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The most unusual ethnic neighborhoods in different cities around the US
Pretty much any city can claim a Chinatown, but not many cities can lay claim to a Little Persia or Greektown.
From Baltimore to Los Angeles, here are 11 exotic ethnic neighborhoods around the US.
Andersonville, Chicago, Illinois
Swedish flags line the streets of Andersonville, a Swedish sounding, European feeling 'hood that's only 15 minutes from Lake Michigan.
Founded by Swedish immigrants in the 1850s, it's allegedly still one of the most concentrated areas of Swedish heritage in the country.
Clark Street is the neighborhood's nucleus, and home to Swedish bakeries and restaurants galore, the famous Swedish American Museum of Chicago (whose opening ceremony was attended by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden himself), and one of Chicago’s most popular street festivals: Midsommarfest.
Fredericksburg, Texas
Nestled in Texas Hill Country you’ll find Fredericksburg, a small town named after Prince Frederick of Prussia that proudly preserves its unique German heritage.
German was Fredericksburg's primary language until World War II, and today it’s still home to “Texas German,” a dialect that started when the German settlers who founded the town in 1846 refused to learn English.
Here you’ll find the Vereins Kirche (society church), now a museum, as well as the Old German Bakery and Restaurant, Der Lindenbaum restaurant, Opa’s Smoked Meats, and the Fredericksburg Brewing Company, to name a few authentically German haunts.
Greektown, Baltimore, Maryland
Formerly known as The Hill, the neighborhood’s name was officially changed to Greektown in the '80s.
As you may have guessed, the area is home to a thriving Greek community, as well as thriving Greek businesses like Akropolis, Ikaros, Samos and Zorba restaurants, and the annual Greek Folk Festival, a four-day celebration of everything Greek.
Solvang, California
Only 130 miles from LA but a world away, this almost 6,000 person strong Danish village was founded over 100 years ago, by a group of Danish teachers that named it “sunny field.”
Every Danish cliché is nicely represented in the form of windmills, not one but five Danish bakeries, a replica of Copenhagen's famous Little Mermaid statue, a copy of Copenhagen's Round Tower, and a bust of Hans Christian Andersen.
Little Australia, New York City, New York
Ok so maybe it’s only the Aussies that call it that, but New York City’s Nolita neighborhood has recently spawned a sub-hood called Little Australia.
With Mulberry Street as its heart and soul, the area features Australian businesses like Ruby's, a small eatery that serves flat whites and Sydney-themed burgers, the Down Under inspired Two Hands cafe and restaurant, Damsel in Distress, a boutique that sells nothing but Australian brands, and B-Space, the self-proclaimed "hub of Australian creative culture in the New York City."
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