention and Innovation -- similar to above, and associations with Franklin, Morse, Latimer, Bell, Edison, etc.
★
★ The City of Champions -- disputed by Brockton, home of Marciano and Hagler
★
★ The City of Kind Hearts
★
★ City by the Bay -- Massachusetts Bay, capitol of MA, and formerly capitol of the Mass Bay Colony
★
★ Freedom City -- reference to Boston's role in both the Revolution, and Abolition movements
★
★ Purity City -- reference to its founders, the Puritans
★
★ The City of Higher Learning -- due to the plethora of universities and colleges in the Boston area
★
★ Cream City or Pale City (derisive) -- due to its seemingly repressive culture built off its close relation to preserving history, the Puritan influence of its past, and early closing hours (Subway by 12:30 AM and bars by 2:00 AM), especially when compared by socialites to cities like NY (the city that never sleeps), LV (Sin City), MIA, NO, etc. which are frequented by Boston residents
★ East Boston - Eastie
★ Jamaica Plain
★
★ JP
★
★ Jamaica Spain
★ Mattapan
★
★ Murderpan (derisive)
★ South Boston
★
★ Southie (not to be confused with the South End)
★ Dorchester
★
★ DOT
★ Brockton
★
★ The City of Champions
★
★ Broketown
★ Cambridge
★
★ Moscow on the Charles
★
★ The People's Republic of Cambridge
★ Duxbury
★
★ Deluxe-bury
★ Fall River
★
★ Scholarship City
★
★ The Spindle City
★
★ The City of Hills, Mills and Pork Pies
★
★ Fall Reev
★ Franklin - The Source
★ Hadley - Asparagus Capital of the World.
★ Haverhill - Hell Town
★ Holyoke - Paper City.
★ Lawrence
★
★ Law Town
★
★ Immigrant City
★
★ Queen City
★ Leominster
★
★ Pioneer Plastic City (''Note: it is where the original plastic pink lawn flamingos were first manufactured'')
★ Lynn
★
★ Sin City
★
★ City of Sin
★
★ L.Y.dub
★
★ City of Firsts (1989-1995)
★ Lowell
★
★ Mill City
★
★ The Phoenix (1970s-1980s)
★ Malden
★
★ The Den
★
★ M-dub
★ Methuen
★
★ The City Known as the Town
★
★ Meth Town
★ New Bedford
★
★ The Whaling City
★
★ New Beige
★
★ New Bee
★
★ Secret City
★ North Adams
★
★ The Western Gateway
★
★ N.A. (short)
★ Peabody
★
★ Leather City.
★
★ Tanner City
★ Provincetown
★
★ P'Town
★ Quincy
★
★ City of Presidents
★
★ Birthplace of Dunkin' Donuts
★ Rockport - The Mendocino of the East
★ Salem
★
★ City of Witches.[142]
★
★ The Witch City.[143]
★ Somerville
★
★ Fat City
★
★ Slumerville (derisive)
★
★ Scummerville (derisive)
★ Springfield
★
★ Birthplace of Basketball.[144]
★
★ The Field
★
★ Bangfield Mass
★
★ Swingtown
★
★ The 4-1-3
★ Stoneham
★
★ The Sto
★ Stoughton
★
★ Tough Town
★ Taunton
★
★ The Silver City.[145]
★
★ The Christmas City.[146]
★
★ City of Firsts.[147]
★ Waltham - Watch City.[148]
★ Wellesley - Swellsley
★ Westfield - The Whip City.[149]
★ Weston
★
★ The Peoples Republic of Weston
★ West Springfield
★
★ West Side
★ Winthrop
★
★ Win-Town
★ Worcester
★
★ Wormtown (originally applied to the local music scene)
★
★ "Wis-tah" (as pernounced with the Boston accent).
Michigan
★ Albion - The Smart City
★ Ann Arbor
★
★ A-Squared
★
★ Ace Deuce
★
★ Tree Town
★ Atlanta - Elk Capital of Michigan.
★ Battle Creek
★
★ Cereal Bowl of the World.
