The US is so vast that I could spend the rest of my life trying to visit all these amazing sites, and it would still be cheaper than a trip traveling Europe.
Theirs a reason why The Americas is where people find ancient alien bases or civilizations in media. The only other place more common in media to find it is as the bottom of the ocean. The most urbanized part of The US specifically is on the East Coast (naturally) and the more you get to the center the less people you find. Central US is mostly wilderness still
@@vegetasayianmcanon6199 I’m assuming that was directed at me in which case you need to reread. I said in media, you know like books, movies, games. I never once said it was real. Honestly this is how misinformation spreads.
While not a castle The Biltmore Estate is jaw dropping. The driveway is measured in miles, the floor plan is measured in acers. There's over 400 rooms. See it in spring when the flowers bloom. The fall has spectacular colors on heavily wooded mountains and at Christmas there hundreds of trees and other greenery that's replaced multiple times each year so it always looks fresh and stunning.
@@rama30 I have! I live 45 minutes from it. So far I have found nothing parallel to it. Stunning, beautiful, magical - I could go on and on. To see the Biltmore at Christmas should be on everyone’s bucket list! ❤️
The badlands of South Dakota is another gem they didn't talk about with terrain out of another world and the folklore of native Americans just a out of body experience
I’ve been to Antelope Canyon 3 times. He neglected to say that since it’s on Navajo land, you have to have a Navajo guide with you. Also, tourists have drowned in those canyons due to flooding from distant rain. The best time to go is at noon with the sun overhead for amazing photos.
As a retired American from Michigan, we head south during the winter to avoid the snow. We are in Arizona this year for five months. Every time we go for a ride I am in awe of the landscape. It is so different than at home. I now have only five states yet to visit to make all 50 states before I die.
I miss Michigan so much in the summer. I live in Oklahoma now, but I used to live in Michigan. This week alone we had a "feels like" of 108°f, and summer isn't even in full swing yet!
It's a shame , I love travelling to different countries opens up new views on how other nations do things makes you more aware of the world outside your own country . I've travelled to 9 different countries it's great to broaden the mind .
@@claregale9011I never thought of traveling to Europe but my brother getting married there forced me. It was amazing and so different! I was exhausted trying to see things there and figure things out (back when each country had different money….and trying to communicate and visit more than 1 country…) Enjoyed it….was there for 3 weeks. Happy to come home though. I haven’t seen more than 2 of these places here…..and those are more my goal than heading out of country again. I enjoy just seeing amazing places without the hassle…drive and go
@@christineharrison7815 that's great you got to see other countries , I'm pretty sure a lot of Americands would love to venture outside there own country but financial , vacation time etc it's differcult . 🙂
Yeah, but I’ve been around the country so many times that I also want to see the rest of the world, and I’ve been to many countries now, and it’s also uniquely beautiful. Hell, Vietnam has a cave so big it has its own weather. And turkey has an ancient city carved out of rocks that people still live in, and Mexico has a cave of crystals so big they are the size of bridges… you can’t go in there anymore. There’s enough time to do both. Travel changes how we look at different people, and the world is better
I've been to the Hoh Rainforest. The picture you thought was photoshopped was how it really looks on the Hall of Mosses trail.. It's also been ranked one of the quietest places on Earth. It's breathtaking. It's also near the Pacific Coast beaches, with their gigantic offshore rocks. Going East, It's close to my favorite place on Earth, Lake Crescent. Crystal clear deep water, surrounded by mountains, glaciers, cliffs, and tall evergreen forests, part or next to Olympic National Park and Forest. The forest is so pristine, roads only go about ten miles in.
He kind of glossed over how many people die in Antilope Canyon, those canyons are carved out by water, and you have to plan carefully the time of year you visit so you're not in the canyon when the flash flood happens.
The "elevator" is the water current. For inexperienced SCUBA, it is easier and more fun because you can see more things closer and the current takes you up at a good rate and saves a ton of your energy so you don't get as tired out. If you go on a dive tour, pick a good one and listen to them on conditions and you will have a fun and safer time 👽🗿👽
Our castles are more like industrialists mansions, not royalty, of course. Lol. Just folks with big time money like Carnegie, Rockefeller, Hurst etc...
Went to Hearst Castle in San Simeon, CA on a school field trip in H.S. and it was so awesome. We were there for hours looking at all the rooms and indoor and outdoor pools. There were zebras and Giraffe roaming around. It was a once in a lifetime visit I'll never forget. Thanks Lou Ramirez from Birmingham H.S. RIP Sir, best teacher ever!!
I grew up in Washington State, & there are 4 or 5 river valleys on the west side of the Olympic Mountains that are actual rainforests. The Hoh River Valley is just one of them, & one of the visitor's centers for Olympic National Park is there. The other valleys / rainforests are less busy, but just as beautiful. There are more shades of green there than you've probably seen in your life thus far. But no matter how beautiful the pictures are, they still don't do the place justice. Also, the scenery of Eastern Washington is very crazy & totally unexpected, & the Columbia River Gorge - which is the boundary between Washington & Oregon - is quite stunning.
I agree! I live in Eastern Washington and many count us out. I live right off the Columbia River which has such beautiful scenery and wildlife. Bald eagles 🦅 are a regular occurrence here. I also spent my summers picking Huckleberries up by Mt St Helens. Like the rainforest it showed you could see all sorts of wildlife and YES even bears but not usually. They love huckleberries but don’t like being around humans.
All those "faves" are in a certain few states. He has some favorite regions -- don't we all? -- I'd love if he'd given a nod to anything in the central, eastern, or southern parts of the country.
OK, I'll respond to this one too. There are a ton of videos that cover the places you just listed. So many in fact that for me at least, they've lost a lot of they're appeal. Other than California and Hawaii anything west of the Rockies and North of California gets almost no coverage at all.
BTW, the U.S. even has a Royal Palace in Honolulu, Hawaii which was the home of the Hawaiian monarchs with the last monarch being Queen Liliuokalani. It is a must to visit especially to see the beautiful royal arraignment and to learn history. Also, England's London Bridge (built in the 1830's) is actually now in Lake Havasu, Arizona - when the British government was going to replace the original it was purchased, dismantled stone by stone (each marked), transported to the U.S,. and reassembled.
