Yes.. also, near there is the meteor hole, and not too far are lava tubes from ancient volcano. A short drive, and you're able to drive from deserts, high plateaus to pine tree forests. But the petrified forest is a must-see.
Not on the list is Crater Lake in Oregon, which I think you saw in another video. As a native Floridian, I do recommend the Keys. From Miami, it's about an hour to Key Largo, the northernmost Key. It's roughly a 2 hour drive from there to Key West and gorgeous all the way. Make sure to see all the keys, not just Key West. There are 6 state parks (Bahia Honda is s highlight). Pigeon Key you should also see; it's the base used to build the old Seven Mile Bridge over 100 years ago. Stay in Islamorada or Marathon, since they're more in the middle and less expensive than Key West. Another drive nearly as pretty is US 98 in the Panhandle of Florida. Panama City to Apalachicola to Panacea. It has a similar vibe to the Keys, and there are 3 lighthouses along the way, all of which are climbable. That's all for now from the unofficial Florida Chamber of Commerce. :)
I'm not a big history nut, but we had the opportunity to visit Mount Rushmore on a road trip, and I was in awe. It reminded me that we don't typically do BIG things anymore. I remember thinking, "How is this even possible?" It's definitely the biggest work of art that I've ever seen (by a wide margin).
It’d be tacky to go around carving up all our mountains. It’s a neat thing to do a couple of times because you can and you’ve got a worthy subject. Then you move on to other big things. Like skyscrapers, canals, dams, moon landings, exploration …
@@JustMe-dc6ks I agree! Canals, dams, and moon landings, are perfect examples of BIG things that we don't do anymore. Unfortunately we tend not to do things that don't turn an immediate profit. Even our national monuments and memorials aren't as grand as they used to be. It's sad. Many of these big things were something that all Americans could take pride in and rally around. I remember watching the moon landings on TV and the first time the Space Shuttle landed. Everything just stopped while you took it all in.
Mount Rushmore is basically sculpting with jack hammers and dynamite. First of all, where are you going to find multiple sculptors who can use a jack hammer? Secondly, after 30 minutes of "hammering" while suspended in a harness, it's not so easy to step back, see the result, and know where to hammer next.
@@riothero313 You’ve been watching too much old TV. Los Angeles hasn’t been a ‘smog-filled city’ since the 1970s!😂 California has the strictest pollution laws in the country. So - it works out just great.
This is a good list if all you're interested in is outdoor stuff like nature, beaches, hiking etc. He barely touches on cities, and doesn't mention culture, museums, music, dining, theater. He also doesn't mention anything in the 2/3 of the country between the East Coast and the Rockies.
From Charleston SC to just north of Miami is 6 HOURS... From Miami to KEY West is ANOTHER 3-4 HOURS.. The bridges are amazing. The road Island Hops from "key to key" until you hit Key West... When in KEY West Sunset at Mallory Square is a MUST. The ENTIRE TOWN comes out every day it's not raining to watch the Sailboats in the Sunset. enjoyed, Rick Charleston SC
A few more suggestions: Arizona: The Grand Canyon, The Painted Desert, Monument Valley, and Meteor Crater. California: Muir Woods Yosemite atm though is at the top of my bucket list.
If you're looking for grandeur, the West is quite excellent but good god why is everybody forgetting east coast south and midwest?? that's where all the arable land and greenery is located. far more interactive if for example you wanted to go on a fishing trip. look to the lakes up in wisconsin as well. don't forget Smokey Mountains in Tennessee and Mammoth Cave in Kentucky! Then there's the Appalachain Trail if you want a really loooong journey
He totally forgot all of the South East. Lots of historical cities like Charleston, SC and Savannah, GA. The coast is full of beautiful beaches and the Outer Banks in NC form a protective island barrier. Lots of beaches and the old timers talk with a distinctive accent. Then there are the Appalachian Mountains. The city of Asheville is famous for its arts and restaurant scene. It's also the location of the world's largest private home, Biltmore, built by George Vanderbilt and the French Chateau like building is open to the public along with it's gardens and winery.
He didn't "forget" lol. He kept the video to 25 places, and mainly places he knows a lot about or has visited. It's hard to broadly cover the entire US with just 25.
Check out Santa Fe New Mexico. It is full of history and is absolutely stunning. The food is amazing. Check out the art museums, the Old Plaza, and Meow Wolf.
Watching a video like this help Europeans understand why many Americans don't have a passport and have never left the country. With the exception of Hawaii, I've been to 90% of the places in the vid, and there are many other things here that I would like to see. Everthing can be seen by car in the continental US, and you could spend a year on the road, cover 30,000 miles, and still only dent the surface.
Hey James and MIllie. ♥ The Olympic Mountains in North West Washington state blew me away the first time I saw them. They are costal mountains that are vast and very isolated. You won't see many people there but the scenery there is stunning. ♠
Jim and Millie, I lived in Lake Tahoe for a summer and I've been camping and hiking in Yosemite a half dozen times. I've hiked Half Dome. In Marin County which is just north of San Francisco right across the Golden Gate Bridge, is Muir Woods National Park that is a Redwoods Forest. All of this is just within a few hours from San Francisco and Oakland, where I live. Big Sur is also only within a few hours. When you come to the Bay Area, I will take you to Muir Woods and Big Sur and Golden Gate Park in San Francisco (which is larger then New York's Central Park).
We don't have any Redwood trees in my area of the United States. Out in the west they even have a tree carved out where you can drive your car through it. Despite where I live, I always wanted to visit England. You have some nice scenery there, especially the White Cliffs of Dover!
He could have easily made this into a top 250 places in the US to visit--there's just that much to see here. *IF* I had a bucket list of places I have yet to see in the US, it would include the Grand Canyon, Meteor Crater, Key West, New Orleans, Savannah Georgia, and Hawaii.
Even though I live in Utah, I've never personally been to Zion's or the other National Parks in Southern Utah. The locations on the video I've been to is the drive on the California coastline on Highway 1, the highway driving past the Salt Flats in Utah, and Portland & Peaks Island, Maine. Also, Oahu, Hawaii and the Redwood National State Park in California. All of which are great to see. One place I recommend going that's not on the video is the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, west of Tucson, AZ. My favorite parts of it are the hummingbird aviary, the big cats and the river otters. I also like the wild road runners and lizards you can see roaming around the park.
The guy did a fair job of naming place that are easy to get to and unique. There are plenty of other places to go and see, but if you are an outdoors person, this is a good list.
I live about 1 hour from Yosemite and 1 hour from the Giant Sequioas (the largest and some of the oldest trees in the world). Great place to visit and we take visitors to both places often.
As a native New Englander, I highly recommend a visit to this area during the fall. The weather is generally great and there is so much to see and do. One of the fall highlights is to drive thru Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont to see the foliage. The colors are spectacular if you hit it at the right time. The region is fairly small and you could see much of it in a week. Carve out some time for Boston and if you come at Halloween, Salem is the place to be. I live in the town over from Salem and people come from all over to participate in all the Halloween activities. Regardless of what time you come, there’s plenty to do and places to explore. Hope you make it here someday.
