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This partial list of city nicknames in the United States compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce. City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname; promote civic pride; and build community unity.[1] Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth"[2] are also believed to have economic value.[1] Their economic value is difficult to measure,[1] but there are anecdotal reports of cities that have achieved substantial economic benefits by "branding" themselves by adopting new slogans.[2]
In 2005 the consultancy Tagline Guru conducted a small survey of professionals in the fields of branding, marketing, and advertising aimed at identifying the "best" U.S. city slogans and nicknames. Participants were asked to evaluate about 800 nicknames and 400 slogans, considering several criteria in their assessments. The assigned criteria were: whether the nickname or slogan expresses the "brand character, affinity, style, and personality" of the city, whether it "tells a story in a clever, fun, and memorable way," uniqueness and originality, and whether it "inspires you to visit there, live there, or learn more."[3]
The top-ranked nickname in the survey was New York City's "The Big Apple," followed by "Sin City" (Las Vegas), "The Big Easy" (New Orleans), "Motor City" (Detroit), and "The Windy City" (Chicago). In addition to the number-two nickname, Las Vegas had the top-rated slogan: "What Happens Here, Stays Here." The second- through fifth-place slogans were "So Very Virginia" (Charlottesville, Virginia), "Always Turned On" (Atlantic City, New Jersey), "Cleveland Rocks!" (Cleveland, Ohio), and "The Sweetest Place on Earth" (Hershey, Pennsylvania).[3]
Some unofficial nicknames are positive, while others are derisive. The unofficial nicknames listed here have been in use for a long time or have gained wide currency.
Alabama
- Alabaster - The City for Families.[4]
- Albertville - The Fire Hydrant Capital of the World.[5][6][7]
- Anniston - The Model City.[8]
- Auburn - The Loveliest Village on the Plains.[9]
- Bayou La Batre - Seafood Capital of Alabama.[10]
- Bessemer - The Marvel City.[11]
- Birmingham
- The Magic City.[12]
- The Pittsburgh of the South.[13][14]
- The Steel City
- The Tragic City.[15]
- The Salty Ham
- Cedar Bluff - Crappie Capital of the World.[16]
- Daphne - The Jubilee City[17]
- Decatur
- Demopolis - City of the People[citation needed]
- The Catfish Capital of the World[citation needed]
- Dothan - The Peanut Capital of the World.[23][24]
- Condom Capital of the World.[25]
- Douglas - City of Eagles.[26]
- Enterprise - The Tornado Capital of the South[citation needed]
- Eufaula - Bass Capital of the World.[16]
- Fort Deposit - The Jewel of the Deep South[citation needed]
- Fort Payne - Sock Capital of the World.[6]
- Florence, Alabama
- Super Paradise[citation needed]
- Country Club Sports Capital of the World[citation needed]
- Gadsden - City of Champions[27]]
- Greenville - The Camellia City.[28][29]
- Georgiana - Birthplace of Hank Williams[citation needed]
- Haleyville - Home of 911.[30]
- Hartselle - The City of Southern Hospitality.[31]
- Hueytown - Home of the Alabama Gang.[32]
- Huntsville
- Jacksonville, AL - Gem of the Hills.[36]
- Lincoln - The Motorsports City.[37]
- Lanett - Twin Cities (With Valley)
- Madison - Where Progress Meets Preservation.[38]
- Mentone - Camping Capital of the World.[39]
- Mobile
- Monroeville - Literary Capital of the World.[44]
- Montgomery
- Muscle Shoals - The Hit Recording Capital of the World (formerly).[47]
- Ozark - The Home of Fort Rucker[citation needed]
- Opelika - The Cocktail Capital of the World[citation needed]
- Prattville
- Selma, Alabama
- Confection Capital of the World[citation needed]
- Cigar Capital of the World[citation needed]
- Queen of the Alabama Black Belt [49]
- Scottsboro-The Lost Luggage Capital of the World.[50]
- Slocomb- The Tomato Capital of the South.[51]
- Summerdale - The Sunshine City.[52]
- Sylacauga - The Marble City.[53]
- Tuscaloosa - The Druid City.[54]
- Tuskegee - The Pride of the Swift-Growing South.[55]
- Union Springs - Bird Dog Field Trial Capital of the World.[56]
- Vestavia Hills - The Jewel City[57]
- Valley - Twin Cities (With Lanett)
- Wetumpka - Rumbling Waters.[58]
- Winfield - City on the Move.[59]
Alaska
- Anchorage
- Cordova
- Fairbanks - The Golden Heart City.[66][67]
- Haines - Eagle Capital of America.[68]
- Homer - Halibut Capital of the World or Halibut Fishing Capital of the World.[69]
- Kenai - The Village With a Past, the City With a Future.[70]
- Ketchikan - King Salmon Capital of the World.[71][10][16]
- Knik - Dog-mushing Center of the World.[14][72]
- Kodiak - King Crab Capital.[65]
- Sitka
Arizona
- Apache Junction
- Home of the Superstition Mountains.[76]
- Gateway to Legends, Lakes, Leisure, and Lost Treasure.[77]
- Ash Fork - Flagstone Capital of the United States.[53]
- Chandler - High-Tech Oasis of the Silicon Desert[14]
- Flagstaff
- City in the Pines.[78]
- City of Seven Wonders.[78]
- The Staff.[78]
- Flag Town (C. W. McCall).[79]
- Jerome - America’s Most Vertical City[14]
- Kingman - Heart of Route 66.[80]
- Phoenix - Arizona's Urban Heart[81]
- Phoenix metropolitan area - Valley of the Sun[75]
- Prescott - The Mile-High City.[82]
- Scottsdale - The West's Most Western Town.[83]
- Sedona - Red Rock Country.[84]
- Show Low - Named for the Turn of a Card [75]
- Sierra Vista - Hummingbird Capital of the United States.[68]
- Tombstone - The Town Too Tough To Die.[75][85][86]
- Tucson
- Wickenburg - The Dude Ranch Capital of the World.[90]
- Yuma - Experience Our Sense of Yuma[75]
Arkansas
- Alma - Spinach Capital of the World.[24][91]
- Berryville - Turkey Capital.[68]
- Brinkley - Home of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker.[92]
- Conway - The City of Colleges (The University of Central Arkansas, Hendrix College, and Central Baptist College)[93]
- Dumas - Home of the Ding Dong Daddy [94]
- El Dorado
- Emerson - The Biggest Little Town in Arkansas [91]
- Fayetteville
- Green Forest - Tomato Capital.[24]
- Hope - Watermelon Capital of the World.[24][10]
- Hot Springs - Spa City.[97]
- Jasper - Elk Capital of Arkansas.[98]
- Jonesboro
- Little Rock
- Lowell - A Town with a Past, A City with a Future.[102]
- Malvern - Brick Capital of the World.[6]
- Mount Ida - Quartz Crystal Capital of the World.[53]
- Mountain View - Folk Music Capital of the World.[103][104]
- Nashville - Peach Capital.[24]
- North Little Rock - Dogtown [105][106]
- Stuttgart - Rice and Duck Capital of the World.[24][107]
- Texarkana - Twice as Nice[75]
Camden- Queen City
California
A
- Alameda - The Island City[108]
- Anaheim - The Heart of Orange County[citation needed]
- Antioch - Gateway to the Delta[109]
- Arcadia - Community of Homes[110]
- Auburn - Endurance Capital of The World[111]
- Azusa - A to Z, USA[citation needed]
B
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- Bakersfield
- California's Country Music Capital[112]
- Berkeley
- Bishop - Mule Packer Capital of the World[115]
- Buena Park - Center of the Southland[116]
C
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- Campbell - The Orchard City[24]
- Carlsbad - Village by the sea
- Castroville - Artichoke Center of the World[24][59]
- Chatsworth - San Pornando[117]
- Chico
- Clovis - Gateway to the Sierra[120]
- Coachella
- Colma (founded as a necropolis in 1924)[122]
- The City of the Silent[122]
- Compton - The Hub City[123]
- Corning - Olive City[24]
- Corona - The Circle City[124]
- Coronado, California - The Crown City
- Culver City - Heart of Screenland[125]
D
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E
F
- Fallbrook - Avocado Capital of the World[24][10]
- Forestville - Poison Oak Capital of the World[14]
G
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- Garden Grove - Big Strawberry[133]
- Gilroy - Garlic Capital of the World[24][5]
- Glendale - The Jewel City[134]
- Glendora - The Pride of the Foothills
- Goleta
- The Good Land[135]
- Greenfield - Broccoli Capital of the World[10]
- Gridley - Kiwi Fruit Capital of the World[24]
H
- Half Moon Bay - Pumpkin Capital[24]
- Hayward - Heart of the Bay[136]
- Hercules - The Dynamic City on the Bay[137]
- Holtville - The Carrot Capital of the World[24]
- Huntington Beach - Surf City, USA[14]
I
- Indio - Date Capital of the World[24][10]
- Inglewood - The City of Champions[138]
- Irvine - The Bubble[citation needed]
- Isleton - Asparagus Capital of the World[24][10]
L
- Linden - Cherry Capital of the World[24]
- Lodi
- Lompoc - Flower Seed Capital of the World[29]
- Long Beach
- Los Angeles
M
- Madera - Heart of California[citation needed][144]
- Marysville - Gateway to the Gold Fields[145]
- McCloud - Blackberry Capital of the World[24][10]
- Merced - Gateway to Yosemite[146]
- Milpitas - Crossroads of Silicon Valley[147]
- Modesto - Water, Wealth, Contentment, Health[148]
- Monterey - The Cradle of History[149]
N
O
P
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- Pacifica - Fog Capital of California[157]
- Palm Springs - Golf Capital of the World[10]
- Pasadena
- Pearsonville - Hubcap Capital of the World[159]
- Placerville - Old Hangtown[14]
R