I live with in a couple hour drive from 4 of the locations and I've been to all 4. Actually lived in the Palouse for a few years (Go Cougs!). Washington and Oregon have so many diverse geological terrains packed into such a compact area its mind blowing. I don't even think he picked our best. Its beautiful here. Volcanos and glaciers ftw! lol
You articulated well something many people don't understand about Americans-there are so many things in the US to see. That coupled with our very limited unpaid vacation time and high cost if international travel (long flights across entire oceans to see a country other than Canada or Mexico) it usually makes more sense to travel inside the US rather than abroad for most of us. We went to Antelope Canyon 20 years ago. It was fantastic! Note that it's in many ways a different country with a different culture, so familiarize yourself, or at least have an open mind. The Navajo people don't value time the same way we do, so be flexible about when tours actually start. Navajo guides are a requirement on parts of tribal land, so don't roll up at the last minute and expect to waltz in wherever you want, whenever you want. Never photograph a Native American without their express permission-some of them find it deeply offensive. And when the locals refuse to get anywhere near Antelope Canyon when there's even distant rain, assume they know more than you. Many tourists have died in flash floods in the canyon because they don't understand how flash floods work. There are specific photography tours where the guide will tell you exactly where to stand, which camera settings to use, where to point and click. Some times of year are better than others, so do a little homework.
Some other places I think are of particular note are the Painted Desert & petrified forest in Arizona, Crater Lake in Oregon, Grand Prismatic Springs, in Wyoming, Garden of the Gods in Colorado, and Acadia National Forest in Maine.
To watchers: This sticks to the western U.S. and Hawaii. Even so, it skipped two of the West’s most unreal sites IMO: Craters of the Moon National Monument in Idaho and Valley of Fire State Park in southern Nevada, where a scene from a Star Trek movie was filmed.
The dunes are white because it’s gypsum. Napa Valley really is beautiful. The Pelouse is beautiful too. Everywhere in the Pacific Northwest is beautiful. Some of the most diverse geography I’ve ever seen. Interesting list. I’ve been to some of these places. Looks like I’ve got a few more places to visit.
Lewis: Gypsum is the mineral used to make dry wall (also called gypsum board) that is used in the construction of walls and ceilings. Gypsum is a borate and grows "wild" throughout the west. The sand on most beaches is predominantly a silica or volcanic pumice (both are like a crushed glass) and they get very hot under the sun. Gypsum is used as a fire retardant (used in fire extinguishers and construction materials) because it doesn't absorb heat well and therefore is easier to walk on.
I grew up around White Sands National Monument. It is extremely beautiful and very fun to sand board at. Lots of movies are filmed there and at Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah. Actually, movies are filmed all over New Mexico. White Sands is great for any film that features massive sand dunes, since the white sand can be altered to whatever color needed for the scene with filters, camera tricks, and editing.
So I’m curious do they NOT teach about all of the radioactive testing that the government did in White Sands, New Mexico??? Seriously both Atomic bombs and nuclear bombs were tested here.
Actually, that's Trinity site which is 100 or more miles from White sands. There 'sa missile testing range at White sands, but that wasn't where nukes were tested @@Danielle-jg4qn
@@Danielle-jg4qn They do teach about the testing in school as part of the history of the state. Only one nuclear device was actually detonated at White Sands National Monument. This is at Trinity site. Which is on the other side of the mountains and a bit farther north from the public park (nearly 60 miles away). The public park itself is a very tiny sliver of the monument as a whole. While it has been about a decade since I last visited Trinity Site, the radiation there, while greater than the surrounding radiation we all receive daily from the sun and other normal sources (also called background radiation), is only dangerous if a person spends more than an hour there. Which is unlikely, since the site is just a dirt field these days and not particularly interesting other than as a point of interest and history. The crater was filled in ages ago and much of the radiation has vanished. Otherwise, most nuclear testing is done at Los Alamos, which is nearly 200 miles away and actual live testing was moved out of New Mexico to ocean testing and Nevada.
Slot canyons in the Southwestern US, like Antelope Canyon and many others are really beautiful but can also be very dangerous. Stay up to date on weather reports because flash floods can kill people.
You need to know that Colorado has Castles as well, More than one. Bishop's Castle is one, and there's one in Colorado Springs called Glenn Eyre, and the other in Manitou Springs called Miramont Castle. So there's plenty here. Cherokee Ranch in Salida.....Dunafon Castle in Lakewood, then Red Stone. So yes, there's plenty of castles here in Colorado. Look them up and check these out. Angela from eastern North Carolina but live in Colorado now...Have a Wonderful day 😊😊😊
The White Sands is also growing. Taking up more and more land every year. The US Air Force also uses it for military trainng. Every afternoon, Alamogordo, NM which is right by the White Sands gets major dust storms akin to the middle east
This is one reason many Americans never travel abroad. We have more amazing scenery right here than you could experience in a lifetime and you don't need a passport to see it. You can even drive if you don't like flying.
Lewis, just for giggles, I copied this out of its Wikipedia article: Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness is located in San Juan County, New Mexico, between Chaco Canyon and the De-Na-Zin Wilderness. Its name is a phonetic transliteration of Navajo "áshįįh łibá" meaning "salt, it is grey (grey salt)". The wilderness has multicolored badlands, sandstone hoodoos, petrified wood and dinosaur bones, similar to those found in the nearby Bisti Badlands and De-Na-Zin Wilderness. It's located just a short drive east of the Navajo spillover area from AZ into NM (there's also some in UT).
I’m from Michigan, but a buddy of mine who lives in Washington state told me a story that a friend of his was on the Olympia peninsula and encountered a big foot. The guy had a .357 magnum and he threw it down because it was “slowing him down”. That’s how scared the dude was. Bears aren’t the only thing in American woods. Even here in South West Michigan people have encountered Sasquatch in the woods.
Wow. Slow down people...80% of nature travel videos showcase the south western deserts, Florida, the New England states, Texas, and California. Another 10% show Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon. It is extremely rare for anyone to show what this video did. And what flat plains? It's obvious you've never been to these places. They're not plains nor or they flat. So I'm curious, what are ya'll complaining about? Just for clarification purposes the video isn't the 10 best places in the U.S. It is a list of places most people haven't heard about.
The Biltmore House and estate in Asheville, NC was constructed by the Vanderbilts. Biggest castle in US. It offers tours and is absolutely gorgeous in spring and Christmas. Grounds are covered n flowers in spring and there is a winery on the estate.
I've lived in the US almost my entire life and I wasn't even aware of some of these things... like the glacier-created ice caves. Now, I have to go see them.
As someone who lives in Arizona... Antelope Canyon is one of my favorite places to go. There are a lot of hiking trails I usually frequent in Sedona because, to me, it's the most beautiful place I've ever been to. But Antelope Canyon is absolutely breathtaking. My second favorite in the state of Arizona is Beaver Falls. Definitely check that one out when you get the chance.
Oregon's Nature doesn't get enough love. So many tourists want to visit Hollywood, Texas or New York. But the natural raw beauty of Oregon seriously can't be beat. Beaches, Forests, snow capped peaks, deserts and rock formations, waterfalls, rivers, wine country, wildlife, and a food scene to rival any other. I know it gets a bad rap politically and economically (not unjustified) but it's still a state worth visiting.
