diff --git a/db/place_sequential_test.go b/db/place_sequential_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e561307
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/place_sequential_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+package db
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/weesvc/weesvc-gorilla/model"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go"
+	"github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/postgres"
+	"github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/wait"
+)
+
+// Here we're testing each CRUD method sequentially using a single container for the test.
+// This is a bit more of a brute force test, but fastest to "market."
+
+// TestDatabase provided as an example where we do ALL THE THINGS in a single testcase.
+func TestDatabase(t *testing.T) {
+	// _Real_ test is provided with `place_test.go`...this is just for learning.
+	t.Skip()
+
+	t.Parallel()
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	pgContainer, err := postgres.RunContainer(ctx,
+		testcontainers.WithImage("postgres:15.3-alpine"),
+		postgres.WithInitScripts(filepath.Join("..", "testdata", "init-db.sql")),
+		postgres.WithDatabase("test-db"),
+		postgres.WithUsername("postgres"),
+		postgres.WithPassword("postgres"),
+		testcontainers.WithWaitStrategy(
+			wait.ForLog("database system is ready to accept connections").
+				WithOccurrence(2).WithStartupTimeout(5*time.Second)),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		if terr := pgContainer.Terminate(ctx); terr != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("failed to terminate pgContainer: %s", terr)
+		}
+	})
+
+	connStr, err := pgContainer.ConnectionString(ctx, "sslmode=disable")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	placeDB, err := New(&Config{
+		DatabaseURI: connStr,
+		Dialect:     "postgres",
+		Verbose:     true,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// Check 1: Retrieve all places
+	places, err := placeDB.GetPlaces()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	assert.Equal(t, len(places), 10)
+
+	// Check 2: Add a new place
+	newPlace := &model.Place{
+		ID:          20,
+		Name:        "Kerid Crater",
+		Description: "Kerid Crater, Iceland",
+		Latitude:    64.04126,
+		Longitude:   -20.88530,
+	}
+	err = placeDB.CreatePlace(newPlace)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// Check 3: Retrieve the new place
+	place, err := placeDB.GetPlaceByID(newPlace.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	assert.Equal(t, place.ID, newPlace.ID)
+	assert.Equal(t, place.Name, newPlace.Name)
+	assert.Equal(t, place.Description, newPlace.Description)
+	assert.Equal(t, place.Latitude, newPlace.Latitude)
+	assert.Equal(t, place.Longitude, newPlace.Longitude)
+	assert.NotNil(t, place.CreatedAt)
+	assert.NotNil(t, place.UpdatedAt)
+
+	// Check 4: Update a place
+	updatedDescription := "UPDATED"
+	err = placeDB.UpdatePlace(&model.Place{ID: newPlace.ID, Description: updatedDescription})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	place, _ = placeDB.GetPlaceByID(newPlace.ID)
+	assert.Equal(t, updatedDescription, place.Description)
+	assert.Greater(t, place.UpdatedAt, place.CreatedAt)
+
+	// Check 5: Delete the place
+	err = placeDB.DeletePlaceByID(newPlace.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	_, err = placeDB.GetPlaceByID(newPlace.ID)
+	assert.EqualError(t, err, "unable to get place: record not found")
+}
diff --git a/db/place_suite_test.go b/db/place_suite_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44698ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/place_suite_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+package db
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
+	"log"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/weesvc/weesvc-gorilla/model"
+	"github.com/weesvc/weesvc-gorilla/testhelpers"
+)
+
+// Here we're testing each CRUD method independently, but we're using a single container
+// for the entire test suite. This _may_ be ok, but you need to be wary of what is changing
+// in the database as suite tests may collide.
+//
+// With this method, we've refactored some container work into the `testhelpers` package.
+
+// TestDatabase_TestSuite executes the suite of tests.
+func TestDatabase_TestSuite(t *testing.T) {
+	// _Real_ test is provided with `place_test.go`...this is just for learning.
+	t.Skip()
+
+	t.Parallel()
+	suite.Run(t, new(PlaceTestSuite))
+}
+
+// PlaceTestSuite contains shared state amongst all test(s) within the suite.
+type PlaceTestSuite struct {
+	suite.Suite
+	pgContainer *testhelpers.PostgresContainer
+	ctx         context.Context
+	placeDB     *Database // Reference to our test fixture
+}
+
+// SetupSuite executes prior to any test(s) in order to prepare the shared state.
+func (suite *PlaceTestSuite) SetupSuite() {
+	suite.ctx = context.Background()
+	pgContainer, err := testhelpers.CreatePostgresContainer(suite.ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	suite.pgContainer = pgContainer
+	placeDB, err := New(&Config{
+		DatabaseURI: pgContainer.ConnectionString,
+		Dialect:     "postgres",
+		Verbose:     true,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	suite.placeDB = placeDB
+}
+
+// TearDownSuite executes cleanup after all test(s) have run.
