Funny, I've never been to most of the places mentioned. I have been to DC and New York (what I remember most about the latter is the unpleasant smell from pretzel vendors). Oh, and I have seen Niagara Falls. But never out west (excluding the inside of plane terminals). Hawaii was great, but that's practically like visiting a separate country. Which isn't to say I haven't traveled at all. We took two long vacations to the South when I was kid, and we've been back east a couple of times doing genealogical research. Just not a conventional site seer. We are hoping to get to the Grand Canyon in the spring, maybe Las Vegas. Depends on how much time we have after doing research and visiting family and friends. Notice that nobody mentions Michigan. I personally can't think of anything here worth seeing - certainly not on a par with other tourist sites.
Mak: You might want to check out Provincetown, Massachusetts. Not the easiest place to get to, but if you're there at the right time of the year you can go whale watching. Also a number of lighthouses along the coast. (Michigan has quite a few lighthouses, too - but spread over a much greater distance) I liked Philadelphia. Found the history in Boston less preserved. Pittsburgh was interesting too - but mainly because I have a distant cousin who's an archivist and knows the history of the city.
But I have to warn ya Mak, there is no way that you can see all of Yellowstone in one day. It will take at least 3 days to see it all. And don't forget that while you are there you are in the caldera of the worlds largest active super volcano.
The Straits of Mackinac and the Mackinac Bridge are interesting IMHO! Also, anywhere around Traverse City when the cherries are in season and they're having a cherry festival is a fun time.
Boston. I lived there while in college and it was a great city. We invented the Beerdom Trail if you like alcohol. Take the commuter rail to the Narragansett Brewery in Rhode Island for a tour, ride back to Boston and hit up the Sam Adam's Brewery for 24 oz of free samples and the Harpoon Brewery. If you feel up to it, get back on the commuter rail and go up to New Hampshire for the Redhook Brewery. All very quality beers. It will cost you about $24.00 to do all this, but that saves you a ton of money if you were going to bar hop otherwise. The city also has a lot of historical points of interest if you are into that. The nightlife is not as great as it is in New York because the subway stops at midnight and cab fares are ri-****-ulous. Seattle is where I grew up and is one of the most beautiful cities in North America. Public Market is a must see for any tourist. I remember everyone used to love watching the guys toss fish around. You can go to the original Starbucks and check out the view from the Space Needle. Mt. Rainier looks amazing at sunset and so does the Puget Sound. There are plenty of specific restaurant recommendations I can make if you decide to go to Seattle, so let me know. If you like outdoor activities, this should be one of the cities on your list. Plenty of amazing skiing nearby. LA and Las Vegas. I live in between Los Angeles and Las Vegas right now and it is awesome. Plenty of great places to drink and eat in LA. If you like shopping, they have plenty of that for you too. I am not big into the celebrity scene, but there are obvious places of interest for those that like that sort of thing. Las Vegas is one of my favorite cities in the world, but that is because I like to drink and play poker. A few guys from my squadron and I went there not too long ago. We wanted to have a good time, but at some casinos, people take their (*)(*)(*)(*) very seriously. Something to keep in mind. For instance, I never played craps before and the guy rolled his eyes and said "just aim for the wall." I leaned back to have my buddy blow on the dice and the man reached across the table screaming "NO! ONE HAND ON THE DIE!" We did not last long there.
LOL, old timer. You are in Jackson and I am in south east Idaho. Obviously, neither of us is too worried about Yellowstone blowing anytime soon.
Nothing worth seeing in Michigan????? OMG R U kidding me????? A visit to the U.S is simply not complete without a stop here: http://www.mysteryspotstignace.com/ YMMV.
Well what the heck, why worry about it. Seeing as I live only about 50 miles from it, if it really does go, so do I, as they think that everything within a hundred mile radius will be dead instantly anyway. We all have to go sometime don't we? At least I can say wow, what a tombstone I am going to have. and in about a thousand years or so somebody will come along an dig me up and wonder just what kind of creature that they found, and why there is just one finger on it's hand not curled up like the rest but sticking up. LOL
Just a lil side note on that notion. Not everyone knows how to drive an RV, or on the CORRECT side of the road, for that matter.
In yellowstone the buffalo have the right of way and will just amble on along the road. Trust me they just don't care.
Let's face it, with all the varied landscape, the U.S. is one of the most dynamic places on Earth, especially when you include Hawaii and Alaska. That reminds me. Hawaii is the best and Alaska is awesome. I have been to all 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico (51st State? Just kidding!)
Agreed...AWESOME !!!!!! See Old Faithfull Grand Canyon....Rocky Mountain National park..... Try to get away from the big cities and meet some real Americans....unless you like museums...The Smithsonian...The Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago.
If you should happen to get to St.Louis, Missouri I would suggest going to the zoo and the art museum. They both are free and well worth it. And if you do come to see Yellowstone please look me up in Jackson. It is where everyone who comes through here stays.
Okay guys, I'm not going to the US! I'm just insanely jealous that my friend is having such an awesome time! If I went, I'd want to see the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and I'd want to go shopping at Macy's. I'm easy. Oh, and Central Park, only because its always mentioned in the TV shows and movies and filmed quite a bit! I've had a lot of suggestions for the Grand Canyon and Yosemite, I'll pass that on to her, although I bet she already has at least one of those on her list! She's there for another month so there's tons of places for her to see! I'm starting to think she'll stay there for good!
Well if she decides to to walk about here in this country she just might wind up staying here for quite a long time.
You're right about Seattle and the Public Market - I've spent a lot of time there and the Puget Sound is beautiful. We would take the ferry across the Sound to come back home.... The one thing I wasn't impressed w/was the Space Ship (Needle) - it looks like a space ship to me........I had dinner up there once and that was the last time.... I wanted down! I've been in abut 23 states and the Pacific NW is definitely one of the most beautiful w/it's mountains, forests and Pacific Ocean.......