Because of the photo, I would have guessed the Zion Canyon Narrows, not Antelope Canyon. The southwestern US looks so similar everywhere, tjat it can be difficult to know which place is which.
I've been lucky and have been to almost all of these. I haven't been to the Castello di Amorosa. One that he missed is Big Bend National Park's Canyon in West Texas. Much more majestic than a fan built castle. Molokini holds a place close to my heart. It's the first place my wife and I went scuba diving on our honeymoon.
Antelope canyon is beautiful, but you don't just go wandering through it on your own. You pay to enter and a Navajo guide will take you out in the back of a pickup and guide you through. The best time to see it is also the worst time. Late June around the solstice the sun is almost directly overhead and you get the best light beams down in the canyon. But this is also when the most people are there (for that exact reason) and it can get very crowded.
The hoh rain forest is also amazing. We took the kids there a few times while we lived in Seattle! Lol and Alaskan ice caves are amazing, my husband is Alaskan Indian and grew up in Alaska so, we’ve been there too 😂
Bornn and raised in Seattle WA. Spent better part of my childhood in that rainforest and many sounding areas. There is a hot springs tucked away in the middle that very few people get to cause its a fair hike, but OMG so worth it and so completely on another planet. There is a huge ice cave north of Seattle that is the left over of some bazillion year old glacier to. Just mind blowing places. Hope you come visit us some day.
I have been to the Antelope Canyons twice and the unreal lighting on the surfaces is truly awesome ..one thing to realize, though, is during rain storms, the canyons fill up quickly and can make a deadly situation. Navajo guides give you all the information and transportation you need and treat visitors kindly. Truly memorable experience!
My hometown in Ohio has a castle in the middle of the city. Glamorgan castle was built by wealthy industrialist in1904 where he and his family lived until 1938. It’s been preserved as an historical landmark and people take tours. It was built as a replica of some English castle and a lot of materials were shipped from there to the states to build it.
Don't let this guy kid you, that rain forest in Washington state is chock full of bears and cougars. You bring a firearm. It's very likely you won't ever need it, but if you do, you'll want it with you.
@@katw3070 Bears and cougars haven't changed one bit. That's the point. Stop pretending to be a champion of animals: even they know what's up. If, in your fantasy world, there is some paradigm by which the two would never meet (were we humans somehow only "evolved) I'll have to disappoint you: we have them right at the edge of town, and one cougar recently was shot on our college campus.
From New Mexico here.... Gonna go through the video and comment on each that I've been to. White Sands absolutely exists. Yes the rainforest in WA exists. The Japanese Gardens are gorgeous. Pretty sure you win in the area of real Castles. 😂 We do have Hearst Castle in San Simeon, CA. And yes to the Antelope canyon. Am-az-ing. There are many in my state, Utah and Arizona. The first time I saw those fields and rolling hills, I had the same look you had. 😂 Columbia River gorge has so much natural beauty. And yes to #1. Alien Rocks. 🎉 And I can't believe how many of these I've actually visited. ❤❤❤
I have snorkled at Molokini several times and it is amazing. Take a yacht for half a day from west Maui and enjoy a BBQ and a water slide off the back of the boat. Should be on your bucket list.
This is one of the best parts about living in the US. There are so many different landscapes. I live right around the corner form Antelope Canyon. Its a beautiful place to see. The area outside of it, there are 2 things. A massive lake, Lake Powell, and shrub land. Its in the middle of the Arizona desert.
At 8:40 I think what he is trying to say is that on the beach the waves come towards the land curl over and crash. But, on the backside of that island the waves don't crash into the rocks. All you see is the water level going up and down next to the rock wall. When the water is deep the waves don't curl over and crash. They only do that in shallow water near the beach.
I wanted to hike to Oneonta falls several years ago, but we had a wet spring and i was hip deep in the creek in no time. Definitely a height of summer hike. I recommend the Columbia River Gorge to any visitor to Oregon and Washington, both sides are a bit different and you can go from deep green forest to dry canyon in just a short drive
i have been to two of the places on this list, as i live in new mexico. i grew up near white sands, and now live near the bisti badlands. if ya wanna see awesome nature, you cant beat new mexico
I took a 40 mile kayak trip from the base of the Hoover Dam. There were Hot Springs along the way to Whisper Springs Arizona. It took most of the day we put in the water at 8 a.m. and got to Arizona around 4p.m. The water gets released from the dam around 11a.m. and it is freezing and crystal clear. You can see fish swimming and the bottom. It was a great adventure, the cliffs on each side full of Rams 🐏 looking down on you. I recommend it to anyone making a trip to Las Vegas! 😊
My family did that in 1969. I was 5. It was something that was so memorable that it's clear still today. We stopped for the night in a side canyon. I went behind a tree to pee and found a Colorado river diamondback rattlesnake that wasn't happy. It looked like the Basilisk from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets to a 5 year old me. My father heard me screaming and chopped it in half with a paddle. We broke down the camp and crossed the river in minutes. Years later, I realized the snake was only telling me that it didn't like being peed on. I'm sorry, snake. The landscape was beautiful though.
I live an hour away from white sands and even this video didn’t quite do it justice. Sand sledding is fun and all but the thing you really want to see is the sunsets. That place has some of the most breathtaking sunsets you will ever see.
and back in the day, if you timed it right, you got to see the Shuttle piggy-backed on a retrofitted 747 going back to FL from CA...It was unbelievably cool and HUGE
If it's in New Mexico I have probably seen it. If it's in Washington state or thereabouts I've seen most of those too. The USA has so many beautiful things that are out of the ordinary.
I have traveled extensively in Europe and probably seen more historical sites in any one country than the majority of the local residents. It’s been a blessing. There are what I would consider replica castles in the US that were built by the wealthy. But, the 19th and early 20th century mansions are AMAZING. The United States has an absolutely incredible variety of natural sights and under appreciated Native American history as compared to the castles, keeps and other amazing stone history of Europe. Each is incredible. Each is unique. Each is worth the time and effort the experience.
I’ve been to White Sands and it’s something else. The sand is so soft, and seems to go on forever. At night, in the moonlight, it looks like snow. It’s beautiful!! I highly recommend going to see it if you get the opportunity!! It’s off the I-10 and a great experience.
There's a few that were built anywhere from the 1600's to 1800's (not counting newer replicas like the one in the video), most of them aren't the windowless ones you see in movies and shows. Bowman Castle in Pennsylvania was built in the 1600's i believe.
11:29 Antelope Canyon is a slot canyon, and it really just looks like cracks in the ground from above. You take a stairway to get down, and the tours are managed by companies on the Native land. Those photos don't do it justice; it's amazing. It's also very close to Horseshoe Bend, which is worth the stop.