Each state has there is their own individual history and diversity in scenery, culture and sites. They have their own unique food and beauty. Most you can see in a few days. Some states are even more expansive in their own commerce and industry. Some massive Cities and States take months to take it all in. New York can take months to see all the unique, beautiful interesting sites. My relatives lived in California and have been up and down that massive land. They have been their since 1920 and have not seen all the sites yet. From Sacramento starting from the top (Goldrush), San Francisco, Oakland, Napa (wineries), down to the Silicon Valley (too many to mention), San Jose, Monterey, Santa Cruz, America's Salad Bowl, the Coastline (Monterey and Carmel), Vandenburg AFB (Rocket launching facility), SLO, Bakersfield, Malibu, Santa Monica, Los Angeles and it's suburbs; Hollyweird, Beverly Hills, etc., including JPL, Pasadena (Rose Parade), The O.C. (the original Disneyland), the I.E., and down to San Diego and the home of 'Top gun'. To many colleges and Universities: Berkeley, Caltech, UCLA, USC, UC-San Diego/Barbara/Irvine/Davis, Cal-Polys, Loyola, Chapman, Pepperdine, Stanford, Santa Clara, etc. California has the most professional teams in the entire U.S. (NFL, MLB, NBA and the NHL) I am not even talking about all the movie studios, movie locations and celebrity homes. Then there is all the historic National Parks, like Humboldt County (Bigfoot and Mount Shasta), Mammoth Ski resort, Calistoga, Yosemite, Redwoods, Death Valley, Mojave Desert (aircraft facilities and testing sites), Joshua Tree (U-2) and all the Volcanic features along the I.E. Not touting California since I don't live there, but since it's so long and massive, and the revenue it generates, I am sure Tourism is amongst the list. Since the vast diversity of people in California, the food, the food, the food
I'd recommend boston.. Do one of the walking tours.. (wear comfortable shoes) You can get a hotel near the green area, eat in great restaurants.. and good public transportation. Go in spring or fall.. when the parks are full of activities.
Tennessee has some awesome places to visit. We have Ruby Falls in Chattanooga, Tn. It is a cave that has the United States tallest waterfall in a cave. There is Sweetwater, tn's underground lake. I have been to both locations and enjoyed them both. Every state seems to have some kind of marvelous place to see.
I’m excited to finally be visiting the west coast in a couple of months. Portland and Tillamook, Oregon specifically. 38 years and still haven’t seen all of the US
I live on the Oregon coast. I used to live in Lake Tahoe. I love Tahoe. Part is in California, and part in Nevada. If you are in Tahoe, you are in the forest. The lake really is that blue. There are ski lodges there, casinos, glass bottom paddle wheel boats. It's a beautiful place to visit. Also, the drive up Highway 101 along the west coast from northern California to Washington is a beautiful drive.
The size of the US is a huge factor. I've lived here all my life (about 60 years) and traveled quite a bit of it. I've only seen about a third of what that video contained, but like the posts below say, there's lots of amazing places not listed. Wherever you go, in the USA or elsewhere... just enjoy it! I have ice skated with my kids under a full moon in Yosemite one Christmas. We had picnic breakfasts at Hanauma Bay on Oahu. Wherever we went, we tried to live in the place as much as we could. And Mount Rushmore is pretty awesome; so much so, that we went twice. Great reaction video!
I noticed he didn't mention any places in the Midwest, but perhaps he hasn't traveled much here. For a beautiful city with lots to do, I would suggest Chicago. There is so much to see: The Art Institute, The Field Museum of Natural History, The Museum of Science & Industry, The Shedd Aquarium, Lincoln Park Zoo, Brookfield Zoo, great restaurants and music venues of all kinds, The Bean, Buckingham Fountain, boat tours, and beautiful Lake Michigan are just a small sample of things to do in Chicago. It also has trains, the L trains (subway & elevated), and buses for public transportation. I live in the northwest suburbs now, but I was born and raised in the city and will always be a Chicago girl at heart.
You're absolutely right! He missed massive amounts of important things things like Chicago, Maui (really?!), Niagara Falls, the UP of Michigan, the Kansas grasslands, the Mackinac bridge in Michigan, Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, etc., etc. Another guy that thinks all of America is the coasts, who has added deserts to his repertoire. What a shame.
If they want to have fun go to table rock lake in the Ozarks. Visit the many caves raft the rivers and just see the most beautiful scenery ever all over the Ozarks
Add Monument Valley to your list. It's on the Arizona/Utah border. The famous director John Ford made 7 movies there, including 4 with John Wayne. The scale of the scenery is breathtaking.
That was just awesome! I never cease to be amazed at the beautiful places in the US. Many of these I have not seen in person, and some, never before. Thank you so much for bringing this video to us. A blessing on a Saturday evening. Peace
No mention of Niagara Falls which is in New York. Harvard is actually in Cambridge Massachusetts, and beyond the historic attractions, Boston's North end provides some of the best Italian food outside of Italy. The rest of New England is also very historic; the founding parish of my Connecticut town was established in 1635. New Haven, Connecticut also has some of the best pizza in the US and that's saying something for someone who grew up in NYC and worked in Manhattan for 20 years. U could go on and on about Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire as well. BTW, Boston is only about 5 hours driving distance from New York City and a flight takes less than an hour.
Guys, they aren’t as famous but the Leigh Valley and the Pocono Mountains regions in Pennsylvania are incredible and have some really cool things in the areas. The South is also amazing especially in Georgia.
Please do not rule out Alaska just because you have preconceptions of it. Alaska isn't cold year round. We have several months with weather above 65f (18.33c) add in sun for 16-24 hours a day in the summer. Also the reason you hear about plane issues up here is we have more bush planes/pilots then anywhere else in the world. So you will hear more about them. I fly on one twice a month going on 20 years with no issue.
And you don't have to fly. Take the Alaska State Ferry from Bellingham, WA to Juneau or even Valdez. In Valdez you can rent a car and drive up the highway toward Fairbanks and see some of the interior including the Copper River Valley, some of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, a glacier and a section of the Alaska Pipeline (as well as lots of wildlife).
Roads are few in Alaska, yet cover enormous history and scenery. Railroad from Seward to Fairbanks takes you through the central Interior, including Denali (old Mt McKinley). The Boing 737 flies to most large cities. “The 737 is the most successful aircraft type in history by sales.” To Jersey, and is still used today: “By the 1980s airlines were beginning to use more jet equipment with the … ubiquitous Boeing 737.” As tourists you do not need to fear the small planes. Many in-state airlines use smaller planes, as I have flown on. Smaller plane crashes raise the statics, but many bear the brunt of private pilots with less flying hours than the in-state airlines.
For me one of the most gorgeous places I've got the chance to visit was Montana and Glacier national park, such good memories and souvenirs from there. I also loved Yosemite. Didn't get the opportunity to climb the half dome but why not some other time. USA has such amazing sceneries and culture.
He should've named it, "Top 25 Places To Visit In The USA... That I've Seen So Far." The USA is JAM PACKED with places to visit. These 25 are a good start. 🥰 Here's the next 10 I'd add: 1. Savannah Georgia 2. Memphis Tennessee 3. Mackinac Island & the U.P. of Michigan 4. Duluth & the North Shore (of Lake Superior) 5. Badlands & Black Hills South Dakota 6. Albuquerque & Santa Fe New Mexico 7. New Orleans Louisiana 8. Washington DC 9. Las Vegas Nevada (everyone needs to see it at least once). He went from Seattle to Alaska, but he needed to stop in the Olympic Peninsula of Washington first to see 10. Hoh Rainforest, my favorite spot in America... so far. I still have 5 states to visit, though, so there's more to explore!
