What’s another place in The States you would really like to visit one day?
Posted by AgentJ691@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 240 comments
For me it's Madison, WI. Ever since I heard about it and read up on it, I told myself I have to visit one day!
agiamba@reddit
olympic national park
JeannaValjeanna@reddit
Wow I’m not from the US but I’ve been there thanks to my friend living in Seattle for a few years. It’s fantastic!
Jenny441980@reddit
I never see anyone mention ONP and I’m completely obsessed with it. I’m planning my 3rd trip.
Figgler@reddit
It’s worth the trip. The combination of ocean and high mountain peaks is awesome.
lyndseymariee@reddit
Don’t forget the Hoh Rainforest. It’s one of the most diverse NPs I’ve been to when it comes to landscapes.
RedRedBettie@reddit
It’s amazing and definitely worth a visit, also Check out the Hoh rainforest
Relleomylime@reddit
We just visited from the east coast. We did a 4 day detour before a wedding and it was everything I hoped it would be!
FredsIQ@reddit
Mount Rushmore. Don’t ask my why because even I don’t know. 🤷♀️
Kingdom1966@reddit
Tennessee
ilovelucygal@reddit
So many places I've wanted to visit and not sure if I ever will:
PhysicsEagle@reddit
Washington DC. Was going to go in March 2020 but, you know…
oligarchyreps@reddit
Portland, OR and Seattle, WA - And definitely New Mexico
Technical_Plum2239@reddit
Hawaii. It's just so goddamn far from Boston. It takes just too much time out of your vacation time.
garysbigteeth@reddit
Longest non stop domestic flight in the US is Boston to Honolulu
LoyalKopite@reddit
12 week paid FMLA leave will help with it.
Drew707@reddit
I've been a few times, but honestly I would choose Mexico over Hawaii every time.
gingerjuice@reddit
My advice is to stop somewhere in the west for a few days and fly out from there. Cities like Las Vegas, Seattle, LA, and Portland all have flights to Hawaii. It’s a six hour flight from PDX.
Technical_Plum2239@reddit
That's great advise for someone that has 2 weeks of vacation and can afford to use it all at once instead of saving it for things like funerals and being sick.
BankManager69420@reddit
In the US, if you don’t get 2 weeks of vacation plus separate bereavement and sick time, you need to find another job. I don’t even know of any entry level jobs in my area that don’t offer that as a bare minimum.
Technical_Plum2239@reddit
I worked in a union and didn't get any bereavement(unless parents, children, sibling) or sick time. So when my uncle died I wanted it off, but only so many people get the day off. I had my time saved up, but there were no open days.
Just get another job is some rich advice.
Strange-Reading8656@reddit
This is union? Sounds awful. I've never worked union and never had to fight for days off.
Also getting another job is not rich advice. I've once left a company because they said we weren't allowed to use headphones.
Technical_Plum2239@reddit
Some people have families, mortgages, need health care...
Strange-Reading8656@reddit
Sorry that union sounds awful. I've always had Healthcare and own a home.
Technical_Plum2239@reddit
Yeah, it hadn't been union but joined one, so at least people weren't getting fired as much for stuff like getting in a car accident on the way to work. (It was Verizon)
Fast-Penta@reddit
This is a prime example of Americans seeing a systemic issue and projecting it as a personal failing.
For any non-Americans here, this comment perfectly encapsulates a certain part of the American ethos.
phonemannn@reddit
This isn’t the case for most blue collar/retail/minimum wage jobs in the majority of the country. My anecdotal experience is out of all ~10-12 jobs I’ve ever had not a one offered any paid time off to start.
Technical_Plum2239@reddit
And I had to wait 5 years for my 3rd week. But with no sick time I didn't feel comfortable using it.
Odd-Help-4293@reddit
IME, one week of sick leave and one week of vacation are pretty common for your first year. Maybe a second vacation week on your second week and a third after a few more years tenure.
videogames_@reddit
10 hour flights do suck but if it’s just once why not if you can get 5 days off somehow
Technical_Plum2239@reddit
I was going to rant about how expensive directs are, but holy shit, they aren't that bad.
videogames_@reddit
Yup it’s more a time issue, domestic flights aren’t that bad
guyuteharpua@reddit
Another reason I love California. We have a built-in domestic vacation destination. I still love Boston tho... I grew up on that dirty water.
videogames_@reddit
Far from Europe though but otherwise good for everything else
SufficientZucchini21@reddit
There is a direct non-stop flight from BOS to HON. Still long but it cuts out lay over time.
