European Reacts: 100 US Places You Need to Visit Before You Die
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Ur reactions are top tier brother and the USA is the best u need to try Dr.Pepper
what have i been telling you in the comments?? there are "top 10, top 25, top 50, top 100" etc. lists and they're all different because there are no top they're all good. wherever you are in the u.s., if you're not surrounded by natural beauty, keep going a few miles and you will be.
Yes Disney world in fl as opposed to LA. I don’t know if this guy has actually been to the US or has just compiled some pics together. So so much is not accurate with this video. So many places that are not the actual sites.
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Remember if your trips are regional you can visit more than 1 iconic place if in the same state or region! Texas is more than 1 region very big. Your top 10 is fine. You could add 1 more to Times Square you could see with the Statue of Liberty plus other places. If you want another# 10 I would say Pick several parts of Texas maybe Maine or New England area/ Florida! Whatever you want hell Hawaii I guarantee you will love! Obrigado
For a European visiting the US, I would give this advice.
1) Bring a spouse and a couple kids OR two or three buddies you can spend a lot of time with without getting on each others nerves.
2) Do some research and pick one road trip. (the us is too big to do more)
3) Get a comfortable ride.
4) Have a list of things to see and do, but mostly just drive until you see something you want to checkout. Stop and check it out.
5) Eat at local diners. America maybe famous for fast food, but the local American diner is just the best.
I am shocked that Lake Tahoe was not on the list. its the highest elevation in the US and straddles California and Nevada. Its absolutley beautiful. It should be at least number 99 😃
Highest elevation in the US? Lay off those legal drugs, Jennifer.
She meant Highest Alpine Lake in the States...
So was I . I was so waiting for him to name it .
Kittyhawk? Tahoe should be WAY ahead of that. Buckees should be ahead of Kittyhawk.
Between Crater Lake and Lake Tahoe, Tahoe's more impressive and driving I-80 West over the Sierra Nevada mtn is arguably more picturesque than W over the Cascades at that point (Hwy 38 or 58), unless you were planning to take I-5 South to Shasta Lake to see the caverns there - that drive is beautiful and you could always stop in Weed, CA to take a picture.
+ driving down the 101 in CA is a great road trip.
I've lived in 5 states and visited probably 80% of the US...and there is not a State in the US that you couldn't spend a week and feel like you barely scratched the surface! There's a youtuber that spent a year and a half in the USA. Her name is Eva Zu Beck and if you watch her videos you'll see the deepest dive into an European's perspective on America
So true. One of the most important things Europeans need to know before visiting America is that each state is akin to a country in Europe. You wouldn't try to see Portugal, Sweden and Greece in one week and you shouldn't try to see New York, Texas, and California in one week. You can maybe see some of Portugal, Spain and France, but you really want to plan it all out in advance.
Baseball is still America's favorite past time
99 - I've been to 46 of the 100. Stadiums and markets and similar not so much. I prefer nature. My top 3 never seen, but planned, Glacier Nation park, Denali National Park, Rocky Mountain Nat Park. Hawaii would be but will have to wait till my funds allow it. Seen the best to south and west. Moving north now.
I'm an 82 year old woman living in Seattle, Washington. I've watched three of your videos today. One of my favorite things is to watch people experience things for the first time. Most enjoyable of all is seeing infants and toddlers experiencing a moment in time without the distractions of social media and virtual reality games. Watching you experiencing my country for the first time in your life is such a joyful experience for me. I have been to many of the National Parks and driving trips you've been learning about through online possibilities available these days - that's the positive side of out technological evolution in the past 30 years, or so. Plan your visit with care. Many sites you're interested in visiting are close together, by US standards. For instance, Sequoya Nat'l Park, Highway 101, the Columbia Gorge, Crater Lake, Yosemite Nat'l Park, Yellowstone Nat'l Park Glacier Nat'l Park, Lake Tahoe, Golden Gate Bridge, Death Valley Nat'l Park, The Rocky Mountain Nat'l Part, The Olympic Nat'l Park, etc. could be covered by train and car on a single visit. I'd recommend a minimum of six weeks so you plan for spontaneous side trips. You never know who you might meet along the way. Americans tend to be open and welcoming on the whole. Maybe I'll live long enough to see your first real time video. If you examine a map of this whole California to the Canadian boarder northwestern US, you will have fun setting up various routes that take you to most of those sites I listed previously. But you can do the same thing with the southeastern, mid Atlantic and New England sections. I envy your time of life and passions.Keep it up please.
Anyone who has never been to the great smoky mountains NEEDS to go before they die. They are breathtaking. Of course they’re not as tall as the mountains out west, many of which I’ve also been to but the Smokies have such an atmosphere it’s amazing. One of my favorite national parks in the Us
I went on a road trip with my parents as a kid and fell in love with it at ~7 y/o. As someone from Colorado I think it just blew my young mind how different mountains and forests could be. I need to visit again!
The beauty of the trees, with sunlight dappling through the leaves, making the water of the many rivers and creeks sparkle like diamonds, the constant sound of water splashing over the rocks and boulders. The Smoky Mountains are majestic in this gentle way.
I second all of this, having grown up in both NC and GA and lived in north GA for the past 2 decades.
Short mountains are for me. I can’t catch my breath at Rocky Mountain National Park!
The North Carolina side of the Smokey mountains park is better. Depends on your preference but NC side is more wild and remote while Tennessee side has more attractions and tourist things.
Baseball is absolutely alive and well. Here in St Louis, over 3 million people per year attend Cardinals games, and attendance is rising in many of the other markets. Great spectator sport: night games in summer are awesome!