★
★ Cereal City
★ Bay City
★
★ City by the Bay
★ Belding - Apple Capital.
★ Berrien Springs - Christmas Pickle Capital of the World.
★ Cadillac
★
★ City on the Lakes
★
★ Chestnut Town
★
★ Cattletracks (used by locals) [150]
★
★ Caddy (never used by locals)
★ Charlevoix - Charlevoix the Beautiful
★ Clarkston - C-Town
★ Dearborn
★
★ D-bo
★
★ Deerbern
★
★ Dearbornistan
★ Dearborn Heights
★
★ THE DH
★
★ Drbn Hgts
★ Detroit
★
★ The City of Not-So Brotherly Love
★
★ The City of Champions
★
★ The Motor City.
★
★ Motown.
★
★ Detroit Rock City
★
★ The City That Put The World on Wheels
★
★ Hitsville USA
★
★ The Paris of the Midwest.The Greening of Detroit, accessed May 8, 2007. "The Greening of Detroit seeks to return the city of Detroit to its former glory as "The City of Trees" and "The Paris of the Midwest" by reforesting the city through tree planting projects and by using environmental education to generate the resolve, the necessary support, and the essential abilities necessary to ensure a safe, sustainable ecosystem for healthy trees with the city of Detroit."
★
★ Daytwah (French pronunciation of Detroit)
★
★ City of Trees
★
★ D-Town
★
★ The Renaissance City.[151]
★
★ The City on the Strait
★
★ The D
★
★ The Ambassador City (named after the Ambassador Bridge, which connects Detroit to Windsor, Ontario)
★
★ Tiger Town
★
★ America's Most Canadian City
★
★ Arsenal of Democracy Detroit arcadia: Exploring the post-American Landscape, , Rebecca, Solnit, Harper's Magazine,
★
★ The 313
★
★ Rock City
★
★ Hockeytown
★
★ Heart of Liberal America
★
★ Murder City
★ Eau Claire - Cherry Pit Spitting Capital of the World.
★ East Grand Rapids
★
★ East Gun Rue
★ East Lansing
★
★ EL
★
★ The Deerty
★
★ The Promised Land
★
★ East L-A
★ Eaton Rapids - ER
★
★ The Island City
★
★ The ONLY Eaton Rapids on Earth
★ Essexville,Michigan
★
★ the gateway to the bay
★ Ferndale
★
★ Fashionable
★
★ San Francisco of Michigan
★ Flint
★
★ Birthplace of Michael Moore
★
★ Vehicle City
★
★ Flint Town
★
★ Bedrock
★
★ That 810
★
★ The Birthplace of General Motors.[152]
★
★ North Murder City
★ Frankenmuth - Home of the World's Largest Christmas Store
★ Gladstone - The Pet Casket Capital of the World
★ Grand Haven
★
★ Coast Guard City (due to the Coast Guard festival)
★ Grand Rapids
★
★ Furniture City.[153]
★
★ Second City of Michigan
★
★ The Valley City
★
★ GR
★
★ Hockey Town West (due to the Detroit Red Wings AHL affiliate Grand Rapids Griffins)
★ Grosse Pointe
★
★ GP
★ Harper Woods
★
★ Harlem Woods
★
★ Grosse Pointe Heights
★ Harrison Township
★
★ Boattown USA
★
★ The Twip
★ Hazel Park
★
★ Hazeltucky
★ Holland
★
★ Tulip City, USA
★
★ Tulip Town (due to the Dutch heritage and the Tulip Festival)
★ Hudsonville
★
★ Salad City (due to rich agricultural history)
★ Jackson
★
★ Birthplace of the Republican Party.[154]
★
★ Jack Town
★ Kalamazoo
★
★ Bedding Plant Capital of the World.
★
★ Celery City..