While these sites are all very beautiful, they are very West of the Mississippi. I live in Northern New York State and I can make a trip to either Boost Castle, or Ausable Chasm and that doesn't even begin to address the insane Autumn foliage we have. Yes, those photos that you are certain have been manipulated to make the colors of the leaves look brighter, in fact do not do justice to the colors.
This guy's video that you watched was very west coast centric... There are spectacular places on the east coast as well... There are Hammond Castle in Massachusetts, Gillette Castle in Connecticut, Boltd Castle in upstate New York... Natural wonders Ausable Chasm in New York State, The Flume in New Hampshire's White Mountain National Forest...
I lived about a 40 minute drive from the Hoh rainforest. The entire Olympic peninsula of Washington state is absolutely gorgeous. There are mountain lions, bobcats, elk, and the occasional bear. But it is worth it to see the beauty of this temperate rainforest. Go out to Cape Flattery if you go there. It is on the Makah Indian Reservation and it is the farthest NW you can get in the lower 48 states. Take a look at the Makah museum if you get out there.
Oneonta Gorge has been closed since the Eagle Creek fire in 2017. It's seriously dangerous in there since a bunch of burned logs fell in there. It used to be really beautiful but it required wading through chest deep snow melt water to get to the waterfall at the end.
Hoh rainforest in Washington state is soooo serene!! As a resident, the most beautiful thing to see is the sun peaking through the trees during sundown!! The lightrays mixed with the vapor in the air DO make it feel like LOTR
You are so welcome here in America, there is so much beauty here for you to experience. And in many states ( not all) the freedom America is know for. We would be happy to show you around.
I've been to the Hoh rain forest. It was really cool. Some absolutely massive trees. If you like the idea of the Japanese gardens shown here, there's also a Japanese garden in Fort Worth, Texas.
Pacific Northwest is full of amazing sites. The rain forests of Washington are legendary. The Tetons you want to visit while it is snowing- it is transformative. Mount Rainier in spring with the fields of flowers at Mt Rainier National Park is stunning. The Columbia Gorge has so many beautiful places! Cannon beach is amazing. Like climbing? Try Beacon Rock! Multnomah Falls also has a great hike to the top of the falls. Crater Lake, Oregon - a lake in a depression created by the collapse of an erupted volcano- is spectacular. You could literally spend your life in America and never run out of new places to visit and jewels to find- good eats.
We don't really have castles. We have mansions designed as castles. We have Hearst Castle, and Scott's Castle also in CA. And of course the Winchester Mansion. But there haven't been any knights fighting over land.
Lewis, as he said, the sand is made of white gypsum. Also, do you recognize it? It's where old Luke Skywalker was in a battle on a white sand planet, and dragging something behind it that cut a path down to an underlayer of red; there were also animals that looked like crystal foxes. I believe that was filmed at White Sands N.P. Where I live in northern IL, we also have a Japanese garden, and it's been ranked as #2 in the US. Re. your query about Antelope Canyon, although I've not been there, I've seen pictures from above, and walking by, you'd have no idea something like that is directly below you. Also, there are several other jawdropping spots on Navajo land: Canyon de Chelly (d'SHAY), Monument Valley, and Window Rock.
Ive been to the Japanese gardens in Portland a few times. Its not far from the zoo. Great first date place. the Grotto is good too. The gorge is awesome!
Come to Michigan, copper habor, shelter bay, Torch Lake, sleeping bear dunes, Hartwick pines, it keeps going. Did I mention Lake Michigan covers 79,000 square Miles of the Earth surface ? Your standing on the shore of a fresh water Sea. And.... Lake Superior is even bigger. Do you have a friend that speaks Finn ? They settled the Upper Peninsula and they still speak finn. My friend lives in Skandia.
The US is so vast that I could spend the rest of my life trying to visit all these amazing sites, and it would still be cheaper than a trip traveling Europe.
100% fact
Yea, I think I'm gonna spend a good portion of my retirement riding a bicycle around the country to see the good stuff
Theirs a reason why The Americas is where people find ancient alien bases or civilizations in media. The only other place more common in media to find it is as the bottom of the ocean. The most urbanized part of The US specifically is on the East Coast (naturally) and the more you get to the center the less people you find. Central US is mostly wilderness still
Alien bases? Been watching Ai generated videos mate?
@@vegetasayianmcanon6199 I’m assuming that was directed at me in which case you need to reread. I said in media, you know like books, movies, games. I never once said it was real. Honestly this is how misinformation spreads.
While not a castle The Biltmore Estate is jaw dropping. The driveway is measured in miles, the floor plan is measured in acers. There's over 400 rooms. See it in spring when the flowers bloom. The fall has spectacular colors on heavily wooded mountains and at Christmas there hundreds of trees and other greenery that's replaced multiple times each year so it always looks fresh and stunning.
I was going to say that the Biltmore Estate is the closest we have to a castle. 😊 - Jill
@@a-teamparanormalinvestigationsHave you had the good fortune to go at Christmas?
@@rama30 I have! I live 45 minutes from it. So far I have found nothing parallel to it. Stunning, beautiful, magical - I could go on and on. To see the Biltmore at Christmas should be on everyone’s bucket list! ❤️
There’s a few “castles” in the Hudson Valley and on Long Island
@@Jellyroll2How true!
The badlands of South Dakota is another gem they didn't talk about with terrain out of another world and the folklore of native Americans just a out of body experience
I’ve been to Antelope Canyon 3 times. He neglected to say that since it’s on Navajo land, you have to have a Navajo guide with you. Also, tourists have drowned in those canyons due to flooding from distant rain. The best time to go is at noon with the sun overhead for amazing photos.
As a retired American from Michigan, we head south during the winter to avoid the snow. We are in Arizona this year for five months. Every time we go for a ride I am in awe of the landscape. It is so different than at home. I now have only five states yet to visit to make all 50 states before I die.
Good for you. I’m in Battle Creek. It’s -2° right now.
That’s so cool!!!
I miss Michigan so much in the summer. I live in Oklahoma now, but I used to live in Michigan. This week alone we had a "feels like" of 108°f, and summer isn't even in full swing yet!
You must be near monument valley! Say hi to the roadrunners! 😊
Now you know why we don't always have to Vaca outside of the USA 🇺🇲
It's a shame , I love travelling to different countries opens up new views on how other nations do things makes you more aware of the world outside your own country . I've travelled to 9 different countries it's great to broaden the mind .