Greetings from New Mexico USA! Remember when planning your trip that many off these places are fairly close to each other. For example: the Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon and Canyon de Chelly are not far from each other. The Four Corners States (Arizona, Utah , Colorado and New Mexico) are amazing and you can easily hit multiple sites and National Parks . Check your map and remember, Americans drive. Starting in Denver Colorado and depending on how long of a trip you can take, you can end your trip in Las Vegas NV, Phoenix AZ, or Las Angeles CA. Check the map, and don't be scared to drive.
Yes, there are concentrations in the list. Another collection is the Golden Gate Bridge, Winchester Mystery House and Monterey Aquarium are all within a hundred miles of each other. Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks are just a few hours away as well. One thing to know about US beaches: the water on the east coast is much warmer than on the west coast because the currents flow from the south along the east coast and from Alaska down the west coast.
Yes. This is great advice.
@@oneeyethedrdSkip Winchester Mystery House and go to Hearst Castle instead. You won't regret it.
@@oneeyethedrdyes, hit Sequoia, Kings, and Yosemite. Gorgeous!
Definitely agree...he has to do New Mexico especially Taos and Arizona at Sedona, Phoenix, and Superstition Mt. Sadly the base of that Mt is so over populated today, but still amazing! Both States are my favs! ❤
Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina should definitely be on this list somewhere in the top 50.
I agree I’m in North Carolina boy I remember taking a trip to the Biltmore when I was a kid in school and I’ve been back quite a few times. I love the North Carolina mountains. I love the North Carolina beaches. I just love North Carolina what can I say one of the most beautiful states in the United States.
Yes
No Biltmore? Outrageous! I drove all the way from San Diego to see Biltmore.
And sit in the lobby of the Grove Park Inn (or go to their spa!!). Asheville has some amazing architecture.
I would add the historic district of Savannah, Georgia, in the month of March. In March, the lavendar wisteria vines are in bloom, as are the azaleas and dogwood trees. It is spectacular.
I've never been to Savannah, but as someone who recently visited Charleston, South Carolina, I was surprised that neither made the list!
Grand Canyon is a must- you can't understand until you're there.
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As a native Arizonan, there's so much beauty nearby. Grand Canyon, Canyon de Chelly, Joshua Tree/Mohave Desert, Petrified Forest and Painted Desert, Sedona, Tombstone, Saguaro National Park, and then swing up through "The Mighty 5" of Southern Utah, Monument Valley, and end in Vegas.
If you extend the mighty 5 to the San Juan mountains in SW Colorado Mesa Verde is a vastly underrated hidden gem! Also the million dollar highway and take the train from Silverton to Durango. 😊
I'm partial to AZ, also! Wish I still lived there! NM is close to AZ for me, too! Taos is amazing! ❤
Just remember, you're seeing most of this from the air(scenic views). Alot looks different from the ground.
The Winchester Mystery House was the home of the man who invented the Winchester rifle. When he died a psychic told his wife that the ghosts of people who died by the rifle were haunting her home. She hired some workers and for the next 30 some years she had them building on the house. To confuse the ghosts she had steps going to walls. She never slept in the same room. 13 was her favorite number so most tiles on the floor and ceiling number 13. There is so much to see about the wacky house. I love going there. ❤
One of my all time favorite placed, born in the area 1970...was there 32xs by 1984...lol
Ghost are demons there is no people walking around Bible talks about ghost being demons or fallen angels wake up
Who in the heck wants to go to a house with demons seriously
@@sequoiasong4970 Haven't visited quite that often - probably spent more time at the Century theaters that used to be next to it - but it was a fun place for sure. Never went on the Halloween candlelight tour, though.
@@Majorpain32677 What, are you imagining them hanging out in the corners, waiting to possess the tourists and follow them home? It's just a big, old house that's become a tourist attraction. No spooks, haunts, demons, poltergeist, pixies, fairies, or brownies were seen during any of the many times I visited. Even the professional and wannabe ghosthunters looking for fodder for their RUclips or TV channels have never had any luck there.
Arizona. Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada - You can see
Grand Canyon, Sedona, The Wave, Vermillion Cliffs, Monument Valley, Zion, Arches, Bryce Canyon, Rocky Mountains, 4 Corners, Petrified Forest, Hover Dam, Las Vegas, Carlsbad, and Taos Pueblo in one trip
If you plan on coming to US, get a big map and put stickers, etc. for everything you want to see. Look for clusters. The Hollywood sign isn't worth going to California for, but if you're already in LA, it's a simply drive by to see it.
Agreed. Southern California and the LA area has so much to offer, this is just a fun photo op.
You're not crazy about Maine. I live here. If you're into forests, maple syrup, and rocky coasts, it's the place for you! Fall is the most popular time for the fall colors, but the mountains in the summer are nice and mild, and the spring greenery is so beautiful and intense, it's almost worth dealing with the mud and black flies :D
Are the winters tough as they say ?
@@franciet99 Some years are a lot worse than others. Coming from someone who lived in the south for ten years, I missed the winters. I think the snow, at its worst, is annoying, and at its best it's beautiful.
Hey Andre, I saw you writing down Niagra Falls for your list BUT BE AWARE that Niagra Falls is shared between Canada and the U.S., and the best views of it are seen from the Canadian side, so what this means is that if you are committed to seeing NF, then you will be best served to get passports to both the U.S. and Canada.
Absolutely right! I love the Canadian side. More tourists type places but definitely better for the views of the falls. And let’s be honest, Canada is amazing!!! As a person from the US I love Canada!
