A place. A region. How can you choose one?

I have been talking to people about this assignment. One suggestion was to choose Rome or Paris. These cities are so big and have such a huge history that only dedicating one semester to them would not be enough. So then I thought that I could choose a place with in the city such as the Colosseum and the Palatine. This could be really interesting
My initial thoughts were to choose Kennecott, Ak because this is a place that is near and dear to me. Kennecott is a perfect example of a boom and bust mining economy.
Another thought was to choose Las Vegas because I am working on a project based there, as well as working the planning studio class, which is based on the same project, but I am not really that interested in Vegas.
I have am still pondering my options. Hopefully I will discover the perfect place to study.