- Reedley - The World's Fruit Basket[24]
- Redwood City
- Richmond - City of Pride and Purpose[163]
- Ripon - City of Almonds[164]
- Riverside
S
- Sacramento
- Salinas - Lettuce Capital of the World[24][10]
- San Carlos - City of Good Living[173]
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- Sanger - Christmas Tree City[24]
- San Jose - The Capital of Silicon Valley[14]
- San Luis Obispo - SLO (as in, Experience the SLO Life)[184]
- San Pablo - City of New Directions[185]
- Santa Barbara - The American Riviera[186]
- Santa Catalina Island- The Island of Romance
- Santa Cruz - (The real) Surf City, USA[187]
- Santa Monica
- Santa Paula - Citrus Capital of the World[24]
- Selma - Raisin Capital of the World[24][10]
- Smith River - Lily Growing Capital of the World[29]
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- Solvang
- Danish capital of America.[189]
- South San Francisco - The Industrial City, South City[190]
- Stockton
- Asparagus Capital of the World[24]
- Sunnyvale - The Heart of Silicon Valley[191]
T
V
W
- Wasco - Rose Growing Capital of the World[29]
- Watsonville - Strawberry Capital of the World.[24][10]
- Willits
- Willow Creek - Bigfoot Capital of the World[159]
Y
- Yorba Linda - Land of Gracious Living[195]
- Yuba City - Prune Capital[24]
Colorado
A
- Alamosa
- Gateway to the Great Sand Dunes[196]
- Hub of the San Luis Valley[197][failed verification]
- Arvada - Celery Capital of the World[198]
- Aspen - America's Canary City[199][failed verification]
- Ault - A Unique Little Town[200]
- Aurora - Gateway to the Rockies[201]
B
- Berthoud - Garden Spot of Colorado[202]
- Boulder
- Black Hawk - City of Mills[205]
- Breckenridge - The Kingdom of Breckenridge[206]
- Brush - Brush![207]
C
- Cañon City - Climate Capital of Colorado[208]
- Carbondale - Ultimate Rocky Mountain Hideout[209]
- Cedaredge - Southern Gateway to the Grand Mesa[210]
- Central City - Richest square mile on Earth[211]
- Colorado Springs
- Creede - There is no night in Creede[216]
- Crested Butte
D
- Deer Trail - Home of the World's First Rodeo[219]
- Denver
- The Mile-High City[220]
- Queen City of the Plains.[141]
- Queen City of the West[221]
- Broncoville[222]
- D-Town[citation needed]
- Wall Street of the West[223]
- Dove Creek - Pinto Bean Capital of the World.[24]
- Durango - Durango Rocks![224]
E
- Eaton - Garden of Eaton: Beef, Beets, and Beans[225]
- Edgewater
- City of Choice[226]
- The Edge[citation needed]
F
- Fairplay - The Real South Park[227]
- Fort Collins
- The Choice City[228]
- The Napa Valley of Beer[228]
- Fort Fun[228]
- The Fort[citation needed]
- FoCo[citation needed]
- FoCoCo[citation needed]
- Fruita - Home of Mike the Headless Chicken[229]
G
- Grand Junction
- Capital of the Western Slope[citation needed]
- Colorado's Wine Country[230]
- River City[231]
- Greeley
- Golden
- Where the West Lives[citation needed]
L
- Leadville - Magic City[234]
- Limon - The Hub City of the Plains[235]
- Loveland
- Longmont - Leftmont/Longtucky[citation needed]
- Lyons - Double Gateway to the Rockies (or Double Gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park)[238]
- Lafayette - Laugh at it
M
- Manitou Springs - Saratoga of the West[239]
N
- Nederland
- Home of the Frozen Dead Guy[240]
- Ned[citation needed]
O
P
S
- Severance - Where the geese fly and the bulls cry[243]
- Steamboat Springs
- Sterling - A Colorado treasure[246]
T
V
- Victor - City of mines[citation needed]
Connecticut
- Berlin - Geographic Center of Connecticut[220][249]
- Bethlehem - The Christmas Town[250]
- Bridgeport - The Park City[24][251]
- Bristol - Clock City[251]
- Cheshire - Bedding Plant Capital of Connecticut.[29]
- Danbury - Hat City.[251][252]
- Derby - Connecticut's Smallest City [253]
- Groton - Submarine Capital of the World[254][255]
- Hamden - Land of the Sleeping Giant [256]
- Hartford
- Madison - Connecticut's Front Porch [258]
- Manchester - Silk City [251]
- Meriden - Silver City [251]
- Middletown - Forest City[259]
- Naugatuck - Rubber City [251]
- New Britain
- New Haven - The Elm City[251][10] (reported in the 1880s as City of Elms[181])
- Norwich - Rose City [261] or The Rose of New England[262]
- Stamford
- Waterbury - The Brass City [251][264]
- West Haven - Connecticut's Friendliest City[265]
- Willimantic - Thread City [251]
Delaware
- Dover - The City that Means Well (according to George Carlin)[266]
- Lewes - First Town in the First State.[267]
- Rehoboth Beach - The Nation's Summer Capital.[268]
- Seaford - The Nylon Capital of the World[14]
- Wilmington - Chemical Capital of the World.[190]
Florida
- Apopka - Indoor Foliage Capital of the World[269]
- Aventura - The City of Excellence[270]
- Bartow
- Belle Glade - Muck City[274]
- Boca Raton - A City for All Seasons[275]
- Clewiston - America's Sweetest Town[276]
- Coconut Creek - Butterfly Capital of the World.[98]
- Coral Gables - The City Beautiful.[277]
- Coral Springs - The City in the Country.[278]
- DeLand - The Athens of Florida.[279]
- Deltona - Florida's Bright Spot[280]
- Eustis - The City of Bright Tomorrows.[281]
- Fernandina Beach - Shark's Tooth Capital of the World[91]
- Fort Lauderdale - Venice of America.[282]
- Fort Myers - The City of Palms[283]
- Fort Pierce - The Sunshine City[284]
- Fort Walton Beach
- Gainesville
- Haines City - The Heart of Florida.[288]
- Hialeah - City of Progress.[289]
- Jacksonville
- Key West
- Largo
- Dime City[295]
- Melbourne - The Harbor City[296]
- Miami - The Magic City[297]
- Ocala
- Ocoee - The Center of Good Living[300]
- Okeechobee - Speckled Perch Capital of the World[10]
- Orlando - The City Beautiful (official)[301]
- Ormond Beach - Birthplace of Speed[302]
- Panama City Beach - The World's Most Beautiful Beaches[303]
- Pensacola - City of Five Flags[304]
- Plant City
- Port St. Lucie
- St. Petersburg
- Sebring - City on the Circle[311]
- Stuart - Sailfish Capital of the World[312][313]
- Tampa
- Tarpon Springs - Sponge Capital of the World.[6]
- Venice - The Shark Tooth Capital of the World[320]
- West Palm Beach - Orchid City[321]
Georgia
- Abbeville - Wild Hog Capital of Georgia.[98]
- Alpharetta - Awesome Alpharetta![322]
- Ashburn - Peanut Capital of the World.[24]
- Athens, Georgia - The Classic City[323]
- Atlanta
- Contemporary nicknames of Atlanta include, in alphabetical order:
- The A/da A: It is used in local media such as Only in the A, a video channel shown on MARTA rapid transit trains in Atlanta,[324] The Indispensable A, an Atlanta-based email publication,[325] and Straight from the A, an Atlanta-based blog targeted at African Americans.[326] "The A" or "da A" is also used in hip hop and rap songs such as Ludacris and Lloyd's "How We Do It (in da A)", Lil Scrappy's "The A", and T.I.'s "In da A". Atlanta newspaper Creative Loafing listed as one of its "reasons to love Atlanta" that it's "the only city easily identified by just one letter".[327]
- A-Town[citation needed]
- The ATL,[328] for its airport code
- The Big A, trucker CB slang[citation needed]
- The Big Peach[14]
- Black Hollywood, Atlanta is home to a thriving black entertainment industry.[329][330][331][332]
- Black gay mecca[333][334][335]
- Black mecca[336][337][338]
- Capital City of the American South[339]
- City in a Forest[340] or City of Trees,[341] for its unique tree canopy
- Dogwood City[342]
- Empire City of the South[343]
- Hot 'Lanta, also spelled Hotlanta, first popularized by an instrumental song performed by the Allman Brothers Band. It debuted on their live album At Fillmore East, released in July 1971, the fifth song on the album.[344][345]
- Hollywood of the South, became popular recently due to the city's boom in the film industry.[346]
- LGBT Capital of the South[347][348][349]
- Running City USA[350]
- Silicon Peach[351]
- Wakanda: Atlanta has been compared[352] to the fictional country that is the home of the Black Panther in the Marvel Comics Universe, and portions of the 2018 film Black Panther were filmed in the Atlanta metro area.[353] Rapper and Atlanta native Killer Mike told Stephen Colbert, "Atlanta is Wakanda, for real.".[354]
- Historical nicknames for the city include:
- Gate City, Gate City of the South, or Gate City of the New South (from Reconstruction through the early 20th century)[355][356]
- New York of the South[357] (1870s–1890s)
- Chicago of the South (1880s–1900s): for Atlanta's "new men, new industries, new buildings, and new spirit" - though it was often remarked that the nickname was not quite accurate in terms of the size of Atlanta vs. the much larger Chicago[358][359][360]
- The City Too Busy to Hate[361][362] (during Jim Crow and the Civil Rights struggle)
- Convention City of Dixie (Land) (1910s–1920s)[363][364]
- Dogwood City[342]
- Augusta - The Garden City.[365] Disgusta.[366]
- Blakely - Peanut Capital of the World.[24]
- Canon - The Big Gun[14]
- Claxton - Fruitcake Capital of the World.[65][10]
- Colquitt - Mayhaw Capital of the World.[65][10]
- Cordele - Watermelon Capital of the World.[24]
- Columbus -The Fountain City.[citation needed]
- Dalton - Carpet Capital of the World.[6][5]
- Darien - Hidden Gem of the Golden Isles[367]
- Dawson - Spanish Peanut Capital of the World.[10]
- Decatur - People's Republic of Decatur[368]