Yes, it's yo-SEM-ih-tea, which is an eye-poppingly beautiful park. Big Sur was visited recently by Shaun from Edinburgh, and his wife. They were blown away by the beauty and variety. It's named with an English word, plus the Spanish word for 'south'. Back in '84, when I did a solo road trip to Alaska from here in IL, I took a 2-day trip to the Bush (the roadless area), and visited the sub-arctic city of Nome, and the arctic city of Kotzebue (COT-suh-bew). On Kaua'is Na Pali Coast, there's a waterfall which was used in the movie Jurassic Park, and become known as Jurassic Falls. He mentioned the kah-la-LOU-uh Lookout, but it's actually the kah-la-LAU Lookout. In the Yellowstone section, he mentioned the Upper Falls, but didn't explain it. It's one with a twin--Lower Falls, and they're in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone (River). Millie, I noticed you were a bit sweaty re. the idea of climbing Angel's Landing at Zion. However, the entire way up, there's a series of pipes embedded in the rocks, and connected together with a chain. So, unless you let go, you can't fall. My favorite national park is, I'd have to say, Grand Canyon, because I've visited there 4 times, and backpacked to the bottom 3 of those times, so this park is involved in many cherished memories.
As an Oregonian I have to recommend Crater Lake National Park (give it a Google) as well as the Olympic National Forest in Washington (the area the Twilight series were filmed) - hope you explore the west coast sometime, it's stunning!
I've been to Kauai a few times. It's amazing!! But it takes 3 flights and about 15 hours to get there from Florida, including layovers. So worth it though.
As mentioned, he only focuses on the east and west of the US. There are many places in the central US that are great, like the Great Lakes region - especially the shoreline of Lake Superior.
I went to Boston last summer & it amazed me. Way better than I expected. A couple years ago 2 friends & I did a 10 day road trip through the New England states & we camped out at different spots. It was awesome! And the keys are amazing! One of the best rainbow pictures I ever took! Yellow Stone is fabulous! The geysers are amazing!There are so many great things to see in the US
I'd say visit Niagara Falls-Buffalo to see Old Fort Niagara (which has flown the flags of France, then Great Britain before it was the UK, and then the US), the Falls itself and its power plant, several cool museums in the area, the historic Erie Canal, and try the best Buffalo wings right where they were first created as well as amazing pizza. Also, see the largest Amish community in America, which is in and around Berlin, Ohio. Electricity-free farm tours, horse-drawn buggy rides, fantastic crafts, unbelievable food, cheese factory, and coincidentally a close drive to the Football Hall of Fame and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
All states have amazing places, Oregon where I live has quite a few, but if you want to see an amazing lake, check out Crater Lake National Park, even clearer water than Lake Tahoe. Go farther up Highway 97 in Central Oregon and there are other volcanic related things, and on to the Columbia River. In the far NE part, there is Wallowa Lake, which is also quite deep and in the Wallowa Mountains. It's kind of an important place to the Nez Perce natives as well. One thing I'm surprised he didn't show at the Pike Place Market, is the fish tossing. It's probably on other videos, check it out. One thing about this, so many people enjoy your reactions, you would have no shortage of people here willing to take you around.
He's only scratched the surface of awesome beauty and natural wonders of USA. Toketee Falls, Multnomah Falls, Crater Lake, Newberry Caldera, Lemolo Lake, Diamond Lake, Mount Thielson, Mt. Mazama, Mount Hood, Three Sisters, Oregon National Caves Monument, Rogue River/Hellgate Canyon, Kalmiopsis Wilderness, Waldo Lake, Williamson River (100 miles long)... many more just in Oregon alone. Didn't mention Snoqaulmie Pass east of Seattle WA and so much more in the NorthWest Pacific Region. 😊
I've been subscribed to James channel since long before he had a girlfriend on his channel, he had less then 5k subscribers. I truly enjoy them and their banter and will always give them my views. It was just a simple request or suggestion, many times they've missed out on something said then had questions later that would have been a answered. I could watch the same content on someone else's channel but I truly support them, they remind me of my grandkids.
He totally missed the US South and a lot of other locations I would have included in the west, such as Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico, the Grand Canyon, the Durango-Silverton railroad, etc. But I enjoyed the video and did see some scenery I hadn't seen before.
I am surprised he didn’t include anything from my beautiful home of Wisconsin. My state has a boat load of amazing places to visit if you ever decide to visit Wisconsin. Place I recommend visiting would be places like Door County, Wisconsin Dells, Lacrosse, Devil’s Lake State Park, Witches Gulch, Parfrey’s Glen, Apostle Islands, Copper Falls, Governor Dodge State Park, Cave of the Mounds & Harrington Beach.
The challenge with these lists is the bias of the list maker. These biases can include (but not limited to): - East vs West of the Mississippi River (the river splits the country almost in half): This poster had an obvious west bias - Nature vs History vs Pop Culture: this poster had a nature bias, but he did throw in some history (Boston) and some pop culture (Times Square) - Tourist traps vs off the beaten path sites: this poster had some of both. While any list I made would have an east of Mississippi and history bias, none of these biases are good or bad. It is just important to recognize the bias before taking any list into consideration.
Another bias is that a person is only going to rate the places he has been to. There are thousands of scenic sites through out the U.S. If the person rating the sites has only been to 10 or 20 percent, that person's list will omit many places that he has never been to.
Interesting he did not mention Niagara Falls while in the north. You cannot fathom the amount of water continuously falling from 3 directions. Maybe because he couldn't jump in it?
You should check you videos about The Great Lakes and specifically Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Michigan is home to some of the most beautiful lakes in the world.
I live in Missoula ,Montana I love , you just brighten my day going to Glacier Park. So in his opinion that was him top 25 list. I have been to several of other places that would make my list that he didn’t even mention. That okay we all have our favorites. Love your reactions you make my day with so much positive reactions you share.
I went to Waimea Canyon and toured it by the helicopter. That just might be the best way to explore that place. There was even the option of getting DVD recording of the flight tour.
Americans are always being criticized for not owning a passport but if you saw how many places you could visit in the US in this video, you would understand that there is really no need to travel to foreign countries when you have so many diverse landscapes in one country!
When I was stationed at the School of Music in Little Creek Virginia, was married in 1979 at Virginia Beach, when I arrived in 1978 a college friend and I went to Colonial Williamsburg. I think you would get a kick out of the British History. We spent a day seeing the sights before starting our training. ❤️🌹🤘
Did you guys go to the Rosevelt Island Tramway? It is a tram that actually goes up into the skyscrapers and high over the Hudson before it gently glides onto the island .It is a whole other way to veiw New York! Check out Shaun's video of it!
I took my nephew up the Space Needle when he was about 10 years old. He was like a fly, almost stuck to the windows to get as far from the railing as he could get!