That's not how passports work
@@ndfnq7811I think he meant visas for both countries, although as a Portuguese citizen, neither the US or Canada requires a visa for them to visit.
Be sure to take the boat tour. You will see both American and Canadian side. Plus, you will be looking up at the falls rather than looking down on them. Different perspective.
@@george217 yes you are correct that i meant visas. i've never left america except as a kid to go to canada on a fishing trip but recently was interested to see niagra falls and started researching canadian visas after learning that the best views were from the canadian side.
1) Hawaii (I lived there, its incredible, the whole state!)
2)Grand Canyon ( I have been to 25 states so far, this was the most jaw-droping thing I've seen and the pictures still don't do it justice!)
3) New England ( I live in Maryland, and the North Easteren states have a Spring and Fall season that is just so beautiful, its unlike anywhere else in the world. And every season is unique and distinct. From light snow, to flower buds to cherry blossoms to lush greens and fire flies, to lovely fall foliage colors). 99!
Honestly every state has something gourgeous to see though, these are just some of my best experiances, along with my preference. The Iconic things, I've seen, and should be seen by everyone at least once. My recommendation for you would be that, during the colder months visit once to south and cover all you can, and then come back in the warmer months to go to the north, mostly spring (which is going to be different from Europe and your experiances). And then come back in the fall, especifically, for a road trip across USA. I have been alive for about 30 year, have yet to accomplish seeing this entire beautiful country, everyday I find out about something else! So I wish you the best of luck doing it! 😂❤
I went to the Grand Canyon and it is stunning. Even my jerk brother who has no interest in nature stopped and dropped his jaw. We approached it in a car from the south in Arizona and there were many trees hiding it, but as they began to disappear we could see the vast expanse behind them. Absolutely shocking and as good as Mars for sure .
24:08 I have pen and paper playing along, this is fun! I had to pause here to tell you that in 1953 my husband‘s great uncle Bill Blair won the NASCAR Daytona 500 on the beach ❤😊
Death Valley is insane. It's below sea level and the highest recorded temperature is 137 degrees. It's ridiculous. And yes, it will kill if you if you aren't prepared. It's also home to the weird rocks that leave trails in the mud at night. Took them decades to figure out what the heck was going on with those. And the raw harsh desert really does have a beauty of its own. It makes you feel things. Hard to describe.
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most visited in the U. S. It's very beautiful with lots to do.
It really is!
Something I’d like to add, after watching all of this video and the National Parks video, is Colorado is one of the best places for natural beauty that I have been to. I recommend Garden of the Gods park, Pike’s Peak (it’s the highest peak in the Rocky Mountains’ Front Range at 14,115-feet/4,302.31 m.), Saint Mary’s Glacier, and the Seven Bridges trail. I strongly recommend, if you go to a place like Colorado, to acclimate yourself to the altitude before trekking on these trails.
As a long time Arizona resident, I am always happy to hear you appreciate our amazing desert beauty. I have taken so many visitors to the Grand Canyon and their reaction is always the same. After a four hour drive from Phoenix, when we pull into the park, they laugh and wonder if it's really worth it. Then we walk to a lookout point and their jaws drop and they just say "OMG" over and over and don't want to leave. It is magnificent.
I live in Tucson and funny enough I've never been to the Grand canyon. 😂
Also, it is quite surreal. It feels like a painting and is so beautiful.
I was fortunate in 1986 to experience an eight day raft trip down the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. It was amazing, and the scenery magnificent! So glad I went!
I lived in Vegas for 30 years and Arizona absolutely has my vote for one of the most beautiful states. I drove my kids from Kingman down to the Saguaro Forest then back up to Utah stopping all over along the way. SO many places to see, SO much beauty!
@@BlueDebut Don't be a doofus like me and live near an amazing spot, but never visit it before moving away...
Even just flying over the GC is amazing.
California beaches nice but water is frigid from the Alaska current - Florida is warm semi-tropical water
Southern California is known for its surfers - the water is chilly from October through April. Late Spring through early Fall are ideal for swimming in the Pacific but only south of the Bay Area.
Fun video, I love your appreciation for natural beauty. I was raised in Colorado, and I believe I could give you a list of 100 jaw-dropping beautiful places to stand and take it all in, just in Colorado. I live in Wyoming now, and the same goes for here. Montana, Northern California, Oregon Washington state, and the Black Hills of South Dakota would be the same. I'm speaking only about the mountains, valleys, coastlines and of course wildlife. I've cried many tears of awe in these places. I love your channel ! Edit: Alaska is still on my list.
Highway 1 from north of San Fransisco all the way up to Washington is extremely beautiful. The highway next to the ocean, so you have the ocean on one side of you and forests on the other side. If you like seafood then you will really love all the FRESH seafood restaurants along the way. PLUS!!! Along the highway is the Redwood Forests, Trees of Mystery in California. Oregon has the most beautiful coastline, but also has lots of lighthouses, Sea Lion Caves, and if you like the movie "The Goonies", then in Astoria, Oregon you can see where it was filmed, but crossing the bridge from Astoria, Oregon into Washington is AWESOME!! You can eventually cross over to another highway that will take you to the BEAUTIFUL OLYMPIC NATIONAL FOREST! I have always dreamed of going there, I have been near there, but never had the time to go see it.