- Elberton - The Granite City.[53]
- Ellijay - Georgia's Apple Capital.[24]
- Fort Valley - Peach Capital of Georgia.[24]
- Gainesville - Poultry Capital of the World.[6]
- Griffin - Iris City.[29]
- Lithonia - City of Granite[53]
- Macon - Cherry Blossom Capital of the World[369]
- Metter - Everything's Better in Metter[91]
- Milledgeville - Old Capitol City[citation needed]
- Nashville - City of Dogwoods.[29]
- Newnan - City of Homes.[29]
- Powder Springs - P-Town.[29]
- Sandersville - Kaolin Capital of the World.[6]
- Savannah - Turf Grass Capital of the World,[159] America's Most Haunted City[370]
- Sylvester- The Peanut Capital of the World[371]
- Thomson
- Valdosta - Winnersville U.S.A[373]
- Vidalia - Sweet Onion Capital of the World.[24]
- Warner Robins - Georgia's International City[374]
- Warwick - The Grits Capital of Georgia or The Grits Capital of the World.[375]
- Waynesboro - Bird Dog Capital of the World.[159][376]
Hawaii
Idaho
- Ashton - Seed Potato Capital.[24]
- Blackfoot - Potato Capital of the World.[24]
- Boise - City of Trees[380]
- Buhl - Trout Capitol.[16]
- Pocatello
- Wallace - Silver Capital of the World.[53]
Illinois
- Algonquin - Gem of the Fox River Valley[383]
- Aurora - City of Lights[384]
- Batavia - The Windmill City,[385] City of Energy[386]
- Beardstown - Watermelon Capital[24]
- Bloomington - The Evergreen City[387]
- Bloomington–Normal together - The Twin Cities[388]
- Buffalo Grove - The Gymnastics Capital of Illinois[citation needed]
- Champaign-Urbana - Shampoo-Banana[14]
- Charleston - Chuckvegas[389]
- Chester - The Home of Popeye[390]
- Chicago
- Collinsville - Horseradish Capital of the World[10]
- Crystal Lake - A Good Place to Live[395]
- Decatur
- DeKalb - Barbed Wire Capital of the World[10]
- Elgin
- Evanston - Heavenston[400]
- Freeport - Pretzel City, USA[401]
- Griggsville - Purple Martin Capital of the World[10][68]
- Huntley - The Friendly Village With Country Charm[402]
- Joliet
- Kewanee - Hog Capital of the World[98]
- Lombard - The Lilac Village[409]
- Marion - Hub City of the Universe[410]
- Marseilles - Best Little City By A Dam Site[411]
- Mattoon - Bagel Capital of the World[65]
- Metropolis - The Home of Superman[412]
- Moline - Plow Capital of the World[24]
- Monmouth - The Maple City [413]
- Morton - Pumpkin Capital of the World[414]
- Naperville - The Golden City[415]
- Olney - Home of the White Squirrels[416]
- Pana - City of Roses[417]
- Pekin
- Peoria - Whiskeytown[181]
- Quincy - Gem City[418]
- Rantoul - Rantucky[419]
- Rockford - The Forest City[420]
- Springfield - Flower City[181]
- St. Charles - The Pride of the Fox[421]
- Thomson - The Melon Capital of the World[422]
- Wilmington - The Island City[423]
Indiana
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- Bedford – Stone City[424]
- Bloomington
- Bluffton
- Chesterton – Gateway to the Dunes[428]
- Churubusco – Turtle Town, U.S.A.[429]
- Clay City – Mayberry of the Midwest[430]
- Columbus – Athens of the Prairie[431][14]
- Crawfordsville – Athens of Indiana[432]
- Elkhart
- Elwood – Gem City of the Gas Belt or Buckle of the Gas Belt[424]
- Evansville
- Fort Wayne
- Gary
- Goshen – Maple City[445]
- Greensburg – Tree City[446]
- Huntington – Lime City[424]
- Indianapolis
- Jeffersonville – Jeff[454]
- Kokomo – City of Firsts[455]
- La Porte
- Lawrenceburg – Whiskey Town, U.S.A.[citation needed]
- Logansport
- Marion – Queen City or Queen City of the Gas Belt[458]
- Mishawaka
- Muncie – Middletown, U.S.A.[460]
- Peru
- Richmond – Quaker City of the West[457]
- Rose City
- Rockville – Covered Bridge Capital of the World[462]
- Roselawn – Naked City[463][464]
- South Bend
- Speedway – Racing Capital of the World[465]
- Terre Haute
- Queen City of the Wabash[466]
- Crossroads of America (National Road/U.S. Route 40 and Dixie Bee Rd/U.S. Route 41 met in downtown)[467]
- Prairie City (eastern edge of the Great Plains/prairies)[468]
- Pittsburgh of the West (historical: city was an early steel center)[469]
- Valparaiso
- Van Buren – Popcorn Capital of the World[472]
- Vincennes – Indiana's First City[473]
- Warsaw
Iowa
- Algona - Home of the World’s Largest Cheeto[14][475]
- Cedar Rapids - The City of Five Seasons[14][476]
- Council Bluffs - Iowa's Leading Edge[citation needed]
- Des Moines - Hartford of the West[477]
- Dyersville - Farm Toy Capital of the World [159]
- Emmetsburg - Iowa's Irish Capital [189]
- Fort Dodge - Mineral City [53]
- Fort Madison - Pen City [478]
- Grinnell - Jewel of the Prairie [479]
- Keokuk - Gate City (reported in the 1880s)[181]
- Le Mars - Ice Cream Capital of the World.[65][10]
- Sioux City - Little Chicago[480]
- Villisca - Living With a Mystery[481]
- West Des Moines - The Gymnastics Capital of Iowa
Kansas
- Andover - Where the People are Warm Even When the Weather Isn't[75]
- Baxter Springs - First cowtown in Kansas.[482]
- Beattie - Milo Capital of the World[24]
- Cassoday - Prairie Chicken Capital of the World.[68]
- Cawker City - Home of the World's Largest Ball of Twine[86]
- Dodge City
- Garden City - Cutting Horse Capital.[98]
- Girard - Printing Capital of the Nation.[190]
- Manchester - Silk City [251]
- Haysville - Peach Capital of Kansas.[24]
- Jennings - Czech Us Out.[189]
- Kansas City
- Kirwin - Goose Capital.[68]
- La Crosse - Barbed Wire Capital of the World.[159]
- Lansing - City With a Future[486]
- Lawrence - River City[487]
- Lenexa - Spinach Capital.[24]
- Leoti - Pinto Bean Capital.[24]
- Liberal - The Land of Oz[14]
- Lindsborg - Little Sweden[488]
- Manhattan - The Little Apple.[86][14][489]
- Marion
- Marysville - Black Squirrel Capital.[98]
- Norton - Pheasant Capital of Kansas.[68]
- Olathe - Cowboy Boot Capital.[491]
- Parsons - Purple Martin Capital.[68]
- Pittsburg - Fried Chicken Capital.[65][10]
- Quinter - Half Mile High City.[220]
- Topeka - Top City[citation needed]
- Russell Springs - Cow Chip Capital of Kansas.[159]
- Wellington - Wheat Capital of the World.[24]
- Wichita
- Wilson - Czech Capital of Kansas[189]
- Windom - Covered Dish Capital of the World.[159]
Kentucky
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- Bardstown - Bourbon Capital of the World[492]
- Benham - The Little Town That International Harvester, Coal Miners, and Their Families Built[493]
- Berea - Folk Arts and Crafts Capital of Kentucky[104]
- Bowling Green
- Burnside - The Only Town on Lake Cumberland[496]
- Cave City - Gateway to Mammoth Cave[497]
- Covington - Gateway to the South[498]
- Crestwood - Whiskers[499]
- Danville - City of Firsts[500]
- Elizabethtown - E Town [501]
- Elkhorn City - Gateway to the Breaks[502]
- Fort Thomas - The City of Beautiful Homes[503]
- Grayson - Heart of the Parks[504]
- Hazard - Queen City of the Mountains[505]
- Hopkinsville - Hoptown[506]
- Hyden - Redbud Capital of the World[507]
- Lexington
- Louisville
- Madisonville - Best Town on Earth.[435]
- Manchester - City of Hope[517]
- Middlesboro
- Monticello - Houseboat Capital of the World[523]
- Owensboro - Barbecued Mutton Capital of the World[524]
- Paducah - Quilt City[525]
- Paintsville - The City Between the Lakes[526]
- Paris - Thoroughbred Capital of the World[527]
- Pikeville - The City That Moves Mountains[528]
- Prestonsburg - The Star City of Eastern Kentucky[529]
- Renfro Valley - Kentucky's Country Music Capital[104]
- Shelbyville - The Gateway to the Bluegrass[530]
- Simpsonville - American Saddlebred Capital of the World[531]
- Williamsburg - Your Gateway to the Cumberlands[532]
Louisiana
- Baton Rouge - Big Raggedy[533]
- Breaux Bridge - Crayfish Capital of the World[10] or Crawfish Capital of the World (In Louisiana vernacular, "Crawfish" would be the correct way to say it.)[16][534]
- Des Allemands - Catfish Capital of the World.[10]
- Dubach - Dogtrot Capital of the World[535]
- Gonzales - Jambalaya Capital of the World.[10][65]
- Gueydan - Duck Capital of America.[68]
- Jennings - Cradle of Louisiana Oil.[6]
- Lafayette - The Heart of Acadiana[536]
- Lecompte - Pie Capital of Louisiana.[65]
- New Orleans
- America's Favorite City[537]
- America's Most Interesting City[537]
- America’s Most European City[537]
- America's European Masterpiece[537]
- The Big Easy (as referenced in the film The Big Easy)[537][14][75]
- Birthplace of Jazz[537]
- City of the Chefs[537]
- City of Festivals[537]
- City of Mystery[537]
- The City that Care Forgot[537][538]
- The Crescent City.[537][14][181][539]
- Mardi Gras City[537]
- Nawlins[14]
- New York of the South[357]
- NOLA[14]
- Paris of the South[537]
- Queen City of the South[537]
- The Queen of the Mississippi[537][14]
- Saint City[537]
- Super Bowl City[537]
- Ponchatoula - Strawberry Capital of the World.[24][91]
- Rayne - Frog Capital of the World.[10][98]
- St. Martinville - Birthplace of Acadiana[540]
Maine
- Bangor - The Queen City of the East.[541]
- Bath - The City of Ships.[542]
- Cherryfield - Blueberry Capital of the World.[24]
- Farmington
- Freeport - Birthplace of Maine[544][545]
- Lincoln - The Gateway Town [546]
- Millinocket - The Magic City [547]
- Portland - Forest City (reported in 1894)[181]
- Presque Isle - The Star City.[548]
- Rockland - Lobster Capital of the World.[65][10]
- Strong - Toothpick Capital of the World.[10]
- Waterville
Maryland
- Annapolis
- Baltimore
