Squidoo City Guide Blog

Announcing the brand new Squidoo City Guide Blog!
We'll be featuring some our best lenses, new and popular lensmasters, tips on how to make our city lenses better and much more. We're also developing a new website that will bring user created pages about cities, towns and villages from around the world. And the foundation for the web site will be the great lenses right here at SCG.
We've also created a custom search engine that will feature our member lenses in the search results. All of our member lenses are automatically included. You can see it here. Vote for your lens, add comments and more.

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Featured City Lens

Here's some of the newest city lenses that have joined our group.

Provincetown, With Love

There's no place else like Provincetown. From the day the Pilgrims first stepped ashore (here, not Plymouth), the history, art, and culture of this unique village has been rich and varied. Sheltered in the palm of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, surrounded...

Albany: NY's Capital

Whether you live in Albany, are moving here, or are just coming for a visit, you need the scoop on where to go and what to see. From finding the night life, to when the best festivals are, to what radio channel to tune in to - we've got what you need...

Visit Clearwater / St. Petersburg Beach Florida

I love Clearwater / St. Petesburg Beach area. The warm weather, beautiful beach, great hotels and delicious food await you. So have a look around and see what St. Pete Beach has to offer you for a great family vacation.

Parry Sound, Ontario Canada

Parry Sound, Ontario is located about 9 hours from Cleveland, Ohio. I know this because every year of my childhood I traveled to Parry Sound for vacation. We stayed in the cabins at Point Pleasant which is now just a marina and camped at Hutches Have...

Kent, Ohio : A Tree City USA

So, you've heard of Kent, OH and think you know what it's all about?  I think you might be surprised by this lovely little town.  For instance, there are a lot of cities all across the United States that have the designation of "Tree C...

Squidoo City Guide on Facebook

You can Find us on Facebook. It's a great way to get even more traffic and recognition for your SCG member lenses.


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If you have a lens in Squidoo City Guide you can join the SCG Group.

Lens Of The Day Recipients

These are our member lenses that have been bequeathed the coveted Lens Of The Day distinction. Congratulations Lensmasters!

Oktoberfest in Munich | Bavaria | Germany | Beer | Food | Costume | 2008

Oktoberfest 2008 is here! Dust off your Lederhosen and Dirndl and head to Munich, Germany. Having lived many years in Munich myself, I found that the Oktoberfest is an inescapable reality you can either love or hate. It celebrates Bavarian tradition...

Visit San Francisco

Sometimes when you live close to a big city, you forget to take the time to enjoy her beautiful qualities.  San Francisco is full of gems, some hidden.  Listed here are a few lovely places to go when you visit San Francisco. I'll start off w...

Edinburgh Pub Guide: The Last Drop

The Last Drop is a traditional Scottish pub in the very centre of Edinburgh's historical Old Town, to be found at 74/78, The Grassmarket. It is a place of wooden beams, a friendly atmosphere, fine ales and quality food. The Last Drop i...

Newest Additions To SCG

I've published a Google Notebook that contains a list of the latest city lenses added to the Squidoo City Guide.

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Squidoo City Guide Discussion

The Squidoo City Group is groing quickly. We have lots of plans in store. Tell us what you think, what you'd like to see, ask us a question.

dcgrrl Baltimore will not let you down! Thanks for adding Charm City to the awesome Squidoo City Group. Stop by and see us! Posted October 08, 2008

janices7 Thanks for adding my Paris lens to the group. Looking forward to writing more city guides! Posted August 20, 2008

vbright105 I am honored to be included in the City Guide! Thank you so much! Veronica Posted August 07, 2008

Auduhomes Thanks for stopping by with an invitation. I've added my lens & look forward to seeing this idea develop and fluorish. Posted August 06, 2008

dcgrrl Thanks for adding my http://www.squidoo.com/visitPhiladelphia lens. The city of brotherly love sends you some brotherly love! Come read about cheesesteaks! Posted July 31, 2008

BeadBrain Hey, thanks for the invite! This is a great group. I hope you all enjoy my Staycation Escondido lens. Posted July 25, 2008

JenniferAkers Thank you for adding my Gulfport, Florida lens. It's a quaint town with something for everyone. I can't travel as much as I'd like to, so your group provides great 'vitual travel'. Posted July 22, 2008

Nimsy Just added my Favourite London lens to the SCG group. Hope you like it and accept it into your group. Posted July 17, 2008

naturegirl7 Thanks for adding our New Orleans Goes Buggy for Bugs lens to this great group. We plan to do a lens on the "North Shore" soon and maybe a retro one about growing up in New Orleans, too. Posted July 12, 2008

Piksychick WOW! Thanks so much for featuring my lens. This is such a fun group to be a part of. Good job BigJim. Posted July 10, 2008

 

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North American Lenses

Puerto Vallarta Mexico...Tips On Where to stay - What to do - And So Much More ...