AnnaBaptist79@reddit
Another East Coaster here, and I agree. I have been to Hawaii once, and while I enjoyed it, I will not go back. If I am going to put in the time, effort and money to travel that far, I'd rather just stay in the plane another couple of hours and go to an Asian country. And while the beaches are beautiful, so are beaches in Florida and the Caribbean, which are a lot easier and cheaper to get to for us.
My favorite place in Hawaii was Lahaina. :( It just guts me to know that all the places I enjoyed there are gone
PacSan300@reddit
Can relate to that feeling. At least three or four places I have eaten at over the years were destroyed in the fire :(
Technical_Plum2239@reddit
It's so tough knowing I can be in Europe in less than 6 hours. Or literally sitting on a beach in Mexico in like 4 hours with a beer in hand.
It's. just. so. far.
DropTopEWop@reddit
Its worth it. I stayed for a week on Oahu. Left Raleigh Monday morning at 8:30 am, flew to Minneapolis and then to Seattle and then to Honolulu. Didnt get to Honolulu until 11:30 that night.
the-hound-abides@reddit
The time zone difference fucks too over as well. You can’t really enjoy the hours you “get” on the way there because you spent like 12 hours on a plane. The way back, it adds insult to injury.
virtual_human@reddit
I've been there twice, it's really nice. Definitely go to Kauai and Maui.
Eric848448@reddit
Kauai is the best place on earth.
AgentJ691@reddit (OP)
And since it’s far, it’s not a trip you exactly want to be super short!
YaHeyWisconsin@reddit
Maine! Madison is a great city though. I can give suggestions if you are ever interested
Strict_Definition_78@reddit
Mackinac Island
YaHeyWisconsin@reddit
Visit apostle island and door county Wisconsin too
girlonaroad@reddit
Mackinack Island is on my short list. I got close to it a few weeks ago, but they just didn't have quite enough time to get there.
Glad-Cat-1885@reddit
Wisconsin
Emotional_Hyena8779@reddit
This probably isn’t surprising at all but I’d like to visit the southern states I’ve not been to: Louisiana, Tennessee, South Carolina.
PokeCaptain@reddit
Alaska. Seems like almost another world to me.
CrimsonJynx0@reddit
Seattle and New Orleans
Indotex@reddit
Upstate New York, especially the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown and/or Fort Ticonderoga.
The Baseball HoF because I love baseball & Fort Ticonderoga because ever since I heard about in my college U.S. History class it just sounded interesting and I’m a history buff.
cwsjr2323@reddit
Chicago, NYC, Washington DC, and Atlanta, a week in each. Total cost with rental van camper $6k. We are both in 70s, got the money, not sure we can handle the trip.
romaning@reddit
new england. it’s the ONLY section of the country i’ve never stepped foot in besides NYC and southern pennsylvania. it’s so beautiful up there in the fall and in the spring without being blisteringly hot
motivation_vacation@reddit
Hoh Rainforest, Glacier National Park, New Orleans, Savannah
drlsoccer08@reddit
I truly cannot recommend Glacier enough. It felt like another planet with how cool it was
Relleomylime@reddit
Just did Hoh last month, it was magical!
motivation_vacation@reddit
I’m really hoping to plan a trip there in the next year or two
Relleomylime@reddit
Prepare to spend a lot of time on the car 😁that's the only comment I have. The area is so big and there's so much to see!
drlsoccer08@reddit
There are a ton. Off the top of my head, Zion, Olympic and the Red Wood forests in California would be super cool. I’ve kind of always wanted to visit Alaska, but it’s pretty expensive to get out there.
LoyalKopite@reddit
I would like to visit Karachi, Pakistan.
LoyalKopite@reddit
New Mexico where we tested the bomb.
Smart_Engine_3331@reddit
I'm from Ohio. Visiting the Grand Canyon seems cool.
Fred42096@reddit
Alaska. Many parts of the northern Rockies. The Adirondacks. The Great Lakes. Been pretty good about getting stuff scratched off the list lately but these are still on there
introvert-i-1957@reddit
I want to see the national parks in Utah
The_Azure__@reddit
New Orleans and Alaska. The first for food and culture, the second to see 30 days of night.
