Top 3 Cities In the US , that you havent been, but want to

[Deb & Bill]

I-55 road trip

Been there, done that one.

 

[MamaLema]

1. Boston..I think our family would love it but I checked hotel rates for a family of 5 and it was scary

2. Sedona...I want to take in the scenery and go on of those Jeep tours

3. Savannah...So much different than where we live and I want to experience southern charm

 

[low-key]

Honolulu
Orlando (just for WDW)
Salem

you into witches ?

"The Garden" is long gone. It was a great place to watch hockey, which I know you're not interested in, but was probably great for basketball too. Its replacement, TD Bank Garden, is fine, but doesn't have the atmosphere and aura of the old barn.

Does the new on still have the parkay floor , dead spots ?

 

[dotfurio]

you into witches ?

Well it is almost Halloween! She said the tours were spooky and interesting, and people were dressed up in period costumes everywhere. I'm generally not a history buff but it sounded kind of fun! I really enjoyed Gettysburg and didn't expect to at all, but actually being there on the battlefield and walking through town with the old buildings was really cool.

 

[tarheelmjfan]

Golly...you really are suited to heat!

That I am. I grew up in the South in the mountains of North Carolina. There are occasionally 100+ temps there in the summer, which I have never experienced in all the years I've lived in Florida. Humidity & lack of shade definitely make inland Florida feel hotter than summers in NC. We hope to spend our post-retirement summers there for that reason. The Central Florida parks are even hotter, due to the pavement/concrete & the amount of people in a small(ish) space. That said, if you stay close to the ocean, the breeze coming off the Atlantic makes it more tolerable than inland Florida.

You will find me wearing pants, long sleeve shirts & sweaters or jackets in the Miami area, when the temps are in the 60s & low 70s, but it's very nice compared to what I grew up experiencing in the winter. It's hard for me to imagine that anyone thinks 60s & low 70s is too hot, but that's me. If those temps are too hot for you, you probably wouldn't enjoy Miami any time of year. Definitely, only consider visiting December through early March.

PS: Whether or not I would recommend spending a week in Miami totally depends on your personality & what you enjoy doing. It's definitely not for everyone. The weather in the winter would have nothing to do with that though.

 

[ronandannette]

The only one I want to visit that I haven't already is New York. Besides that, and LA which we love, all the rest are just airport layovers and cruise embarkation ports.

 

[tarheelmjfan]

1. Boston..I think our family would love it but I checked hotel rates for a family of 5 and it was scary

2. Sedona...I want to take in the scenery and go on of those Jeep tours

3. Savannah...So much different than where we live and I want to experience southern charm

Savannah is a really nice town, but you'll probably need to add other destinations, if you want to spend a week. We're very laid back tourists & three nights maxes us out there. There's more to do in Charleston, SC. I wouldn't choose to spend a week there either, unless I was also interested in spending time at the beach. St. Augustine, FL is also a very nice, historical town. You could easily combine 2 or all 3 of them for an excellent trip.

PS: Before you visit Savannah, be sure to read Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt.

 

[ReneeA]

I'm doing pretty well as far as my to-do bucket list. The ones I've experienced so far:

Savannah (3x - my fave, hopefully will be retirement for me)
New Orleans (x2 - another fave - to visit, not to live)
Las Vegas
Fort Lauderdale
St. Louis
San Antonio
Louisville
Orlando (dozens of times)
Charleston


To do:
Boston
New York City
LA (Anaheim for DL)

 

[Colleen27]

AK-snowboarding/mountaineering/seafood
Detroit- seems like it might have one or two quirks
Mobile- see Detroit

Detroit is a fabulous city to visit/explore, especially if you can find yourself a local or two willing to offer up some pointers that go beyond the major tourist attractions. It has been home, more or less (I currently live about an hour out of the city center), for my entire life and I am still discovering new things to love about it.

1. Boston..I think our family would love it but I checked hotel rates for a family of 5 and it was scary

The trick is to look just outside the city. We just got back from our third trip there this year and spent about $120/night for a suburban hotel on the red line. The trip before, we stayed in a nicer place (Embassy Suites) for just a hair under $200/night, but they were crazy-expensive this past week between leaf season, the Patriots, and the Red Sox in the playoffs, and I actually ended up liking the location of the cheaper hotel better anyway because it was on a more "central" T line.

Boston is fast becoming my favorite American city aside from home. It is such a lovely, walkable place, there is history *everywhere*, and it is so easy to shift back and forth between urban activities and outdoorsy ones. I'm glad my daughter is planning on going to college there because it will give me a great excuse to visit a couple times a year.

 

[Meriweather]

New Orleans......going in January
Anchorage......going next summer
Washington DC

 

[Julie's Haircut]

There's a restaurant in the area at the bottom of the Incline Railway called 1885 Grill featuring "farm-to-table" southern coastal cuisine which is wonderful!