+func (suite *PlaceTestSuite) TearDownSuite() {
+	if err := suite.pgContainer.Terminate(suite.ctx); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("error terminating postgres container: %s", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func (suite *PlaceTestSuite) Test_GetPlaces() {
+	places, err := suite.placeDB.GetPlaces()
+	if assert.NoError(suite.T(), err) {
+		assert.Greater(suite.T(), len(places), 0)
+	}
+}
+
+func (suite *PlaceTestSuite) Test_GetPlaceByID() {
+	fetchID := uint(6)
+	place, err := suite.placeDB.GetPlaceByID(fetchID)
+	if assert.NoError(suite.T(), err) {
+		assert.Equal(suite.T(), fetchID, place.ID)
+		assert.Equal(suite.T(), "MIA", place.Name)
+		assert.Equal(suite.T(), "Miami International Airport, FL, USA", place.Description)
+		assert.Equal(suite.T(), 25.79516, place.Latitude)
+		assert.Equal(suite.T(), -80.27959, place.Longitude)
+		assert.NotNil(suite.T(), place.CreatedAt)
+		assert.NotNil(suite.T(), place.UpdatedAt)
+	}
+}
+
+func (suite *PlaceTestSuite) Test_CreatePlace() {
+	newPlace := &model.Place{
+		ID:          20,
+		Name:        "Kerid Crater",
+		Description: "Kerid Crater, Iceland",
+		Latitude:    64.04126,
+		Longitude:   -20.88530,
+	}
+	err := suite.placeDB.CreatePlace(newPlace)
+	if assert.NoError(suite.T(), err) {
+		// Verify our inserted newPlace
+		created, err := suite.placeDB.GetPlaceByID(newPlace.ID)
+		if assert.NoError(suite.T(), err) {
+			assert.Equal(suite.T(), newPlace.ID, created.ID)
+			assert.Equal(suite.T(), newPlace.Name, created.Name)
+			assert.Equal(suite.T(), newPlace.Description, created.Description)
+			assert.Equal(suite.T(), newPlace.Latitude, created.Latitude)
+			assert.Equal(suite.T(), newPlace.Longitude, created.Longitude)
+			assert.NotNil(suite.T(), created.CreatedAt)
+			assert.NotNil(suite.T(), created.UpdatedAt)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (suite *PlaceTestSuite) Test_UpdatePlace() {
+	original, err := suite.placeDB.GetPlaceByID(7)
+	if assert.NoError(suite.T(), err) {
+		changes := &model.Place{
+			ID:          original.ID,
+			Name:        "The Alamo",
+			Description: "The Alamo, San Antonio, TX, USA",
+			Latitude:    29.42590,
+			Longitude:   -98.48625,
+		}
+		if assert.NoError(suite.T(), suite.placeDB.UpdatePlace(changes)) {
+			// Verify the updated place
+			updated, err := suite.placeDB.GetPlaceByID(original.ID)
+			if assert.NoError(suite.T(), err) {
+				assert.Equal(suite.T(), original.ID, updated.ID)
+				assert.Equal(suite.T(), changes.Name, updated.Name)
+				assert.Equal(suite.T(), changes.Description, updated.Description)
+				assert.Equal(suite.T(), changes.Latitude, updated.Latitude)
+				assert.Equal(suite.T(), changes.Longitude, updated.Longitude)
+				assert.Equal(suite.T(), original.CreatedAt, updated.CreatedAt)
+				assert.NotEqual(suite.T(), original.UpdatedAt, updated.UpdatedAt)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (suite *PlaceTestSuite) Test_DeletePlaceByID() {
+	deleteID := uint(1)
+	_, err := suite.placeDB.GetPlaceByID(deleteID)
+	if assert.NoError(suite.T(), err) {
+		if assert.NoError(suite.T(), suite.placeDB.DeletePlaceByID(deleteID)) {
+			// Verify no longer retrievable
+			_, err = suite.placeDB.GetPlaceByID(deleteID)
+			assert.EqualError(suite.T(), err, "unable to get place: record not found")
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/db/place_test.go b/db/place_test.go
index 6dec857..416ced0 100644
--- a/db/place_test.go
+++ b/db/place_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
+// Here we're testing each CRUD method independently, but we're using a fresh container
+// for each test. This _may_ be ok, but could be a bit of overhead for CICD pipelines.
+//
+// With this method, we've refactored some container work into the `testhelpers` package.
+
 func TestDatabase_GetPlaces(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	placeDB := setupDatabase(t)