As a photographer, I have absolutely no problems with that night sky photo in California. The human eye can see things a camera does not, and a camera can see things the eye does not. When taking a long exposure of the night sky, more light is gathered the longer the shutter is open. This allows the image to show colors and stars you won't see with the naked eye at night. Auroras, sky glow, lightning, comets, etc. may look fake but that is indeed what the camera picks up. The night sky is not just black. Other colors are caused by different gases in the atmosphere. These molecules can give greens, blues, purples, oranges, etc., depending on the molecule. Then, of course, there are tricks photographers do to bring out other details. This image was probably at least two images -- one for the sky at one setting, and another for the foreground at a different setting so that more light will get to the foreground bringing out more details. In regards to each states "most enchanting" places, check other resources. Most states have more than one "enchanting" place. Just because he listed a place for a state, obviously, doesn't mean it really is the best or most enchanting in that state. I live in Maine, and while Cadillac is a place to see, there are quite a few more places that I'd list higher, like Baxter State Park.
4:03 a camera lens can pick up much more than a human eye does. I'm in Northeastern Minnesota & many photographers in the area share amazing photos of the Milky Way & the Northern Lights/Aurora Borealis frequently. You usually only see either gray or green auroras but a camera lens picks up all of the other colors in the photos. You can see quite a bit in the night sky with your eyes on a dark cloudless night away from any city lights, but not nearly as much as a camera lens can.
It's not an opinion, it's scientific fact - but you probably won't see everything without a camera lens. The human eye could see the pinks & purples in our sunset last night, but it wouldn't pick up as much color in the dark sky. The sunset colors are the sun's light refracted through the atmosphere - the night sky doesn't have the sun's help.
If you come to America during Autumn, especially from mid-September through mid-October, you owe it to yourselves to visit New England for a leaf-peeping tour. Not only is it beautiful, it is also New ENGLAND.
Mammoth Cave, KY in addition to what the video shows also offers a lantern tour where the guides at the front and back of the tour carry old fashioned flame lanterns and lead the tour with only that lighting. They illuminate larger rooms by lighting and throwing smaller torches into shelves or corners.
St. George, Ut is a solid landing point. Zion National Park is like a 30 min drive, Las Vegas, NV is a two hour drive, and San Diego, CA is like a four hour drive from there.
14:01 - Carlsbad Caverns would be ideal for you three, since it is on the eastern side of New Mexico, which is next to Texas. 😊 It even has a cafeteria and gift shop in the largest cave, which is right under the visitors' center and just a lift ride up. 😊
My family had settled near bash bish falls a few hundred years back. I have a book written by an ancestor describing the family who lived there and how they lived. I grew up about an hour from the Falls, used to take our kids camping there.
You could always plan a Great Lakes trip - some people do either the US route & some do the whole way around them in the US & Canada. You can even take a Cruise on the Great Lakes & stop in both the US & Canada now - the ship has stopped in Duluth for a few years - you could actually start/stop in Duluth this past summer. Make sure you research the areas you are thinking about visiting! The states all have their own Tourism websites - many counties have their own tourism websites & some regions work together in tourism promotion too. Some tourism boards will mail you physical maps & brochures - historically, you have been able to pick up many different brochures & maps right in hotels for that area too (they are great if you want some momentos from your trip or want to go exploring yourself). The National Parks & State Parks have website information too. Check into tour groups in your preferred location - I don't know if they have organized tours everywhere, but most places probably have self guided tours with info from their tourism boards. My parents loved the tours they bought in Hawaii! You can just wander around on your own, but a guided tour will give you a lot more information & get you to the destinations you shouldn't miss.
Great recommendation, I have driven along the Great Lakes from Buffalo, NY east and west in both the US and Canada. Both sides of the border offer their own unique experiences.
Shenandoah National Park in Virginia is amazing! I'm kinda sad the video didn't show more pictures, but the park has some fantastic views and impressive waterfalls
In Nebraska there’s a golf course by Chimney Rock. Not a great course, but the scenery makes up for it. But the most amazing scenic views are in Toadstool Park in the northwest area.
Mystic Pizza was set in Mystic, Ct and is one of my favorite movies; Block Island you either go by ferry or fly, good food, I saw Young Frankenstein at the local theater when we were there. And of course Crater Lake, I have no words for how amazing and breath taking the place is. Bluest water I've ever seen. Where ever you go you bound to see great things if you give yourself the time to explore.
Having lived in California & Arizona, I've seen skies at night that look like this during the summer which is the Milky Way. (Look up pictures online.) There are places in both states that have "dark skies" meaning there is no artificial light from street lights or houses so phenomena in the skies can be seen, even Aurora Borealis at times. Delaware is too far south to have penguins other than in a zoo. Birds you are seeing are most likely birds called puffins.
12:28 I've said thus before but, while filming the movie What Dreams May Come there in Glacier National Park, Robin Williams is quoted saying "if this isn't God's backyard he definitely lives nearby" 😊 also check out the trailer of the movie if you're curious, it's not bad lol
for the one in oklahoma, the temperature of 65 degrees is about 18 degrees celsius. he was saying the water stays cool year round so it's popular to cool off in during the hot summer months.
Idaho is one of the US's hidden gems. It's actually one of the more beautiful states in the country and this is something most Americans don't even know.
We were blessed to camp beside the falls in Alabama and hike to the base, I visited Niagara Falls as a child. I’ve visited Hanging Rock in North Carolina several times throughout my life. I was born and raised in the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia before moving to the South Carolina coast earlier this year.