By Sharon Stajda, Puerto Vallarta Is a wonderful Mexican city that is fronted by the blue Pacific Ocean, and backed by the lush, green tropical Sierra Madre Mountains. The people are friendly and charming, always helpful and accommodating. The minute...

Detroit Michigan - Things to do on your visit to Detroit

Spirit of Detroit       The $40,000 bronze statue created by Marshall Fredericks, which some Detroiters call the Jolly Green Giant because of its green patina, was commissioned in 1955, and dedicated in 1958, and is perhaps the city's...

Going To New York --- A few Good Tips

By Sharon Stajda, The Twin Towers stood for all that New York was, and is. But mere buildings aren't, and will never be the life force that makes up New York City. Its the very ground it stands on, and the people that walk that ground that makes New Y...

The Big Apple: The NY City Guide

When most people say "New York City" they are really referring to the island of Manhattan, a borough of NYC.  When most people visit New York, this is where they go.  The area is small compared to the State, but the history is a r...

Akron, Ohio : The City Of Invention

Akron, OH?  What could be there?  Well, I was born and raised in Akron and just wait until you see what is to be discovered.  For years, Akron's claim to fame was that it was The Rubber Capital of the World (Minds out of the gutters, p...

Featured Lensmasters

Many of our lensmasters have a variety of lenses. Be sure to check them out too.

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  sheywood
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  PatinKC
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  genglo
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  relache
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  GypsyPirate

The Freshest Lenses

These lenses are the most recently updated and current ones of the bunch.

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International Lenses

Squidoo lensmaters are from all around the world. Here's some of our international city lenses.

London, England - A Guide

For a bird's-eye view of London, take a spin on the London Eye, the Ferris wheel overlooking the Thames. Don't miss landmarks like Big Ben, the Tower of London, St. Paul's Cathedral and the Globe Theatre. Spend a day at the Tate Modern or shopping al...

Visit Amsterdam

By Sharon Stajda, Visiting the Netherlands means plenty of gorgeous scenery and friendly people, but the small world-class city known as Amsterdam has many of its own features not to be missed by travelers. Many visitors book a trip to this northern E...

Leicester City

Leicester city is located in the East Midlands, England. The city is the largest in the East Midlands and forms the central city in the county of Leicestershire. Currently the city has a population estimated at around three hundred thousand people an...

Tuscany - The Lure Of Lucca...

By Sharon Stajda, Tuscany is home to the town of Lucca, an exquisite example of Romanesque architecture displayed in all of its glory throughout the town. The cathedrals of San Michele and San Martino are two of the best examples of the Romanesque arc...

Hasselt, Belgium... A Great City To Visit...

By Sharon Stajda,   Hasselt was founded in the 7th century. Located on the Helbeek, which is a tributery of the Demer river. The name Hasselt came from the word Hasaluth. Which means hazel wood... Located in the Limburg Province approximately 75 km...

Be A Proud Member

We love for members to show of their membership. Here's a couple links back to the Squidoo City Guide that you can add to your lens. Just highlight the blue text, cut and paste into a text module on your city lens. And thanks for the love.

This lens is a member of the
Squidoo City Guide



Here's the code...
<a href="http://squidoo.com/groups/cities" target="_blank" title="Squidoo City Guide"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/squidoocityguide/SHi8vPxjtfI/AAAAAAAAACk/PGPcZ98tGi0/s144/scgbadge.jpg" border="0" style="float: left; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" /></a><b style="font-weight: normal; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This lens is a member of the</b>
<b style="font-weight: normal; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><i><a href="http://squidoo.com/groups/cities" target="_blank" title="Squidoo City Guide Member">Squidoo City Guide</a></a></i></b>




This lens is a member of the Squidoo City Guide

Here's the code...
<b style="font-weight: normal; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This lens is a member of the</b> <b style="font-weight: normal; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><i><a href="http://squidoo.com/groups/cities" target="_blank" title="Squidoo City Guide Member">Squidoo City Guide</a></i></b>