Wit_and_Logic@reddit
I visited new Orleans immediately before the pandemic. The food and culture cannot be overstated, absolutely excellent city. I am from central Texas, so I'm used to diverse, excellent restaurants, but Cajun food is a departure in form.
transemacabre@reddit
NOLA isn't Cajun, though. Cajun country is several hours east, around Lafayette (home of the Cajun Dome... "Two Cajuns enter, one Cajun leaves.")
Wit_and_Logic@reddit
Ah, my apologies then. What would you call NOLA? And is gumbo, etouffe, beignets, etc. Cajun, or is it something else?
stellalunawitchbaby@reddit
(Not who you’re replying to but) Creole
transemacabre@reddit
Yes, NOLA is Creole. Cajuns have a specific history (their ancestors were expelled from Canada) and they're usually backcountry people, not city people.
stellalunawitchbaby@reddit
Def. And yeah you can find Creole and Cajun (food) in New Orleans from my experience, but people will be quick to correct you if you say that the Creole Gumbo you’re eating is Cajun or vice versa.
Wit_and_Logic@reddit
Interesting. Thanks. So creole and Cajun both have gimbal but they're different? Is it a slight difference or a substantial one?
stellalunawitchbaby@reddit
Yes! Actually pretty different imo. Tomatoes vs no tomatoes, okra vs no okra. And that last part is kind of interesting because gumbo literally means okra in Swahili. The line with food gets blurred because people share recipes, but when it comes to locations and people, rural southern Louisiana is Cajun country, New Orleans and surrounding areas are Creole.
Here’s an interesting article talking about Cajun people/Cajun country and Creole people: https://www.hnoc.org/publications/first-draft/whats-difference-between-cajun-and-creole-or-there-one
Wit_and_Logic@reddit
Ok which kind has no tomatoes, putting tomatoes in gumbo sounds awful and I really like the kind I've always had. So I want to know how to specify no tomatoes.
stellalunawitchbaby@reddit
Google tells me that Creole gumbo has tomatoes and Cajun gumbo does not, but that particular decision may also come down to the individual making it, because I’m on the New Orleans subreddit and it’s a controversial decision on there too.
AFAIK, the very dark roux gumbo without tomatoes is Cajun gumbo and that’s most similar to what I make (a recipe I stole from a friend who is from Covington Louisiana but her family is from all over LA).
ArrivesWithaBeverage@reddit
Pro tip: Don’t visit New Orleans in the summer.
PacSan300@reddit
I went there at the end of summer once, and yeah, it was muggy and unpleasant weather, but still had an amazing time visiting the place.
laurcone@reddit
That's exactly what I'd put too!
gummibearhawk@reddit
I'd like to visit New England. It's one of the only two regions in the US haven't been to yet.
videogames_@reddit
Same too much of my time is eaten up by enjoying NYC for vacation
Odd-Help-4293@reddit
The old coastal towns in Massachusetts, Rhode Island etc are very charming. There's a whaling museum somewhere in there that's kind of neat. The Plymouth Rock is very underwhelming.
pcetcedce@reddit
That's barely New England lol. Come up to Maine or New Hampshire.
Dandylion71888@reddit
It was New England before Maine or New Hampshire existed as independent states.
pcetcedce@reddit
In all due respect, there is a completely different flavor to Southern New England highly influenced by New York City in Boston. I will stand my ground and say that Northern New England is more authentic.
Technical_Plum2239@reddit
Authentically what? French Canadian?
pcetcedce@reddit
0mg, I'm just joking around guys just lighten up.
Technical_Plum2239@reddit
Are you responding to the right person? What are you talking about?
Dandylion71888@reddit
How could it be more authentic if the other came first? You really make 0 sense.
Technical_Plum2239@reddit
Maine is unique because of the coast but if you wanna get a taste of New England you really can skip NH. It's the least charming. Unless you are interested in climbing the mountains I usually advise skipping it. RI, Mass, Maine, Vermont.
baddspellar@reddit
This is silly.
I live in New England. I am an avid hiker and skier, and I love New Hampshire and Northern Maine for outdoor activites, but neither of these areas offers a New England experience. New Hampshire has Portsmouth, and Maine has the coastal towns near Portland and Down East, but that's it. The rest of these two states have none of the history and culture of New England.