Also, in December, Rock City (on Lookout Mountain) will have the Enchanted Garden of Lights - a HUGE holiday display of lights which visitors walk through.

Thanks for the recommendations. Perhaps we'll check them out.

It's not weird anymore. Maybe pockets here and there, but not how it was when I was young. The tech community has killed it. UT is still great. My kid goes there.

Aww, too bad. But I'd still like to go. Most likely Austin would be combined with a return visit to San Antonio.

The really fun Olympic tourist stuff is in Park City. We have the Ski jump hills, the luge/bobsled/skeleton course. I’ve been up there during World Cup bobsled. It’s really cool because you can stand right next to the track and watch them go flying by. You can also go down it during certain times of the year. SLC is fun, it’s much more, ummm, “relaxed” than people think it is.

Yes, I figured most of the Olympic sites were outside the city. And I've heard that it's a misconception that the city itself is straight laced and prudish.

 

[BrinkofSunshine]

San Francisco
Portland, OR
Austin

This was a tough decision! I think these would be my top 3 to see. I love weird/hipster/artsy places so I think these would be fun to explore.

 

[cruiser21]

Coeur D'Alene, Idaho
Portland, Maine
Fargo, North Dakota

 

[Professor_Cookie]

Other fun SLC facts-although considered to be in the Southwest, Salt Lake City is the same latitude as New York City.

Also, the pass I drove down twice a day to Provo to my daughters hospital, is the same one the Donner Party took before taking too long to get across the salt flats(in addition to numerous other errors)

 

[AustinTink]

Aww, too bad. But I'd still like to go. Most likely Austin would be combined with a return visit to San Antonio.

I'll give you a list of all the remaining cool/weird places to visit.

 

[AustinTink]

San Francisco
Portland, OR
Austin

This was a tough decision! I think these would be my top 3 to see. I love weird/hipster/artsy places so I think these would be fun to explore.

Been to all three and have lived in Austin for 28 years. San Francisco is the coolest/weirdest by far. Austin has become super commercial in the last decade and all the artists and mom and pop places have been driven out by the techies. Went to Portland recently. It has a lot of potential to take over the "weird" title from Austin. I would go back in a heartbeat.

 

[ramee]

There’s lots of places I’d like to visit, but I think the top 3 would be:

1) Gatlinburg, TN - Smoky Mountains, Dollywood

2) Philadelphia, PA - Longwood Gardens, Reading Terminal Market, historical sites, museums

3) Las Vegas, NV - Bellagio, The Strip, Red Rock, Grand Canyon on the way

Honorable mentions:

Portland, OR - redwoods, Washington Park, Japanese Garden, Chinese Garden
Niagra Falls(either side)
Hawaii

 

[eileenjez]

between work and cross country road trips I've been to most of these cities. The one I want to see are all in New England, in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. I want to see Bar Harbor, Kennebunkport, Acadia. Concord, New Hampshire. Dorset, Vermont. Just because.

 

[DisneyDad1960]

New Orleans, LA - food and jazz
San Diego, CA - weather, Gaslight District and the zoo
Cleveland, OH - Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

 

[PollyannaMom]

I have traveled quite a bit but a few places I always wanted have slipped by

3. Boston, I love to hate the fans, but I got to admit they have a cool place

2. Seattle - Never been anywhere in the North West, so let me go to the Mecca of the NW

1. New Orleans - Everyone needs to be there at least once, How has this happen to me

Hope you get to go to Boston! I was born there and lived there until I moved to CA in 2013. Still have a lot of family there.

I would like to go to Key West, Honolulu, Anchorage

To everyone who has New Orleans listed, definitely go! We're not into bourbon st, but the air of the whole city is thick with history, we loved it there. Cafe Beignet on Royal St. had the best beignets and cafe au lait in our opinion. And don't just stick to the French Quarter, go to the Garden District (where we like to stay) and Magazine St. Also take a cemetery tour!

My cities are:
Boston (and Salem, which I'm cheating by including, but it isn't far away)
NYC
Bangor, Maine (Stephen King fan here)

I've never been to the Northeast, I really just want to visit all of it.

#1 New York I want some NY pizza from a place IN New York City. I want to see the 9/11 Memorial and go to Central Park.

#2 San Diego the ZOO and the Weather and Fish Tacos

#3 Boston. History!! and The RedSox: I have to see the Big Monster someday!!

Boston is fast becoming my favorite American city aside from home. It is such a lovely, walkable place, there is history *everywhere*, and it is so easy to shift back and forth between urban activities and outdoorsy ones. I'm glad my daughter is planning on going to college there because it will give me a great excuse to visit a couple times a year.

To everyone who said Boston, definitely come and visit!! I love the area!

And I'll second Seattle, Honolulu, and Key West as being on my own list,

plus an honorable mention:

*New York City, NY during Christmas time.

(since I've technically been there, but not at Christmastime.)