Also, if you haven't noticed, there were several places mentioned in Arizona on the list. Because all those places are within driving distance, you could spend 3 days to see them all. We have been to the Grand Canyon in the summer and winter (seeing it in winter with the snow is BEAUTIFUL). We have also been to Sequoia National Park, Yellowstone National Park, Zion National Park, all of the Redwood Forests, Oregon Caves, Trees of Mystery, the Highway 1 drive from Calif to Washington. I really don't care to go to big cities, but when my husband was alive we went to a lot
If you go to Alaska, ride the Alaskan Train to Denali. The train goes places that cars don't and can't go, so you will see some very very beautiful places and wildlife! Also, go to Seward, Alaska. They have AWESOME boat cruises that will take you to see the most beautiful places you have ever seen and glaciers, wildlife, whales, and more!!! Seward is a beautiful little town. I took the 6 hour cruise around all the bays and islands to see EVERYTHING!! You will not regret it!
Never give up your dream. Even if you can only do a little at a time, it is worth it. Just don't go to Alaska in the winter. HA-HA-HA!
The state of Oregon has so much natural beauty and many different climate types. Where I live is warm and rainy right now but I can drive 20 minutes to the mountain full of snow, or 2 hours in one direction to the desert. And I can even drive 2 hours in the other direction to the beach.
Sorry I'm commenting so much. My top 3 are Yosemite, Yellowstone, & Glacier National Park. I've been to Alaska & it's awesome!! I went on an all day salmon & halibut fishing trip in Sitka. That's my favorite day I've ever had in my life. I also went panning for gold, went dog sledding, hiked through a rain forest, went crabbing, then had an all you can eat crab buffet afterwards. My family & I took a Carnival cruise from Vancouver to Whittier, then flew home from Anchorage.
Same here
there are so many places in Colorado seven falls is awesome also check out the colors of autumn in Colorado......
The Smithosonian Museums in Washington,DC are the largest complex of museums in the world.
I agree about all the Smithsonian Museums being the best in the world and been to Europe 5 times and seen so many famous museums. I am watching the entire video and they leave a lot out and don’t agree with everything in his list. I lived in NYC for 6 years and I prefer the country! Blue Ridge Parkway is beautiful!
West Virginia has so many under appreciated places of natural beauty !
There are so many things to see. I definitely think you would like a trip through the Appalachian Mountain range, especially in the fall when the tress change colors. Almost like there are 99 colors. Lol
I have been to 49 of these. My favorites are Mount Rushmore. Not the monument itself though. The trip there is incredible if you go to Custer South Dakota and take the Needles Highway to the monument. The road, scenery and wildlife along this route is just incredible. My next favorite is the Columbia river gorge. Just east of Portland Oregon they have a road called the waterfall trail. It runs next to the Columbia river and has many waterfalls next to the road. The most famous of these falls is Multnomah falls. Google that falls and you will see how beautiful it is. This road is also part of the Oregon trail that the famous explorers Lewis and Clark took as the got near the Pacific Ocean. My 3rd would be the Golden Gate Bridge. The bridge is amazing but my favorite part is under the one end of the park is an old fort called the Presidio. It is a fascinating place. I did watch the whole video. I love your videos. Thank you.
1) Highway 101 (Long Beach, Columbia River, Oregon Dunes, Redwoods, Monterey, Big Sur, Hearst Castle, etc. 2) Grand Canyon 3) Haleakala National Park, Maui (not listed wtf) 4) The Mall, Washington D.C.
99. I'm with you all the way Andre.
Monument Valley is a must see. The John Wayne cabin is there, where he made many westerns. The monument t is on Navajo Land and is operated by the Navajo's. Be sure to take a guided 4x4 tour and be sure to go into some of the stores and you will hear Navajo's speaking their native language. Their language was used in WW2 by the "code talkers" and was never. broken or understood by the Japanese. Ton 's of history here and when we were there about 70% of the tourists we ran into were European vacationers.
The is also a museum dedicated to those code talkers in the area.
Blue Ridge Parkway is the road through Shenandoah National Park in Virginia
1. Pacific highway 101 2. Crater lake 3. Alaska. I'm a Philly native so of course I favor Independence Hall, a lot if these places are in the same general so you can hit 3 of them during one trip for instance. Oh yeah #99 😆
One of my favorite Highways. We used to take it to Carmel By The Sea.
You must walk the historical parts of Philadelphia to really experience the wonder of it. You can almost feel the spirits of the men and women who helped to build our nation.
Have you seen the New Zealand family videos? They did so much research before coming to the U.S. I enjoy watching their enjoyment of our country.
For maximum natural wonder, in my experience and in no particular order: the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, the Everglades, the Smokey Mountains, Rocky Mountains National Park, Monument Valley and Zion, Big Bend, Glacier National Park, the Mojave, the Great Plains, Olympic National Park/Hoh Rain Forest/Olympic Peninsula, Sequoia and King's Canyon, Yosemite, Shanendoah, the Florida Keys, the Mississippi Delta and Cajun Country, the Oregon Coast and any of the Cascades, Michigan's Upper Peninsula, the Grand Tetons, Saguaro, Badlands, and just about anywhere in Alaska, but Denali for sure. Those are the major highlights, from what I know (I haven't been to the Upper Peninsula or Denali, but they're on my bucket list), but there are so, so many national and state, parks, forests, and other wildlands, that I couldn't ever do justice without listing them all.
I'm partial to mountain evergreen forests, myself. But I'll take the Smokey Mountains anytime, where mists hang between the trees in small, thin layers like wisps of smoke, and the forest seems unnaturally hushed after rain. This is a beautiful country. I wish I could see it all.
Amazing choices 🙌
Mackinac Island is amazing! You can take the ferry from Mackinaw City, or drive across the Mackinaw Bridge and take the ferry from St Ignace. No cars are allowed on the Island. You can take your own bicycle or rent a bike or a horse on the Island. You can also go to Fort Mackinac while you're there. It was where the War of 1812 began, when the English invaded from Canada. While on the Island, you simply MUST stop in at any one of the fudge shops there. There's nothing better than Mackinac Island fudge!