Not a New Yorker here, but my family’s favorite trip was upstate NY, and Canada. You could fly into JFK hit the Finger lakes, Watkins Glen, Niagara on the Lake, Niagara Falls on the Canadian side and Toronto. It can all be done in a few days. Conceivably, you could do that in 4-5 days and then loop into New England to see, Portland, and Bar Harbor Maine down to Boston, Mystic Seaport, and NYC over another week and fly back out of JFK.
I agree. As a native Upstate New Yorker, New York is a beautiful state with numerous waterfalls, not just Niagara Falls. I think Watkins Glen is more enchanting with the waterfalls and Letchworth State Park is the Grand Canyon of the East.
As an adult, I lived in Idaho over 20yrs and never did see Shoshone Falls....too busy working and and trying to pay bills. The pictures look beautiful.
I was born and grew up in northeastern Alabama and went to Noccalula Falls all the time. I love that place. I've also lived miuch of my life in North Carolina, and the Appalachians are beautiful in both states.
Those creatures in Delaware, which is my next-door neighbors state because I am in Maryland are SEAGULL, which is very common at the beaches on the East Coast
By the way, just flying into Salt Lake City International airport is a site to behold. Because on either side you will find mountains and/or alike very close to you. It is very picturesque all by itself.
19:52 another great choice for Wisconsin on the South Shore of Lake Superior - it's a beautiful Lake no matter where you are & has a lot of state & national parks around it. You can go kayaking in the caves in summer - I've never been kayaking or out to the ice caves myself, but I see many photos on Facebook when the ice caves are open. It's not always safe to go out on the ice since Lake Superior doesn't freeze over 100% very often, the ice sheet can break away from shore & move around with wind direction changes. There's usually several ice rescues each winter on the Duluth news when people go ice fishing on the harbor & the wind changes. The Lake creates it's own weather & can be harsh. The Apostle Islands Park Rangers only allow visitors out on the ice when the conditions are right & they monitor conditions continuously. Unfortunately, we have been having less harsh winters lately (it's 41° in Northeastern Minnesota right now & we don't have any snow at all on the ground in my hometown which is an hour north of Duluth & an hour west of the North Shore). Lots of normal winter activities have been delayed & have had a shorter window of opportunities lately.
Mammouth Cave is amazing. So is Chattanooga, Tennessee. Some of these other places are also amazing including the Great Smoky Mountains and the Blue Ridge Mountains. Pennsylvania has the Pocono Mountains that are very awesome but you won’t find them on lists like this.
I’ve lived in a few of these states. I’m currently living in Texas. This video glosses over so much. Many great places the video didn’t mention. It’s hard to recommend just one or two places. I say pick one state and all it has to offer and you will probably be delighted.
The night sky in California is showing the Milky Way. I have seen many photos of this place and this is not edited in the least, but shot with an excellent camera by a very good photographer 😊😊
You should visit some of the national parks like Yosemite, Yellowstone, & the Grand Canyon. You should also visit Monterey, CA. It is absolutely beautiful there.
And now you know the number one reason many Americans do not have a passport!! With so much to see in this country we simply do not go abroad very often!!
Mystic Connecticut is lovely and is also known for the movie Mystic Pizza (which exists). But I’d say there are prettier places in Connecticut but Mystic is cool.
NY you should see Watkins Glen state park which is a beautiful gorge with 19 water falls. And Watkins Glen international raceway. The Finger Lakes area contains many wineries and apple orchards. Howe Caverns.
When you go to New York. Everything above interstate 90 is considered upper state and is completely different from the rest of New York ... The Adirondack region is gorgeous as well.
As a resident of New York you definitely have not seen NY. From the Hamptons on Long Island, the famous Howe caverns. The Hudson valley where I live with wine country. The various revolutionary war sites and the largest park which is the Adirondack mountains.
Keep New York in mind, definitely. I live in Buffalo, only 20 minutes from Niagara Falls, and about 90 minutes from Toronto. Some of the other great places in upstate New York are the Finger Lakes region, and the Thousand Islands area. Feel free to hit me up if you’d like to hear more!
I have been to Hocking Hills State Park as I live in Ohio. Also, born and raised. But I also have been to Mount Desert Island in Maine and went to Cadillac Mountain. It is so beautiful there ❤️
make sure you plan a trip to Texas at the right time of year, unless you'll be far north in the state. or plan on being outside as little as possible. southern Texas from about May to October is HOT, brutally hot July-September. 35-40 celsius, easily. you guys come from a very different climate and that level of heat might shock you lol.
Hi from Loveland Colorado. One suggestion , if I haven't already said , is to make a list of where you want to go from 1st to 50th LOL. Make sure you have both pros & cons for each state or just where you want to go.
The best view of Niagara Falls is actually from the Canadian side looking back at New York side. Both sides are stunning. My great uncle was a traveling pastor between 3 churches in that area around 1910. Can you imagine traveling by horse and carriage in that cold and snow all winter?
We have caves outside of Austin when you visit. Im sure Archie might enjoy the spot. I'd love to help you plan your visit in the Austin area if you come.