- Columbia - The Next America[561]
- Crisfield - Seafood Capital of the World[10]
- Cumberland - Queen City of the Alleghenies[562]
- Hagerstown
- Takoma Park
Massachusetts
- Amesbury- Carriagetown.[citation needed]
- Athol - Tool Town.[6]
- Attleboro - Jewelry Capital of America or Jewelry Capital of the World[565][566]
- Boston
- Athens of America - Boston Brahmins' reference to the numerous cultural institutions which separated Boston from its counterparts.[567][14] Also called the Modern Athens.[181]
- Beantown or Bean Town and variations 'The Bean', 'DA BEAN', BeanCity, B-town, etc.[14][568][569][570]
- The Hub (or the Hub of the Universe)[181][570][141]
- City of Notions[181]
- The Cradle of Liberty[14][570]
- Puritan City[181]
- Brockton - The City of Champions[571]
- Cambridge - The People's Republic of Cambridge[572]
- Chicopee, Massachusetts - Crossroads of New England[citation needed]; Kielbasa Capital of the World[573][574]
- Fall River - Scholarship City.[575]
- Gardner - Furniture Capital of New England.,[576] Chair City.[577][578][579][580]
- Hadley - Asparagus Capital of the World.[10]
- Holyoke
- Hopkinton
- The WASPs' Nest
- The Whitest Town in the World
- Home of Soviet Bear
- Leominster - Pioneer Plastics City of the World [582]
- Lexington - The Birthplace of American Liberty[583]
- Lowell
- Natick - Home of Champions [584]
- New Bedford - The Whaling City.[585]
- Newburyport - Clipper City.[586]
- Newton - The Garden City[587]
- North Adams
- The Tunnel City[181]
- North Andover - Turkey Town[588]
- Northampton
- Orange - The Friendly Town[citation needed]
- Peabody - Leather City.[6]
- Plymouth - America's Hometown.[592]
- Provincetown
- Quincy - City of Presidents [596]
- Salem
- Scituate - The Irish Riviera[599]
- Somerville - Slummerville[600]
- Springfield
- Taunton
- Waltham - Watch City.[613]
- Wareham - Gateway to Cape Cod
- Westfield - The Whip City.[614]
- Williamstown - The Village Beautiful [615]
- Winchendon - Toy Town [citation needed]
- Worcester
Michigan
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- Alma - Scotland, USA[619]
- Ann Arbor
- Atlanta - Elk Capital of Michigan[98]
- Battle Creek
- Beaver Island - America's Emerald Isle[627]
- Belding
- Berrien Springs - Christmas Pickle Capital of the World[159]
- Champion - Horse Pulling Capital of the U.P.[629]
- Colon - Magic Capital of the World[630]
- Davison City of Flags [631]
- Detroit
- America's Comeback City [14]
- Arsenal of DemocracyCite error: The
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- City of the Straits[181]
- Hitsville, USA [14]
- Hockeytown[14][632]
- The Motor City[14][190]
- Motown[14][190]
- The D[634]
- The Paris of the Midwest[633]
- The Renaissance City[14][635]
- America's Automotive Capital
- Drummond Island - Gem of the Huron[636]
- Elsie - Michigan's Dairy Capital[637]
- Eau Claire - Cherry Pit Spitting Capital of the World[159]
- Fairview - Wild Turkey Capital of Michigan[638]
- Flint
- The Auto City[citation needed]
- The Birthplace of General Motors[639]
- Buick City[640]
- The Vehicle City[641]
- Frankenmuth - Michigan's Little Bavaria[642]
- Gaylord - Michigan's Alpine Village[643]
- Glenn - The Pancake Town[644]
- Greenville - The Danish Festival City[645]
- Grand Rapids - Furniture City[646]
- Hamtramck
- Holland - Tulip City[649]
- Huntington Woods - City of Homes[650]
- Jackson - Birthplace of the Republican Party[651]
- Kalamazoo
- Linwood - Michigan's Walleye Capital[654]
- Mesick - Mushroom Capital of the World[24]
- Mount Clemens - Bath City[655]
- Mount Pleasant - The Oil Capital of Michigan [656]
- Muskegon
- Naubinway - Top of the Lake[659]
- Negaunee - Irontown, USA[660]
- Newberry - Moose Capital of Michigan[661]
- Niles
- Northville - Hamlet of the Hills, Switzerland of Wayne County
- Omer - Michigan's Smallest City[664]
- Onaway - Sturgeon Capital of Michigan[16]
- Paradise - Wild Blueberry Capital of Michigan[665]
- Pellston - Icebox of the Nation[666]
- Pinconning - Cheese Capital of Michigan[667]
- Portland - City of Two Rivers[668]
- Romulus
- Gateway to The World [669]
- Saint Johns - The Mint City[24]
- Saint Louis - Middle of the Mitten[670]
- Sault Ste. Marie
- South Haven - Blueberry Capital of the World[24]
- Traverse City - Cherry Capital of the World[24][10]
- Utica
- Vassar - Cork Pine City[674]
- Vicksburg - The Village with a Vision[675]
- Whitefish Point - Cranberry Capital of Michigan[676]
Minnesota
- Anoka - Halloween Capital of the World[677]
- Austin - Spamtown USA.[14][159]
- Belding - Apple Capital.[24]
- Bemidji - First City on the Mississippi.[220]
- Braham - Homemade Pie Capital of Minnesota.[65]
- Duluth
- The Zenith City.[678]
- The Twin Ports (with Superior, Wisconsin).[678]
- Elk River - Where City and Country Flow Together.[679]
- Hanover - The Little City on the Crow[680]
- Hermantown - The City of Quality Living[681]
- International Falls - The Icebox of the United States.[59]
- Lake Benton - Windpower Capital.[194]
- Madison - Lutefisk Capital of the World.[65][682]
- Minneapolis
- Montgomery - Kolacky Capital of the World.[65]
- Mountain Iron - Taconite Capital of the World.[686]
- New Ulm - The City of Charm and Tradition.[687]
- Northfield - Cows, Colleges and Contentment[688]
- Preston - America's Trout Capital.[16]
- Robbinsdale - Birdtown.[14][159]
- Rochester - Med City.[citation needed]
- St. Cloud
- Granite City[689]
- White Cloud
- St. Louis Park - St. Jewish Park[690]
- Saint Paul
- Pigs Eye (the city's original name - see Pierre "Pig’s Eye" Parrant for details)
- Hockeytown[691]
- Saintly City[692]
- The Twin Cities (with Minneapolis).
- Stillwater - The Birthplace of Minnesota [693]
- Warroad - Hockeytown[694]
- Worthington - Turkey Capital of the World.[68]
Mississippi
- Artesia - Johnson Grass Capital of the World[91]
- Belzoni - Catfish Capital of the World.[91][10][16]
- Biloxi - The Playground of the South[14]
- Greenwood - Cotton Capital of the World.[24]
- Gulfport
- Hattiesburg - Hub City[695]
- Jackson
- Long Beach - Radish Capital of the World[698]
- Meridian
- Oxford
- Port Gibson - The town too beautiful to burn[702]
- Senatobia - The Five Star City[703]
- Vicksburg
Missouri
- Branson
- Las Vegas of the Ozarks
- Country music show capitol of the world
- Brunswick - Home of the World's Largest Pecan[91]
- Carthage - The Maple Leaf City.[705]
- Chillicothe - Home of Sliced Bread[706]
- Cuba - Mural City
- Hannibal
- The Bluff City[181]
- Home of Mark Twain
- Independence - Where the Trails Start and the Buck Stops[75]
- Jefferson City - City of Thomas Jefferson[707]
- Kansas City
- King City - The Gem of the Highway[711]
- Kirkwood - The Green Tree City.[712]
- Lathrop - Mule Capital of the World[713]
- Marionville - Home of the White Squirrels.[416]
- Moberly - Magic City.[714]
- Neosho - Flower Box City[159]
- Peculiar - Where the Odds are with You[75]
- St. Louis
- Salem - Charcoal Capital of the World[10]
- Sedalia - The Queen City of the Prairie.[717]
- Springfield
- Sumner - Wild Goose Capital of the World.[68]
- Warrensburg - The Burg [720]
- Washington - Corn Cob Pipe Capital of the World.[159]
Montana
- Billings
- Bozeman – The Bozone[725]
- Butte
- The Mining City[citation needed]
- The Richest Hill on Earth [726]
- Cut Bank – Coldest Spot in the Nation[157]
- Glendive - Good People Surrounded by Badlands[727]
- Great Falls - The Electric City[728]
- Helena - Queen City of the Rockies [729]
- Kalispell - Hub of the Valley[730]
- Libby - City of Eagles[731][732]
- Missoula - The Garden City[733]
Nebraska
- Bellevue - Where Nebraska Began[citation needed]
- Cozad - Alfalfa Capital of the World.[24]
- Crawford - Deer Capital of Nebraska.[98]
- Dannebrog - Danish Capital of Nebraska.[189]
- Eustis - Sausage Capital of Nebraska.[65]
- Hastings
- Lincoln
- Loup City - Polish Capital of Nebraska.[189]
- North Loup - Popcorn Capital.[65]
- North Platte
- Little Chicago[737]
- Flat Rock[citation needed]
- Oakland - Swedish Capital of Nebraska.[189]
- O'Neill - Nebraska's Irish Capital.[189]
- Omaha
- 'The Big 'O'.[738]
- Rare. Well Done.[75]
- River City[citation needed]
- Gateway to the West[739]
- Randolph - Honey Capital of the Nation.[65]
- Seward - Nebraska's 4 July City.[740]
- South Omaha - The Magic City[741]
- Unadilla - Groundhog Capital of Nebraska.[98]
Nevada
- Fallon - The Oasis of Nevada.[742]
- Genoa - Home of the Candy Dance[14]
- Las Vegas
- Reno
- Winnemucca - City of Paved Streets.[14][747]
New Hampshire
- Berlin - The City That Trees Built.[748]
- Concord
- Derry - Space Town.[751]
- Keene - Elm City.[752]
- Manchester
- ManchVegas.[753]
- Queen City.[753]
- Meredith - Latchkey to the White Mountains.[754]
- Milford - Granite Town.[53]
- Nashua - The Gate City.[755]
- Rochester - Lilac City.[756]
- Rumney - Crutch Capital of the World.[10]
- Salem - Gateway to New Hampshire.[757]
New Jersey
- Asbury Park - The Dark City[758]
- Atlantic City
- Burlington Township
- The County's Town[citation needed]
- The Coat Town [citation needed]
- The Falcon's Nest[citation needed]
- B-Township[citation needed]
- Byram Township - The Township of Lakes.[761]
- Cranford - The Venice of New Jersey[762]
- Denville - Hub of Morris County.[763]
- Dumont - The Dirty D
- East Orange - Illtown.