★
★ K-Zoo
★
★ Kazoo (often spelled in print as "K'zoo")
★
★ Mall City (First outdoor pedestrian mall in the US)The History of Kalamazoo MI, accessed May 8, 2007. "It's been called "The Paper City," for its many paper and cardboard mills; "The Celery City," after the crop once grown in the muck fields north, south, and east of town; and "The Mall City," after construction of the first outdoor pedestrian shopping mall in the United States in 1959. The fertile soil on which Kalamazoo is built has led the area to most recently be called the "Bedding Plant Capital of the World," as the county is home to the largest bedding plant cooperative in the U.S. "
★
★ The Moped Capital of the World.
★
★ The Paper City.
★ Lansing
★
★ L-town
★
★ L-A (Lansing Area)
★
★ That 517
★
★ Capital City
★ Marquette - Superior City
★ Mesick - Mushroom Capital of the World.
★ Midland
★
★ Middy
★
★ Mid City
★
★ Mid Town
★
★ City of Modern Explorers
★
★ City of Beautiful Churches
★ Mt. Clemens - The Clem
★
★ Bath City
★ Muskegon - The Beer Tent Capital of the World.[155]
★
★ Port City.History of Muskegon, accessed May 8, 2007. "A river meets the lake at a place that’s been know as the Lumber Queen of the world, the Port City and the Riviera of the Midwest; our own Muskegon."
★
★ The Riviera of the Midwest.
★
★ Lumber Queen of the World.
★ Newberry - Moose Capital of Michigan.[156]
★ Niles - The City of Four Flags.[157]
★ Onaway - Sturgeon Capital of Michigan.
★ Parchment - The Paper City
★ Paw Paw - The Town So Nice, They Named it Twice
★ Port Huron - Port Urine
★ Romulus
★
★ Gateway To The World
★
★ Airport Capital of Michigan
★
★ Rom-City
★
★ Romtown
★
★ The Airport
★
★ Home to Detroit Metro Airport
★
★ City of Many Ditches
★ Saginaw
★
★ Sag Nasty
★
★ The Nasty
★
★ Shag Nasty
★
★ Nastyville
★
★ Grimey City, USA
★ Sault Ste. Marie - The Soo
★ South Haven - Blueberry Capital of the World.
★ Sturgis - Curtain Rod Capital of the World
★ Taylor - Taylor-tucky
★ Three Rivers - Triple Ripple
★ Traverse City
★
★ TC
★
★ Cherry Capital of the World.
★
★ Hockey Town North
★ Ypsilanti
★
★ Ypsi
★
★ Ypsitucky
★
★ Y-Town
Minnesota
★ Austin - Spamtown USA.
★ Belding - Apple Capital.
★ Bemidji
★
★ Beam-Town
★
★ First City on the Mississippi.
★
★ Home of Paul Bunyan & Babe the Blue Ox
★
★ Curling Capital of the United States
★ Brainerd
★
★ Home of Paul Bunyan & Babe the Blue Ox
★ Braham - Homemade Pie Capital of Minnesota.
★ Duluth
★
★ The Zenith City.Twin Ports: Duluth/Superior, accessed May 8, 2007. "Duluth, also known as the "Zenith City", is the larger of the two, and usually gets the most notoriety, but Superior, also referred to as "Soup Town"(because of common fog overhangs!) has a lot to offer residents as well as visitors."
★
★ The Twin Ports (with Superior, Wisconsin).
★ Fredenberg
★
★ A Pleasant Blend of Progress and Tradition
★ International Falls
★
★ The Icebox of the United States.
★
★ Frostbite Falls (as parodied in ''Rocky and Bullwinkle'')
★ Lake Benton - Windpower Capital.
★ Madison - Lutefisk Capital of the World.
★ Mankato
★
★ Kato
★ Minneapolis
★
★ City of Lakes (slogan and literal translation of the city name)
★
★ Mill City (as per the city history book, ''The Mill City''; or the Mill City Museum)
★
★ The Minni Apple
★
★ The Minneapp
★
★ Moneyapolis
★
★ Moscow on the Mississippi
★
★ Murderapolis -- during the early 1990s
★
★ Flour City (19th Century early 20th)
★
★ Mpls (as per the periodical, ''Mpls-StP'', for example)
★
★ MSP
★
★ The Twin Cities (with St. Paul)
★ Monett - City With a Future
★ Montgomery - Kolacky Capital of the World.
