(photographs)

1. Storefronts lining Portland’s busy Exchange Street are filled with retail and office space, making the historic Old Port a popular section of the city.

2. A statue of Revolutionary War hero Gen. Israel Putnam stands in Bushnell Park in front of the Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford.

3. Morning commuters emerge from a train stop near Boston’s South Station in the heart of the city’s financial district.

4. A couple takes an afternoon stroll along the white sands of St. Pete Beach across the bay from Tampa, Fla., a retirement haven.