- Elizabeth - Eastwick[citation needed]
- Fortescue - Weakfish Capital of the World.[764]
- Fort Lee - The Birthplace of the Motion Picture Industry.[765]
- Franklin - Fluorescent Mineral Capital of the World.[53]
- Garwood - The Industrial Center of Union County[766]
- Hackensack - A City in Motion.[767]
- Hammonton - Blueberry Capital of the World.[24]
- Hoboken - The Mile Square City.[768]
- Jersey City
- Keansburg - Gem of the Bayshore.[778]
- Long Beach Island - LBI.[779]
- Long Branch
- Madison - The Rose City.[782]
- Metuchen - The Brainy Boro.[783]
- Millville- The Holly City [784]
- Morristown - MoTown, The Hollow
- New Brunswick
- Newark - Brick City.[787]
- Ocean City
- Paterson - Silk City.[789]
- P-Town
- Perth Amboy - City by the Bay.[790]
- Plainfield - Queen City.[791]
- Rutherford
- Seaside Heights - Your Home For Family Fun Since 1913![794]
- Spring Lake - The Irish Riviera[795]
- Union City
- Vineland - Dandelion Capital of the World.[10][159]
New Mexico
- Albuquerque -
- Anthony - Leap Year Capital of the World (shared with Anthony, Texas)[804]
- Carlsbad - Cavern City
- Gallup - Drunk Driving Capital of America[14][75]
- Hatch - Chili Pepper Capital of the World.[65][10]
- Los Alamos - Atomic City
- Rio Rancho - City of Vision.[805]
- Rodeo - New Mexico's most western town.[806]
- Roswell
- Santa Fe - The City Different[75][809]
- Santa Rosa - The Scuba Capital of the Southwest.[810]
- Taos - Soul of the Southwest[75]
New York
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A
- Albany
- Cradle of the Union[811]
- Smallbany (somewhat derisive)
- Capital City
- Amsterdam
- The Carpet City[812]
- Amsterico (derisive)
- Auburn
- History's Hometown[813]
- The Prison City (for Auburn Correctional Facility, formerly Auburn Prison)[citation needed]
B
- Binghamton
- The Bronx (part of New York City)
- Boogie Down
- The Birthplace of Hip-Hop
- Brooklyn (part of New York City)
- Buffalo
C
- Canandaigua - The Chosen Spot
- Chazy - The World Capital of McIntosh Apples.[10]
- Cooperstown - Birthplace of Baseball.[823]
- Corinth - Snowshoe Capital of the World[824]
- Corning - The Crystal City.[825]
- Cortland - The Crown City.[826]
E
F
G
H
- Hamburg - The Town That Friendship Built[829]
- Hammondsport - Cradle of Aviation.[830]
- Haverstraw - Bricktown or Brickmaking Capital of the World[831][832][833]
- Hornell - The Maple City[citation needed]
- Hurley (town), New York - Sweet Corn Capital of the World.[10]
J
- Jamestown
- The Furniture Capital of the World (1880s-1940s)[834]
- Jimmytown[citation needed]
- The Pearl City[835]
K
L
- Lockport - Lock City.[838]
- Long Beach - The City By the Sea.[citation needed]
M
N
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- Nanuet - The Bubble[citation needed]
- New Rochelle
- New York City
- Niagara Falls - Cataract City.[850]
- North Tonawanda - Lumber City.[851]
O
- Ogdensburg
- Phelps - Sauerkraut Capital.[65]
P
- Palmyra - Queen of Canal Towns[853]
- Pearl River - The Town of Friendly People[854]
- Pine Island - Onion Capital of the World[855][856]
- Plattsburgh - Ville Sur Le Lac (French) or The Lake City (English)[857]
- Poughkeepsie
- Queen city of the Hudson[858]
R
- Rhinebeck - Anemone Capital of the World.[10]
- Rochester
- Rome - Copper City.[citation needed]
- Roscoe - Trout Town USA.[16]
S
- Saratoga Springs
- The Racing City[863]
- The Spa City.[864]
- 'Toga[citation needed]
- Schenectady
- Staten Island (borough of New York City)
- The Borough of Parks[citation needed]
- The Forgotten Borough[866]
- Shaolin[867]
- Syracuse - Salt City[citation needed]
T
U
- Utica
- The City That God Forgot[869]
- Handshake City[869]
- The Renaissance City[citation needed]
- Sin City[869]
W
- Watertown - The Garland City[citation needed]
- Westfield - Grape Juice Capital of the World.[65]
Y
- Yonkers
- The Terrace City[citation needed]
- Junkers[citation needed]
- Yonk-a-tonk[citation needed]
- Y.O.[citation needed]
- The Lost Borough[citation needed]
North Carolina
- Apex — Peak of Good Living.[159]
- Asheville — San Francisco of the South.[870]
- Boone — Firefly Capital of the World.[98]
- Brevard — Home of the white squirrels.[416]
- Calabash — Seafood Capital of the World.[10][871]
- Cape Hatteras — The Graveyard of the Atlantic.[14][59]
- Carrboro — Paris of the Piedmont[872]
- Chadbourn — Strawberry Capital of the World.[24]
- Charlotte — Queen City[873]
- Durham — The Bull City[874]
- Erwin — Denim Capital of the World.[491]
- Fayetteville
- Greensboro — The Gate City
- High Point — Furniture capital of the world.[6]
- Kannapolis — City of Looms[91]
- Maggie Valley — Clogging Capital of the World.[159]
- Pinehurst — Golf Capital of the World.[10]
- Raleigh — The City of Oaks.[875]
- Thomasville — Chair City.[6]
- Wilmington
- The Port City
- Wilmywood[876]
- Winston-Salem
North Dakota
- Cando - You Can Do Better in Cando[14]
- Dickinson - Queen City or Queen City of the Prairies[880]
- Drayton - Catfish Capital of the North [881]
- Jamestown - The Buffalo City[882]
- Minot - The Magic City[883]
- Ray - Grain Palace City[884]
- Rugby - Geographical Center of North America.[885]
- St. John - City at the end of the Rainbow[citation needed]
- Towner - Cattle Capital of North Dakota.[98]
Ohio
A
B
C
- Cambridge - The Home of Hopalong Cassidy[citation needed]
- Canton
- Chillicothe - Ohio's First Capital[892]
- Cincinnati - see also Cincinnati nicknames
- Circleville - Round Town [899]
- Cleveland
- America's Comeback City[14]
- America's North Coast[14]
- C-Town [citation needed]
- The Best Location in the Nation[900][901]
- The Cleve (nickname used in TV show 30 Rock)[citation needed]
- The Forest City[181][902]
- The Heart of New Connecticut[citation needed]
- The Land
- Metropolis of the Western Reserve [citation needed]
- Mistake on the Lake [14][903]
- The New American City [citation needed]
- Believe-land
- Cleveland Heights
- C-Heights[citation needed]
- Columbus
- The Arch City[904]
- Buckeye City[citation needed]
- C-Bus[citation needed]
- Cowtown[14]
- The Discovery City[905]
- Indie Arts Capital of the World[906]
- Somaliwood[907] (a reference to the local Somali film industry)
- The Biggest Small Town In America[908]
- Test Market, USA[14]
D
- Dayton
- Delphos - America’s Friendliest City[14]
- Deshler - Corn City[citation needed]
- Dublin - The Emerald City
F
G
- Gahanna - Ohio’s Herb Capital[914]
- Greenville - Treaty City[915]
H
- Hamilton
- Huber Heights - The Brick City[citation needed]
K
L
- Lebanon – The Cedar City[citation needed]
- Lima - BeanTown (refers to the Lima Bean)
- Loveland
M
- Marion - World's Popcorn Capital.[65]
- Miamisburg - The Star City.[922]
N
P
- Pickerington - Violet Capital of Ohio.[29]
- Port Clinton - Walleye Capital of the World.[16]
R
- Reynoldsburg - Birthplace of the Tomato [925]
S
- Sandusky - The Roller Coaster Capital of the World[citation needed]
- Sabina - The Eden of Ohio[citation needed]
- Springfield
- Strongsville - Crossroads of the Nation [928]
- Sugarcreek - The Little Switzerland of Ohio[929]
T
- Toledo
- Corn City[181]
- Frog Town[930]
- Glass Capital of the World[930] or The Glass City[931]
- The Solar Valley[citation needed]
V
- Valley City - Frog Jump Capital of Ohio.[159]
U
- University Heights - City of Beautiful Homes[citation needed]
W
- Waynesville - Antique capital of the Midwest.[citation needed]
- Willard - City of Blossoms[932]
- Wilmington
- Dubtown[citation needed]
- Wilmy[citation needed]
X
Y
- Youngstown
- Bomb City, USA[933]
- Murdertown, USA [933][934][935]
- The Steel Valley [citation needed]
Z
Oklahoma
- Bartlesville - City of Legends.[937]
- Beaver - Cow Chip Capital of the World.[14][91][159]
- Drumright - Town of Oil Repute.[159]
- El Reno - The Onion Fried Burger Capital of the World[91]
- Enid, Oklahoma - "E-town" or Etown.[938]
- Glenpool - The Town that Made Tulsa Famous[481]
- Inola - Hay Capital of the World[939]
- Mannford - Striped Bass Capital.[16]
