Personality is defined as a relatively stable set of personal attributes that characterize an individual and are observable by others across a variety of situations and settings. This lecture examines several different facets of the relationship between individuals’ personality and their socio-physical surroundings including: (1) the ways in which personal traits influence people’s interpretations of and reactions to particular places; and the (2) the distinctive qualities or ambiance of places that exert strong influence on the development of individuals’ personality characteristics, as well as their place identity or emotional identification with certain environments. Also explored are the ways in which particular personality traits such as sensation-seeking tendency, sense of coherence, and psychological hardiness mediate the effects of individuals’ exposure to particular places and events on their behavior, cognition, emotional and physical well-being.