I have camped and been to quite a few of these places over the years -- I still go to Logan Ohio (since I live about an hour and a half away) - it still takes my breath away when I go these awesome places!! Ya, when coming to the US you definitely need to section it up - visiting The New England States, then next say the Southern States, then the Mid-Western States, then the Western States . . that's the only way to do otherwise - you only get one State/City at a time. IF you go to New York State, you could then include the "tiny New England States" (which will I'm sure remind you of Jersey) !! You will love it! New York State is beautiful!! Nothing like NYC!! LOL If you are planning Texas -- well it takes 2 days (long days) to drive across Texas (horizontally) and about the same vertically! So Texas is truly all you will have time for . . it's awesome but just know . . lots of driving!!! "Mr. H and Friends" (his wife and daughter and he) just got back from a Texas trip - they have a great time and loved the BBQ - might want to reach out to them for suggestions!! Lawrence from Across the Pond might have some suggestions too! We that live here don't have that problem because we go to one area/place one summer/spring and another fall and start all over the next year because we don't have the distance etc. that you all do or the time limitations... I'm 70 and thanks to parents that loved to visit the US and my continued love for taking my kids and grandkids - I've seen all States in the lower 48 (still haven't made Hawaii or Alaska . . and I have relatives that live right near Pearl Harbor!! SMH! lol)
All the tourists go to New York first, but the place they should really be going is actually Washington DC. Every tourist needs to see the National Gallery of Art, National Museum of Natural History, National Air and Space museum, and the National Museum of American History. And then there's the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, Jefferson Memorial, Library of Congress (the 2nd largest library in the world), US Capitol building (aka Capitol Hill), White House, National Archives Museum (the original Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights are here), International Spy Museum, National Zoo, Supreme Court building, and even the Pentagon (guided tours only). For nature, I'd recommend sticking to the west coast and rocky mountain range for your first trip (basically just stay west of Kansas), because that's generally where you'll find the best nature parks and scenery. The only exception I'd make to that rule is South Dakota. The scenery there is incredible.
11:24 Split Rock Lighthouse is a great choice for Minnesota! It's featured in many of the photos I mentioned in my other comment. Just Google Split Rock Lighthouse & you will see a lot of beautiful photos. The whole North Shore of Lake Superior is beautiful (especially in fall when the leaves are changing colors). Split Rock Lighthouse & the other Lighthouses on the Great Lakes don't have to be lit at night anymore since the ships all have modern navigation equipment. Split Rock Lighthouse is only lit up for a few hours on the anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald sinking & there's a small ceremony on the anniversary. I live fairly close to the north shore, but I haven't been over to Split Rock in many years - I see many photos of it all year now that social media exists.
It's odd that the video chose Split Rock Lighthouse for Minnesota. It's not even the tallest cliff along the Minnesota shore of Lake Superior (Palisade Head is over twice as tall) and there are lots of more "enchanting" places in the state since the entire NE quadrant is mostly dense forest, waterfalls and thousands of lakes. The Pigeon River falls is 120 feet tall and there's another large falls just below it.
it is a really neat lighthouse, but agreed... there are so many much prettier spots in Minnesota. Even just going to the top of the gondola at Lutsen and looking over the lake beats that pretty old lighthouse (I am a bit biased since I know a former worker there and have been all the way up in the top of the lighthouse itself).
Yeah there's a few problems with a video like this. This guy did a pretty good job I'd say, with whatever info he had, but even people in these states don't know all of the best place. There is no way this guys knows all of the most enchanting places of every state in the whole country. Second, the most enchanting place in each state is a very opinionated and subjective idea. It's hard to agree on just 1 in Minnesota, I can't imagine picking one place for a state like California, Arizona, Utah, Washington, Colorado, etc... And also, an outsider like this guy wouldn't know the true most enchanting places in each state. Usually the locals keep these places a secret and they are not popular areas, because there is nothing enchanting about fences, tour guides, and food stops.
The thumbnail for this video shows a picture of Maroon Lake in Colorado, which was strangely not that video's pick for an enchanting place in Colorado. Maroon Lake is way more beautiful and iconic than Crystal Lake, so much so that Maroon Lake iconifies the entire state and is often featured on Colorado merchandise. Haha I have no idea why the people who made that video didn't pick Maroon Lake for Colorado, but I'm so glad you found a picture of it nonetheless!
The view from Mt Magazine is beautiful, but I definitely wouldn’t call it the most enchanting place in Arkansas. Go visit the Buffalo National River in the Ozark National forest. Float the river, hike the surrounding cliffs, etc. Especially the Boxley Valley in Newton Co-its remote and beautiful. Besides the natural beauty, there are still old historic homesteads, etc, and elk were even reintroduced here a few decades ago.
@@hippiemama52 Right, should they venture to the Northern Islands. The islands they mostly inhabit are below the equator; Isabela and Fernandina. But yes, my mistake...they do go north of the equator.
As others have said. Taking a long exposure with a camera will show stars and nebula's the human eye cannot see. My husband used his telescope and set the lens on his camera to stay open while a motor moved the scope to keep up with the sky's movements and has pictures of many stars as well as red nebula's.
I really think the best thing to do would be to pick a state with multiple things to experience and try to see as much of that as possible instead of doing multiple states. When you add in travel time (and how you'll be feeling after each trip) it may be harder to enjoy everything because it'll be trying to cram as much into a short window as possible. If you pick 1 thing then you could really get your money's worth out of that area. That's just my opinion, but when you travel several states in a short amount of time it really does start to eat into your time because the U.S. is very big. The only time I'd say "state hopping" could work is in a place like the northeast/New England since so many states are smaller and close to each other. You could do Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania in a relatively short amount of time. Hell, most people who work in NY commute from PA or NJ and make the drive daily -- that's how close they are to each other. But going from 1 point of Texas to another part of California is a lot farther.