★ Mountain Iron - Taconite Capital of the World.[158]
★ New Ulm - The City of Charm and Tradition.[159]
★ Preston - America's Trout Capital.
★ St. Cloud - Granite City.[160]
★ St. Louis Park
★
★ St. Jewish Park (as per former resident Al Franken, for example)
★ St. Paul
★
★ Pigs Eye (the city's original name - see Pierre "Pig’s Eye" Parrant for details)
★
★ The Twin Cities (with Minneapolis)
★ Worthington - Turkey Capital of the World.
Mississippi
★ Belzoni - Catfish Capital of the World.
★ Greenwood - Cotton Capital of the World.
★ Gulfport, Mississippi - Root Beer Capital of the World.
★ Hattiesburg - Hub City.[161]
★ Jackson - Chimneyville.[162]
★ Ruleville - Realville
★ Starkville
★
★ Starkpatch
★
★ Stark Vegas
★ Vicksburg - The Gibraltar of America.[163]
Missouri
★ Branson, Missouri - "Vegas for people without teeth." -- Dennis Miller
★ Cape Girardeau - The Rose City
★ Carthage - The Maple Leaf City.[164]
★ Caruthersville - Birthplace of the Bootheel
★ Chadwick - The Copperhead Capital of the World
★ Hayti - Heart of Bootheel
★
★ Hay-town
★ Kirkwood - The Green Tree City.[165]
★ Kansas City
★
★ BBQ Capital of the World.Kansas City Background Information, 16th Annual ACI-NA Conference & Exhibition. Accessed June 13, 2007. "Kansas City, Missouri is often abbreviated as "KCMO", or just "KC" (although this often refers to the entire metro area). It is officially nicknamed the City of Fountains, with over 200 installations, ranking second in the world and exceeded only by Rome. It is also nicknamed the Heart of America because it is within 250 miles (400 km) of both the geographic and population centers of the United States. Informal nicknames include Jazz Capital of the World, Cowtown, and the BBQ Capital of the World, while residents are known as Kansas Citians."
★
★ City of Fountains.[166]
★
★ Cowtown.
★
★ Heart of America
★
★ Jazz Capital of the World.
★
★ K.C. (inspiring the nickname of Casey Stengel, among others).
★
★ KCMO.
★
★ King City
★
★ Paris of the Plains.[167]
★
★ Valentine City
★ Marionville - Home of the White Squirrels.
★ Moberly - Magic City.[168]
★ Neosho
★
★ Flower Box City.
★
★ City of Springs
★ O'Fallon
★
★ O-Town
★
★ The O
★ Salem
★
★ City of Peace. (Name derives from Jerusalem, Israel)
★
★ Charcoal Capital of the World.
★ Sedalia - The Queen City of the Prairie.[169]
★ Springfield
★
★ Queen City of the Ozarks.[170]
★
★ Birthplace of Route 66.[171]
★ St. Louis
★
★ City With a Future
★
★ The Gateway City
★
★ Gateway to the West
★
★ St. Louie (strongly discouraged in most contexts except in the song)
★
★ The "Lou"
★
★ The Mound City
★
★ S.T.L.
★
★ St.Lou
★ Sumner - Wild Goose Capital of the World.
★ Washington - Corn Cob Pipe Capital of the World.
★ Webb City - City of Flags
Montana
★ Billings
★
★ Magic City
★
★ City Beneath the Rims
★
★ Star of the Big Sky Country
★
★ Capital of the Midland Empire
★
★ The Yellowstone City
★ Bozeman
★
★ The Bozone
★
★ Bozangeles
★
★ Boozeman
★ Butte
★
★ Copper City
★
★ Mining City
★
★ Butt
★ Cut Bank - Coldest Spot in the Nation.
★ Great Falls - Electric City
★ Helena - The Queen City
★ Livingston - Windy City
★ Missoula
★
★ Garden City
★
★ The Zoo
Nebraska
★ Cozad - Alfalfa Capital of the World.Claims to Fame - Agriculture, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
★ Crawford - Deer Capital of Nebraska.