Boston is the cultural capitol of New England. It has been to most imporant city in New England since its earliest days. The coastal towns of Massachusetts, plus Newport RI (and the slivers of NH and ME mentioned above) are quintessential New England, as are the Berkshires in western Connecticut and Massachusetts and much of southern Vermont.
pcetcedce@reddit
Oh yeah? 😅
chaandra@reddit
“Barely New England”
Seamusnh603@reddit
Nantucket has an excellent whaling museum.
ifeelwitty@reddit
Just got back from an autumn trip to New England - Boston area and coastal New Hampshire. The fall colors in the trees and the cool weather were amazing. The history is great. Recommend visiting in mid- to late-October!
Technical_Plum2239@reddit
People love doing a whole New England tour. If you do it jump on facebook because there's a LOT of discussion around it. It's hard to do it in under two weeks, for sure.
quirkney@reddit
I’ve always wanted to see the salt flats, they look otherworldly in videos and photos
Blockads1@reddit
I’d like to see Los Angeles someday.
Anwhaz@reddit
Alaska, but not the touristy bits. I want to see the places you can only get to by snowmobile/small aircraft.
nowhereman136@reddit
Seattle is probably highest on my list of places to go that I haven't already been
Also on the list...
Anwhaz@reddit
The U.P. is pretty cool if you're a nature enthusiast, or if you're a big fan of small communities. Plus they have a lot of hidden gem non-chain restaurants. I visit nearly every chance I get, and if I could find a well enough paying job I'd live there.
Best time to go is right as the leaves change in fall, it's right after the summer tourist season, and right before the fall color/winter tourist season. There are some areas where you won't see a soul for miles and miles.
Available-Risk-5918@reddit
Seattle is awesome! You'll definitely love it. I went for the first time in 2016 and had a blast; make sure when you do get a chance to go that you check out all the aviation stuff.
Anwhaz@reddit
Madison? Not being a dick but why? I've been there numerous times and there really isn't much interesting besides maybe the capital (which admittedly is pretty cool architecture) and the university (which is kinda cool, but is a lot like most other large Midwestern universities). Maybe it's just because I've been there so often but I find the rest of the state much more interesting.
Fast-Penta@reddit
The only states left for me are Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Hawaii, Alaska, Louisiana, and Mississippi, and I just barely entered Alabama. I do plan on eventually visiting all contiguous 48 states. Since I've been to Canada, spent a decent amount of time in other East Coast states, and other tropical Islands in the Pacific, the Deep South is the only states that I feel like I'm missing out on by not having visit, unless we're including Puerto Rico in this.
So the current US dream trips are
1.) Caribbean trip including Puerto Rico (is PR considered "The States?"), and also Guadeloupe or Martinique.
2.) New Orleans, visiting a small town with interesting Francophone history, generally seeing the nature and maybe tent camping in the bayou if that's something people do.
3.) Visiting the civil rights museums of the Deep South. I hear the food is good, but I don't eat animal products, so I doubt the food will be good for me. Let me know what's worth seeing in the Deep South besides the civil rights history and the food.
AgentJ691@reddit (OP)
Well, if you like festivals, I recommend Old San Juan, Puerto Rico in January for San Sabestian Festival. It’s huge! Lots of Salsa music and dancing! Great food!
muirsheendurkin@reddit
I'm poor and from Colorado, so most of my travels have been in the west.
I'd really love to see Boston and Philly for the historical aspect.
AgentJ691@reddit (OP)
Both are amazing cities! I recommend!
Derplord4000@reddit
Chicago. That deep dish pizza looks 🔥🔥🔥!
AgentJ691@reddit (OP)
Chicago is beautiful! I love the deep dish and it’s so damn walkable over there!
Music_For_The_Fire@reddit
Savannah
Joshua Tree National Park
Yellowstone
The Northwoods
Portland, OR
Also, Madison is awesome. I've been there a few times and it's a great town.
AgentJ691@reddit (OP)
Went to Savannah and it’s beautiful out there!
Turdle_Vic@reddit
Nashville. Its new culture scene is about where my tastes are realigning and I’d love to see how a weekend goes out there, especially considering one of my favorite bands is based out there. Also somewhere in Texas, though I’m not sure where. My sister really likes Atlanta
AgentJ691@reddit (OP)
LOVE ATL. That city is so fun!
peoplearejustok@reddit
Idaho Utah and Montana are pretty high on my list. I've snowboarded my whole life in Colorado, I want to ride out of state so fuckin bad. Japan is my goal after that.