Yellowstone and Grand Tetons are very close together - if you're considering one, you should go to both! I'd recommend late spring to avoid the crowds at Yellowstone while still catching some of the young animals and wildflowers. Just don't approach the animals. Ever. Early spring has more baby animals but the weather can be dicey, and summer gets hot and muggy.
I love Lake Tahoe. I used to live there for several years. Yosemite is so beautiful as well. Big Sur is awesome. I live in Las Vegas. Besides the casinos, we have Red Rock canyon. Lots of hiking trails. Crater Lake in Oregon is stunning. Hope you two can make these trips. I have family in Cape Cod. The beaches are so beautiful. Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard is stunning.
Definitely a few hundred more places could be added to the list. I’d point out 2 things, though… 1) a lot of the vistas and fantastic views you fall in love with on these videos are aerial shots and that’s NOT how you will experience it in real life. It can be a lot more mundane from ground level. 2) No one ever mentions that if you go to a remote location to see a single thing… it can be a LONG ways away from anything else to see - which is an inefficient way to spend a limited amount of vacation time and budget unless that is ALL you wanted to see on this trip. I would always recommend picking a spot in the center of several things you can float out to on multiple “day trips”. For example, Yosemite National Park (Ansel Adams photographs, Half Dome, Yosemite falls and about 9 others), Sequoia Park, Gold rush cities like Sonora, or San Francisco (Chinatown, Fisherman’s Wharf, Lombard Street, Treasure Island, Alcatraz), or places like Monterey (Fisherman’s Wharf, Cannery Row, Monterey Aquarium), 17 mile drive, Pebble Beach, Carmel-by-the-Sea, Pacific Coast Highway and Big Sur… are ALL grouped closely together and only a short drive between them, whereas Yellowstone is close to… ummm… give me a minute… Just my 2 cents and worth half that, but for my money I’d go and base out of Monterey 10 times out of 10, and I’ve lived and worked in Wisconsin, Missouri, California, Arizona, Oklahoma, Indiana, and Washington DC and traveled to all 48 contiguous states. It is always just personal preference, and plenty of people would disagree with me, but they’re all wrong.
Wow! I live in Florida, so I've been to the Keys. I've lived in Idaho, and I've been to a place that had dunes, but I don't think it was the same place featured in this video. I'm surprised he didn't cover Sun Valley. There's a lot of places in this video I haven't heard of. Makes me want to go on a road trip!
13:00. Boston is where I work! I live about a half hour north near the border of New Hampshire. I can give you guys a tour of Boston (and Harvard for Millie) if you want if you two ever make it to Massachusetts.
If you're from Jersey, you won't find Alaska to be too cold. At least not the inhabited parts of Alaska you're likely to visit like Anchorage, Juneau, Ketchikan, etc. For example, in Juneau you're looking at about 10-17C in July and -4C-0C in January. The really cold (inhabited) places are more in the Midwest
The very first Starbucks was located at 2000 Western Ave in Seattle. It was open from 1971-1976. It was relocated to its present location on Pike Place after a fire forced the closure of the original site.
Yeah but don’t bother visiting the original. The line is outrageous and it’s the same coffee you get everywhere else. Definitely hang out at Pike Place though!
You can’t visit the original because it was closed due to a fire. The one they call the first is actually the second. While not all Starbucks are the same, it’s better not to have a long line for coffee.
As an American who is impressed with my country's beautiful sites, there are some amazing sites in the British Isles also. We all have cool stuff in our country.
Florida is also beautiful( not Disney) many beautiful crystal clear springs and clear rivers. White sand beaches and The water is warm enough to really enjoy ( not like cold California water)- just bring flip flops and sunscreen
If you decided to visit Boston here are a couple of recommendations from a stay I recently had there. First we got a discounted rate at the Park Plaza Hotel if you take a room on the side of the hotel that doesn't face Common Park. The hotel was great and you are still across from the Common (sort of the heart of Boston). Next make sure to visit Hanover St. for some of the best Italian food you will ever have. We had dinner on the rooftop deck I think it was the best food I've ever had.
Another great Vermont-like area to visit that surprisingly didn't make this list is the Blue Ridge Parkway, in particular the "high country" area in and around Boone and Blowing Rock, NC. Between Grandfather Mountain, the Linn Cove Viaduct, Mount Mitchell (highest point in eastern US) and Craggy Gardens, this should have taken Vermont's spot (no offense to Vermonters).
He mentioned every state around montana but didn't mention montana. You have to see glacier national park, its absolutely beautiful. Nearby flathead lake puts Tahoe to shame imo. It's 370 feet deep and clear enough to see the bottom, and Virginia city is one of the first gold mining towns in the pacific nw along with deadwood. Also visit deadwood and the black hills in south dakota
I think in another video he picked Glacier of his most favorite of all national parks. It seems like he does travel videos for a living and the needs of making different content is why he mentions different top places
I live in majic valley idaho. So beautiful here. Mountains to the north, east, south and snake river canyon south of me about 10 minutes away. Yall should look up where evil kenevil tried to jump the canyon in a rocket.
I don’t know why no one ever says the petrified forest and painted desert. It’s absolutely amazing
Yes.. also, near there is the meteor hole, and not too far are lava tubes from ancient volcano. A short drive, and you're able to drive from deserts, high plateaus to pine tree forests. But the petrified forest is a must-see.
He barely touched all the awesome places in America- love my country-❤️🇺🇸
I agree. He missed about 90% of the country.
Don't worry, I touched them all.
There are so many. And a lot of hidden gems that aren’t known except to the locals. We have several of those kind of spots where I live.
He only listed 25 places, and they are the best according to him.
Relax everybody, it’s only his opinion. It really isn’t that deep.
One place he missed, that everyone else seems to miss is Big Bend National Park In Texas.
Not on the list is Crater Lake in Oregon, which I think you saw in another video.
As a native Floridian, I do recommend the Keys. From Miami, it's about an hour to Key Largo, the northernmost Key. It's roughly a 2 hour drive from there to Key West and gorgeous all the way. Make sure to see all the keys, not just Key West. There are 6 state parks (Bahia Honda is s highlight). Pigeon Key you should also see; it's the base used to build the old Seven Mile Bridge over 100 years ago. Stay in Islamorada or Marathon, since they're more in the middle and less expensive than Key West.
Another drive nearly as pretty is US 98 in the Panhandle of Florida. Panama City to Apalachicola to Panacea. It has a similar vibe to the Keys, and there are 3 lighthouses along the way, all of which are climbable.
That's all for now from the unofficial Florida Chamber of Commerce. :)
I'm not a big history nut, but we had the opportunity to visit Mount Rushmore on a road trip, and I was in awe. It reminded me that we don't typically do BIG things anymore. I remember thinking, "How is this even possible?" It's definitely the biggest work of art that I've ever seen (by a wide margin).
It’d be tacky to go around carving up all our mountains. It’s a neat thing to do a couple of times because you can and you’ve got a worthy subject. Then you move on to other big things. Like skyscrapers, canals, dams, moon landings, exploration …
@@JustMe-dc6ks I agree! Canals, dams, and moon landings, are perfect examples of BIG things that we don't do anymore. Unfortunately we tend not to do things that don't turn an immediate profit. Even our national monuments and memorials aren't as grand as they used to be. It's sad. Many of these big things were something that all Americans could take pride in and rally around. I remember watching the moon landings on TV and the first time the Space Shuttle landed. Everything just stopped while you took it all in.
