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.
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