@@claregale9011I never thought of traveling to Europe but my brother getting married there forced me. It was amazing and so different! I was exhausted trying to see things there and figure things out (back when each country had different money….and trying to communicate and visit more than 1 country…) Enjoyed it….was there for 3 weeks. Happy to come home though. I haven’t seen more than 2 of these places here…..and those are more my goal than heading out of country again. I enjoy just seeing amazing places without the hassle…drive and go
@@christineharrison7815 that's great you got to see other countries , I'm pretty sure a lot of Americands would love to venture outside there own country but financial , vacation time etc it's differcult . 🙂
Yeah, but I’ve been around the country so many times that I also want to see the rest of the world, and I’ve been to many countries now, and it’s also uniquely beautiful. Hell, Vietnam has a cave so big it has its own weather. And turkey has an ancient city carved out of rocks that people still live in, and Mexico has a cave of crystals so big they are the size of bridges… you can’t go in there anymore. There’s enough time to do both. Travel changes how we look at different people, and the world is better
N.Y State has a few nice Castles built by the British. Century's ago!
I've been to the Hoh Rainforest. The picture you thought was photoshopped was how it really looks on the Hall of Mosses trail.. It's also been ranked one of the quietest places on Earth. It's breathtaking. It's also near the Pacific Coast beaches, with their gigantic offshore rocks. Going East, It's close to my favorite place on Earth, Lake Crescent. Crystal clear deep water, surrounded by mountains, glaciers, cliffs, and tall evergreen forests, part or next to Olympic National Park and Forest. The forest is so pristine, roads only go about ten miles in.
White Sands is incredible! Worth the visit.
Dude, I really appreciate your enthusiasm! Florida USA
He kind of glossed over how many people die in Antilope Canyon, those canyons are carved out by water, and you have to plan carefully the time of year you visit so you're not in the canyon when the flash flood happens.
If there's a chance of rain you don't go.
It happens even when it doesnt rain. @valogden
I went snorkeling at Molakini Hawaii. The water is absolutely beautiful & you could see every single sea creature.
I’ve been snorkeling there too! I love that you can’t feed the fish, so they act natural. I saw a small shark there the last time
I had a barracuda swim up next to me. It wasn't more than 2 ft long. Still a shock having a fish with all those teeth next to you.
The "elevator" is the water current. For inexperienced SCUBA, it is easier and more fun because you can see more things closer and the current takes you up at a good rate and saves a ton of your energy so you don't get as tired out. If you go on a dive tour, pick a good one and listen to them on conditions and you will have a fun and safer time 👽🗿👽
We have inspired Castles, the closest we really have typically are Revolutionary War forts.
Good information. I don't dive so this was new info to me
Our castles are more like industrialists mansions, not royalty, of course. Lol. Just folks with big time money like Carnegie, Rockefeller, Hurst etc...
Went to Hearst Castle in San Simeon, CA on a school field trip in H.S. and it was so awesome. We were there for hours looking at all the rooms and indoor and outdoor pools. There were zebras and Giraffe roaming around. It was a once in a lifetime visit I'll never forget. Thanks Lou Ramirez from Birmingham H.S. RIP Sir, best teacher ever!!
I grew up in Washington State, & there are 4 or 5 river valleys on the west side of the Olympic Mountains that are actual rainforests. The Hoh River Valley is just one of them, & one of the visitor's centers for Olympic National Park is there. The other valleys / rainforests are less busy, but just as beautiful. There are more shades of green there than you've probably seen in your life thus far. But no matter how beautiful the pictures are, they still don't do the place justice.
Also, the scenery of Eastern Washington is very crazy & totally unexpected, & the Columbia River Gorge - which is the boundary between Washington & Oregon - is quite stunning.
I agree! I live in Eastern Washington and many count us out. I live right off the Columbia River which has such beautiful scenery and wildlife. Bald eagles 🦅 are a regular occurrence here. I also spent my summers picking Huckleberries up by Mt St Helens. Like the rainforest it showed you could see all sorts of wildlife and YES even bears but not usually. They love huckleberries but don’t like being around humans.
All those "faves" are in a certain few states. He has some favorite regions -- don't we all? -- I'd love if he'd given a nod to anything in the central, eastern, or southern parts of the country.
Exactly, there are many, many places in the Eastern, Midwestern, and Southern parts of the USA as well!!
My thoughts exactly.
OK, I'll respond to this one too. There are a ton of videos that cover the places you just listed. So many in fact that for me at least, they've lost a lot of they're appeal. Other than California and Hawaii anything west of the Rockies and North of California gets almost no coverage at all.
BTW, the U.S. even has a Royal Palace in Honolulu, Hawaii which was the home of the Hawaiian monarchs with the last monarch being Queen Liliuokalani. It is a must to visit especially to see the beautiful royal arraignment and to learn history. Also, England's London Bridge (built in the 1830's) is actually now in Lake Havasu, Arizona - when the British government was going to replace the original it was purchased, dismantled stone by stone (each marked), transported to the U.S,. and reassembled.
I live with in a couple hour drive from 4 of the locations and I've been to all 4. Actually lived in the Palouse for a few years (Go Cougs!). Washington and Oregon have so many diverse geological terrains packed into such a compact area its mind blowing. I don't even think he picked our best. Its beautiful here. Volcanos and glaciers ftw! lol
You articulated well something many people don't understand about Americans-there are so many things in the US to see. That coupled with our very limited unpaid vacation time and high cost if international travel (long flights across entire oceans to see a country other than Canada or Mexico) it usually makes more sense to travel inside the US rather than abroad for most of us.
We went to Antelope Canyon 20 years ago. It was fantastic! Note that it's in many ways a different country with a different culture, so familiarize yourself, or at least have an open mind. The Navajo people don't value time the same way we do, so be flexible about when tours actually start. Navajo guides are a requirement on parts of tribal land, so don't roll up at the last minute and expect to waltz in wherever you want, whenever you want. Never photograph a Native American without their express permission-some of them find it deeply offensive. And when the locals refuse to get anywhere near Antelope Canyon when there's even distant rain, assume they know more than you. Many tourists have died in flash floods in the canyon because they don't understand how flash floods work. There are specific photography tours where the guide will tell you exactly where to stand, which camera settings to use, where to point and click. Some times of year are better than others, so do a little homework.
Some other places I think are of particular note are the Painted Desert & petrified forest in Arizona, Crater Lake in Oregon, Grand Prismatic Springs, in Wyoming, Garden of the Gods in Colorado, and Acadia National Forest in Maine.
To watchers: This sticks to the western U.S. and Hawaii. Even so, it skipped two of the West’s most unreal sites IMO: Craters of the Moon National Monument in Idaho and Valley of Fire State Park in southern Nevada, where a scene from a Star Trek movie was filmed.
The dunes are white because it’s gypsum. Napa Valley really is beautiful. The Pelouse is beautiful too. Everywhere in the Pacific Northwest is beautiful. Some of the most diverse geography I’ve ever seen. Interesting list. I’ve been to some of these places. Looks like I’ve got a few more places to visit.