- Oklahoma City
- Purcell
- Rush Springs - Watermelon Capital of the World.[91][10]
- Stilwell - Strawberry Capital.[24]
- Tulsa
Oregon
- Albany - Grass Seed Capital of the World[945][946]
- Amity - Where Friendship Begins[947]
- Brookings - Where Flowers Meet the Sea[948]
- Dayton - Rich In History . . . Envisioning Our Future[949]
- Carlton - A Great Little Town[950]
- Columbia City - City of Beauty and Livability[951]
- Cornelius - Oregon's Family Town[952]
- Cottage Grove - Covered Bridge Capital of Oregon[953]
- Depoe Bay - Whale Watching Capital of the Oregon Coast[954]
- Eugene
- Forest Grove - A Place Where Families and Businesses Thrive[958]
- Garibaldi - Oregon's Authentic Fishing Village[959]
- Grants Pass, Oregon - Where the Rogue River Runs[960]
- Keizer - Iris Capital of the World[29]
- La Grande - The Hub of Northeast Oregon[961]
- Lakeview - Tallest Town in Oregon[962]
- Lebanon - It's Easier From Here[963]
- Milton-Freewater - Muddy Frogwater Country[964]
- Molalla - Home of the Buckaroo Rodeo[965]
- Newberg - A Great Place to Grow[966]
- Newport - The Dungeness Crab Capital of the World[967]
- North Plains, Oregon - City to the Sunset[968]
- Nyssa
- Gateway to the Oregon Trail[969][970]
- Thunderegg Capital of the World[969][970]
- Oakridge
- Ontario - Where Oregon Begins[972]
- Phoenix - The Other Phoenix[14]
- Portland
- Roseburg - Timber Capital of the Nation[975]
- Salem - The Cherry City[976]
- Sandy - Gateway to Mount Hood[977]
- Silverton - Oregon's Garden City[978]
- Springfield - Proud History, Bright Future[979]
- Stayton - Gateway to the Santiam Canyon[980]
- Talent - Our name speaks for itself[86]
- Tigard - A Place to Call Home[981]
- Waldport - Where the Forest Meets the Sea[982]
- Yamhill - A Small Taste of Oregon[983]
Pennsylvania
- Allentown
- Bethlehem - Christmas City, USA[989]
- Erie
- Hanover - Snack Capital of the World.[65]
- Hershey
- Indiana - Christmas Tree Capital of the World [991][992]
- Johnstown
- Lancaster – The Red Rose City[994]
- New Castle - Fireworks Capital.[6]
- Philadelphia
- The Athens of America[995]
- The Big Scrapple[14]
- The City of Brotherly Love[14][181]--a literal translation of the city's name from the original Greek language
- The City That Loves You Back[996]
- City of Homes[181]
- Filthadelphia or Filthydelphia[997][998]
- Philly[14]
- Quaker City[14][181]
- The Workshop of the World[999]
- Pittsburgh
- Punxsutawney - Weather Capital of the World.[157]
- Reading
- Scranton - The Electric City[1005]
- State College - Happy Valley[1006]
- Wilkes-Barre - Diamond City[1007]
Rhode Island
- Galilee (in the town of Narrangansett) - Tuna Capital of the World.[10]
- Newport
- Pawtucket - The Bucket[1010][1011]
- Providence
- Warwick - Crossroads of Rhode Island[1015]
- Woonsocket - Woony[1016]
South Carolina
- Anderson – The Electric City.[1017][1018]
- Barnwell – Gateway to the Low Country
- Blacksburg – The Iron City.[1018][1019]
- Charleston
- Columbia
- Elgin – Home of the Catfish Stomp[1018][14]
- Greenville – Textile Capital of the World[1021][1022]
- Greenwood – The Emerald City[1023]
- Myrtle Beach – Golf Capital of the World.[10]
- Rock Hill – the Gateway to South Carolina[citation needed]
- Spartanburg
- Winnsboro – Rock City[1018]
South Dakota
- Clark - Potato Capital of South Dakota.[24]
- Fort Thompson - Paddlefish Capital of the World.[10]
- Leola - Rhubarb Capital of the World.[1026]
- Rapid City
- Redfield - Pheasant Capital of the World[1029]
- Sioux Falls - Gateway to the Plains.[220][249]
Tennessee
- Adamsville - The Biggest Little Town in Tennessee[1030]
- Athens - The Friendly City [1031]
- Bristol - The Birthplace of Country Music (shares this nickname with Bristol, Virginia) [1032]
- Chattanooga
- Clarksville
- Columbia - Mule Capital of the World[1037][1038]
- Elizabethton - City of Power[1039]
- Johnson City - Little Chicago of the South[1040]
- Jonesborough - Tennessee's Oldest Town[1041]
- Kenton - Home of the White Squirrels.[416]
- Kingsport - The Model City [1042]
- Knoxville
- Lebanon - Appalachian Square Dance Capital of the World[159]
- Lenoir City - Lakeway to the Smokies[1045]
- McMinnville - Nursery Capital of the World[1046]
- Memphis
- Nashville
- Oak Ridge
- Shelbyville
- Wartrace - Cradle of the Tennessee Walking Horse.[98]
Texas
A-C
- Abilene
- Alpine - Gateway to the Big Bend.[1056]
- Anahuac - Alligator Capital of Texas.[98][1057]
- Anthony - Leap Year Capital of the World (shared with Anthony, New Mexico) [1058]
- Athens - Blackeyed Pea Capital of the World.[24]
- Austin
- ATX
- Bat City [1059][1060]
- CapCity[citation needed]
- City of the Violet Crown[1061]
- Hippie Haven[citation needed]
- "Blueberry in the Red State" [1062]
- "Keep Austin Weird"[75]
- Live Music Capital of the World [14][1063]
- Liberal City of Texas
- Silicon Hills[citation needed]
- Waterloo[citation needed]
- Baird - Antique Capital of Texas[1057]
- Bandera - Cowboy Capital of the World.[159]
- Bellmead
- Bertram - Home of the Oatmeal Festival[91]
- Boerne - Key to the Hill Country[1064]
- Brady - The True Heart of Texas[1065]
- Breckenridge - Mural Capital of Texas[1057]
- Brownsville - Chess Capital of Texas[1057]
- Buda - Outdoor Capital of Texas[1057]
- Burnet
- Bluebonnet co-Capital of Texas (with Llano, TX)[1066]
- It is pronounced BURN-IT, Durn-it, Can't ya LEARN it?[citation needed]
- Caldwell - Kolache Capital of Texas.[1057][65]
- Clifton - Norwegian Capital of Texas.[1057][189]
- College Station - Aggieland
- Commerce - Bois d'arc Capital of Texas [1057]
- Corpus Christi - Sparking City by the Sea
- Corsicana - Fruit Cake Capital of the World & Wolf Brand Chili originated here.[10]
- Crystal City - Spinach Capital of the World.[24][91][10]
- Cuero - Turkey Capital of the World.[68]
D-F
- Dallas
- Danevang - Danish Capital of Texas.[1057][189]
- Deer Park - The Birthplace of Texas[1072]
- Denison - Wine Root Stock Capital of the World[1057]
- Denton
- Little D [1073]
- Redbud Capital of Texas[1057]
- Little Austin[citation needed]
- Dickens - Wild Boar Capital.[98]
- Dublin - Irish Capital of Texas[1057]
- Duncanville - City of Champions.[86]
- Eagle Lake - Goose Hunting Capital of the World[1074]
- Eagle Pass - Where Yee-Ha Meets Olé.[75]
- Electra - Pump Jack Capital of Texas[1057]
- Elgin - Sausage Capital of Texas.[1057][65]
- El Paso
- Ennis - Bluebonnet City[1057]
- Floresville - Peanut Capital of Texas [1078]
- Floydada - Pumpkin Capital.[24]
- Fort Davis - Where the Stars Come Out to Play[75]
- Fort Worth
- Fredericksburg
- Friona - Cheeseburger Capital of Texas[1057]
G-L
- Galveston - Oleander City.[141]
- Gatesville - Spur Capital of Texas[1057]
- George West - Storyfest Capital of Texas[1057]
- Georgetown - Red Poppy Capital of Texas[1057]
- Gilmer - Home of the Yamboree (refers to yams) [91]
- Glen Rose - Dinosaur Capital of Texas[1057]
- Gonzales - Lexington of Texas. (The first battle of the Texas Revolution occurred here; the name is a reference to Lexington, Massachusetts, where the American Revolutionary War began.)[1083]
- Hamilton - Dove Capital of Texas.[68]
- Happy - The Town Without a Frown.[159][91]
- Hawkins - Pancake Capital of Texas.[1057][65]
- Hearne - Sunflower Capital of Texas.[1057][24]
- Hereford - Town Without a Toothache.[75][159][91]
- Houston -- see Nicknames of Houston, Texas
- Huntsville
- Prison City of Texas (the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is headquartered in Huntsville)[1084]
- Execution Capital of the World/Death Penalty City (Texas' execution chamber is located in Huntsville and Texas often leads all US states in executions per year; death row was located in Huntsville but later relocated)[1084][1085][1086]
- Hutto - Hippo Capital of Texas[1057]
- Jacksonville - Tomato Capital of the World[1087]
- Jasper - Butterfly Capital of Texas[1088]
- Jefferson - Bed and Breakfast Capital of Texas[1057]
