Favorite places to visit in the US

[kwillia]

New Hope, PA

 

[Bobwhite]

Charming US towns

Mt. Dora, FL & Bastrop, TX should be on this list.

I lived in Orlando for 20 years and in Altamonte Springs for five. My favorite thing to do was to drive up to Mt Dora and walk through the town and in and out of the shops. Loved Renninger's Flea Market.

 

[LimeBF]

I like LA and New Orleans. Awesome cities

 

[Merlin99]

You should look at northern Michigan. The weather is perfect for the next 6 months, cool and crisp. The Tahquamenon falls are beautiful at any time of year, just in different ways. Some people like them with a layer of snow, others with a green background. On top of that you'll love meeting Yoopers, they're an eclectic bunch (one schools team name is the Nimrods, another is the Flivvers) with their own dialect. You'll love listening to the quiet rustle of the aspen leaves and the bone white look of the birch's. The rivers feeding lake Superior have some of the best Salmon and Trout fishing in the country and the northern pike in the lakes will compare to any fish for a fight.

Tahquamenon Falls State Park and Campground, Upper Penisula of Michigan

Tahquamenon Falls State Park and campground,near Paradise Michigan, Whitefish Point, Lake Superior,Michigans Upper Peninsula,largest falls east of the Mississippi besides Niagara

www.exploringthenorth.com

Big Spring, Kitch-iti-kipi,Upper Peninsula of Michigan

Michigan's largest spring. Named the 'Mirror of Heaven' by the early Indians, 12 miles west of Manistique at Palms Book State Park

www.exploringthenorth.com

 

[Monello]

You should look at northern Michigan. The weather is perfect for the next 6 months, cool and crisp. The Tahquamenon falls are beautiful at any time of year, just in different ways. Some people like them with a layer of snow, others with a green background. On top of that you'll love meeting Yoopers, they're an eclectic bunch (one schools team name is the Nimrods, another is the Flivvers) with their own dialect. You'll love listening to the quiet rustle of the aspen leaves and the bone white look of the birch's. The rivers feeding lake Superior have some of the best Salmon and Trout fishing in the country and the northern pike in the lakes will compare to any fish for a fight.

Tahquamenon Falls State Park and Campground, Upper Penisula of Michigan

Tahquamenon Falls State Park and campground,near Paradise Michigan, Whitefish Point, Lake Superior,Michigans Upper Peninsula,largest falls east of the Mississippi besides Niagara

www.exploringthenorth.com

Big Spring, Kitch-iti-kipi,Upper Peninsula of Michigan

Michigan's largest spring. Named the 'Mirror of Heaven' by the early Indians, 12 miles west of Manistique at Palms Book State Park

www.exploringthenorth.com

You had me at fishing.

 

[Merlin99]

If you make it up there the two must try UP foods are the pasties and the smoked whitefish. If you're there at the right time of year fried smelt, they're like fish French fries.

 

[Monello]

If you make it up there the two must try UP foods are the pasties and the smoked whitefish. If you're there at the right time of year fried smelt, they're like fish French fries.

1 of the things we do each new place we travel to is talk to locals and find the must eat foods of the area. Some places are tastier than others. Upstate NY has something called salt potatoes. South Dakota has chislic. Things you really won't find anywhere else. Here in New Mexico, the green chile is king. They put it on everything. I ask the locals if they are over the green chile. About 80% say hell naw. It appears to be 1 of those foods, like liver, you either love it or hate it.

Most unexpected was in Vicksburg, Mississippi. They told us to have the local tamales. I thought they were joking. No, tamales is a thing down there. Good ole boys making tamales and frito pies out of a repurposed, old school filling gas station.

 

[Merlin99]

1 of the things we do each new place we travel to is talk to locals and find the must eat foods of the area. Some places are tastier than others. Upstate NY has something called salt potatoes. South Dakota has chislic. Things you really won't find anywhere else. Here in New Mexico, the green chile is king. They put it on everything. I ask the locals if they are over the green chile. About 80% say hell naw. It appears to be 1 of those foods, like liver, you either love it or hate it.

Most unexpected was in Vicksburg, Mississippi. They told us to have the local tamales. I thought they were joking. No, tamales is a thing down there. Good ole boys making tamales and frito pies out of a repurposed, old school filling gas station.

I've been down in that area before, dad was stationed in Keesler when he was in the Air Force. I remember the tamales and kool aid pickles for wierd foods. The thing I most remember was all of the lizards on the side of the trailer every morning.

 

[limblips]

1 of the things we do each new place we travel to is talk to locals and find the must eat foods of the area.

Ima give you some advice in case you ever get to sample the cuisine in Iowa. Do not under any circumstances or threats partake of the pickled turkey gizzards in the grayish liquid behind the bar. Just trust me on this one.

 

[Monello]

Smoky Mountains area. I've passed through any number of times and as soon as I get close I turn the radio to 930 AM so I can hear the comedy of Milton Crabapple and Tennessee Trivia. The only thing I dislike is that the traffic between Sevierville and Gatlinburg is absurd. A million cars and traffic lights does not make for a nice drive, but the scenery is gorgeous.

I love central TX and never get tired of finding new little towns to explore. Plus I love Texans in general.

Of course I love my home town. Wish I could visit more often and had more time to roam the whole state. Pioneer history is extremely cool.

You need to update this!

 

[Monello]

I need to add Arizona to my list. Especially Flagstaff/Sedona. I think Sedona is 1 of the prettiest cities in the US. The drive up the canyon is breathtaking.

 

[vraiblonde]

Williams/Flagstaff and Grand Canyon is now #1 and I don't expect that to change.

Gatlinburg (still)
Bastrop, TX
Panama City Beach, FL
South Padre Island, TX