Alaska is my big goal this year.
AgentJ691@reddit (OP)
I wanna do Japan so bad!! Never been to Asia at all!
Technical_Air6660@reddit
Madison is really nice. Be sure to get an ice cream or frozen custard! They basically have the best dairy sweet treats in the world.
AgentJ691@reddit (OP)
Sold on it even more!
vanbrima@reddit
I’ve been to all except Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware and south Carolina. I’ve also never been to DC. I’d like to go there. Alaska was definitely my favorite.
AgentJ691@reddit (OP)
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh are both fantastic cities.
Odd-Help-4293@reddit
DC has fantastic museums that are free, and if you go in the spring, the cherry blossoms at the tidal basin are gorgeous. The Baltimore Aquarium is awesome also.
eac555@reddit
Alaska
pinniped1@reddit
I've never been to Glacier National Park. That's high on my list.
Kittypie75@reddit
Arizona/New Mexico
505backup_1@reddit
What out here intrigues you?
Kittypie75@reddit
tell me about it!
505backup_1@reddit
I was going to say a good short trip out to New Mexico would be like Albuquerque and the enchanted circle area, plus maybe the jemez.
Albuquerque is the "big city" of New Mexico with about 900k people in the metro. It's definitely rough around the edges and can be dangerous if you're not careful. However, the old town is absolutely beautiful and there's some amazing restaurants downtown and in nob hill. Downtown on the weekends you'll probably get to see the lowriders cruising through, a staple of Burqueño culture. Or the international balloon fiesta we hold in October every year. New Mexican food is also something you've probably never had before and it's great. Historically Nueva Mexico was a pretty isolated territory cause of the rough terrain so we got our own things going on that's separate from anything else you'll see in the southwest.
Then Santa Fe I'd say it's like the only city you gotta visit out here. Oldest capital city in the USA. Santa Fe was a major cultural outpost for the furthest for centuries and it shows. The Cathedral and old town square is just beautiful. The art is amazing, the food is amazing, the locals are generally pretty good. Also it's right at the base of the rocky mountains.
Then in the enchanted circle you got Santa Fe, Taos, Red River, Eagle nest, and Angel fire. On a good year you find the best powder in the country up at those resorts if you're into winter sports (this is not a cocaine reference, I mean soft snow). I'd say Taos, is the best town to visit outside of Santa Fe from these though. You have the Taos Pueblo and hundreds of years of history there, just outside the rocky mountains. Also the Rio grande gorge and bridge to the west. Then Red River is a nice little mountain west style mountain town, and Angel fire is kinda the resorty mountain town.
And checkout as many historical or art museums as you can
Kittypie75@reddit
awesome thank you!
Kittypie75@reddit
Landscape, animal life, culture. You know, the usual :)
kwridlen@reddit
California
dancelordzuko@reddit
Would love to roadtrip tour to the big national parks out west. Grand Canyon, Zion, Arches, Bryce, Canyonlands. We have nothing like any of those in the NE.
No-Coyote914@reddit
Alaska and Hawaii. Those are the only states that I have never been to.
glowgrl123@reddit
Alaska and Montana!
Accomplished-Park480@reddit
I'm curious what you read about Madison that intrigued you. Having lived here for a couple decades, it is nice but the aspects that make it nice can be found in a ton of places.
Fast-Penta@reddit
Yeah, Madison is great place to live, but there only reasons to visit it is to scope it out to see if you want to move there or if you're hoping to catch a wild college party.
A tourist would be better off going to the Apostle Islands, House on the Rock, or the Dells.
HotSteak@reddit
Yeah, I lived in Madison for 4 years when in school. It's nice enough but probably my least favorite place I've lived. Preferred La Crosse.
earthhominid@reddit
But it's on an isthmus! Not too many places to visit a city on an isthmus!
It's the only state Capitol built on an isthmus and it might be the only Capitol city on earth that's on an isthmus. It's really a must visit for isthmus enjoyers
AtikGuide@reddit
Upvoted for the mention of Madison. Also, proximity to the Driftless Area of SW Wisconsin.
tsukiii@reddit
Yeah, it’s a cute college town but not that remarkable (in my experience)
baddspellar@reddit
I'd like tp Paddle and camp in Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
Scary_Literature_388@reddit
Great Smokey Mountains in early summer - fireflies congregate there for mating season and they all flash synchronously for two weeks.