Mount Rushmore is basically sculpting with jack hammers and dynamite. First of all, where are you going to find multiple sculptors who can use a jack hammer? Secondly, after 30 minutes of "hammering" while suspended in a harness, it's not so easy to step back, see the result, and know where to hammer next.
They’re still working on Crazy Horse, near Mt. Rushmore. It’s great too. It’s a work in progress
@@babyfry4775 I was wondering about that, I was there in 2011 and 2015 for Sturgis and it looked a little different but not much. Cool museum though.
My favorite place in America is Griffith Observatory at night overlooking L.A. Absolutely stunning
An observatory in a smog filled city? How does that work out?
@@riothero313 You’ve been watching too much old TV. Los Angeles hasn’t been a ‘smog-filled city’ since the 1970s!😂 California has the strictest pollution laws in the country. So - it works out just great.
This is a good list if all you're interested in is outdoor stuff like nature, beaches, hiking etc. He barely touches on cities, and doesn't mention culture, museums, music, dining, theater. He also doesn't mention anything in the 2/3 of the country between the East Coast and the Rockies.
From Charleston SC to just north of Miami is 6 HOURS...
From Miami to KEY West is ANOTHER 3-4 HOURS..
The bridges are amazing. The road Island Hops from "key to key" until you hit Key West...
When in KEY West Sunset at Mallory Square is a MUST. The ENTIRE TOWN comes out every day it's not raining to watch the Sailboats in the Sunset.
enjoyed,
Rick
Charleston SC
A few more suggestions:
Arizona: The Grand Canyon, The Painted Desert, Monument Valley, and Meteor Crater.
California: Muir Woods
Yosemite atm though is at the top of my bucket list.
Don't forget the Petrified Forest on the way to the Painted Desert!
If you're looking for grandeur, the West is quite excellent but good god why is everybody forgetting east coast south and midwest?? that's where all the arable land and greenery is located. far more interactive if for example you wanted to go on a fishing trip. look to the lakes up in wisconsin as well. don't forget Smokey Mountains in Tennessee and Mammoth Cave in Kentucky! Then there's the Appalachain Trail if you want a really loooong journey
He totally forgot all of the South East. Lots of historical cities like Charleston, SC and Savannah, GA. The coast is full of beautiful beaches and the Outer Banks in NC form a protective island barrier. Lots of beaches and the old timers talk with a distinctive accent.
Then there are the Appalachian Mountains. The city of Asheville is famous for its arts and restaurant scene. It's also the location of the world's largest private home, Biltmore, built by George Vanderbilt and the French Chateau like building is open to the public along with it's gardens and winery.
He didn't "forget" lol. He kept the video to 25 places, and mainly places he knows a lot about or has visited. It's hard to broadly cover the entire US with just 25.
I did Angels Landing back in my early 20s. It was the wildest hike I've ever taken. Could never do it now. But it was an experience.
Check out Santa Fe New Mexico. It is full of history and is absolutely stunning. The food is amazing. Check out the art museums, the Old Plaza, and Meow Wolf.
Watching a video like this help Europeans understand why many Americans don't have a passport and have never left the country. With the exception of Hawaii, I've been to 90% of the places in the vid, and there are many other things here that I would like to see. Everthing can be seen by car in the continental US, and you could spend a year on the road, cover 30,000 miles, and still only dent the surface.
Hey James and MIllie. ♥ The Olympic Mountains in North West Washington state blew me away the first time I saw them. They are costal mountains that are vast and very isolated. You won't see many people there but the scenery there is stunning. ♠
Not to mention the Hoh rain forest in the coastal part of Olympic National Park which is an other worldly place as well.
Jim and Millie, I lived in Lake Tahoe for a summer and I've been camping and hiking in Yosemite a half dozen times. I've hiked Half Dome. In Marin County which is just north of San Francisco right across the Golden Gate Bridge, is Muir Woods National Park that is a Redwoods Forest. All of this is just within a few hours from San Francisco and Oakland, where I live. Big Sur is also only within a few hours. When you come to the Bay Area, I will take you to Muir Woods and Big Sur and Golden Gate Park in San Francisco (which is larger then New York's Central Park).
We don't have any Redwood trees in my area of the United States. Out in the west they even have a tree carved out where you can drive your car through it. Despite where I live, I always wanted to visit England. You have some nice scenery there, especially the White Cliffs of Dover!
He could have easily made this into a top 250 places in the US to visit--there's just that much to see here. *IF* I had a bucket list of places I have yet to see in the US, it would include the Grand Canyon, Meteor Crater, Key West, New Orleans, Savannah Georgia, and Hawaii.
Been to Savannah. Beautiful! St. Augustine, FL is also beautiful, lots of stained-glass windows.
Even though I live in Utah, I've never personally been to Zion's or the other National Parks in Southern Utah. The locations on the video I've been to is the drive on the California coastline on Highway 1, the highway driving past the Salt Flats in Utah, and Portland & Peaks Island, Maine. Also, Oahu, Hawaii and the Redwood National State Park in California. All of which are great to see. One place I recommend going that's not on the video is the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, west of Tucson, AZ. My favorite parts of it are the hummingbird aviary, the big cats and the river otters. I also like the wild road runners and lizards you can see roaming around the park.
The guy did a fair job of naming place that are easy to get to and unique. There are plenty of other places to go and see, but if you are an outdoors person, this is a good list.
I live about 1 hour from Yosemite and 1 hour from the Giant Sequioas (the largest and some of the oldest trees in the world). Great place to visit and we take visitors to both places often.
As a native New Englander, I highly recommend a visit to this area during the fall. The weather is generally great and there is so much to see and do. One of the fall highlights is to drive thru Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont to see the foliage. The colors are spectacular if you hit it at the right time. The region is fairly small and you could see much of it in a week. Carve out some time for Boston and if you come at Halloween, Salem is the place to be. I live in the town over from Salem and people come from all over to participate in all the Halloween activities. Regardless of what time you come, there’s plenty to do and places to explore. Hope you make it here someday.
Hi Katie. I also live near Salem. Peabody, actually, and my wife and son work in Salem and my sister lives in and owns a shop in Salem.
I’ve been to cannon beach and climbed hay stack rock with my uncle.
Good times.
Each state has there is their own individual history and diversity in scenery, culture and sites. They have their own unique food and beauty. Most you can see in a few days. Some states are even more expansive in their own commerce and industry. Some massive Cities and States take months to take it all in. New York can take months to see all the unique, beautiful interesting sites. My relatives lived in California and have been up and down that massive land. They have been their since 1920 and have not seen all the sites yet.
From Sacramento starting from the top (Goldrush), San Francisco, Oakland, Napa (wineries), down to the Silicon Valley (too many to mention), San Jose, Monterey, Santa Cruz, America's Salad Bowl, the Coastline (Monterey and Carmel), Vandenburg AFB (Rocket launching facility), SLO, Bakersfield, Malibu, Santa Monica, Los Angeles and it's suburbs; Hollyweird, Beverly Hills, etc., including JPL, Pasadena (Rose Parade), The O.C. (the original Disneyland), the I.E., and down to San Diego and the home of 'Top gun'.
