Calling all Americans...?

Question

Heya, I'm from the UK and planning a road trip through every state in the USA. What are the best things to do in your state? Or some little interesting places worth a visit?

Answer 1

wow, you must be pretty wealthy to be able to afford the gas to do this.

anyway,

In Arkansas, there are alot of mountain parks to visit.  there is an Ozark folk center in Mountain View that is really interesting, shows the history and how people used to live in the mountains.

In Michigan, there is the Greenfield Village, in Deerborn that is chock full of interesting things, it would take two days to go through all of it.  Inside exhibits and outside things, like a workshop of the Wright Brothers, and re-inactments of different wars.

In Hawaii, on Maui there is Haleakala.  A dormant volcano you can drive to the top of and look into the crator of.  Really cool.

These are all the places I used to live, and the coolest things I found to do there.

Answer 2

I'm in california, and it will take more tan a few days, and there's way more than a few little things to do. So unless you plan on staying in the US a long while, I can give a few of the major ones.

I'm not sure what the terms are on a toursit visa, but if you can, visit san diego in the summer. It's got wonderful beaches, and great southern california weather, and it's also very close to the Mexican border to tijuana, which you can experience lots of dancing and nightlife, and great REAL tacos. (not that fake taco bell stuff).

There's Death Valley if you're into suicidal heat and desert fun.

There's Anaheim, home of Disneyland, and a few minutes away is knott's berry farm, a roller coaster park. An hour and a half north of that is Six Flags Magic mountain, a biggg roller coaster park.

North of that is well... not much for a while, mostly agriculture and cows.

In the Bay area is San Francisco, and experience in and of itself, My girlfriend raves about the Winchester Mystery house in San Jose.

That covers most of what I know in person, northern califoria has beautiful redwood forests, and Yosemitie is an absolutely beautiful state park.

The last thing I can reccomend, if you have plenty of time and like scenic drives, is to rent a nice comforable car, and drive Highway 1 (Pacific Coast Highway). It's considered one of the most beautiful scenic drives on the planet, and it hugs the entire west coastline, from Mexico, all the way up the coast of california, through LA, Through San Francisco, over the Golden Gate Bridge, and will go through the coast of Oregon, and Washington (i think Seattle), and straight to the Canadian Border in British Colombia.

It'd be pretty pricey considering gas in california is among the highest in the country (Expect an average of 2-3 quid a gallon) But California can't be experienced without driving at least a part of it (because it's not the fastest way to get around).

Answer 3

Florida Keys in Florida, especially Key West

Answer 4

If you are planning on visiting every state,you must be going for a long time!

Go to the Grand Canyon.

Answer 5

I live in Virginia, but I've moved around a lot.  Some of the places that I like in my state are

1.  The Shenandoah valley - some of the most beautiful country on earth

2.  The Civil War Battlefields - the American Civil War happened largely  in Virginia, and nearby states, if  you do nothing else in this state, get to one of them to learn a little about the history of this terrible conflict.  Manassas is a good one, as are the Richmond area battlefields.

3.  Alexandria, Arlington, and Washington, DC.  OK, that last is not in Virginia, but you need to stop there, right?  Lots of history, tons to do - you could spend a month in this area alone.  But expensive, so you might not want to.

4.  Virginia wine country - we have something like 100 wineries in Virginia - some nestled in #1 the Shenandoah.  

5.  The Historic Triangle, Williamsburg, Jamestown, Yorktown.  The history of the founding of America, to the Revolution is brought to you here in these fantastic open-air museums and experiences.  

Other states I've lived in, and recommended stuff to see there:

Massachusetts

    Boston, and the freedom trail

    Plymouth Plantation

    Cape Cod

    Fenway Park for baseball if you can

Connecticut

    Mystic

    Gillette Castle (an interesting later sight, you do need some variety)

    The Atheneum in Hartford - country's oldest art museum

    Mystic Seaport

New York

    New York City (nuff said)

    The Finger Lakes

    Niagara Falls

    Adirondak National Park

    Boldt Castle, and the Thousand Islands

New Jersey

    Atlantic City

    The Pine Barrons

Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, especially Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell

    The Franklin Institute, and Philadelphia Museum of Art

    Valley Forge

    Amish country - unlike anything else in PA

    Gettysburg

Maryland

     Baltimore's Inner Harbor

     Ft. McHenry, and the Star Spangled Banner House

     Antietam National Battlefield

Other places in other states I have really enjoyed:

Florida - Cape Canaveral (not far from Orlando), Miami's South Beach (art nouveau) and the Everglades

North Carolina - the Outer Banks

South Carolina - Beaufort, Hilton Head Island

Georgia - Savannah (don't miss this icon of the south)

Louisiana - New Orleans (unique in the US)

Texas - San Antonio, Riverwalk, Alamo

California - San Francisco, the Sonoma and Napa Valleys, and the Redwoods.  

Vermont - Lake country - beautiful scenery!  

Arizona - the Grand Canyon, Sedona and nearby Jerome, the Navajo and Hopi reservations, Painted Desert, Canyon de Chelley

Utah - Bryce and Zion Canyons

New Mexico - Carlsbad Caverns, White Sands, the Malpais and Indian petroglyphs (state park, I think), the National Monument with the old Missions, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Taos.  (New Mexico is a rich state)

Alaska (or are you just doing every one of the lower 48?) - the towns along the inside passage, Denali National Park

I hope this helps.  Many of these are discussed in our podcast, which you might want to check out.

Answer 6

Space Needle (Seattle)

Answer 7

Gotta go to Cedar point, take two days and enjoy, Ohio.

Answer 8

In South Dakota:

1880's Town - the Badlands - Wall Drug - Mount Rushmore - Cabela's and "The Corn Palace" in Mitchell -

in Wyoming:

Devil's Tower - Yellowstone National Park - Buffalo Bill Museum in Cody - Grand Teton mountain range -

in Montana:

The Little Bighorn Battlefield Memorial

In Illinois:

In Springfield - Abe Lincoln's home, tomb, presidential museum, Gabatoni's for the best pizza -

In Petersburg - New Salem - a re-created log cabin village

In Rockford - the Anderson Japanese Gardens - really beautiful place to walk through

In Kansas: Dodge City and the Boothill Cemetery

KC Masterpiece restaurant in Kansas City - great BarBQ!