Mcway falls is a real place and yes it looks like that. What you saw in the sky is the center of the milkyway galaxy and the lights in the ocean is natural bioluminescence that lights when disturbed. The picture looks like when it was taken the shutter speed was adjusted to let more light in. You can see the center of milky way galaxy from many locations in the United States. That is just normal when you get away from city lights here. You should see the Auroras in Alaska. It is sad they did not include more on Alaska because we have waterfalls, we are known as the land of a million lakes or the land of the midnight sun. Study Alaska more before you plan your trip. You might like to visit here.
The Ocala National forest is nice just it’s massive, a lot of people get lost in there and a big search is called and stuff. Honestly I would avoid it unless you know it’s trails. Also a lot of people hunt deer and other game in there so it’s dangerous for another reason. In Orlando there are places that tourists don’t know about and often only locals know about it. Wekiwa springs is one such park with its freshwater spring that comes from a natural water purifier underground, and Blue springs where manatees stay during the winter. Honestly as a local we kinda grew up around these areas and avoid the Ocala forest like the plague.
If I were visiting the USA for a week or two I’d go to California. California gets a bad rap because of the way it’s governed but the sights are amazing. I’d rent a car and visit San Diego for the beaches then spend maybe a day in LA then drive up the pacific coast highway past San Francisco, through the redwoods to Eureka. Then drive inland through the Shasta-Trinity national forest to Mt Shasta. Then you can head back south to LA and fly home. Or you can extend the trip to see Lake Tahoe. That’s a lot of driving but it’s doable.
Horseshoe Bend is in Arizona not Texas....I'm actually glad they didn't choose that or the Grand Canyon but there's definitely even more beautiful places in Arizona other than Monument Valley....Northern Arizona is covered in forest which is amazing during Fall(Autumn) & Winter
New York has some beautiful nature for sure, but if you want to do a nature trip in the US there are many other states that have more amazing scenery. I wouldn't do upper New York before places like California, Colorado, Washington, Hawaii, etc...
I’d like to learn more about the UK and the land and features. Is there a US version of The Beesley’s that do content on the UK? Anybody have any suggestions?
This is a great example of why many in the US don't have passports. There is more than enough to see in each state and even if you only did one state per year you wouldn't see everything in a lifetime of vacations. Not that the rest of the world isn't interesting, but there is so much to see without ever crossing an international border the need to travel abroad is far less than in smaller countries. For scale: Driving from Seattle to Miami is nearly double the distance of driving from London to Moscow.
From Buffalo to roughly Albany in New York State it’s in the region we call the Rust belt. It’s where the steel industry and automobile companies set up. It’s not exactly the nicest of places as there’s a lot of poverty and people are leaving like crazy trying find jobs anywhere. When the factories for steel and cars left the region completely devoid of any type of jobs. It’s been rough. In the 2010s the cities desperate for cash tried to get a tourism industry going by revitalizing their downtowns and putting money into art projects and repurposing old buildings into food halls or new stores. It doesn’t erase the crime rates in those cities but at least they are trying. It’s not as effective as you think but it’s still something. The other thing is these cities aren’t really close to a big theme park or something to attract tourists in.
Thank you for doing this video, every state has amazing places to visit. Personally I get so tired of the videos that are all about Texas, California, Florida, New York and something Washington and Oregon. It is as if no other state has anything to offer. My favorites South Dakota, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Ohio and Utah.
How long will you be in the USA? And what month are you planning to visit? Without that info its difficult to suggest what you should see. Also what kind of things are you interested in? Scenery? Culture, Oddities? Military stuff? Wildlife?
As a photographer, I have absolutely no problems with that night sky photo in California. The human eye can see things a camera does not, and a camera can see things the eye does not. When taking a long exposure of the night sky, more light is gathered the longer the shutter is open. This allows the image to show colors and stars you won't see with the naked eye at night. Auroras, sky glow, lightning, comets, etc. may look fake but that is indeed what the camera picks up. The night sky is not just black. Other colors are caused by different gases in the atmosphere. These molecules can give greens, blues, purples, oranges, etc., depending on the molecule. Then, of course, there are tricks photographers do to bring out other details. This image was probably at least two images -- one for the sky at one setting, and another for the foreground at a different setting so that more light will get to the foreground bringing out more details.
In regards to each states "most enchanting" places, check other resources. Most states have more than one "enchanting" place. Just because he listed a place for a state, obviously, doesn't mean it really is the best or most enchanting in that state. I live in Maine, and while Cadillac is a place to see, there are quite a few more places that I'd list higher, like Baxter State Park.
4:03 a camera lens can pick up much more than a human eye does. I'm in Northeastern Minnesota & many photographers in the area share amazing photos of the Milky Way & the Northern Lights/Aurora Borealis frequently. You usually only see either gray or green auroras but a camera lens picks up all of the other colors in the photos. You can see quite a bit in the night sky with your eyes on a dark cloudless night away from any city lights, but not nearly as much as a camera lens can.
It's not an opinion, it's scientific fact - but you probably won't see everything without a camera lens. The human eye could see the pinks & purples in our sunset last night, but it wouldn't pick up as much color in the dark sky. The sunset colors are the sun's light refracted through the atmosphere - the night sky doesn't have the sun's help.
If you come to America during Autumn, especially from mid-September through mid-October, you owe it to yourselves to visit New England for a leaf-peeping tour. Not only is it beautiful, it is also New ENGLAND.
Exactly..I vote for New England!
Mammoth Cave, KY in addition to what the video shows also offers a lantern tour where the guides at the front and back of the tour carry old fashioned flame lanterns and lead the tour with only that lighting. They illuminate larger rooms by lighting and throwing smaller torches into shelves or corners.
I love Mammoth Cave! It was always my favorite field trip when I was younger!