To many colleges and Universities: Berkeley, Caltech, UCLA, USC, UC-San Diego/Barbara/Irvine/Davis, Cal-Polys, Loyola, Chapman, Pepperdine, Stanford, Santa Clara, etc.
California has the most professional teams in the entire U.S. (NFL, MLB, NBA and the NHL)
I am not even talking about all the movie studios, movie locations and celebrity homes.
Then there is all the historic National Parks, like Humboldt County (Bigfoot and Mount Shasta), Mammoth Ski resort, Calistoga, Yosemite, Redwoods, Death Valley, Mojave Desert (aircraft facilities and testing sites), Joshua Tree (U-2) and all the Volcanic features along the I.E.
Not touting California since I don't live there, but since it's so long and massive, and the revenue it generates, I am sure Tourism is amongst the list.
Since the vast diversity of people in California, the food, the food, the food
I'd recommend boston.. Do one of the walking tours.. (wear comfortable shoes) You can get a hotel near the green area, eat in great restaurants.. and good public transportation. Go in spring or fall.. when the parks are full of activities.
Tennessee has some awesome places to visit. We have Ruby Falls in Chattanooga, Tn. It is a cave that has the United States tallest waterfall in a cave. There is Sweetwater, tn's underground lake.
I have been to both locations and enjoyed them both. Every state seems to have some kind of marvelous place to see.
We drove from southwest Ohio all the way up to Acadia, Maine last year!!
It was beautiful! I was very impressed!
I’m excited to finally be visiting the west coast in a couple of months. Portland and Tillamook, Oregon specifically. 38 years and still haven’t seen all of the US
I live on the Oregon coast. I used to live in Lake Tahoe. I love Tahoe. Part is in California, and part in Nevada. If you are in Tahoe, you are in the forest. The lake really is that blue. There are ski lodges there, casinos, glass bottom paddle wheel boats. It's a beautiful place to visit. Also, the drive up Highway 101 along the west coast from northern California to Washington is a beautiful drive.
The size of the US is a huge factor. I've lived here all my life (about 60 years) and traveled quite a bit of it. I've only seen about a third of what that video contained, but like the posts below say, there's lots of amazing places not listed. Wherever you go, in the USA or elsewhere... just enjoy it! I have ice skated with my kids under a full moon in Yosemite one Christmas. We had picnic breakfasts at Hanauma Bay on Oahu. Wherever we went, we tried to live in the place as much as we could. And Mount Rushmore is pretty awesome; so much so, that we went twice. Great reaction video!
I noticed he didn't mention any places in the Midwest, but perhaps he hasn't traveled much here. For a beautiful city with lots to do, I would suggest Chicago. There is so much to see: The Art Institute, The Field Museum of Natural History, The Museum of Science & Industry, The Shedd Aquarium, Lincoln Park Zoo, Brookfield Zoo, great restaurants and music venues of all kinds, The Bean, Buckingham Fountain, boat tours, and beautiful Lake Michigan are just a small sample of things to do in Chicago. It also has trains, the L trains (subway & elevated), and buses for public transportation. I live in the northwest suburbs now, but I was born and raised in the city and will always be a Chicago girl at heart.
You're absolutely right! He missed massive amounts of important things things like Chicago, Maui (really?!), Niagara Falls, the UP of Michigan, the Kansas grasslands, the Mackinac bridge in Michigan, Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, etc., etc. Another guy that thinks all of America is the coasts, who has added deserts to his repertoire. What a shame.
If they want to have fun go to table rock lake in the Ozarks. Visit the many caves raft the rivers and just see the most beautiful scenery ever all over the Ozarks
Any top twenty five or top fifty or top one hundred list for the whole US is going to leave a lot out.
I live in North Chicago now. Can't beat it. Rent is high though.
@allenhill1223 visit the many meth labs of the ozarks.
You guys should do a vlog on Jersey. I think I'm safe to say most of us in the USA don't know much about your home, Jersey.
Went past Shiprock yesterday , on the salt flats now I love being able to travel and see all the sights
Highly recommend the great smoky mountains!
Add Monument Valley to your list. It's on the Arizona/Utah border. The famous director John Ford made 7 movies there, including 4 with John Wayne. The scale of the scenery is breathtaking.
Well done- all those places are beyond beautiful- have been to most of them- but so many more parks
That was just awesome! I never cease to be amazed at the beautiful places in the US. Many of these I have not seen in person, and some, never before. Thank you so much for bringing this video to us. A blessing on a Saturday evening. Peace
Niagara Fall NY is another beautiful place. Also still in NY the Catskill mountains and the Finger Lakes region of central NY.
No mention of Niagara Falls which is in New York. Harvard is actually in Cambridge Massachusetts, and beyond the historic attractions, Boston's North end provides some of the best Italian food outside of Italy. The rest of New England is also very historic; the founding parish of my Connecticut town was established in 1635. New Haven, Connecticut also has some of the best pizza in the US and that's saying something for someone who grew up in NYC and worked in Manhattan for 20 years. U could go on and on about Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire as well. BTW, Boston is only about 5 hours driving distance from New York City and a flight takes less than an hour.
Boston is a must-see city. Lots of history, lots of culture.
Guys, they aren’t as famous but the Leigh Valley and the Pocono Mountains regions in Pennsylvania are incredible and have some really cool things in the areas. The South is also amazing especially in Georgia.
My sister lives in NH and always has beautiful pics and videos of the areas.
Lake Tahoe is incredible. I got to go just once but I'll never forget it.
Please do not rule out Alaska just because you have preconceptions of it. Alaska isn't cold year round. We have several months with weather above 65f (18.33c) add in sun for 16-24 hours a day in the summer. Also the reason you hear about plane issues up here is we have more bush planes/pilots then anywhere else in the world. So you will hear more about them. I fly on one twice a month going on 20 years with no issue.
And you don't have to fly. Take the Alaska State Ferry from Bellingham, WA to Juneau or even Valdez. In Valdez you can rent a car and drive up the highway toward Fairbanks and see some of the interior including the Copper River Valley, some of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, a glacier and a section of the Alaska Pipeline (as well as lots of wildlife).
Roads are few in Alaska, yet cover enormous history and scenery. Railroad from Seward to Fairbanks takes you through the central Interior, including Denali (old Mt McKinley). The Boing 737 flies to most large cities. “The 737 is the most successful aircraft type in history by sales.” To Jersey, and is still used today: “By the 1980s airlines were beginning to use more jet equipment with the … ubiquitous Boeing 737.” As tourists you do not need to fear the small planes. Many in-state airlines use smaller planes, as I have flown on. Smaller plane crashes raise the statics, but many bear the brunt of private pilots with less flying hours than the in-state airlines.
For me one of the most gorgeous places I've got the chance to visit was Montana and Glacier national park, such good memories and souvenirs from there. I also loved Yosemite. Didn't get the opportunity to climb the half dome but why not some other time. USA has such amazing sceneries and culture.
He should've named it, "Top 25 Places To Visit In The USA... That I've Seen So Far."
