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City Nicknames
129 city nicknames
| Nickname | City, Location |
|---|---|
| Alamo City | San Antonio, Texas |
| America's Most Historic City | Charleston, South Carolina |
| Athens of America | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Beantown | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Beehive of Industry | Providence, Rhode Island |
| Big Apple | New York, New York |
| Big D | Dallas, Texas |
| Big Easy | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Big Town | Chicago, Illinois |
| Birmingham of America, The | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Birthplace of Aviation | Dayton, Ohio |
| Birthplace of Baseball | Cooperstown, New York |
| Bison City | Buffalo, New York |
| Bluff City | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Border Town | Rye, New York |
| Boystown | West Hollywood, California |
| Brass City | Waterbury, Connecticut |
| Brick City | Newark, New Jersey |
| Brick City | Ocala, Florida |
| Bride of the Sea | Venice, Italy |
| Cabbage Patch, The | Victoria, Australia |
| Capital City | Washington D.C. |
| Capital of the World, The | New York, New York |
| Celery City | Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| Cement City | Allentown, Pennsylvania |
| Charm City | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Chimneyville | Jackson, Mississippi |
| City of Angels | Los Angeles, California |
| City of Beautiful Churches | Louisville, Kentucky |
| City of Brotherly Love, The | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| City of David | Jerusalem |
| City of Firsts | Kokomo, Indiana |
| City of Five Flags | Mobile, Alabama |
| City of Flowers and Sunshine | Los Angeles, California |
| City of Kind Hearts, The | Boston, Massachusetts |
| City of Light | Paris, France |
| City of Lillies, The | Florence, Italy |
| City of Medicine | Durham, North Carolina |
| City of Saints, The | Montreal, Canada |
| City of the Plains | Denver, Colorado |
| City of the Seven Hills, The | Rome |
| City of Witches | Salem, Massachusetts |
| Convention City | Denver, Colorado |
| Copper City | Butte, Montana |
| Corn City | Toledo, Ohio |
| Crabtown | Annapolis, Maryland |
| Cradle of Aviation | Hammondsport, New York |
| Cradle of Liberty, The | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Cream City | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Crescent City | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Dogwood City | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Electric City | Scranton, Pennsylvania |
| Elm City | New Haven, Connecticut |
| Emerald City | Seattle, Washington |
| Emerald City | Wichita, Kansas |
| Empire City | New York, New York |
| Eternal City, The | Rome |
| Falls City | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Flour City | Buffalo, New York |
| Flour City | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Four Lake City | Madison, Wisconsin |
| Fountain City, The | Byran, Ohio |
| Garden City | Savannah, Georgia |
| Gate City of the South | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Gateway City, The | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Glass City | Toledo, Ohio |
| Gem, The | Erie, Pennsylvania |
| Gibraltar of America, The | Vicksburg, Mississippi |
| Glitter Gulch | downtown Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Golden City, The | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Golden Gate City, The | San Francisco, California |
| Good Life City | Albany, Georgia |
| Gotham | New York, New York |
| Granite City, The | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Graveyard of the Atlantic, The | Cape Hatteras, North Carolina |
| Heart of America | Kansas City, Kansas |
| Hill City | Portland, Maine |
| Hog Butcher for the World | Chicago, Illinois |
| Hornets Nest | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Icebox of the United States, The | International Falls, Minnesota |
| Iron City | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Kodak City | Rochester, New York |
| Little Cuba | Miami, Florida |
| Luminous City | Banaras, India |
| Magic City | Miami, Florida |
| Magnolia City | Houston, Texas |
| Melting Pot, The | New York, New York |
| Mile High City, The | Denver, Colorado |
| Mission City | San Antonio, Texas |
| Mistake on the Lake | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Monument City | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Motor City | Detroit, Michigan |
| Motown | Detroit, Michigan |
| Music City | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Nail City | Wheeling, West Virginia |
| Orchid City | Dipolog City, Philippines |
| Orchid City | Medellin, Columbia |
| Orchid City | Moyobamba, Peru |
| Orchid City | Shah Alam, Malaysia |
| Orchid City | West Palm Beach, Florida |
| Palmetto City | Charleston, South Carolina |
| Pearl of the Danube, The | Budapest, Hungary |
| Pearl of the Orient | Manila, Philippines |
| Phoenix City | Chicago, Illinois |
| Plymouth of the West, The | San Diego, California |
| Puritan City | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Queen City | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Queen City | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Queen City | Denver, Colorado |
| Queen City | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Railroad City | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Rebel Capital | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Renaissance City | Newark, New Jersey |
| River City | Sacramento, California |
| Rubber City | Akron, Ohio |
| Salt | Syracuse, New York |
| Second City | Chicago, Illinois |
| Shaky Town | San Francisco, California |
| Sin City | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Snapshot City | Rochester, New York |
| Spa City | Saratoga Springs, New York |
| Square Mile, The | London, England |
| Steel City | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Tinseltown | Hollywood, California |
| Venice of the East | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Venice of the North | Bruges, Belgium |
| Venice of the North | Saint-Petersburg, Russia |
| Venice of the North | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Windy City | Chicago, Illinois |
Additional Community Nicknames and Mottos on USA City site.
Main Sources: Names and Nicknames of Places and Things By: Laurence Urdang (ISBN: 0-246-13246-9) / By Any Other Name By: Michael D. Shook (ISBN: 0-671-86475-0)