St. George, Ut is a solid landing point. Zion National Park is like a 30 min drive, Las Vegas, NV is a two hour drive, and San Diego, CA is like a four hour drive from there.
14:01 - Carlsbad Caverns would be ideal for you three, since it is on the eastern side of New Mexico, which is next to Texas. 😊 It even has a cafeteria and gift shop in the largest cave, which is right under the visitors' center and just a lift ride up. 😊
My family had settled near bash bish falls a few hundred years back. I have a book written by an ancestor describing the family who lived there and how they lived. I grew up about an hour from the Falls, used to take our kids camping there.
You could always plan a Great Lakes trip - some people do either the US route & some do the whole way around them in the US & Canada. You can even take a Cruise on the Great Lakes & stop in both the US & Canada now - the ship has stopped in Duluth for a few years - you could actually start/stop in Duluth this past summer.
Make sure you research the areas you are thinking about visiting! The states all have their own Tourism websites - many counties have their own tourism websites & some regions work together in tourism promotion too. Some tourism boards will mail you physical maps & brochures - historically, you have been able to pick up many different brochures & maps right in hotels for that area too (they are great if you want some momentos from your trip or want to go exploring yourself). The National Parks & State Parks have website information too.
Check into tour groups in your preferred location - I don't know if they have organized tours everywhere, but most places probably have self guided tours with info from their tourism boards. My parents loved the tours they bought in Hawaii! You can just wander around on your own, but a guided tour will give you a lot more information & get you to the destinations you shouldn't miss.
Great recommendation, I have driven along the Great Lakes from Buffalo, NY east and west in both the US and Canada.
Both sides of the border offer their own unique experiences.
Shenandoah National Park in Virginia is amazing! I'm kinda sad the video didn't show more pictures, but the park has some fantastic views and impressive waterfalls
In Nebraska there’s a golf course by Chimney Rock. Not a great course, but the scenery makes up for it.
But the most amazing scenic views are in Toadstool Park in the northwest area.
Mystic Pizza was set in Mystic, Ct and is one of my favorite movies; Block Island you either go by ferry or fly, good food, I saw Young Frankenstein at the local theater when we were there. And of course Crater Lake, I have no words for how amazing and breath taking the place is. Bluest water I've ever seen. Where ever you go you bound to see great things if you give yourself the time to explore.
Having lived in California & Arizona, I've seen skies at night that look like this during the summer which is the Milky Way. (Look up pictures online.) There are places in both states that have "dark skies" meaning there is no artificial light from street lights or houses so phenomena in the skies can be seen, even Aurora Borealis at times.
Delaware is too far south to have penguins other than in a zoo. Birds you are seeing are most likely birds called puffins.
12:28 I've said thus before but, while filming the movie What Dreams May Come there in Glacier National Park, Robin Williams is quoted saying "if this isn't God's backyard he definitely lives nearby" 😊 also check out the trailer of the movie if you're curious, it's not bad lol
for the one in oklahoma, the temperature of 65 degrees is about 18 degrees celsius. he was saying the water stays cool year round so it's popular to cool off in during the hot summer months.
Idaho is one of the US's hidden gems. It's actually one of the more beautiful states in the country and this is something most Americans don't even know.
We were blessed to camp beside the falls in Alabama and hike to the base, I visited Niagara Falls as a child. I’ve visited Hanging Rock in North Carolina several times throughout my life. I was born and raised in the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia before moving to the South Carolina coast earlier this year.
Not a New Yorker here, but my family’s favorite trip was upstate NY, and Canada. You could fly into JFK hit the Finger lakes, Watkins Glen, Niagara on the Lake, Niagara Falls on the Canadian side and Toronto. It can all be done in a few days. Conceivably, you could do that in 4-5 days and then loop into New England to see, Portland, and Bar Harbor Maine down to Boston, Mystic Seaport, and NYC over another week and fly back out of JFK.
I agree. As a native Upstate New Yorker, New York is a beautiful state with numerous waterfalls, not just Niagara Falls. I think Watkins Glen is more enchanting with the waterfalls and Letchworth State Park is the Grand Canyon of the East.
That really is the blueprint for NY/NE/Conn. I'm wondering if they could fly into White Plains and take the whole city headache out of the way?
As an adult, I lived in Idaho over 20yrs and never did see Shoshone Falls....too busy working and and trying to pay bills. The pictures look beautiful.
@11:29 Anyone notice the U.P. of Michigan is missing?!?!
Yes its very annoying when these types of videos do that
Id also recommend checking out the east end of Long island. Vineyards, farms, yachting, whale watching
I was born and grew up in northeastern Alabama and went to Noccalula Falls all the time. I love that place. I've also lived miuch of my life in North Carolina, and the Appalachians are beautiful in both states.
The photo of the falls at night is just a long exposure, which is how you take a photo at night.
Those creatures in Delaware, which is my next-door neighbors state because I am in Maryland are SEAGULL, which is very common at the beaches on the East Coast
5:48 Delaware definitely doesn’t have penguins. Penguins are only found in the Southern Hemisphere
Northern NY, as in the Adirondack region is stunning.
Every country has it's amazing and enchanting places.
By the way, just flying into Salt Lake City International airport is a site to behold. Because on either side you will find mountains and/or alike very close to you. It is very picturesque all by itself.