The USA is JAM PACKED with places to visit. These 25 are a good start. 🥰
Here's the next 10 I'd add:
1. Savannah Georgia
2. Memphis Tennessee
3. Mackinac Island & the U.P. of Michigan
4. Duluth & the North Shore (of Lake Superior)
5. Badlands & Black Hills South Dakota
6. Albuquerque & Santa Fe New Mexico
7. New Orleans Louisiana
8. Washington DC
9. Las Vegas Nevada (everyone needs to see it at least once).
He went from Seattle to Alaska, but he needed to stop in the Olympic Peninsula of Washington first to see 10. Hoh Rainforest, my favorite spot in America... so far. I still have 5 states to visit, though, so there's more to explore!
Yes, it's yo-SEM-ih-tea, which is an eye-poppingly beautiful park.
Big Sur was visited recently by Shaun from Edinburgh, and his wife. They were blown away by the beauty and variety. It's named with an English word, plus the Spanish word for 'south'.
Back in '84, when I did a solo road trip to Alaska from here in IL, I took a 2-day trip to the Bush (the roadless area), and visited the sub-arctic city of Nome, and the arctic city of Kotzebue
(COT-suh-bew).
On Kaua'is Na Pali Coast, there's a waterfall which was used in the movie Jurassic Park, and become known as Jurassic Falls. He mentioned the kah-la-LOU-uh Lookout, but it's actually the
kah-la-LAU Lookout.
In the Yellowstone section, he mentioned the Upper Falls, but didn't explain it. It's one with a twin--Lower Falls, and they're in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone (River).
Millie, I noticed you were a bit sweaty re. the idea of climbing Angel's Landing at Zion. However, the entire way up, there's a series of pipes embedded in the rocks, and connected together with a chain. So, unless you let go, you can't fall.
My favorite national park is, I'd have to say, Grand Canyon, because I've visited there 4 times, and backpacked to the bottom 3 of those times, so this park is involved in many cherished memories.
As an Oregonian I have to recommend Crater Lake National Park (give it a Google) as well as the Olympic National Forest in Washington (the area the Twilight series were filmed) - hope you explore the west coast sometime, it's stunning!
I love Oregon but my favorite forest land is in the west of Washington. West of Seattle. The redwoods of Cali and Oregon too.
Just 3 hours west of Boston is Mt Greylock in beautiful Berkshire county absolutely worth exploring 👍
I've been to Kauai a few times. It's amazing!! But it takes 3 flights and about 15 hours to get there from Florida, including layovers. So worth it though.
As mentioned, he only focuses on the east and west of the US. There are many places in the central US that are great, like the Great Lakes region - especially the shoreline of Lake Superior.
He only did 25 places. What can you expect? That doesn't even allow for one per state.
I went to Boston last summer & it amazed me. Way better than I expected.
A couple years ago 2 friends & I did a 10 day road trip through the New England states & we camped out at different spots. It was awesome!
And the keys are amazing! One of the best rainbow pictures I ever took!
Yellow Stone is fabulous! The geysers are amazing!There are so many great things to see in the US
I'd say visit Niagara Falls-Buffalo to see Old Fort Niagara (which has flown the flags of France, then Great Britain before it was the UK, and then the US), the Falls itself and its power plant, several cool museums in the area, the historic Erie Canal, and try the best Buffalo wings right where they were first created as well as amazing pizza.
Also, see the largest Amish community in America, which is in and around Berlin, Ohio. Electricity-free farm tours, horse-drawn buggy rides, fantastic crafts, unbelievable food, cheese factory, and coincidentally a close drive to the Football Hall of Fame and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
You have to go to New England in October. It’s absolutely amazing during the fall
All states have amazing places, Oregon where I live has quite a few, but if you want to see an amazing lake, check out Crater Lake National Park, even clearer water than Lake Tahoe. Go farther up Highway 97 in Central Oregon and there are other volcanic related things, and on to the Columbia River. In the far NE part, there is Wallowa Lake, which is also quite deep and in the Wallowa Mountains. It's kind of an important place to the Nez Perce natives as well. One thing I'm surprised he didn't show at the Pike Place Market, is the fish tossing. It's probably on other videos, check it out. One thing about this, so many people enjoy your reactions, you would have no shortage of people here willing to take you around.
I just took my daughter to the keys for her birthday. It was beautiful.
He's only scratched the surface of awesome beauty and natural wonders of USA. Toketee Falls, Multnomah Falls, Crater Lake, Newberry Caldera, Lemolo Lake, Diamond Lake, Mount Thielson, Mt. Mazama, Mount Hood, Three Sisters, Oregon National Caves Monument, Rogue River/Hellgate Canyon, Kalmiopsis Wilderness, Waldo Lake, Williamson River (100 miles long)... many more just in Oregon alone. Didn't mention Snoqaulmie Pass east of Seattle WA and so much more in the NorthWest Pacific Region. 😊
Really enjoy your reactions. You guys are adorable ❤
I've been to Antelope Canyon and Horseshoe Bend and Lake Powell in Arizona. All are stunningly beautiful!
I've been subscribed to James channel since long before he had a girlfriend on his channel, he had less then 5k subscribers. I truly enjoy them and their banter and will always give them my views. It was just a simple request or suggestion, many times they've missed out on something said then had questions later that would have been a answered. I could watch the same content on someone else's channel but I truly support them, they remind me of my grandkids.
He totally missed the US South and a lot of other locations I would have included in the west, such as Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico, the Grand Canyon, the Durango-Silverton railroad, etc. But I enjoyed the video and did see some scenery I hadn't seen before.
white sands national park too
I am surprised he didn’t include anything from my beautiful home of Wisconsin. My state has a boat load of amazing places to visit if you ever decide to visit Wisconsin. Place I recommend visiting would be places like Door County, Wisconsin Dells, Lacrosse, Devil’s Lake State Park, Witches Gulch, Parfrey’s Glen, Apostle Islands, Copper Falls, Governor Dodge State Park, Cave of the Mounds & Harrington Beach.
I live up in the Redwoods of Humboldt county California and it's a must see
Emerald Triangle Forever! 😉
The challenge with these lists is the bias of the list maker. These biases can include (but not limited to):
- East vs West of the Mississippi River (the river splits the country almost in half): This poster had an obvious west bias
- Nature vs History vs Pop Culture: this poster had a nature bias, but he did throw in some history (Boston) and some pop culture (Times Square)
- Tourist traps vs off the beaten path sites: this poster had some of both.
While any list I made would have an east of Mississippi and history bias, none of these biases are good or bad. It is just important to recognize the bias before taking any list into consideration.
Another bias is that a person is only going to rate the places he has been to. There are thousands of scenic sites through out the U.S. If the person rating the sites has only been to 10 or 20 percent, that person's list will omit many places that he has never been to.
Interesting he did not mention Niagara Falls while in the north. You cannot fathom the amount of water continuously falling from 3 directions. Maybe because he couldn't jump in it?
You should check you videos about The Great Lakes and specifically Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Michigan is home to some of the most beautiful lakes in the world.
Gosh, there are so many other awesome places just in the southwest alone. It would be hard to limit the list just to 25.
The Adirondack state park in upstate NY is also must see
This was very cool your reactions were so nice.
I live in Missoula ,Montana I love , you just brighten my day going to Glacier Park. So in his opinion that was him top 25 list. I have been to several of other places that would make my list that he didn’t even mention. That okay we all have our favorites. Love your reactions you make my day with so much positive reactions you share.
