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Education (overall, not "just" colleges)- Be more specific
Food- Tex/Mex, Bar b que, Vietnamese/Chinese, Indonesian, Indian, African, Cuban
Diversity- Everybody in the world is represented here in some way or another.
Airports- D/FW & IAH
Seaports- Port of Houston which is the largest in the US for foreign shipping & second largest domestically. It ranks 15th in the world. Bought an Audi or Volkswagon at anytime guess where it arrived first?
Cities-CA/Texas
Suburbs-CA/TX/FL
Mountains-WA
Deserts-AZ/NM
Vegetation-CA/FLA
4 seasons-Northeast
Mild weather-Coastal Westcoast
Beaches-FLA/HI/CA/TX
Non-city attractions-TX/FL/CA
Big city attractions-NYC/LA/MIA/SF/CHI
Public Transportation-CA/NY
Infrastructure-TX/FLA/CA
Architecture-CA/FLA/AZ/TX/NY
Lakes-MINN/MI/IL/OH/WI
Rivers-TX/LA/MISS
Historic charm-GA/LA
Modern charm-LA
Education (overall, not "just" colleges)-MA(BOS)/CA(SF)
Food-Everywhere it seems
Diversity-Everywhere also
Airports-GA(ATL) TX(DFW)
Seaports-CA/TX/LA(South Louisiana)/FLA
Wild life-Somewhere out West with mountain lions. Or Alaska.
Location: The Greatest city on Earth: City of Atlanta Proper
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Why does Minnesota win so handily with lakes? I knew there are 10,000 of them and all, but Michigan's got basically endless, beautiful lakeshore. And a hell of a lot of other lakes. Wisconsin, too.
Well I think it's because, for me at least, Minnesota not only has the Great Lake lakeshore (say that 3 times fast) but the aforementioned 10,000 lakes in it's interior that are absolutely beautiful. Or is it 9,999 when you exclude lake Superior?
I think a lot of people list New Mexico for deserts when the reality is a large portion of the state is covered with mountains, something I didn't fully grasp until I moved here, plus, much of the eastern quarter of the state is really the end of the Great Plains, just as the eastern third of Colorado is. North Central New Mexico is an extension of the end of the Rocky Mountains, then there are various other mountain ranges that chain the central backbone of the state. Certainly, there is some desert, but it doesn't dominate the state land cover nearly as much as say, Arizona.
Former New Mexican here. I chose New Mexico because of the variety in deserts. You have the high deserts which are found further north in the basins and ranges, the semi-arid deserts located in portions of the eastern part of the state, and the Chihuahuan deserts located further south. Each has flora and fauna that aren't necessarily found in the other desert regions giving quite a bit of variety, actually.
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Cities- California, Tex
Suburbs- New Jersey, Maryland, NY and Mass.
Mountains- Wyoming, California
Deserts- ???
Vegetation- Hawaii
4 seasons- Pennsylvania
Mild weather- California
Beaches- Florida
Non-city attractions- Florida
Big city attractions- New York
Public Transportation- Washington DC
Infrastructure- ???
Architecture- New York
Lakes- Michigan
Rivers- New York
Historic charm- VIRGINIA
Modern charm- Hawaii
Education (overall, not "just" colleges)- Massachusetts?
Food- Texas, Louisana, New York, California
Diversity- who cares
Airports- Florida?
Seaports- who cares
Wild life - Alaska, Washington State, Wyoming
Education (overall, not "just" colleges)- Be more specific
Food- Tex/Mex, Bar b que, Vietnamese/Chinese, Indonesian, Indian, African, Cuban
Diversity- Everybody in the world is represented here in some way or another.
Airports- D/FW & IAH
Seaports- Port of Houston which is the largest in the US for foreign shipping & second largest domestically. It ranks 15th in the world. Bought an Audi or Volkswagon at anytime guess where it arrived first?
Cities-New York
Suburbs-Colorado-Denver Metro
Mountains-Colorado, Western North Carolina, New York (Adirondacks)
Deserts-California
Vegetation-Colorado, Michigan (U.P.), West Virginia
4 seasons-West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York
Mild weather-California (Southern)
Beaches-Michigan, Maine, Florida
Non-city attractions-Colorado, West Virginia, North Carolina (Western)
Big city attractions-New York
Public Transportation-New York
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Architecture-Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Mass
Lakes-Michigan
Rivers-Colorado, WV
Historic charm-Mass., New Hampshire, Vermont
Modern charm-
Education (overall, not "just" colleges)-New England
Food-New York
Diversity-New York
Airports-Colorado, Minnesota (I like Denver and Minneapolis)
Seaports-Virginia, New York, CA
Wild life-Michigan, Alaska, Colorado, West Virginia
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