- Jones Creek - Historic City of the Future[citation needed]
- Kaufman - Red Tail Hawk Capital.[68]
- Kenedy
- Kerrville - Lose Your Heart to the Hills[75]
- Kilgore - Texas City of Stars[1057]
- Killeen - Kill City[citation needed]
- Kingsville - Gem City of the Southwest[1089]
- Knox City - Seedless Watermelon Capital of Texas[1057]
- Lake Jackson - The City of Enchantment[1090]
- Laredo
- The City Under Seven Flags[citation needed]
- The Gateway City[citation needed]
- Llano - Deer Capital of Texas.[98]
- Lockhart - Barbecue Capital of Texas.[1057][65]
- Longview - Purple Martin Capital of Texas[1057]
- Lubbock
- Lufkin, Texas - Crossroads of East Texas[citation needed]
M-Q
- Madisonville - Mushroom Capital of Texas[1057]
- Marlin - Hot Mineral Water City of Texas[1092]
- Mauriceville - Crawfish Capital of Texas [1057]
- McAllen
- McCamey - Wind Energy Capital of Texas[1057]
- Mesquite - Rodeo Capital of Texas[1057]
- Midland
- Midlothian - Cement and Steel Capital of Texas.[6]
- Mineola - Birding capital of East Texas.[1057][68]
- Mission Home of the Ruby Red Grapefruit [91]
- Mount Pleasant - Bass Capital of Texas.[16]
- Nacogdoches - The Oldest Town in Texas[1096]
- Naples - The Watermelon Capital of The World
- Navasota - Blues Capital of Texas[1057]
- Odessa
- Palacios
- Palestine
- Paris - Crape Myrtle City[1057]
- Plano - Hot Air Balloon Capital of Texas[1057]
- Port Arthur - Energy City[1098][1099]
- Quitman - Big Bass Capital of Texas.[16]
R-T
- Roanoke - The Unique Dining Capital of Texas [1100]
- Round Rock - Daffodil Capital of Texas [1057]
- San Angelo
- San Antonio
- Sanderson - Cactus Capital of Texas[1057]
- Sansom Park - City on the Move.[59]
- Shenandoah - More Than Just a Song[75]
- Seguin - Pecan Capital of The World
- Smithville, Texas - Heart of the Megalopolis [1108]
- Temple - Wildflower Capital of Texas[1057]
- Terlingua - Chili Capital of the World.[10]
- Terrell - T-Town[citation needed]
- Texarkana
- Twice as Nice[citation needed]
- T-Town[citation needed]
- Twin City[citation needed]
- TK[citation needed]
- Texas City - City By the Bay[1109]
- The Colony - City by the Lake[1110]
- The Woodlands
- The Hoodlands[citation needed]
- The Bubble[citation needed]
- Turkey - Western Swing Capital of the World.[159]
- Tyler - Rose Capital of the World.[10]
U-Z
- Victoria - The Crossroads of South Texas[1111]
- Waco - The Buckle of the Bible Belt[1112]
- Waxahachie - Crape Myrtle Capital of Texas[1057]
- Weatherford
- Weslaco - Citrus Capital of Texas[1057]
- West - Czech Heritage Capital of Texas[1057]
- West Tawakoni - Catfish Capital of Texas[1057]
- Wills Point - Bluebird Capital of Texas.[1057][68]
Utah
- Cottonwood Heights - City between the Canyons[1114]
- Green River - The World's Watermelon Capital[1115]
- Kanab
- Orem - Family City USA[1118]
- Provo - Happy Valley[1119]
- Salt Lake City
- Springville - Art City[1121]
Vermont
- Barre - Granite Capital of the World.[53][1122]
- Burlington
- The Queen City.[1123][1124]
- The People's Republic of Burlington (used when Bernie Sanders was mayor).[1125]
- Rutland
- St. Albans - Rail City.[1128]
- White River Junction - River City[1129]
- Winooski - The Onion City[1124]
Virginia
- Bristol - The Birthplace of Country Music (shares this nickname with Bristol, Tennessee)[1130]
- Charlottesville - So Very Virginia[75]
- Colonial Beach - Oyster Capital of the Potomac[91]
- Fredericksburg
- Honaker - Redbud Capital of the World[1132]
- Lynchburg
- Norfolk - Life, Celebrated Daily[75]
- Radford - The New River City [1134]
- Richmond - The River City [1135][1136]
- Roanoke
- Winchester - Apple Capital of the World.[10]
- Williamsburg
Portsmouth - P-Town
Washington
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- Aberdeen - Port of Missing Men[1141]
- Algona - City of the Great Blue Heron[1142]
- Auburn - More Than You Imagined[1142]
- Bellevue - City in a Park[1142]
- Bellingham
- Blaine - The Peace Arch City[1144]
- Bothell - For a Day or a Lifetime[1142]
- Burlington - The Hub City[1145]
- Chehalis - Rose City[citation needed]
- Colville - Washington's Most Livable Community[1142]
- Cosmopolis - City of the World[1142]
- Enumclaw - The Gateway to Mount Rainier[1142]
- Forks - The Logging Capital of the World[1146]
- Gig Harbor - The Maritime City[citation needed]
- Ilwaco - By Land or By Sea[1142]
- Kelso
- Kirkland
- Lynden - The Gem City[1148]
- Marysville - The Strawberry City[1149]
- Olympia - Oly
- Poulsbo - Little Norway [1150]
- Pullman - Lentil Capital[24]
- Redmond
- Bicycle Capital of the Northwest[1142]
- Home of Microsoft[citation needed]
- Richland
- The Windy Town
- City Of the Bombers
- Atomic City[1151]
- Seattle
- Sedro-Woolley - Gateway to the North Cascades[1155]
- Spokane - The Lilac City[1156]
- Sumner - Rhubarb Pie Capital[1142][65]
- Tacoma
- Walla Walla - The City was so Nice, They Named it Twice[75]
- Wenatchee - Apple Capital of the World.[1142][24][10]
- Yakima - The Palm Springs of Washington[14]
West Virginia
- Bluefield - Nature's Air Conditioned City[1160]
- Charleston - Chemicalville[14]
- Fairmont - The Gymnastics Capital of West Virginia[14]
- Petersburg - Home of the Golden Trout [1161]
- Weirton - Forged by Steel[1162]
- Wheeling - Nail City [1163]
Wisconsin
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A
- Algoma
- Allenton - You Have Friends in Allenton[1]
- Alma Center - Strawberry Capital of Wisconsin[1]
- Amery - City of Lakes[1]
- Arbor Vitae/Woodruff - Crossroads of the North[1]
- Ashland - Ashland Tops Wisconsin[1]
B
- Babcock - The Cranberry Pie Capital[1]
- Baldwin - The Biggest Little Town in Wisconsin[1]
- Baraboo - Circus City of the World[1]
- Barron - Turkey Capital of Wisconsin[1]
- Bayfield - Best Kept Secret in Wisconsin[1]
- Bear Creek - Home of the World's Largest Sauerkraut Plant[1]
- Beaver Dam - Beaver Dam - Make Yourself at Home[1]
- Belleville - UFO Capital of the World[1]
- Belmont - Home of the First Territorial Capital[1]
- Beloit - Gateway to Wisconsin[1]
- Berlin - Fur and Leather Capital[1]
- Birchwood - Bluegill Capital of Wisconsin[1][10]
- Black Creek
- Black Earth - The Only Black Earth in the World[1]
- Black River Falls - Deer Capital of Wisconsin[1]
- Blanchardville - The Village in the Valley[1]
- Bloomer - Rope Jump Capital of the World[1]
- Blue River - Heart of the Lower Wisconsin River[1]
- Bonduel - Spelling Capital of Wisconsin[1]
- Boscobel
- Birthplace of the Gideon Bible[1]
- Turkey Hunting Capital of Wisconsin[1]
- Boulder Junction - Musky Capital of the World[1]
- Boyceville - Cucumber Capital of Wisconsin[1]
- Boyd - The Friendly Town - Why Go By[1]
- Brodhead - The Bicycle Gateway to Wisconsin[1]
- Burlington - Chocolate City, USA[1]
C
- Cambridge - The Umbrella City[1]
- Cassville - Where History, Bald Eagles and the Mississippi Meet[1]
- Cedarburg - Historic Cedarburg[1]
- Chippewa Falls - Naturally the World's Purest Water[1]
- Clam Lake - Heart of the Chequamegon National Forest[1]
- Clintonville - The Good Life Unlimited[1]
- Colby - Home of Colby Cheese[1]
- Columbus - Red Bud City[1]
- Combined Locks
- Cornell - Stacker City[1]
- Cornucopia - Wisconsin's Northern Most Post Office[1]
- Cross Plains - Famous For Friendliness[1]
- Cuba City - The City of Presidents[1]
- Cumberland
D
- Delavan - Clown Town, U.S.A[1]
- Dickeyville - Home of the Famous Dickeyville Grotto[1]
- Dodgeville - At the heart of it all[1]
- Dousman - Bullfrog Station[1]
E
- Eagle River
- Eau Claire
- Horseradish Capital of the World[65]
- Eden - Hometown of Baseball Star Jim Gantner[1]
- Edgar - Progressive Village Serving People[1]
- Edgerton - Tobacco City[1]
- Elkhorn - The Christmas Card City[1]
- Elkhorn - Living in Harmony[1]
- Ellsworth - Cheese Curd Capital of Wisconsin[1]
- Elmwood - UFO Capital of the World[1]
- Ephraim - The Pearl of the Peninsula[1]
- Ettrick - Fun City, USA[1]
- Evansville - Soybean Capital of Wisconsin[1]