19:52 another great choice for Wisconsin on the South Shore of Lake Superior - it's a beautiful Lake no matter where you are & has a lot of state & national parks around it. You can go kayaking in the caves in summer - I've never been kayaking or out to the ice caves myself, but I see many photos on Facebook when the ice caves are open. It's not always safe to go out on the ice since Lake Superior doesn't freeze over 100% very often, the ice sheet can break away from shore & move around with wind direction changes. There's usually several ice rescues each winter on the Duluth news when people go ice fishing on the harbor & the wind changes. The Lake creates it's own weather & can be harsh. The Apostle Islands Park Rangers only allow visitors out on the ice when the conditions are right & they monitor conditions continuously. Unfortunately, we have been having less harsh winters lately (it's 41° in Northeastern Minnesota right now & we don't have any snow at all on the ground in my hometown which is an hour north of Duluth & an hour west of the North Shore). Lots of normal winter activities have been delayed & have had a shorter window of opportunities lately.
Consider a trip to the southwest. The Grand Canyon, Canyon DeChelly, Zion National Park, Spanish Missions, and great Mexican food.
Mammouth Cave is amazing. So is Chattanooga, Tennessee. Some of these other places are also amazing including the Great Smoky Mountains and the Blue Ridge Mountains. Pennsylvania has the Pocono Mountains that are very awesome but you won’t find them on lists like this.
I’ve lived in a few of these states. I’m currently living in Texas. This video glosses over so much. Many great places the video didn’t mention. It’s hard to recommend just one or two places. I say pick one state and all it has to offer and you will probably be delighted.
The night sky in California is showing the Milky Way. I have seen many photos of this place and this is not edited in the least, but shot with an excellent camera by a very good photographer 😊😊
You should visit some of the national parks like Yosemite, Yellowstone, & the Grand Canyon. You should also visit Monterey, CA. It is absolutely beautiful there.
Adirondacks is always overlooked in NY
You would be surprised at hiw beautiful the sky is if you go miles away from street lights. All the stars and nebulas you can see.
Crater Lake is huge the photos don't give a very good idea of just how big it is. It is about 5 miles across. About 20 square miles.
And now you know the number one reason many Americans do not have a passport!! With so much to see in this country we simply do not go abroad very often!!
I live in Idaho and fairly close to Shoshone Falls ( Niagara of the West West). Stop by gorgeous Idaho any time. We will show you around. ❤️
Mystic Connecticut is lovely and is also known for the movie Mystic Pizza (which exists). But I’d say there are prettier places in Connecticut but Mystic is cool.
NY you should see Watkins Glen state park which is a beautiful gorge with 19 water falls. And Watkins Glen international raceway. The Finger Lakes area contains many wineries and apple orchards. Howe Caverns.
About Upper State New York. You need to travel to the Hudson River Valley with the Catskills and Adirondack mountains
No light pollution... the night sky in yellow is gorgeous
That first shot of Monument Valley, Arizona is where the scene from Forrest Gump was filmed when he stops running.
When you go to New York. Everything above interstate 90 is considered upper state and is completely different from the rest of New York ... The Adirondack region is gorgeous as well.
As a resident of New York you definitely have not seen NY. From the Hamptons on Long Island, the famous Howe caverns. The Hudson valley where I live with wine country. The various revolutionary war sites and the largest park which is the Adirondack mountains.
If you want to see Canada and upper New York and like waterfalls, I suggest Niagara Falls and Quebec. Both are quite amazing.
Keep New York in mind, definitely. I live in Buffalo, only 20 minutes from Niagara Falls, and about 90 minutes from Toronto. Some of the other great places in upstate New York are the Finger Lakes region, and the Thousand Islands area. Feel free to hit me up if you’d like to hear more!
When you get away from light pollution, the sky's are magnificent!
I have been to Hocking Hills State Park as I live in Ohio. Also, born and raised. But I also have been to Mount Desert Island in Maine and went to Cadillac Mountain. It is so beautiful there ❤️
“Is a million a lot” damn she must be stacked
make sure you plan a trip to Texas at the right time of year, unless you'll be far north in the state. or plan on being outside as little as possible. southern Texas from about May to October is HOT, brutally hot July-September. 35-40 celsius, easily. you guys come from a very different climate and that level of heat might shock you lol.
Minnesota, Texas, Tennessee, Arkansas and Louisiana are all beautiful to visit ‼️💜😊
I find it fascinating that actual paper maps have walls on em built God knows when. I guess they aint going anyplace, good way to plan a hike.
I’m from Massachusetts and I’ve never even heard of that place. But I am on the complete opposite side of the state.
Hi from Loveland Colorado. One suggestion , if I haven't already said , is to make a list of where you want to go from 1st to 50th LOL. Make sure you have both pros & cons for each state or just where you want to go.
The best view of Niagara Falls is actually from the Canadian side looking back at New York side. Both sides are stunning. My great uncle was a traveling pastor between 3 churches in that area around 1910. Can you imagine traveling by horse and carriage in that cold and snow all winter?
I find scotland and ireland exotic, or just different wales to seems amazing.
While nice, it was an odd choice for Alabama. Dismals Canyon on a summer night would've been my choice.
We have caves outside of Austin when you visit. Im sure Archie might enjoy the spot. I'd love to help you plan your visit in the Austin area if you come.
