City Facts

Singapore means "Lion city".

Thailand's capital Bangkok means "city of angels".

There is a city called Rome on every continent except Antarctica.

In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.

In 1963, a man found a mysterious room behind a wall in his home that lead to a huge underground city that once housed up to 20,000 people, complete with schools, livestock pens, and food stores, dating back over a millennium.

Jacksonville, Florida, has the largest total area of any city in the contiguous United States.

In 2012, China announced plans for 'Great City,' an ultra-modern car-free satellite city near Chengdu designed to house 80,000 people in high-rise core housing. The walkable development, surrounded by green space, was designed to use 48% less energy, 58% less water, produce 89% less landfill waste, and generate 60% less carbon dioxide than a conventional city. Like many of China's ambitious eco-city proposals, it never progressed beyond the planning stage.

There is a city in New Mexico called Truth or Consequences.