- Exeland - Trout Fishing Capital of Wisconsin[citation needed]
F
- Fennimore - Fennimore..."The City on the Move!"[1]
- Florence County - Heart of Wild Rivers Country[1]
- Fond du Lac - Winners Choice[1]
- Forest Junction - You Can Get There From Here[1]
- Fox Cities - Refreshing Change of Place[1]
- Francis Creek - A Nice Place to Live[1]
- Fox Lake - Home of Bunny Berigan[1]
- Fremont - White Bass Capital of the World[1][16]
G
- Galesville - Garden of Eden[1]
- Gays Mills - The Apple Capital of Wisconsin[1166]
- Germantown
- Deutschstadt[1]
- Gateway to Washington County[citation needed]
- Gleason - Brook Trout Fishing Capital of the World[1]
- Glidden - Black Bear Capital of the World[1]
- Grantsburg - Home of Big Gust[1]
- Green Bay
- Green Lake - Wisconsin's Lake Trout Capital[1]
H
- Haugen - Kolache Capital[1]
- Hayward - Home of World Record Muskies[1]
- Hazel Green - Point of Beginning[1]
- Hillsboro - Czech Capital of Wisconsin[1][1168]
- Holmen - Yes, Holmen[1]
- Horicon - Home of the Horicon Marsh[1]
- Hurley - Where 51 Ends...Family Fun Begins[1]
J
- Janesville
- Jefferson - The Gemütlichkeit City[1]
- Jim Falls - Biggest Little Town on the River[1]
- Johnson Creek - Crossroads With a Future[1]
- Juda - Buffalo Roast Capital of Wisconsin[1]
- Juneau - Birthplace of Addie Joss (Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher)[1]
K
- Kaukauna - The Electric City[1][1171]
- Kenosha - Kenosha...For All Seasons[1]
- Kewaskum - Gateway to the Kettle Moraine State Forest[1]
- Kewaunee - Kewaunee - Spirit of the Lakeshore[1]
L
- Lac du Flambeau - Lake of Torches[1]
- La Crosse - God's Country. Mud City, USA[1]
- Lake Geneva - Enjoyed for Over 100 Years by the Rich & Famous[1]
- Lake Tomahawk - Snowshoe Baseball Capital of the World[1]
- Lancaster - City of the Dome[1]
- Land O' Lakes - Land of Four Seasons Fun[1]
- Langlade County - Wisconsin's Get-Away County[1]
- Lodi - Home of Susie the Duck[1]
- Lone Rock - Coldest Spot in the Nation (With the Warmest Heart)[1]
M
- Madison
- Manitowish Waters - Wisconsin's Northwoods Year-Round Vacationland[1]
- Manitowoc
- Wisconsin's Maritime Capital[1]
- Manty[citation needed]
- Clipper City[citation needed]
- Skunk Hollow[citation needed]
- Marinette - Marinette County Waterfalls Capital of Wisconsin[1]
- Marshfield
- Mayville - Jayville[1]
- Mazomanie - Turn-of-the-Century Railroad Town[1]
- Medford - People, Pride and Progress[1]
- Menasha (city) - Menasha on the Move[1]
- Menasha (town) - Bridging the Fox Cities[1]
- Menomonie - Traditional Yet Progressive[1]
- Mercer - Loon Capital of the World[1][68]
- Merrill - Enjoy the Merrill Advantage[1]
- Middleton - The Good Neighbor City[1]
- Milwaukee
- Milton - History in Progress[1]
- Mineral Point - The City Where Wisconsin Began[1]
- Minocqua - The Island City[1]
- Monona - City of Pride, and It Shows[1]
- Monroe - Swiss Cheese Capital of the U.S.A[1][65]
- Montfort - Home of the Fort[1]
- Mt. Horeb - The Troll Capital[1]
- Muscoda - Morel Mushroom Capital of Wisconsin[1][65]
N
- New Auburn - Gateway to the Ice Age Park[1]
- New Berlin - City Living with a Touch of Country.,[1]
- New Glarus - America's Little Switzerland[1]
- New Holstein - Cow Town, USA[1]
- New London - Heart of Wolf River Country[1]
- New Richmond - The City Beautiful[1180]
- Norwalk - The Black Squirrel Capital of the World[1]
O
- Oak Creek - Where City Meets The Country[1]
- Oconomowoc - A Special Place[1]
- Oconto - Oconto - History on the Bay[1]
- Omro - Bridge to the Future[1]
- Onalaska - Sunfish Capital of the World[1]
- Oregon - Horse Capital of Wisconsin[1]
- Oshkosh - Oshkosh on the Water[1]
P
- Palmyra - Heartbeat of the Kettle Moraine[1]
- Pardeeville - Home of the World Watermelon Eating and Seed Spitting Championships[1]
- Park Falls - Ruffed Grouse Capital of the World[1][68]
- Peshtigo - Home of the Great Peshtigo Fire[1]
- Phelps - Headwaters County (Start of Wisconsin River)[1]
- Phillips
- Pittsville - Exact Geographical Center of the State[1]
- Platteville - Home of the Chicago Bears Summer Training Camp[1]
- Plover - Golden Sands Area[1]
- Plum City - A Small Village in a Peaceful Valley[1]
- Plymouth - The Cream of Wisconsin[1]
- Poniatowski - The Center of the Northwestern World[1]
- Portage - Historic Portage[1]
- Port Washington
- Potosi-Tennyson - Catfish Capital of Wisconsin
- Prairie du Chien - Wisconsin's Second Oldest Settlement (Where Great Rivers Meet)
- Prescott - Where the Mighty Mississippi Meets the Beautiful St. Croix River[1]
- Presque Isle
- Price County - We've Saved a Place for You[1]
- Princeton - Princeton on the Fox - Where Yesterday Meets Tomorrow[1]
- Pulaski - Polka Town[1]
R
- Racine
- Randolph - A Great Place to Grow[1]
- Redgranite - Home of the State Rock[1]
- Reedsburg - Butter Capital of America[1]
- Rhinelander - Home of the Hodag[1][1182]
- Richland Center - From Farming to Frank Lloyd Wright[1]
- Ripon - Birthplace of the Republican Party[1]
S
- Sauk City/Prairie du Sac - Cow Chip Throwing Capital of Wisconsin[1]
- Saukville - Saukville Will Work for You[1]
- Sayner-Star Lake - The Birthplace of the Snowmobile[1][1183]
- Seymour - Home of the Hamburger[1]
- Sheboygan
- Shiocton - Where Nature Begins[1]
- Siren - Lilac Capital of Wisconsin[1]
- Soldiers Grove - America's First Solar Village[1][1185]
- Somerset - Tubing Capital of the World[1]
- Sparta - Bicycling Capital of America[1]
- Spencer - A Friendly Small Town with a Future[1]
- Spooner - Crossroads of the North[1]
- Spring Valley - Home of the Largest Earthen Dam in the Midwest[1]
- St. Germain
- Stevens Point - See Our Point of View[1]
- Gateway to the Pineries[1]
- Stockbridge - Sturgeon Center of the World[1]
- Stoughton - The City of Progress and Opportunity[1]
- Stratford - Stratford on the Move[1]
- Sun Prairie - The Groundhog Capital of the World[1][98]
- Superior
T
- Taycheedah - Sheepshead Fishing Capital of the World[1]
- Tilden - Halfway Between the North Pole and the Equator[1186]
- Tomah - Gateway to Cranberry Country[1]
- Tomahawk - Gateway to the Northwoods[1]
- Trego - The Wild River City[1]
- Two Rivers
V
W
- Warrens - The Cranberry Capital of Wisconsin[1]
- Watertown - Home of the First Kindergarten in America[1]
- Waukesha
- Waunakee - The Only Waunakee in the World[1]
- Waupaca - Chain-O-Lakes[1]
- Waupun
- Wausau - Our Peak Season Never Ends[1]
- Wausaukee - Ranger City USA[1]
- Wautoma - Christmas Tree Capital of the World[1]
- Wauwatosa - Tosa [1191]
- Webster - The Fishbowl of Wisconsin[1]
- Weyauwega - Home of Horse and Buggy Days[1]
- Whitefish Bay - Whitefolks Bay [1192]
- Wild Rose - The Land of Lakes and Streams[1]
- Wilton - The Heart of the Trail[1]
- Winchester - Wisconsin's Unchanged Wilderness[1]
- Winneconne - Winneconne on the Wolf[1]
- Wisconsin Dells — Waterpark Capital of the World (commercial, trademarked)[1193]
- Wisconsin Rapids - Paper City[1]
- Wonewoc
- Woodman - The Dinky's Last Stop[1]
- Woodruff - Home of the Million Penny Parade[1]
Wyoming
- Cheyenne - The Magic City of the Plains.[1194]
- Cody - Rodeo Capital of the World[1195]
- Douglas - Jackalope Capital of the World.[159]
- Laramie - Gem City of the Plains.[1196]
- Lovell - The Rose City of Wyoming[1197]
- Meeteetse
- Riverton - We've Got All the Civilization You Need[75]
- Rock Springs - Home of 56 Nationalities[1198]
- Saratoga - Where the Trout Leap in Main Street[75]
- Upton - The Best Town on Earth[1199]
District of Columbia
Puerto Rico
- Aibonito - The Cold City [61]
- Añasco - City where the gods die [1200]
- Humacao
- Guayama - Witch city [1202]
- Ponce
See also
- Banana belt
- List of U.S. state nicknames
- List of U.S. nicknames
- Tree City USA
- List of city nicknames in the United Kingdom
- Lists of nicknames – nickname list articles on Wikipedia
References
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External links
- a list of American and a few Canadian nicknames
- U.S. cities list