Montana is probably the most beautiful! Recommend there just make sure it’s in the warmer times like June, July or August
I have camped and been to quite a few of these places over the years -- I still go to Logan Ohio (since I live about an hour and a half away) - it still takes my breath away when I go these awesome places!! Ya, when coming to the US you definitely need to section it up - visiting The New England States, then next say the Southern States, then the Mid-Western States, then the Western States . . that's the only way to do otherwise - you only get one State/City at a time. IF you go to New York State, you could then include the "tiny New England States" (which will I'm sure remind you of Jersey) !! You will love it! New York State is beautiful!! Nothing like NYC!! LOL If you are planning Texas -- well it takes 2 days (long days) to drive across Texas (horizontally) and about the same vertically! So Texas is truly all you will have time for . . it's awesome but just know . . lots of driving!!! "Mr. H and Friends" (his wife and daughter and he) just got back from a Texas trip - they have a great time and loved the BBQ - might want to reach out to them for suggestions!! Lawrence from Across the Pond might have some suggestions too! We that live here don't have that problem because we go to one area/place one summer/spring and another fall and start all over the next year because we don't have the distance etc. that you all do or the time limitations...
I'm 70 and thanks to parents that loved to visit the US and my continued love for taking my kids and grandkids - I've seen all States in the lower 48 (still haven't made Hawaii or Alaska . . and I have relatives that live right near Pearl Harbor!! SMH! lol)
All the tourists go to New York first, but the place they should really be going is actually Washington DC. Every tourist needs to see the National Gallery of Art, National Museum of Natural History, National Air and Space museum, and the National Museum of American History. And then there's the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, Jefferson Memorial, Library of Congress (the 2nd largest library in the world), US Capitol building (aka Capitol Hill), White House, National Archives Museum (the original Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights are here), International Spy Museum, National Zoo, Supreme Court building, and even the Pentagon (guided tours only). For nature, I'd recommend sticking to the west coast and rocky mountain range for your first trip (basically just stay west of Kansas), because that's generally where you'll find the best nature parks and scenery. The only exception I'd make to that rule is South Dakota. The scenery there is incredible.
11:24 Split Rock Lighthouse is a great choice for Minnesota! It's featured in many of the photos I mentioned in my other comment. Just Google Split Rock Lighthouse & you will see a lot of beautiful photos. The whole North Shore of Lake Superior is beautiful (especially in fall when the leaves are changing colors). Split Rock Lighthouse & the other Lighthouses on the Great Lakes don't have to be lit at night anymore since the ships all have modern navigation equipment. Split Rock Lighthouse is only lit up for a few hours on the anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald sinking & there's a small ceremony on the anniversary. I live fairly close to the north shore, but I haven't been over to Split Rock in many years - I see many photos of it all year now that social media exists.
Michigan should be the Huron mountains
Not "Scenic Bear National Park"? 😅
I'm suprised they didnt mention the Hoh National Rainforest on Washington State. Check it out!
It's odd that the video chose Split Rock Lighthouse for Minnesota. It's not even the tallest cliff along the Minnesota shore of Lake Superior (Palisade Head is over twice as tall) and there are lots of more "enchanting" places in the state since the entire NE quadrant is mostly dense forest, waterfalls and thousands of lakes. The Pigeon River falls is 120 feet tall and there's another large falls just below it.
it is a really neat lighthouse, but agreed... there are so many much prettier spots in Minnesota. Even just going to the top of the gondola at Lutsen and looking over the lake beats that pretty old lighthouse (I am a bit biased since I know a former worker there and have been all the way up in the top of the lighthouse itself).
Gooseberry falls and Tedaguch state park for example. Not to mention the boundary waters.
Yeah there's a few problems with a video like this. This guy did a pretty good job I'd say, with whatever info he had, but even people in these states don't know all of the best place. There is no way this guys knows all of the most enchanting places of every state in the whole country. Second, the most enchanting place in each state is a very opinionated and subjective idea. It's hard to agree on just 1 in Minnesota, I can't imagine picking one place for a state like California, Arizona, Utah, Washington, Colorado, etc... And also, an outsider like this guy wouldn't know the true most enchanting places in each state. Usually the locals keep these places a secret and they are not popular areas, because there is nothing enchanting about fences, tour guides, and food stops.
Cape May has nothing on some of the pine barrens in NJ. Decades ago maybe but not anymore. They did get VA right though.
The thumbnail for this video shows a picture of Maroon Lake in Colorado, which was strangely not that video's pick for an enchanting place in Colorado. Maroon Lake is way more beautiful and iconic than Crystal Lake, so much so that Maroon Lake iconifies the entire state and is often featured on Colorado merchandise. Haha I have no idea why the people who made that video didn't pick Maroon Lake for Colorado, but I'm so glad you found a picture of it nonetheless!
Shoshone falls in Idaho is actually larger than Niagara falls in New York/Ontario
The view from Mt Magazine is beautiful, but I definitely wouldn’t call it the most enchanting place in Arkansas. Go visit the Buffalo National River in the Ozark National forest. Float the river, hike the surrounding cliffs, etc. Especially the Boxley Valley in Newton Co-its remote and beautiful. Besides the natural beauty, there are still old historic homesteads, etc, and elk were even reintroduced here a few decades ago.
I agree. Lost Valley is beautiful and the bluffs at Steele Creek is amazing to me. There's so many waterfalls and caves in Arkansas as well.
LOL, there are no Penguins in the Northern Hemisphere.
Actually, there are. The Galapagos penguin is the only penguin found past the equatorial line.
@@hippiemama52 Right, should they venture to the Northern Islands. The islands they mostly inhabit are below the equator; Isabela and Fernandina. But yes, my mistake...they do go north of the equator.
Upstate New York is gorgeous, you two would love it
As others have said. Taking a long exposure with a camera will show stars and nebula's the human eye cannot see. My husband used his telescope and set the lens on his camera to stay open while a motor moved the scope to keep up with the sky's movements and has pictures of many stars as well as red nebula's.