In Mackinaw City, a visit to Fort Michilimackinac is in order. There's a museum there depicting life in New France during colonial times.
Should you go to St Ignace to get to Mackinac Island, then you should really go all-out and venture up to Sault Ste Marie (called The Soo) here in Michigan. It was founded in 1662 by Fr Jacques Marquette, and is one of the oldest cities in the US. It's older than Detroit by 39 years.
Between Grand Marais and Munising, also in Michigan's Upper Peninsula is Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. It's best seen from a boat on Lake Superior. They're a sandstone escarpment on the Lake Superior shore, complete with arches and semi-frozen waterfalls. It's beyond beautiful.
There's also the Porcupine Mountains State Park , which is labeled as a "wilderness' state park. The Porcupine Mountains are the second oldest mountain range in the world, at just over 2 billion years old. They're the oldest in North America, with the Appalachians being slightly younger at 1.8 billion years old. There are waterfalls everywhere.
Yellowstone, Yosemite, rte 101 Big Sur California, Oregon Coast .... USA has to have a road trip
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*Favs. All places I have actually visited.
1. The West Coast coastal highway (101). Drive from Tijuana, Mexico (or L.A.) to Seattle, Washington. Pass through California, Oregon and Washington states. I made that road trip in 11 days stopping at Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm theme parks on the way (Universal Studios was servicing the things I had planned to see so I skipped over it). As you leave California you can go through the Redwood Forest. Once in Oregon state you can drive to Crater Lake. The whole trip will start with amazing beaches from beautiful turquoise tropical types to stormy crashing foamy beaches as you head north. Plan carefully as there is a lot of places to experience. Once in Seattle, Wa (setup a hotel reservation ahead of time for Seattle near the Space Needle) visit Pike Place Market, perhaps Pier 59 and the child friendly Aquarium and end with dinner in the Space Needle and fly out from Seattle's Sea-Tac International Airport.
2. Smithsonian Institution Complex:
-Vast museum, zoo & research - I love archaeology, history, space exploration and animals. This area meets all those interests for me.
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History - Renowned collection of natural wonders
Smithsonian National Museum of American History - Celebrated U.S. heritage collection
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum - Exhibit-filled trip maintains the world's largest and most significant collection of aviation and space artifacts
Smithsonian National Zoological Park - Renowned, free zoo with giant pandas
Smithsonian Castle - National landmark & administrative offices and information center
National Museum of the American Indian - Devoted to the culture of the indigenous peoples of the Americas.
Museum of the Bible - Showcasing rare and fascinating artifacts spanning 4,000 years
*This Complex is just city blocks away from the White House, Abraham Lincoln Statue, Arlington Cemetery and other national sites. Again check information on safety as Washington D.C. has some rough areas. If you have the time, you are just 3.5 hours away from NY and could still reserve a restaurant and hotel and look around the city a bit before retiring and flying back home.
3. Definitely Yellowstone which is unearthly but you will also see the magnificence of Montana. Make the circle road trip from Montana, North of Yellowstone around the park to the Grand Teton Natl Park, South of Yellowstone. You can stay a few days and just site see the beauty of the parks.
Also catch a rodeo or two while in Montana where there is quite a few. Here is a sample:
Dillon Montana’s Annual Rodeo
Last Chance Stampede Rodeo
Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo
Livingston Roundup Rodeo
Missoula Stampede Rodeo
Big Timber PRCA Rodeo
Whoop-Up Days Rodeo
Belt PRCA Rodeo
Heritage Days Open Rodeo
Rockin RC Fair & Rodeo
All of these are a full vacations. Do your research on each area and remember you are safest in tourist areas though many other places may be safe (ask local people for info on this). This will keep you stress free and make your trip fun!
* Remember a stop in San Francisco or Winchester Mystery House are also easily done on this trip. Google all your options on this trip route to see if it is for you.
Yes, you wrote down the Grand Canyon this time. When I was there standing on the South Rim I started to cry. It is a must. And walk down the canyon trail to the first warning sign. It's fun.
CHECK THE SMALL NORTHERN STSTES OF nEW eNGLAND. sMALL OLD TOWNS ALONG THE EAST COAST fRONT rHODE iSLAND TO THE cCANADIAN BOARD
also there are 2 charming islands off Massachusetts Nantucket and MarthasVineyard. New England also has Mount Washington with a cog railroad going up to thhe top.
32:15 Baseball is definitely still a "popular" sport, but it's taken a hard slide to #3 in the last two decades. A lot of this came down to the sport slowing down when life has been speeding up. Nobody wants to sit and watch a 4 hour game where, two thirds of the time, nothing is happening or it's on commercial break. Fortunately Major League Baseball made some rule changes last year that have helped speed the game up a bit and now games are averaging under 3 hours again. Hopefully this helps, as it's my favorite sport. The last 10-15 years have not been kind to the sport, though.
99. Florida is Amazing, Colorado is amazing, I want to see the Redwoods!
I lived in San Diego for 37 years, and the San Diego Zoo is THE zoo to see! It's beautiful and full of wonderful and varied species.
I gotta make the 101 trip my number 1. There's beautiful scenery all the way north and south. The art deco bridges are very iconic. Big Sur is along the way plus the beauty of Oregon and Washington
99! I'm a big fan of Yosemite! The E at the end is pronounced like the letter E! Like "tee" or "tea." And the stress is placed on the second syllable, Se.
