Morven, North Carolina

"The Earth Laughs in Flowers."

Welcome to Morven, North Carolina, 2022.

Source of Quote: Ralph Waldo Emerson

Fort Walton Beach, Florida

"The Earth Laughs in Flowers."

Welcome to Fort Walton Beach, Florida, 2017.

The Camellia City

Source of Quote: Ralph Waldo Emerson

Lombard, Illinois

"The Earth Laughs in Flowers."

Welcome to Lombard, Illinois, 2019.

The Lilac Village

Source of Quote: Ralph Waldo Emerson

Chambersburg, Pennsylvania

For the Love of Old Railroad Depots

Welcome to Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, 2012.

Cumberland Valley R.R. Station

You'll Love it Here!

Jonesboro, Georgia

For the Love of Old Railroad Depots

Welcome to Jonesboro, Georgia, 2015.

Boykins, Virginia

For the Love of Old Railroad Depots

Welcome to Boykins, Virginia, 2022.

Pascagoula, Mississippi

A Glimpse of Coastal Mississippi

Welcome to Pascagoula, Mississippi, 2005.

Photographed shortly after Hurricane Katrina

Gautier, Mississippi

A Glimpse of Coastal Mississippi

Welcome to Gautier, Mississippi, 2005.

Photographed shortly after Hurricane Katrina

Gulfport, Mississippi

A Glimpse of Coastal Mississippi

Welcome to Gulfport, Mississippi, 2014 and 2020.

Which one do you like best?

Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi

A Glimpse of Coastal Mississippi

Welcome to Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi, 2014.

a place apart

Here's a welcoming mural in Bay Saint Louis.

Maysville and Augusta, Kentucky

Viewed Through the Lens of Humor

Welcome to Maysville and Augusta, Kentucky, 2022.

Maysville: Home of Heather Renee French, Miss America 2000

Augusta: Birthplace of Heather Renee French, Miss America 2000

Which one of these two towns gets to claim Miss America 2000? The town she called home or the town where she was born?

Timmonsville, South Carolina

Viewed Through the Lens of Humor

Welcome to Timmonsville, South Carolina, 2020.

When Timmonsville got a new welcome sign, the remains of the old one were hauled off to the local cemetery.

Webster City, Iowa

Viewed Through the Lens of Humor

Welcome to Webster City, Iowa, 2019.

Is Webster City aware that its initials, WC, mean Water Closet (or bathroom) to English-speakers elsewhere? As if to answer 'yes,' WC uses a waves-and-suds aesthetic for the design.