I went to Waimea Canyon and toured it by the helicopter. That just might be the best way to explore that place. There was even the option of getting DVD recording of the flight tour.
That was Incredible! Very nice! God Bless America ❤☺
I was born in St Anthony went to dunes many times. Beautiful place to go!
Americans are always being criticized for not owning a passport but if you saw how many places you could visit in the US in this video, you would understand that there is really no need to travel to foreign countries when you have so many diverse landscapes in one country!
When I was stationed at the School of Music in Little Creek Virginia, was married in 1979 at Virginia Beach, when I arrived in 1978 a college friend and I went to Colonial Williamsburg. I think you would get a kick out of the British History. We spent a day seeing the sights before starting our training. ❤️🌹🤘
Did you guys go to the Rosevelt Island Tramway? It is a tram that actually goes up into the skyscrapers and high over
the Hudson before it gently glides onto the island .It is a whole other way to veiw New York! Check out Shaun's video of it!
I've been to the Arizona sites mentioned, though I've never been boating on Powell. Antelope Canyon is amazing. Highly recommended.
I took my nephew up the Space Needle when he was about 10 years old. He was like a fly, almost stuck to the windows to get as far from the railing as he could get!
My great aunt lived on Key West for several years. She moved back to the Midwest after the second time her house was blown down by hurricane.
Yellowstone and Grand Tetons are very close together - if you're considering one, you should go to both! I'd recommend late spring to avoid the crowds at Yellowstone while still catching some of the young animals and wildflowers. Just don't approach the animals. Ever. Early spring has more baby animals but the weather can be dicey, and summer gets hot and muggy.
I love Lake Tahoe. I used to live there for several years. Yosemite is so beautiful as well. Big Sur is awesome. I live in Las Vegas. Besides the casinos, we have Red Rock canyon. Lots of hiking trails. Crater Lake in Oregon is stunning. Hope you two can make these trips. I have family in Cape Cod. The beaches are so beautiful. Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard is stunning.
Congrats on the baby to come
Definitely a few hundred more places could be added to the list. I’d point out 2 things, though… 1) a lot of the vistas and fantastic views you fall in love with on these videos are aerial shots and that’s NOT how you will experience it in real life. It can be a lot more mundane from ground level. 2) No one ever mentions that if you go to a remote location to see a single thing… it can be a LONG ways away from anything else to see - which is an inefficient way to spend a limited amount of vacation time and budget unless that is ALL you wanted to see on this trip. I would always recommend picking a spot in the center of several things you can float out to on multiple “day trips”. For example, Yosemite National Park (Ansel Adams photographs, Half Dome, Yosemite falls and about 9 others), Sequoia Park, Gold rush cities like Sonora, or San Francisco (Chinatown, Fisherman’s Wharf, Lombard Street, Treasure Island, Alcatraz), or places like Monterey (Fisherman’s Wharf, Cannery Row, Monterey Aquarium), 17 mile drive, Pebble Beach, Carmel-by-the-Sea, Pacific Coast Highway and Big Sur… are ALL grouped closely together and only a short drive between them, whereas Yellowstone is close to… ummm… give me a minute…
Just my 2 cents and worth half that, but for my money I’d go and base out of Monterey 10 times out of 10, and I’ve lived and worked in Wisconsin, Missouri, California, Arizona, Oklahoma, Indiana, and Washington DC and traveled to all 48 contiguous states. It is always just personal preference, and plenty of people would disagree with me, but they’re all wrong.
Wow! I live in Florida, so I've been to the Keys. I've lived in Idaho, and I've been to a place that had dunes, but I don't think it was the same place featured in this video. I'm surprised he didn't cover Sun Valley. There's a lot of places in this video I haven't heard of. Makes me want to go on a road trip!
I personally like the Spanish Missions in San Antonio and old San Antonio
13:00. Boston is where I work! I live about a half hour north near the border of New Hampshire. I can give you guys a tour of Boston (and Harvard for Millie) if you want if you two ever make it to Massachusetts.
Colorado alone could be a top 25 video of beautiful places.
Goonies is not a movie I thought you would know. Classic.
He didn’t really mention any where in the Midwest or Great Lakes region. There are lots of awesome places here too!
If you're from Jersey, you won't find Alaska to be too cold. At least not the inhabited parts of Alaska you're likely to visit like Anchorage, Juneau, Ketchikan, etc. For example, in Juneau you're looking at about 10-17C in July and -4C-0C in January.
The really cold (inhabited) places are more in the Midwest
The very first Starbucks was located at 2000 Western Ave in Seattle. It was open from 1971-1976. It was relocated to its present location on Pike Place after a fire forced the closure of the original site.
Yeah but don’t bother visiting the original. The line is outrageous and it’s the same coffee you get everywhere else. Definitely hang out at Pike Place though!
You can’t visit the original because it was closed due to a fire. The one they call the first is actually the second. While not all Starbucks are the same, it’s better not to have a long line for coffee.
As an American who is impressed with my country's beautiful sites, there are some amazing sites in the British Isles also. We all have cool stuff in our country.
I live an hour away from Yosemite and it’s breathtaking especially during the winter when it’s covered in snow! Oh, it’s pronounced Yo-sim-mi-tee
Florida is also beautiful( not Disney) many beautiful crystal clear springs and clear rivers. White sand beaches and The water is warm enough to really enjoy ( not like cold California water)- just bring flip flops and sunscreen
If you decided to visit Boston here are a couple of recommendations from a stay I recently had there. First we got a discounted rate at the Park Plaza Hotel if you take a room on the side of the hotel that doesn't face Common Park. The hotel was great and you are still across from the Common (sort of the heart of Boston). Next make sure to visit Hanover St. for some of the best Italian food you will ever have. We had dinner on the rooftop deck I think it was the best food I've ever had.
I can endorse the Park Plaza Hotel as well.
@@TwistedMagoo Probably the nicest hotel I've ever stayed at aside from a few resorts I've been to.
Shoutout to Vermont! We are never recognized in these comps
Alaska is warm in the summer time. It's like 70-80°F. (Maybe 22 Celsius... not sure).
Ya don't need to take little planes either
Another great Vermont-like area to visit that surprisingly didn't make this list is the Blue Ridge Parkway, in particular the "high country" area in and around Boone and Blowing Rock, NC. Between Grandfather Mountain, the Linn Cove Viaduct, Mount Mitchell (highest point in eastern US) and Craggy Gardens, this should have taken Vermont's spot (no offense to Vermonters).
He mentioned every state around montana but didn't mention montana. You have to see glacier national park, its absolutely beautiful. Nearby flathead lake puts Tahoe to shame imo. It's 370 feet deep and clear enough to see the bottom, and Virginia city is one of the first gold mining towns in the pacific nw along with deadwood. Also visit deadwood and the black hills in south dakota
I think in another video he picked Glacier of his most favorite of all national parks. It seems like he does travel videos for a living and the needs of making different content is why he mentions different top places
I live in majic valley idaho. So beautiful here. Mountains to the north, east, south and snake river canyon south of me about 10 minutes away. Yall should look up where evil kenevil tried to jump the canyon in a rocket.
Y’all need to visit Charleston, SC!
Glacier national park in Montana is undefeated