Yo-SE-mi-tea!
Just a reminder that everyone has their own scale and judgment on what they think is beautiful. I personally value historical significance slightly above natural beauty which is why I love Washington DC, Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland so much. There's a lot of Civil war history as well as American history and museums in that area. I visited the Antietam national Battlefield and to this day it's my favorite vacation spot. It doesn't quite feel haunted, more like you're walking through a cemetery and through history itself because you quite literally are. When you come to America pick the place that is right for you, I didn't know how much I would love the area around Antietam and Washington DC so you might be pleasantly surprised with the choices you make!
Agree, history has a lot in play as to where we visit. Museums, battle fields, colonial towns, are amazing if you are in to history. As far as sheer beauty goes, someone from overseas may not care much about the history and just want to see the beauty. I was never much into history as a young child, but as I've grown older it has peeked my interest more.
@@lindaroney4820 oh yeah, especially being from Arizona we didn't have any battlefields here, we knew about Picacho Peak but that was more a skirmish than a battle with only 1 casualty. Seeing the richness of history along the Mason-Dixon line and in the mountains near Sharpsburg shocked me. I'll probably plan a colonial history trip to New England and New York soon. I know they have a submarine museum in Connecticut and I'm very interested in them so it'll be a colonial/naval history vacation!
I feel close to God in Nature ... but I also love History!
My parents made sure cause my dad was in the military know why this country is so great
I've been to 45 of the locations in the video. Hard to pick a top three, but I'll try. Yellowstone for sure, Crater Lake (took me three trips to finally see the lake; first time the fog was so thick I couldn't see it from the lodge, second time the snow drifts were six feet or more high, third time lucky), Route 66 (my favorite bits are in California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma). Fourth would be the Columbia River Gorge area in Oregon; I once spent a weekend photographing the river and waterfalls with a photo group. But there are so many magnificent places not in the video, like Lake Tahoe (California and Nevada), Bryce Canyon National Park (Utah), Napa, Sonoma & Mendocino Wine Country (California), and the lesser known Palouse area of Eastern Washington, where I spent another photographic weekend shooting incredible natural beauty.
The Atchafalaya River Basin
At almost a million acres, it is North America's largest floodplain swamp… in Louisiana the most beautiful place for me…
When you say New York people are not friendly, I believe you are talking about New York City. New York State is huge with 19 million people. People in other parts of New York are very friendly. Buffalo is at the other end of the state, close to Niagara Falls. We are noted for being the City of Good Neighbors, and hot Chicken Wings.
There are plenty of us friendly people down here in New York City. Don't be fooled by stereotypes.
One great place here in the US is Pikes Peak, a 14,000+ foot tall mountain that has a drivable road right up to the top.
Its one of the most beautiful places in this world, honestly. ❤
There isn't abetter experience than running in the desert during a rain storm as the sun peaks over the mountains. I hate running; but this is a truly different experience.
My top 3, Yosemite, Yellowstone and Crater Lake. My write-in, not on his list, is Lassen Volcanic National Park. 99
There is a similar but much better video by Ryan Shirley
"Top 25 Places To Visit In The USA"
He films all his own visuals rather than using stock footage
99 - There are a few places in this video I'd still like to see, mainly some of the historical places in the New England states, and the state of Alaska for the wildlife and Northern lights.
My favorites - 1) Rocky Mountain National Park (the sheer beauty), 2) the Alamo (the sense of history), and 3) Yellowstone (the bison).
I've been through New Mexico many times but have yet to visit Taos. I'd still like to visit.
Left off this video's list are two of my favorite historical Native American Indian sites of the Ancient Pueblo, Mesa Verde in Colorado and Chaco Canyon in New Mexico. Another fascinating place in New Mexico as a quick side trip is Inscription Rock. It has centuries of "graffiti" on it from ancient peoples to conquistadors to the westward movement.
Monument Valley is one of my favorites. They have a hotel there, where all the rooms face this view. It's so lovely.
I like when you pause the video and give your take and/or your perspective of something, because Im watching your reaction. If I wanted to just watch the video with out interruptions then I'd just watch the original video.
99 - Thank you for your interest in Alaska! Hopefully some day you can make it up here. If you ever do, please make sure to come in the summer! Here in Anchorage, it's between like 17-23 C which I think is perfect, though we do tend to have 18-20 hours of daylight at that time (better than the 4-5 hours we have right now). Those touristy things he showed you are absolutely worth it if you can, but I think a plane ride around Denali and landing on a glacier is $450+. If someone landed in Anchorage and wanted to see AK beauty without spending a ton, I'd google the Seward Highway. You can take it as far as you want and make stops along the way before coming back to Anchorage. Or you could make the drive out to Seward or take the even better 4-hour drive to Homer and go down to the spit, especially if you like fishing and/or camping.
But yes, you have an awesome list, even if you do come and stay in the Lower 48, I hope you stick to your National Parks list! Many people watch videos on the beauty and how nice people are in the US and end up disappointed afterwards after only visiting NYC and LA.
I loved the six weeks we spent driving on every road that could be reached from Tok. We also flew to Dillingham, to visit a friend, and drove on the only road that heads north out of Dillingham. A wonderful trip. We escaped out of Alaska about five minutes before the first blizzard of the season shut the area down for tourists, for the winter. Scary, but exciting once we were safe, but snowbound for three days, in White Horse, Yukon Territory!
Don't forget the ferry boats out of Bellingham, Washington if you are on a budget. Not everyone can afford a cruise but the ferry boats give you the same spectacular views on a shoestring budget.