I really think the best thing to do would be to pick a state with multiple things to experience and try to see as much of that as possible instead of doing multiple states. When you add in travel time (and how you'll be feeling after each trip) it may be harder to enjoy everything because it'll be trying to cram as much into a short window as possible. If you pick 1 thing then you could really get your money's worth out of that area. That's just my opinion, but when you travel several states in a short amount of time it really does start to eat into your time because the U.S. is very big. The only time I'd say "state hopping" could work is in a place like the northeast/New England since so many states are smaller and close to each other. You could do Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania in a relatively short amount of time. Hell, most people who work in NY commute from PA or NJ and make the drive daily -- that's how close they are to each other. But going from 1 point of Texas to another part of California is a lot farther.
65 degrees in the British imperial system (Fahrenheit) is 18 degrees in the metric system (Celsius).
Thousands of nice state and city parks await.
Mcway falls is a real place and yes it looks like that. What you saw in the sky is the center of the milkyway galaxy and the lights in the ocean is natural bioluminescence that lights when disturbed. The picture looks like when it was taken the shutter speed was adjusted to let more light in. You can see the center of milky way galaxy from many locations in the United States. That is just normal when you get away from city lights here. You should see the Auroras in Alaska. It is sad they did not include more on Alaska because we have waterfalls, we are known as the land of a million lakes or the land of the midnight sun. Study Alaska more before you plan your trip. You might like to visit here.
The horse shoe river Bend is in Arizona.
I live in New Mexico, which is the Land of Enchantment. Therefore, we win! 😛😁
The phrase is printed on our license plates.
Grand canyon, grand canyon caverns, sedona, payson, Verde Valley, jerome. NORTHERN ARIZONA. Where Monument valley is
I am surprised a few other areas in Oklahoma weren't chosen.
C'mon you guys, you know you have a million enchanting places in the whole of the UK in your corner of the world.
The Ocala National forest is nice just it’s massive, a lot of people get lost in there and a big search is called and stuff. Honestly I would avoid it unless you know it’s trails. Also a lot of people hunt deer and other game in there so it’s dangerous for another reason. In Orlando there are places that tourists don’t know about and often only locals know about it. Wekiwa springs is one such park with its freshwater spring that comes from a natural water purifier underground, and Blue springs where manatees stay during the winter. Honestly as a local we kinda grew up around these areas and avoid the Ocala forest like the plague.
If I were visiting the USA for a week or two I’d go to California. California gets a bad rap because of the way it’s governed but the sights are amazing. I’d rent a car and visit San Diego for the beaches then spend maybe a day in LA then drive up the pacific coast highway past San Francisco, through the redwoods to Eureka. Then drive inland through the Shasta-Trinity national forest to Mt Shasta. Then you can head back south to LA and fly home. Or you can extend the trip to see Lake Tahoe. That’s a lot of driving but it’s doable.
Horseshoe Bend is in Arizona not Texas....I'm actually glad they didn't choose that or the Grand Canyon but there's definitely even more beautiful places in Arizona other than Monument Valley....Northern Arizona is covered in forest which is amazing during Fall(Autumn) & Winter
14:58 There are so many more amazing things than upper NY, just my opinion.
I been to mammoth cave, it was an awesome experience and I'm not a fan of caves
New York has some beautiful nature for sure, but if you want to do a nature trip in the US there are many other states that have more amazing scenery. I wouldn't do upper New York before places like California, Colorado, Washington, Hawaii, etc...
I’d like to learn more about the UK and the land and features. Is there a US version of The Beesley’s that do content on the UK? Anybody have any suggestions?
Yes, it was a REAL picture. That belt of stars has a name. It's called the Milky Way.
You can drive to Cape Flattery. It's not hard to get to, it's just a fair distance, the Northwest most point of Washington state.
This is a great example of why many in the US don't have passports. There is more than enough to see in each state and even if you only did one state per year you wouldn't see everything in a lifetime of vacations. Not that the rest of the world isn't interesting, but there is so much to see without ever crossing an international border the need to travel abroad is far less than in smaller countries.
For scale: Driving from Seattle to Miami is nearly double the distance of driving from London to Moscow.
React to 24 most Festive Christmas towns in America. 🇺🇸
Ya'll need to try Texas pit BBQ. It's truly unreal.
From Buffalo to roughly Albany in New York State it’s in the region we call the Rust belt. It’s where the steel industry and automobile companies set up. It’s not exactly the nicest of places as there’s a lot of poverty and people are leaving like crazy trying find jobs anywhere. When the factories for steel and cars left the region completely devoid of any type of jobs. It’s been rough. In the 2010s the cities desperate for cash tried to get a tourism industry going by revitalizing their downtowns and putting money into art projects and repurposing old buildings into food halls or new stores. It doesn’t erase the crime rates in those cities but at least they are trying. It’s not as effective as you think but it’s still something. The other thing is these cities aren’t really close to a big theme park or something to attract tourists in.
There's so many great places in every state. S
First you to pick a section of the country and then enjoy
after this trip,,,,my man needs to find a honeymoon destination! 😊❤
Thank you for doing this video, every state has amazing places to visit. Personally I get so tired of the videos that are all about Texas, California, Florida, New York and something Washington and Oregon. It is as if no other state has anything to offer. My favorites South Dakota, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Ohio and Utah.
I agree. It starts to become boring and repetitive. I find beauty in all states. 👍🏾
16:43 - 65• F = 18.33• Celsius.
How long will you be in the USA? And what month are you planning to visit? Without that info its difficult to suggest what you should see. Also what kind of things are you interested in? Scenery? Culture, Oddities? Military stuff? Wildlife?