Held at different points in its history by the Spanish and French, New Orleans possesses the most eclectic culture of any major city in the country.  Its heritage has influenced its architecture, cuisine and traditions, making it a top tourist destination for foreign and domestic travelers alike. While New Orleans is an amazing place to visit, it is also an excellent place for students and recent graduates to get an internship as well. ...

With just over a million people in its metropolitan area, Fresno is the largest city in the Inland Empire of California, and is the fifth largest in the state. Located between the Southern Coast Range and the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Central California, this city is in the midst of some of America's most productive farmland, and is known in agricultural circles as the biggest producer of raisins (dried grapes) in the nation. Nearly every f...

Located within the heart of Central Florida, Orlando is at the center of this state's tourism industry.  While many would think that the paradise beaches of the Gulf Coast, or the brash and bold urban panache of Miami's South Beach would be the top draw of visits to the Sunshine State, it is this interior city that attracts throngs of families each year to its vast array of amusement parks.  From the moment Walt Disney made the fateful ...

Sitting about a stone's throw from the border with Mexico and leagues apart from its cousin Los Angeles in terms of collective stress, San Diego is where the California Dream is alive and well. With around three million people in its metro area, there are plenty that agree with this sentiment, having come here for the non-existent winters, plentiful Mexican food, the thriving surf scene, and the laid back attitude that has seemingly gone ext...

As the capital of the otherwise unassuming state of Arkansas, this mid-sized American city of roughly 725,000 people is best known for being the former home of state governor turned President of the United States of America, William Jefferson Clinton. Aside from this cool fact, Little Rock is named after geological formations in the Arkansas River that used to serve as navigational aids for boat traffic back in the early days of this settlem...

Ranking as the second largest city in New York State outside of NYC, the city of Buffalo is home to 1.1 million friendly folk that have helped this place earn its nickname, The City of Good Neighbors, over the years.  Home to a wide variety of amazing art deco structures, as well as ones from many other classic building styles, and located in close proximity to Niagara Falls and a vibrant wine region, life upstate is much better than on...

Comprising almost two thirds of the population in the Canadian province of Manitoba, Winnipeg is an urban oasis in a sea of rural farmland and sparsely inhabited wilderness. While its metro population only totals 730,000 people, its status as the only major city for many hundreds of kilometers/miles means that it has a higher concentration of shops and services than other cities its size elsewhere in North America. As a result, living here is far...

While Boise is only home to 606,000 people, it is the largest urban area in the state of Idaho and the largest city in the Rocky Mountain states, outside of Colorado. While it has been a relatively unknown quantity as far as places to live in the past go, this is starting to change, as TIME magazine has recently recognized Boise for “getting it right”, as the city's tech scene, thriving culture, and outstanding natural surroundings have made...

Home to almost two million people within its metro area and proclaiming itself the capital of the tech hotbed known as Silicon Valley, San Jose is ground zero for those seeking internships in America's high tech sector. Located in the Bay Area of Northern California, it is also conveniently close to San Francisco, which consistently ranks as one of the most visited tourist destinations in the United States. Starting out as a farming community tha...

With a metro population at just over 4.5 million people, Boston is the largest city in Massachusetts and in the entirety of New England. Being one of the oldest urban areas in the United States, Boston has long been a center of culture, learning and commerce, with many historical sites dating back to the opening days of the American Revolution, colleges and universities that rank among the best post-secondary schools in America, if not the w...