If you ever make it to the Grand canyon you can either do a rafting trip down the river or you can take a helicopter ride and they'll take you over the canyon so you can see it from a birds eye view
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I've been to 31 places on the list.
I've been to 49 states, including living 3 years in Hawaii as a kid. I've never ever had a wanting to visit Alaska.
But I've only been to 3 countries outside the US . . . and two don't count - they touch the US 😊. The other was Iceland when NATO still had a base there.
I think one of my most memorable trips was to the Kennedy Space Center . . . Early Nov. 1998 we visited the Space Center, not remembering that John Glenn was up on the Space Station and got to hear the conversation going on up there and between the people on the ground. My kids still remember that. And still have the ink pens they gave out there. 😊
God bless America 🇺🇸
I live in Maine near Moosehead lake. We have 300 acres bordering the 100 mile wilderness of the Appalachian trail. W we have many waterfalls on our property. It is truly beautiful.
99! ❤
Born and raised in Colorado but I adore the Monterey Bay Aquarium and the Great Smoky Mountains. Obviously I adore what Colorado has too, but New Mexico is highly underrated in my opinion (and my fav food in the world).
99 have been to 19 since lived in oregon and washington for 30 years. have moved back to colorado 20 miles from utah. the colorado river is 1 mile from my apartment. the same river that formed the grand canyon
(99) 🙂 I’ve been to 26 of the places on this list. I have driven Highway 101 along the Oregon/California Coast many times and it is the most beautiful, peaceful driving trips you can imagine. (Also Crater Lake is gorgeous) love your channel..
Here's a little tip. - Go to the Grand Canyon in the Spring. Not in Summer. It will be less busy, and not nearly as hot as it would be in the Summer.
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I haven't been out west but have been to many places along the east coast and out to the midwest. I would have to say the Smokey Mountains is the best I've seen. I rented a beautiful cabin on the side of the mountain with a rap around porch. It was on Cherokee Indian land and the very sweet old Cherokee Indian woman that owned it lived in the only other home in view. Second choice would be West Virginia. Vermont would probably be third. (Bonus) Fourth would be Florida. There are so many crystal clear streams in and around Ocala that are incredibly beautiful. Great places for kayaking and canoeing.
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@MrBubba311 Maybe it was the same place. It had a bunch of bed rooms and a large fireplace in the large living room and another fireplace outside on the porch. If I had any Cherokee in me I would have never left. 🤣 The mist is part of what makes it so beautiful unless you have to drive through it at night.
My write in is Iconic world famous Space Needle in Seattle with the world's only revolving glass floor at 500 ft above the ground.
Needs to be clear and sunny. And it’s best to do it like say now while the air is clean and the snow is still on the mountains. But yeah, talk about a 360 degrees view: 2 mountains ranges, 2 volcanoes, Lake Washington and the Puget Sound.
I am a native Californian, and as such I should be entirely loyal to Yosemite as the best national park in the country. And it is spectacular, so if you can visit, you won't be at all disappointed! But if you can only pick one, it should be Yellowstone. The first time I went there I really didn't have much idea of what to expect, and when I stumbled on the Norris Geyser Basin, and began to wander around, I started to weep. For decades afterwards, I couldn't describe this place to anyone without starting to tear up. I overheard one disrespectful young kid complaining to his parents that he hated it there because it "stank." Sulfur fumes do fill the air, but the glorious landscape and the boiling pools of water and the rainbow colors of the algae all around were so otherworldly and ancient and beautiful, that you couldn't help but understand that it was just the warm breath of Mother Earth that you were experiencing. I wanted to smack that whiny kid for not showing her the respect she was due.
My uncle was a geological surveyor for Yellowstone and Teton parks...my all time favorite place and I have been to every state except Hawaii...it's spiritual, magical, holy whatever it's life altering...was there a couple yrs ago and 1 my initials are still carved in a bathroom from 1982, 2 the tourists passed me off...was better back in the day
Yosemite is my favorite National Park.
Don’t you need to make reservations years in advance just to visit the sites in Yosemite? Plan ahead! Yellowstone is similar, but with traffic jams and smog at the height of tourist season.
99. I'm headed to the Smoky Mountains for New Years Eve. My boyfriend's friend has a large cabin in Pigeon Forge where the fires ravaged a couple years ago. They rebuilt the cabin bigger and better than ever.
Been to the grand canyon several times its beautiful
I've been to 47 of the 50 States . . Pick a few you like and explore the area around it . . There will be many less famous but extremely beautiful places to visit. . Oh . And I love the Black Lotus😁
Enjoyed this. I'm 76 and have been to many of these. Where ever you go you will be suprised how much there is to see in the area. 99
You can actually swim in the east coast beaches. The Russian Current that runs along the west coast makes the water there very cold
First of all 99. I always watch all of your videos regardless of the length. Number 4 on the video is the Blue Ridge Parkway. It is my absolute favorite and I have traveled it many times. I have many photographs that I have taken and would love to share with you so that you can see how beautiful it really is. North Carolina is absolutely beautiful. The #1 place I haven't been to that's on my list is Alaska. I have worked in New York, Florida, Illinois, Wyoming, California, Arizona, and Nevada. All of those places have beautiful areas with very diverse natural environments. I appreciate all of your commentary and it helps to remind me just how beautiful my country really is. My #1 European country to visit is Portugal!
They literally didn’t even show Mackinac island!!!! It is gorgeous and you can’t have cars or motorized vehicles! Please please check out this island in a better video. What they show in this video is the UP not the island. Also the rock and roll hall of fame is an incredible feat of architecture and inducts the greatest artists of all time! Not poor versions of Elvis.