Lewis: Gypsum is the mineral used to make dry wall (also called gypsum board) that is used in the construction of walls and ceilings. Gypsum is a borate and grows "wild" throughout the west. The sand on most beaches is predominantly a silica or volcanic pumice (both are like a crushed glass) and they get very hot under the sun. Gypsum is used as a fire retardant (used in fire extinguishers and construction materials) because it doesn't absorb heat well and therefore is easier to walk on.
Man, he just scratched the surface of amazing places in the U.S.
I grew up around White Sands National Monument. It is extremely beautiful and very fun to sand board at. Lots of movies are filmed there and at Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah. Actually, movies are filmed all over New Mexico. White Sands is great for any film that features massive sand dunes, since the white sand can be altered to whatever color needed for the scene with filters, camera tricks, and editing.
One thing I like about it is the sand remains cool despite the heat. You can comfortably walk barefoot, unlike a typical sandy beach
So I’m curious do they NOT teach about all of the radioactive testing that the government did in White Sands, New Mexico??? Seriously both Atomic bombs and nuclear bombs were tested here.
Actually, that's Trinity site which is 100 or more miles from White sands. There 'sa missile testing range at White sands, but that wasn't where nukes were tested
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@@Danielle-jg4qn They do teach about the testing in school as part of the history of the state. Only one nuclear device was actually detonated at White Sands National Monument. This is at Trinity site. Which is on the other side of the mountains and a bit farther north from the public park (nearly 60 miles away). The public park itself is a very tiny sliver of the monument as a whole. While it has been about a decade since I last visited Trinity Site, the radiation there, while greater than the surrounding radiation we all receive daily from the sun and other normal sources (also called background radiation), is only dangerous if a person spends more than an hour there. Which is unlikely, since the site is just a dirt field these days and not particularly interesting other than as a point of interest and history. The crater was filled in ages ago and much of the radiation has vanished. Otherwise, most nuclear testing is done at Los Alamos, which is nearly 200 miles away and actual live testing was moved out of New Mexico to ocean testing and Nevada.
@@shaeffele1909 Ok thank you for clarifying. I knew about Los Alamos but always understood that there was a lot at White Sands also.
Slot canyons in the Southwestern US, like Antelope Canyon and many others are really beautiful but can also be very dangerous. Stay up to date on weather reports because flash floods can kill people.
You need to know that Colorado has Castles as well, More than one. Bishop's Castle is one, and there's one in Colorado Springs called Glenn Eyre, and the other in Manitou Springs called Miramont Castle. So there's plenty here. Cherokee Ranch in Salida.....Dunafon Castle in Lakewood, then Red Stone. So yes, there's plenty of castles here in Colorado. Look them up and check these out. Angela from eastern North Carolina but live in Colorado now...Have a Wonderful day 😊😊😊
The White Sands is also growing. Taking up more and more land every year. The US Air Force also uses it for military trainng. Every afternoon, Alamogordo, NM which is right by the White Sands gets major dust storms akin to the middle east
This is one reason many Americans never travel abroad. We have more amazing scenery right here than you could experience in a lifetime and you don't need a passport to see it. You can even drive if you don't like flying.
Your reactions have become some of the best on YT.
Lewis, just for giggles, I copied this out of its Wikipedia article: Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness is located in San Juan County, New Mexico, between Chaco Canyon and the De-Na-Zin Wilderness. Its name is a phonetic transliteration of Navajo "áshįįh łibá" meaning "salt, it is grey (grey salt)". The wilderness has multicolored badlands, sandstone hoodoos, petrified wood and dinosaur bones, similar to those found in the nearby Bisti Badlands and De-Na-Zin Wilderness.
It's located just a short drive east of the Navajo spillover area from AZ into NM (there's also some in UT).
I’m from Michigan, but a buddy of mine who lives in Washington state told me a story that a friend of his was on the Olympia peninsula and encountered a big foot. The guy had a .357 magnum and he threw it down because it was “slowing him down”. That’s how scared the dude was. Bears aren’t the only thing in American woods. Even here in South West Michigan people have encountered Sasquatch in the woods.
I live in the woods, 100 ft and taller firs and redwoods in my yard. We had a cougar here but no big foot.
Seems believable. 😂
@@deelzebub1213 it’s the truth
Sasquach, pfft! How about Nain Rouge and Mishipeshu?
My personal favorite is Dolly Sods Wilderness in West Virginia. It looks straight out of a fairy tale. Great place to hike
I just looked it up. Gorgeous.
We don't generally have castles but we do have forts.
Greetings from Miami. I visited the Molokini atoll off the coast of Maui. It was like swimming in a huge aquarium. Absolutely beautiful!
Antelope Canyon drains into Lake Powell. Pictures of Lake Powell would show the landscape around the canyon.
This should be Called "10 best west of the rockies" completely ignores the natural beauty of 2/3 of the country
I agree.
No one wants to look at flat plains.
Wow. Slow down people...80% of nature travel videos showcase the south western deserts, Florida, the New England states, Texas, and California. Another 10% show Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon. It is extremely rare for anyone to show what this video did. And what flat plains? It's obvious you've never been to these places. They're not plains nor or they flat. So I'm curious, what are ya'll complaining about? Just for clarification purposes the video isn't the 10 best places in the U.S. It is a list of places most people haven't heard about.
The US is huge maybe he just hasn't gotten there yet!
He’s clearly from the west side and never visited the east side
The Biltmore House and estate in Asheville, NC was constructed by the Vanderbilts. Biggest castle in US. It offers tours and is absolutely gorgeous in spring and Christmas. Grounds are covered n flowers in spring and there is a winery on the estate.
I've lived in the US almost my entire life and I wasn't even aware of some of these things... like the glacier-created ice caves. Now, I have to go see them.
As someone who lives in Arizona... Antelope Canyon is one of my favorite places to go. There are a lot of hiking trails I usually frequent in Sedona because, to me, it's the most beautiful place I've ever been to. But Antelope Canyon is absolutely breathtaking. My second favorite in the state of Arizona is Beaver Falls. Definitely check that one out when you get the chance.
I haven’t even heard of most of these. How cool are they?! #1 looks so cool. Lots to see here. 😍
Oregon's Nature doesn't get enough love. So many tourists want to visit Hollywood, Texas or New York. But the natural raw beauty of Oregon seriously can't be beat. Beaches, Forests, snow capped peaks, deserts and rock formations, waterfalls, rivers, wine country, wildlife, and a food scene to rival any other. I know it gets a bad rap politically and economically (not unjustified) but it's still a state worth visiting.
Again, this is why we don’t have passports. We can see it all here and much cheaper than going out of the country. I love my home
If all you want to see is things and places, sure. I travel because I want to meet people and experience cultures and languages.
