Hoboken, New Jersey

Hoboken, NJ

History! The birthplace of baseball and a blue-eyed boy named Frank Sinatra, scores of Irish and Italian families made their way to this small town (just 1 sq. mile!) overlooking the New York City skyline to work as longshoremen on the docks (see: Marlon Brando's Oscar winning "On the Waterfront"), and to build this welcoming community of brownstones and tree-lined streets. Swing by to visit the flamboyant "Cake Boss" Buddy, have a drink (Hoboken boasts the most bars per capita in the US!), or grab a sandwich at one of the world famous delis (try the "mutz," but don't mention the Sopranos!). And hey, who could forget the 1804 Hamilton vs. Burr duel just up the road?

Keith Gormley