I wanna see this so badly.
mmeeplechase@reddit
New Orleans!
Wooden_Cold_8084@reddit
Same. I have almost zero interest in visiting or living anywhere near the south, but something about that place stands out
SWWayin@reddit
Sedona, AZ has been on my list for a while.
Strange-Reading8656@reddit
My family goes every year. They love it. Beautiful sceneries.
Available-Risk-5918@reddit
Utah. I'm from coastal California and have been interested in the Rocky Mountain region ever since I went to Alberta back in March. I've seen pictures of Utah's scenery and nature and it blows me away; I want to experience it firsthand.
tsukiii@reddit
The two regions I haven’t visited yet are Alaska and New England. I’d like to make both those trips happen at some point.
SpecialistMention344@reddit
This is my answer as well!
BrooklynCancer17@reddit
I’d like to visit other west coast cities such as Seattle, Portland and the Bay Area. As for the south I want to visit Nashville. For Midwest I’d like to see Detroit. I’m from NYC and now that I think of I’ve visited a lot of Midwestern cities (Cleveland, Columbus, Chicago, St. Louis and I guess Louisville) Louisville felt very Midwestern to me despite being in Kentucky
rtorrs@reddit
Dry Tortugas
NewMexicoVaquero@reddit
The Pacific Northwest. I’ve only ever lived in deserts my entire life. I would like to see lush green environments for once. I keep using up vacation time visiting my dad in Northern California all the time, but now that he’s passed maybe I’ll get my chance.
girlonaroad@reddit
Though I've been in all 50 states, I've never been to any US territories, except of course, Washington DC, so the territories, especially Puerto Rico are high on my list. But I really want to get to Miami. I rented a car at the Miami airport and cashed a travelers' check at a Miami Bank almost 40 years ago, but I've never spent any time in the city. Before I read about Miami, the more important and interesting it seems, a cross road of the Americas.
Malcolm_Y@reddit
I'd love to visit the mountain west (Montana, Wyoming, Idaho) and the Pacific Northwest (Washington, Oregon) Never have been.
Dillenger69@reddit
Madison? I grew up in Milwaukee, so I got to Madison now and then. It certainly is a ... city
gingerjuice@reddit
I’ve always wanted to go see the Florida Keys and the Coral Castle outside Miami.
museoldude@reddit
Coral castles is an important visit!
travelinmatt76@reddit
The Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, IL. They have the U-505 German uboat that was captured of the coast of Africa.
ColdMeatloafSandwich@reddit
I've been on 2 submarines. This was the 2nd. The first was the Batfish in Oklahoma. Weird.
travelinmatt76@reddit
I've been on 1, the Seawolf, at Seawolf Park in Galveston, TX
ucbiker@reddit
I suspect my answer is the same as many others but Hawaii, Alaska and Maine.
Also I’ve been to the Southwest several times but it really is my favorite part of the country and I’d like to ride a motorcycle there again some day.
Vachic09@reddit
Black Hills
Weaponized_Puddle@reddit
It felt like the Catskills but if it was in the Rocky Mountains. It was so awesome and different!
wormbreath@reddit
I love the black hills. They are so underrated!
Red_Beard_Rising@reddit
Riding Iron Mountain Road was a trip and a half.
I would love to go back and stay for a few days just for that, but maybe not during Sturgis.
G00dSh0tJans0n@reddit
I'm from just south of you down in NC and I love the NC/TN/VA Appalachians. I also love going out to the rocky mountains in CO/WY/NM. I panned a trip to the Black Hills not expecting much but it ended up being really amazing and able to stand on their own compared to the Rockies or Appalachians with their own feel. Add in the Badlands too for an epic trip.
DropTopEWop@reddit
Those tall Redwood trees in California
Adept_Thanks_6993@reddit
Alaska, Yellowstone, and San Diego
InorganicTyranny@reddit
Alaska. While I know there are plenty of wild places left in the lower 48, Alaska always seemed to me like the true last refuge of the frontier spirit.
TheHolyFritz@reddit
I'd like to go back to Alaska for a summer. Used to live in Haines and would visit family every blue moon if we could afford it. Haven't been since 2015 and have had the itch ever since.
JamesUpton87@reddit
I'm more interested in the territories than the states.