Berkeley Castle in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia is a US Castle you should look up. It was shipped over and reconstructed, stone by stone.
Because of the photo, I would have guessed the Zion Canyon Narrows, not Antelope Canyon.
The southwestern US looks so similar everywhere, tjat it can be difficult to know which place is which.
I've been lucky and have been to almost all of these. I haven't been to the Castello di Amorosa. One that he missed is Big Bend National Park's Canyon in West Texas. Much more majestic than a fan built castle. Molokini holds a place close to my heart. It's the first place my wife and I went scuba diving on our honeymoon.
Antelope canyon is beautiful, but you don't just go wandering through it on your own. You pay to enter and a Navajo guide will take you out in the back of a pickup and guide you through. The best time to see it is also the worst time. Late June around the solstice the sun is almost directly overhead and you get the best light beams down in the canyon. But this is also when the most people are there (for that exact reason) and it can get very crowded.
The hoh rain forest is also amazing. We took the kids there a few times while we lived in Seattle! Lol and Alaskan ice caves are amazing, my husband is Alaskan Indian and grew up in Alaska so, we’ve been there too 😂
I'll surprised Dolly Sods isn't on this list! They are so underrated and so beautiful
Antelope Canyon is so unreal. This video footage really didn’t capture all of the colors. Visiting this place was just magical ❤
We used to go sledding at the white sands when we lived in El Paso! Fun
Bornn and raised in Seattle WA. Spent better part of my childhood in that rainforest and many sounding areas. There is a hot springs tucked away in the middle that very few people get to cause its a fair hike, but OMG so worth it and so completely on another planet.
There is a huge ice cave north of Seattle that is the left over of some bazillion year old glacier to. Just mind blowing places. Hope you come visit us some day.
I have been to the Antelope Canyons twice and the unreal lighting on the surfaces is truly awesome ..one thing to realize, though, is during rain storms, the canyons fill up quickly and can make a deadly situation. Navajo guides give you all the information and transportation you need and treat visitors kindly. Truly memorable experience!
My hometown in Ohio has a castle in the middle of the city. Glamorgan castle was built by wealthy industrialist in1904 where he and his family lived until 1938. It’s been preserved as an historical landmark and people take tours. It was built as a replica of some English castle and a lot of materials were shipped from there to the states to build it.
Loveland Castle? I drive by there all the time. It's legit.
Fellow Ohioan. I live right by the cuyahoga valley national park so I haven’t seen that castle but I do have good scenery to take in
We do have some beautiful, beautiful state parks and places like the Grand Canyon and the Arizona crater.. They’re just amazing to see.
In Skiatook Oklahoma I used to live uphill from a hidden gem,
It's a waterfall that freezes into a near perfect frozen throne during winter
I used to live in Skiatook.
Yes there are bears in the Hoh Rainforest, and cougars, elk, raccoons, fox--all sorts of forest animals
In Kentucky Cumberland Falls state park you can see a moonbow.
Don't let this guy kid you, that rain forest in Washington state is chock full of bears and cougars. You bring a firearm. It's very likely you won't ever need it, but if you do, you'll want it with you.
It’s their home. Leave them alone.
@@katw3070 Big surprise for you: it's our home too. 20,000 years ago, you carried a spear for the same reason.
@@phoenixmichaels This is not 20,000 years ago. Most of us have evolved. Clearly, you have not.
@@katw3070 Bears and cougars haven't changed one bit. That's the point. Stop pretending to be a champion of animals: even they know what's up. If, in your fantasy world, there is some paradigm by which the two would never meet (were we humans somehow only "evolved) I'll have to disappoint you: we have them right at the edge of town, and one cougar recently was shot on our college campus.
@@katw3070 you are not top of the food chain you bring a rifle to stay safe ie alive
From New Mexico here.... Gonna go through the video and comment on each that I've been to.
White Sands absolutely exists.
Yes the rainforest in WA exists.
The Japanese Gardens are gorgeous.
Pretty sure you win in the area of real Castles. 😂 We do have Hearst Castle in San Simeon, CA.
And yes to the Antelope canyon. Am-az-ing. There are many in my state, Utah and Arizona.
The first time I saw those fields and rolling hills, I had the same look you had. 😂
Columbia River gorge has so much natural beauty.
And yes to #1. Alien Rocks. 🎉
And I can't believe how many of these I've actually visited. ❤❤❤
Hi Lewis. New Mexico IS another planet.
I have snorkled at Molokini several times and it is amazing. Take a yacht for half a day from west Maui and enjoy a BBQ and a water slide off the back of the boat. Should be on your bucket list.
There is one palace that I know of within the U.S., Iolani Palace, in Hawaii, home of the last king and queen of Hawaii, before the overthrow.
We also have the original London bridge as well
This is one of the best parts about living in the US. There are so many different landscapes. I live right around the corner form Antelope Canyon. Its a beautiful place to see. The area outside of it, there are 2 things. A massive lake, Lake Powell, and shrub land. Its in the middle of the Arizona desert.
At 8:40 I think what he is trying to say is that on the beach the waves come towards the land curl over and crash. But, on the backside of that island the waves don't crash into the rocks. All you see is the water level going up and down next to the rock wall. When the water is deep the waves don't curl over and crash. They only do that in shallow water near the beach.
I wanted to hike to Oneonta falls several years ago, but we had a wet spring and i was hip deep in the creek in no time. Definitely a height of summer hike. I recommend the Columbia River Gorge to any visitor to Oregon and Washington, both sides are a bit different and you can go from deep green forest to dry canyon in just a short drive
i have been to two of the places on this list, as i live in new mexico. i grew up near white sands, and now live near the bisti badlands. if ya wanna see awesome nature, you cant beat new mexico
I took a 40 mile kayak trip from the base of the Hoover Dam. There were Hot Springs along the way to Whisper Springs Arizona. It took most of the day we put in the water at 8 a.m. and got to Arizona around 4p.m. The water gets released from the dam around 11a.m. and it is freezing and crystal clear. You can see fish swimming and the bottom. It was a great adventure, the cliffs on each side full of Rams 🐏 looking down on you. I recommend it to anyone making a trip to Las Vegas! 😊
My family did that in 1969. I was 5. It was something that was so memorable that it's clear still today.
We stopped for the night in a side canyon. I went behind a tree to pee and found a Colorado river diamondback rattlesnake that wasn't happy. It looked like the Basilisk from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets to a 5 year old me.
My father heard me screaming and chopped it in half with a paddle. We broke down the camp and crossed the river in minutes.
Years later, I realized the snake was only telling me that it didn't like being peed on.
I'm sorry, snake.
The landscape was beautiful though.
