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Not trying to troll, but what's good to do in Philly? Driving through there one time between NY and DC the place just looked like an enormous ghetto; even Baltimore didn't look as ty (great place to catch a baseball game btw).
The tourists can have it. If I want a burger on Bourbon, I'm going to Clover Grill. And if I want a crush of people, I'm hitting Frenchman.
EDIT: Even though a Word Special at Camellia Grill beats any burger anywhere.
Not trying to troll, but what's good to do in Philly? Driving through there one time between NY and DC the place just looked like an enormous ghetto; even Baltimore didn't look as ty (great place to catch a baseball game btw).
Not sure, tbh. I've been to Boston, Chicago, NY, and Baltimore, but haven't been to Washington DC or Philly yet. (Going for a small TDY to DC next month so I'll knock that one off the list.)
I guess you could see the Liberty Bell and other historical places, and grab a Philly Cheesesteak as you're passing through.
DC's really the only city I like on the east coast. Lots of great museums and heckling congress is always fun.
A yank who'd been to every state in the US told me her favourite was Vermont? Thoughts?
She's re ed?
Boston's great, but I'm not sure as a visitor. There is a lot of stuff to do there, museums, parks, Fenway... but then again, I'm biased.
Vermont is a beautiful state, but not alot to do there. There are some nice pocket of "small town", but you might as well visit Portsmouth, NH, as it's a lot closer to Boston.
That's kind of the way I feel about LA. Everyone has to come see Hollywood and everyone is always so disappointed at what a piece of it is. Then everyone has to go to Santa Monica but the place is filled with homeless, annoying tourists, price-gouging restaurants, and sewage in the water.Boston's great, but I'm not sure as a visitor. There is a lot of stuff to do there, museums, parks, Fenway... but then again, I'm biased.
Amazing that people go to those two places when the LA area is filled with tons of amazing stuff to see like Malibu, Huntington Beach, Griffith Park, Mount Wilson, Mount San Jacinto, Mount San Gorgonio, Big Bear, Vazquez Rocks, Joshua Tree, and so on.
Someone who sees Vegas as essential to a U.S. vacation? Considering it's probably the second most visited city in the U.S. besides NYC I'd say I'm in the majority.
You couldn't sound more pompous and smug if you tried. I'd guess you're the kind of person who if visiting NYC would skip Manhattan to visit Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Uncultured simpletons like myself just wouldn't understand, is that it?
You're acquaintance sounds like a pretentious who just wanted to sound unique. It's probably a beautiful state but hearing someone say it's their favorite would make me roll my eyes
All these places, would it be possible to get to a good proportion of them and leave time for all the other sights through USA if I have a few months. I know CA is a reasonable sized state.
If you're looking for really scenic drives, some of the best are:
- Beartooth Highway (near Yellowstone)
- Tioga Pass Road (through Yosemite)
- Kings Canyon Scenic Byway + Giant Forest (Sequoia/Kings Canyon)
- Going to the Sun Road (Glacier)
- Highway 395 (really pretty in winter especially paralleling the Sierra Crest)
- Angeles Crest Highway (near LA)
395 is the only one I know is open in Winter though. I can't remember if Angeles Crest Highway is open all year, and the other four are likely closed 6+ months of the year.
I'm sure Colorado has to have some great drives too
Thanks mate, I'll keep some of those in mind
I don't think spending a couple of weeks to exhaust the LA area is worth the opportunity cost of pulling too much time away from other really interesting parts of the state like the Eastern Sierra, Yosemite/Sequoia/KingsCanyon, The Redwoods, Death Valley, San Diego, San Francisco, etc.
I didn't say you weren't.
I love Manhattan.
I agree. And I think we've both mentioned this in previous threads about the LA area. I grew up there, and there are a lot of things about LA I miss and a ton of things to do in the area, but I think the city/area is a big fail as a tourist destination. Which isn't terribly surprising since it's a region built on the concept of suburban sprawl.That's kind of the way I feel about LA. Everyone has to come see Hollywood and everyone is always so disappointed at what a piece of it is. Then everyone has to go to Santa Monica but the place is filled with homeless, annoying tourists, price-gouging restaurants, and sewage in the water.
Amazing that people go to those two places when the LA area is filled with tons of amazing stuff to see like Malibu, Huntington Beach, Griffith Park, Mount Wilson, Mount San Jacinto, Mount San Gorgonio, Big Bear, Vazquez Rocks, Joshua Tree, and so on.
Thus the term "neverending"
In the West, I would say cities like Seattle, San Fran, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Denver are all great cities to visit.
My personal favorite places in the nation:
+ Yosemite - enormous waterfalls in May/June and great high views July-October (especially if you like hiking)
+ Yellowstone - Incredible for seeing wildlife like bears, bison, elk, etc. In winter you can see wolves too. Also walking the geyser basins you feel like you're on another planet. World-class hiking in the Beartooths too from late July - early September, but nasty nasty weather at times.
+ Grand Teton - Lots of great hiking like Yosemite, lots of wildlife like Yellowstone. Not as likely to see bears here as in Yellowstone, but much moreso for moose.
+ Sequoia - The drive through the Giant Forest is pretty amazing; the forest is populated pretty densely with the largest living things on the planet. Have seen bears here too.
Is Texas worth going to at all? Haven't seen it mentioned at all... positively anyway
If you happen to be here Nov-March it's nice.
If you have a few months you should be able to go from coast to coast. You could start at the Northwest (Seattle), trip down the coast, then through the South, then back up the East Coast. Of course, that'd be a bit expensive.
Re: Texas, it's ok... Austin has some good music and food. But there are other big cities that have more flavor, more things to do, etc etc. I wouldn't put any city in Texas on a "must-see" list of cities for tourists.
Not at all IMO. Despite my trolling upstairs, it's actually a pretty nice place to live because the cost of living is low and the people are friendly, but only the west end of the state is very scenic. And if you're looking for scenic deserts, West Texas' are really nice but nowhere close to Utah's.
Poor South Dakota.If you have a few months you should be able to go from coast to coast. You could start at the Northwest (Seattle), trip down the coast, then through the South, then back up the East Coast. Of course, that'd be a bit expensive.
I used to live in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Before it was cool to live there...
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