★ Dannebrog - Danish Capital of Nebraska.
★ Eustis - Sausage Capital of Nebraska.
★ Fort Calhoun - Atomic City
★ Fremont - Freakmont
★ Grand Island
★
★ G.I.
★
★ Grand Isolation
★ Hastings
★
★ Queen City of the Plains.[172]
★
★ Birthplace of Kool-Aid.
★ Kearney - K-Town
★ Lincoln
★
★ L-Town
★
★ Lincoln Log
★
★ Steak Capital of the World.
★
★ Star City
★ Loup City - Polish Capital of Nebraska.
★ North Loup - Popcorn Capital.
★ Oakland - Swedish Capital of Nebraska.
★ O'Neill - Nebraska's Irish Capital.
★ Omaha
★
★ The Big 'O'.[173]
★
★ Oh-ma-HAW!
★
★ Emoha
★ Randolph - Honey Capital of the Nation.
★ Unadilla - Groundhog Capital of Nebraska.
Nevada
★ Fallon - The Oasis of Nevada.[174]
★ Las Vegas
★
★ America's Playground
★
★ City of Lights
★
★ Entertainment Capital of the World
★
★ Gambling Capital of the World.
★
★ Glitter Gulch.Las Vegas, ''The Columbia Gazetteer of North America'', accessed April 8, 2007. "It is considered the gambling capital of the world; gambling was legalized in 1931.... Its nightclubs, casinos, and championship boxing matches are world famous, and entertainment enterprises have led to an increasing array of music, sports, and gambling centers up and down the Strip, a.k.a “Glitter Gulch.”"
★
★ Sin City.[175]
★
★ The Meadows (Las Vegas is Spanish for the meadows)
★
★ Lost Wages
★
★ The City That Never Sleeps.[176]
★ Reno
★
★ The Biggest Little City in the World.[177]
★
★ Skeeno -- among punk rock fans
★ Winnemucca - City of Paved Streets.[178]
New Hampshire
★ Berlin - The City That Trees Built.[179]
★ Concord - The City in a Coma .[180]
★ Hanover - Hangover
★ Keene - Elm City.[181]
★ Manchester
★
★ ManchVegas.Brooks, Scott. "ManchVegas: Love it or hate it, the Queen City's other name has stuck" ''New Hampshire Union Leader'', September 26, 2005.
★
★ Queen City.
★ Meredith - Latchkey to the White Mountains.[182]
★ Milford - Granite Town.
★ Nashua - Trashua.[183]
★ Portsmouth
★
★ Port City
★
★ Po-Town
★
★ DTP
★ Rochester - Lilac City.[184]
★ Rumney - Crutch Capital of the World.
★ Salem - Gateway to New Hampshire.[185]
★ Somersworth - Scummersworth
New Jersey
★ Atlantic City
★
★ AC.[186]
★
★ America's Playground.[187]
Byram Township - The Township of Lakes.[188]
★ Camden
★
★ Murder City
★ Cranford
★
★ Little Italy
★
★ Small Town America
★ Denville - Hub of Morris County.[189]
★ Dover
★
★ Doverico
★
★ Doversity
★ East Orange
★
★ Illtown -- popular among hip hop fans
★
★ E.O.
★ Edison
★
★ The E-D-I
★
★ E-Vill
★ Elizabeth
★
★ Eastwick
★
★ E-Town
★ Fortescue - Weakfish Capital of the World.[190]
★ Franklin - Fluorescent Mineral Capital of the World.
★ Hackensack - A City in Motion.[191]
★ Hammonton - Blueberry Capital of the World.
★ Highland Park
★
★ HP
★
★ The Mile Long
★ Hoboken
★
★ The Mile Square City.[192]
★
★ Birthplace of Frank Sinatra.[193]
★
★ Birthplace of Baseball.Hoboken Claims Honor As Baseball Birthplace, ''The Washington Post'', June 20, 1990. "Gov. Jim Florio made a pitch to have Hoboken declared the birthplace of baseball, and he did it from the pitcher's mound at a site not far from where supporters say the first game was played, on the game's anniversary today."
