Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo form the
eastern edge of the Rust Belt — America's former industrial heartland straddling the Great
Lakes from New York to Wisconsin — that has been devastated by the flight
of manufacturing jobs to lower - wage, nonunionized states and countries.
Spokane, Wash. — Located on the
eastern edge of Washington, Spokane boasts
of tons
lakes and parks for those who love to be outdoors, as well as a burgeoning wine scene.