Red_Beard_Rising@reddit
I would like to spend more time at Badlands National Park. We passed through on our way to Sturgis 5 years ago, but I would love to stay a few days there exploring the trails.
_Smedette_@reddit
Alabama is the last state I need to visit and then I will have been to all 50.
xaxiomatikx@reddit
I’ve got 4 states left: the Dakotas, Arkansas, and Vermont.
RunFarEatPizza@reddit
Orange beach is a pretty fun beach town if you are into that.
AgentJ691@reddit (OP)
Heck yeah! That’s impressive!
ArrivesWithaBeverage@reddit
Yellowstone National Park.
godleymama@reddit
I've never been to WI either, and I'd love to see it too, but top of my list is the entire Pacific Northwest. From CA up to OR, then WA. I've seen such gorgeous pictures of those states, and as a Texan, I'd love to move to a bluer region.
marenamoo@reddit
Acadia in Maine. Michigan for the fall foliage
qu33nof5pad35@reddit
Visit? Everywhere.
mostlygray@reddit
I've been to California a few times, but I've never been to Big Sur. That's always looked pretty.
RioTheLeoo@reddit
Definitely Seattle and Portland. Somehow I’ve never been to either Washington and Oregon
Blutrumpeter@reddit
Right now Seattle is probably more fun than Portland as far as big cities go, but there's plenty of nature outside the cities
chaandra@reddit
Depends on what it is. Portland has a better food scene hands down, and arguably better nightlife. Also has much better small music venues.
Blutrumpeter@reddit
Might've changed but a couple years ago downtown Portland was in a bad state
chaandra@reddit
Neither city has a great downtown, nor does any west coast city really. The beauty in west coast cities is in the neighborhoods.
But yes downtown Portland was really rough during Covid. It’s much better now but to someone from east of the Mississippi it can still be jarring.
Blutrumpeter@reddit
Yeah it's very different from the cities where they separate the good and bad areas into rich and dangerous neighborhoods
grandzu@reddit
Portland is just one big suburb.
chaandra@reddit
Compared to NYC and Chicago, sure.
In reality it’s just like any other medium-large city city in the western US.
000111000000111000@reddit
I'm going back to Colorado for sure. Nope, Florida is not where I want to visit. Maybe Arizona or South Carolina
lyndseymariee@reddit
I’d like to explore the NE more. I’ve only been to NYC.
kiwispouse@reddit
I've always wanted to do an old fashioned road trip and see all the weird things: biggest ball of twine, etc. I've been all over the southwest, PNW, New England, Hawaiian Islands, but I wanted to travel the old non-interstate roads and see the old cool things that used to be draws in little towns.
I'd like to see the beach in South Carolina and find a shark tooth.
I'll never be able to do these things, and now I'm kinda sad. But I have lived in many places and seen many things, so I'll try to be at peace with it.
Ace-of-Wolves@reddit
Jeez. It's hard to pick just one. I want to see Alaska and Hawaii, both for their natural beauty.
And basically every national park.
voteblue18@reddit
The Grand Canyon is my number one on the US bucket list. It’s awe inspiring and it must be amazing in person.
Mr_Kinton@reddit
Vermont, Minneapolis, Savannah, Yosemite NP, Zion NP. And drive the Blue Ridge Parkway.
PeorgieT75@reddit
I liked what I saw of Madison, we stayed there one night making our way back from Taliesin to Milwaukee.
Caranath128@reddit
Working on Alaska. Want a dual cruise/ land tour but right now can’t take that much time off at once.
Ozymandis66@reddit
Roswell, NM. I want to visit the alien museum there, as well as visit the UFO shaped McDonalds there.
And Seattle WA. The setting of "Fraiser".
Subject_Repair5080@reddit
Glacier National Park, Yellowstone, Yosemite.
505backup_1@reddit
Alaska and some of the big cities on the east. Furthest east I've been is big bend in texas
CaraC70023@reddit
I wanna see the Hoh temperate rainforest
Lovemybee@reddit
The Smithsonian. It's a bucket list item for us when we retire... spend a week (or more) and see it all.
Top-Comfortable-4789@reddit
Oregon and Massachusetts are at the top of my list.