★
★ Square Mile of Paradise
★ Irvington
★
★ Ghosttown
★ Jersey City
★
★ Chilltown -- popular among hip hop fans
★
★ The JC
★
★ The Big JC
★
★ Wall Street West.[194]
★
★ The Sixth Borough.[195]
★
★ Waterworld -- refers to PCP usage/distribution
★ Keansburg - Gem of the Bayshore.[196]
★ Livingston
★
★ Livingstein
★
★ Kingstown
★ Long Beach Island - LBI. [197]
★ Long Branch
★
★ America's First Seaside Resort.[198]
★
★ Hollywood of The East
★
★ The Friendly City.[199]
★ Madison - The Rose City.[200]
★ Maplewood - Birthplace of Ultimate
★ Morristown
★
★ MoTown
★
★ Military Capital of the Revolution
★ New Brunswick
★
★ Health Care City.[201]
★
★ Hub City.[202]
★
★ New Gunswick
★ New Vernon
★
★ Richville
★ Newark
★
★ Brick City.[203]
★
★ Nork - imitations of the local pronunciation of Newark
★
★ EWR
★ North Caldwell, New Jersey
★
★ The Diamond City
★ Ocean City
★
★ OC
★
★ America's Greatest Family Resort.[204]
★ Overdale
★
★ Overload!
★
★ O.D.
★
★ Oh-daley
★ Paterson
★
★ Silk City.[205]
★
★ P-Town
★ Perth Amboy - City by the Bay.[206]
★ Piscataway
★
★ P'Way
★ Plainfield
★
★ Queen City.[207]
★
★ P-Funk
★
★ Cainfield
★ Pleasantville
★
★ P'ville
★ Ridgewood
★
★ The Suburbia
★
★ The Wood
★ Seaside Heights
★
★ Your Home For Family Fun Since 1913![208]
★ Willingboro
★
★ The Boro
★ Vineland
★
★ Dandelion Capital of the World.
New Mexico
★ Albuquerque
★
★ The Duke City.[209]
★
★ The Wrong Turn City (from Bugs Bunny never taking "that left toyn at Albukoykee")
★
★ Burque (pronounced bur-kee)
★ Albucrackee (from The Jim Rome Show)
★ Farmington - Charmington
★ Gallup
★
★ Drunk-Driving Capital of America
★ Hatch - Chili Pepper of the World.
★ Rio Rancho - City of Vision.[210]
★ Santa Fe
★
★ The City Different.[211]
★ Santa Rosa - The Scuba Capital of the Southwest.[212]
★ Shiprock
★
★ Ship-Wreck
★
★ Santa Desert
New York
★ Albany
★
★ Smallbany
★
★ The 518
★
★ Tech Valley
★
★ Awe-buh-nee (local accent)
★ Amsterdam
★
★ The Carpet City.[213]
★
★ Amster-rico
★ Binghamton
★
★ Parlor City.[214]
★
★ Carousel Capital of the World.[215]
★ The Bronx (part of NYC)
★
★ Boogie Down
★
★ BX
★ Brooklyn (part of NYC)
★
★ BK
★
★ The Borough of Kings
★
★ The Murder capital of NYC
★
★ The Borough of Churches (originally City of Churches when a separate city from NYC).[216]
★
★ The Borough of Trees.Brooklyn news updates for December 27 - January 9, 2005, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz. Accessed June 13, 2007. "“This once again proves that in addition to being the Borough of Churches and the Borough of Trees, that Brooklyn is the Borough of Light during the holidays, and throughout the year,” said Marty."
★
★ Crooklyn
★ Buffalo
★
★ City of Light
★
★ B-Lo
★
★ Bison City
★
★ The City of Good Neighbors.[217]
★
★ The Nickel City (from the old "Buffalo nickel" 5-cent piece)
★
★ The Queen City (of the Great Lakes)
★ Chazy, New York - The World Capitol of McIntosh Apples.
★ Chestnut Ridge, New York
★
★ The Ridge.
★ Cooperstown
★
★ Birthplace of Baseball.