Wasn't expecting Molikini Crater but I've been there. It was pretty cool. Saw an eel.
Tentrocks also in New Mexico
I live an hour away from white sands and even this video didn’t quite do it justice. Sand sledding is fun and all but the thing you really want to see is the sunsets. That place has some of the most breathtaking sunsets you will ever see.
and back in the day, if you timed it right, you got to see the Shuttle piggy-backed on a retrofitted 747 going back to FL from CA...It was unbelievably cool and HUGE
I never heard of any of these places. Thanks, L3w, for sharing this video. These places are beautiful!
If it's in New Mexico I have probably seen it.
If it's in Washington state or thereabouts I've seen most of those too. The USA has so many beautiful things that are out of the ordinary.
I've said it before, but I think you would really enjoy Portland Oregon
I have traveled extensively in Europe and probably seen more historical sites in any one country than the majority of the local residents. It’s been a blessing.
There are what I would consider replica castles in the US that were built by the wealthy. But, the 19th and early 20th century mansions are AMAZING.
The United States has an absolutely incredible variety of natural sights and under appreciated Native American history as compared to the castles, keeps and other amazing stone history of Europe. Each is incredible. Each is unique. Each is worth the time and effort the experience.
I’ve been to White Sands and it’s something else. The sand is so soft, and seems to go on forever. At night, in the moonlight, it looks like snow. It’s beautiful!! I highly recommend going to see it if you get the opportunity!! It’s off the I-10 and a great experience.
We don't have castles. That Castello is a well-done replica of a medieval Italian vineyard.
There's a few that were built anywhere from the 1600's to 1800's (not counting newer replicas like the one in the video), most of them aren't the windowless ones you see in movies and shows. Bowman Castle in Pennsylvania was built in the 1600's i believe.
11:29 Antelope Canyon is a slot canyon, and it really just looks like cracks in the ground from above. You take a stairway to get down, and the tours are managed by companies on the Native land. Those photos don't do it justice; it's amazing.
It's also very close to Horseshoe Bend, which is worth the stop.
I'm from the town Alamogordo just outside of the white sands, if you go to.l certain area you'll find mammoth tracks.
While these sites are all very beautiful, they are very West of the Mississippi.
I live in Northern New York State and I can make a trip to either Boost Castle, or Ausable Chasm and that doesn't even begin to address the insane Autumn foliage we have.
Yes, those photos that you are certain have been manipulated to make the colors of the leaves look brighter, in fact do not do justice to the colors.
This guy's video that you watched was very west coast centric... There are spectacular places on the east coast as well... There are Hammond Castle in Massachusetts, Gillette Castle in Connecticut, Boltd Castle in upstate New York... Natural wonders Ausable Chasm in New York State, The Flume in New Hampshire's White Mountain National Forest...
I lived about a 40 minute drive from the Hoh rainforest. The entire Olympic peninsula of Washington state is absolutely gorgeous. There are mountain lions, bobcats, elk, and the occasional bear. But it is worth it to see the beauty of this temperate rainforest. Go out to Cape Flattery if you go there. It is on the Makah Indian Reservation and it is the farthest NW you can get in the lower 48 states. Take a look at the Makah museum if you get out there.
They didn't even show the Hoo-Doos or the Alien egg farm. They left out all the good stuff at Bisti Badlands.
I've been to the Japanese garden! Great place!
Check out Biltmore House in Asheville, North Carolina
Molokini Crater elevator works like a natural lock. You ride the rise of the wave to the top.
Oneonta Gorge has been closed since the Eagle Creek fire in 2017. It's seriously dangerous in there since a bunch of burned logs fell in there. It used to be really beautiful but it required wading through chest deep snow melt water to get to the waterfall at the end.
I grew up near White Sands, NM and it was one of the places we took friends/family whenever they visited.
Hoh rainforest in Washington state is soooo serene!!
As a resident, the most beautiful thing to see is the sun peaking through the trees during sundown!! The lightrays mixed with the vapor in the air DO make it feel like LOTR
You are so welcome here in America, there is so much beauty here for you to experience. And in many states ( not all) the freedom America is know for. We would be happy to show you around.
I've been to the Hoh rain forest. It was really cool. Some absolutely massive trees. If you like the idea of the Japanese gardens shown here, there's also a Japanese garden in Fort Worth, Texas.
Pacific Northwest is full of amazing sites. The rain forests of Washington are legendary. The Tetons you want to visit while it is snowing- it is transformative. Mount Rainier in spring with the fields of flowers at Mt Rainier National Park is stunning. The Columbia Gorge has so many beautiful places! Cannon beach is amazing. Like climbing? Try Beacon Rock! Multnomah Falls also has a great hike to the top of the falls. Crater Lake, Oregon - a lake in a depression created by the collapse of an erupted volcano- is spectacular. You could literally spend your life in America and never run out of new places to visit and jewels to find- good eats.
Hearst Castle is also in California and it's pretty sick too
We don't really have castles. We have mansions designed as castles. We have Hearst Castle, and Scott's Castle also in CA. And of course the Winchester Mansion. But there haven't been any knights fighting over land.
Lewis, as he said, the sand is made of white gypsum. Also, do you recognize it? It's where old Luke Skywalker was in a battle on a white sand planet, and dragging something behind it that cut a path down to an underlayer of red; there were also animals that looked like crystal foxes. I believe that was filmed at White Sands N.P.
Where I live in northern IL, we also have a Japanese garden, and it's been ranked as #2 in the US.
Re. your query about Antelope Canyon, although I've not been there, I've seen pictures from above, and walking by, you'd have no idea something like that is directly below you. Also, there are several other jawdropping spots on Navajo land: Canyon de Chelly (d'SHAY), Monument Valley, and Window Rock.
Monument valley is iconic. What an incredible place.
@@notmyrealname1730, otherwise known as "guess"😄, as are the other places I listed. I was on a tour there back in 8/87, and it was exceptional.
Ive been to the Japanese gardens in Portland a few times. Its not far from the zoo. Great first date place. the Grotto is good too. The gorge is awesome!
Come to Michigan, copper habor, shelter bay, Torch Lake, sleeping bear dunes, Hartwick pines, it keeps going. Did I mention Lake Michigan covers 79,000 square Miles of the Earth surface ? Your standing on the shore of a fresh water Sea. And.... Lake Superior is even bigger. Do you have a friend that speaks Finn ? They settled the Upper Peninsula and they still speak finn. My friend lives in Skandia.
As someone from Washington yes that rainforest exists and those rolling hills do look like that, that rainforest is a special place.
There is a few castles in USA, nothing compared to UK. And doubt they were built as good. The one in Asheville, NC is probably one of the best.
The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens in Delray, FL is an absolutely **amazing** place to visit, too.