Liminal_Creations@reddit
I want to go to Yosemite so badly
TillPsychological351@reddit
Utah, then I will have finally visited all 50 states.
omgcheez@reddit
I would love to go to Alaska to see Aurora Borealis. NY would also be cool; The east coast itself is rather unfamiliar to me.
lisaturtle_00@reddit
Summers in Maine
anneofgraygardens@reddit
oh there's lots. I'll say Gates of the Arctic National Park, which is a fairly absurd bucket list dream.
Jass0602@reddit
Probably Colorado or Alaska to see the mountains or snow. Being from Florida, we don’t have mountains and once every decade or so we have flurries in n Florida for like 5 min that don’t stick. I’ve never seen them but it is a myth 😂
JacqueTeruhl@reddit
Road trip from San Diego to Alaska. See crater lake along the way and any other cool parks. I saw crater lake from an airplane once, and it looked amazing.
Hurt my back a while ago, haven’t been on a road trip in five years,… but I think I’m getting close.
TalkToTheHatter@reddit
I've been to the majority of the US. I just have the PNW area left to visit.
earthhominid@reddit
Highly recommend a late may-june visit to the PNW.
Or, especially if you're a hoppy beer fan, a September visit
TalkToTheHatter@reddit
Thank you for the recommendation!
Odd-Help-4293@reddit
The Grand Canyon. I've never been to the SW at all, but I especially want to go there.
RadioRoosterTony@reddit
Yosemite National Park. The landscapes are stunning.
brownstone79@reddit
An area I haven’t been to yet is the PNW. Seattle and Portland would be nice I’m sure, but I’m more interested in places like Olympic NP and Mt Hood. It’s my understanding these places are magical.
Madison is a great town! I especially love the area to the west, in part for nostalgic reasons.
Subvet98@reddit
I have never had the opportunity to go west of the Mississippi. There are some national parks I’d like to see
sics2014@reddit
Same. Never been west of the Mississippi. So anywhere out there.
Been on the Mississippi though and that was fun. But never made it to the other side.
Greeneyesdontlie85@reddit
I’m in New Mexico I’d love to visit New England in fall
earthhominid@reddit
I really want to visit the north east. I've never been north of Boston and it's the only region of the contiguous US that I haven't visited.
Silver_Catman@reddit
I wanna see the grand Canyon
Cheech74@reddit
Fly into Flagstaff; it’s a relatively short drive. If you want to do a road trip, fly into Vegas, be amazed by excess and see a show, then drive to the Hoover Dam and onto the Grand Canyon. We did that right before the world shut down in Feb of 2020 and it was awesome.
CPolland12@reddit
Hiking in the PNW
virtual_human@reddit
Alaska would be nice.
mechanixrboring@reddit
National Parks. All of them.
Otherwise I'm not really a touristy type of person.
Meschugena@reddit
Both Alaska and Hawaii.
Dai-The-Flu-@reddit
The Pacific Northwest, both for cities and nature.
ThingFuture9079@reddit
Fairbanks, Alaska
TheBimpo@reddit
Southeast coast of Alaska by boat.
calicoskiies@reddit
The Grand Canyon
PlusAd423@reddit
Western Alaska and the islands in the panhandle of Alaska, Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa and the Northern Marianas.
Pecancake22@reddit
I’ve never been to Alaska. I’d love to go
GOTaSMALL1@reddit
I'm at like 30 National Parks and 40 States and don't really care enough to plan trips to 9 of those... But Alaska is for sure on the bucket list.
RangerS90V@reddit
Key West
Peter_Murphey@reddit
Glacier National Park
KiaraNarayan1997@reddit
Hawaii
wooper346@reddit
I've only got 8 states left until I've been to them all, but I'd like to get to Alaska first. Not only is it the most out of the way to the point I ought to get it done, but I'd really like to explore Denali National Park.
thelxdesigner@reddit
i’ve got 5 states left before i’ve been to them all, Alaska, Hawai’i, North and South Dakota, and Minnesota.
AnybodySeeMyKeys@reddit
AgentJ691@reddit (OP)
That’s impressive! And that’s awesome you want to do the territories! I never heard that before!
bjb13@reddit
The last time I was in Madison, WI was October of 1987 and the day I left was the day the stock market crashed. I think I’ll stay away.
I want to get to Maine to go along the coast and to Arcadia National Park.
G00dSh0tJans0n@reddit
Alaska. Driving up there and back over a whole summer. Will probably have to wait until I retire to do that one.
OhThrowed@reddit
Laie. I'm cold right now and don't wanna be.