One of the best-kept secrets in television history has been revealed, with "The Simpsons" creator Matt Groening pointing to Springfield, Ore., as the inspiration for the animated hometown of Homer and ...

"The Simpsons" used its blackboard opening sequence Sunday to reveal that Springfield is located… somewhere far from you. "The true location of Springfield is in any state but yours," Bart wrote on ...

The Springfield that exists in the mind of Matt Groening is a kind of American everything — hick pit stop, rosy-cheeked Rockwellian font of family values, cesspool of corruption, ethnic melting pot, ...

The Grammy-winning band appeared in animated form on the latest episode of "The Simpsons," which aired Sunday, and performed ...

It has been called “America’s Crud Bucket” — a town where the police department is run by a meat-headed moron, the most famous celebrity is a boozy clown and the nuclear power plant is forever on the ...

To experience all that downtown Springfield has to offer, be sure to check the alleys. That’s where you’ll find dozens and dozens of colorful murals, most painted in the last few years, depicting ...

Debra Gruell, Executive Director of the Springfield Museum, sits on the The Simpsons Couch at the museum Tuesday, April 10, 2012, in Springfield, Ore. One of the best-kept secrets in television ...