Henry Ford Museum/Green Field Village (the Ford). It has more than just cars.
You can walk the island, or you can bike it, or you can take horse and carriage. Visit the grand Hotel which was the background for the movie"Somewhere in Time". See the governors mansion and tour the streets of town. Don't forget to try the famous Mackinaw fudge.
And, of course, tour Fort Mackinac (pronounced "Mackinaw").
Growing up in California I've been to both Yosemite and Sequoia multiple times and they never get old. Just make sure you take your mosquito repellant if you go during the warmer months because they'll eat you alive otherwise.
I've been to 48 places in video & 32 of 50 U.S. states. To me Arizona is #1 for its unique scenery & Grand Canyon. California coast & beaches on Pacific Ocean is different than East Coast beaches on Atlantic Ocean. Pennsylvania is beautiful & has a lot of historic sites as well as a large Amish community. Tennessee has beautiful scenic drive through Blue Ridge Mountains.
If you visit U.S., you would most likely fly into New York City so you could spend several days seeing various sites there (Statue of Liberty, Times Square, Museum of Natural History, Coney Island, 9/11 memorial, Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center) & then decide what other state or area you want to see because your top 10 list are all over the country & would take weeks to see because of great distances between them. (For example, Niagara Falls, New York, is 7+ hours northwest of New York City.)
I was raised in the great smokie mountains. If you like nature, thats the place. Blue Ridge parkway was my backyard. Great nature. Great people.
It's too bad that he couldn't link areas where multiple of these sites are close enough together to see with a car. Even the drives between places can be mini adventures. Maine is a beautiful state, for sure, but I would definitely not put it in my top 10 states. ( I have been blessed to see a lot of the usa through my profession and love of travel.)
99 - I was so surprised to realize that I’ve been to 53 of these places. And now I’ve found more places to go.
1. Alaska (all of it)
2. Montana (all of it)
3. Oregon (many beautiful places, just stay away from Portland)
I Love nature and that is why I chose those, not a fan of big cities but for a first time visit there are some exceptions for sure.
I agree, unfortunately I live near Portland, but Oregon overall is a beautiful State. The Gorge is one of my favorite places and the Coast is a must see..there’s really too many places to name.
Oregon over Washington???? Hmmm……
Lol all the fear mongering around Portland is so funny to me. It’s no different than any other big US city. Some problems with homelessness or drugs, yeah, but that’s the case in all big cities to some extent. It’s not some awful dangerous dystopia you need to avoid. So dramatic.
A good way to see Alaska is to take an Alaskan cruise.
This video demonstrates perfectly why most Americans don't have Passports or go overseas on vacation If in Kentucky be sure to spend at least a day at Mammoth Cave National Park, worlds longest single cave system, Kentucky owns almost as much land Underground as it does on top.
We were in 52 of these. We do not care for tourist places and flocks of people we wanted to see nature.....loved it all.
😆 Baseball is still very relevant, Ohtani just signed the largest contract in sports history, passed Messi by almost 30 million. All 30 teams are worth over a billion each collectively they are worth a little more than 65 Billion. I don't know of any business in America that can has that kind of value that has gone away. Baseball and more importantly MLB will be played centuries into the future.
I'm a Spaniard/American lived in Spain and America, specifically California. Yosemite is gorgeous, but you can also see the Redwoods, Lake Tahoe, Mt. Shasta, the deserts such as Joshua tree or Death Valley. The sea towns like Monterey bay, Carmel, big Sur, so many. Gorgeous hot beaches like La Jolla, Crystal Cove. Anyways you get everything here. The beaches, the mountains, the rivers, the trees, the deserts, the snow. Los Angeles isnt really a touristy place. San Francisco has pretty areas. But dont go downtown. The more north, the more trees. The more north east, the more trees, rivers, and mountains.
Times square is a must see. It’s iconic and close to great restaurants and Broadway shows.
As a life-long avid outdoorsman who loves mountains and forests, hiking, camping, hunting and fishing all of my bucket list places are in the mountains. We live in Montana north of Yellowstone and have camped and hiked within Montana for vacations and weekends for over 40 years, and still have many places we have not been to yet.
If the Statue of Liberty is a must-see for you, I recommend walking through the city as well while you are there; as there are a lot of great free museums and historic spots. Plus New York has really good food places with a wide range of different cultures to choose from, famously known as a melting pot.
Watched the whole video so here is your "99".
I've been to about 15 or 20 of these places or was close to them. The US has so many pretty places to see.
Western Washington State is beautiful and worth exploring for a summer.
99 I didn’t write them down but I’ve been of all the CA ones except Death Valley, most of the NYC ones, Pearl Harbor, French quarter, Vegas, Grand Canyon… those are the ones I remember off the top of my head. The Giant Sequoias in #100 are unbelievable.
1. Orca Island, Washington
2. 101 Coast Drive
3. Death Valley
And 99 :)
*Orcas. The San Juan Islands are gorgeous.
99....yellowstone, the whole states of oregon/washington...winchester mystery house, its bs you can get lost in it, i tried do hard most of my childhood
If you go to NYC to see the Statue of Liberty it would be well worth your time to go to Central Park, The Empire State Building and especially the Metropolitan Museum of Art. That place is amazing and not just for the art but exhibits from around the world. I took my parents when I lived there. My Dad was not a fan of art museums and when they were closing he was the one I had to drag out the door because he fell in love with all the exhibits. We were there for six hours and he still did not want to see everything in there.
Good points here but Museum of Natural History is really amazing; Europe has so many Art Museums.