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There are many things about our United States that make it beautiful. Hopefully there isn't already a similar thread like this, but what does each state bring to the table individually as far as it's beauty is concerned.
In your eyes, what is the most beautiful/attractive part of each state?
Oh, and just so I'm clear, make sure it is a state you've been to. Don't include the ones you haven't.
These are based only off of what I've seen of each state:
Arizona - Northern Arizona, The Grand Canyon
California - Sierra Nevada, Mount Shasta and the area north of Redding up to the Oregon border, San Gabriel Mountains, San Bernardino Mountains, Kern River Valley, Mojave Desert, the Pacific Ocean
Colorado - Anywhere in the mountains
Idaho - The Panhandle, anywhere from Moscow northward is HEAVEN.
Kansas - Eastern Kansas. Looks straight out of a Mark Twain novel.
Michigan - DTW
Minnesota - MSP
Missouri - Ummm... Kansas City (only place I've been)
Montana - Western Montana, from Missoula westward
Nebraska - The road between Sidney and Alliance, idyllic in a way
Nevada - Reno
New Mexico - White Sands
New York - Upstate
Oklahoma - The panhandle.
Oregon - The I-5 corridor, Hood River, Mount Hood
South Dakota - The Black Hills, Mount Rushmore, Rapid City
Texas - Amarillo
Utah - The drive between Cedar City and Richfield
Washington - Mount Rainier, Mount St. Helens, Mt. Baker, the I-5 corridor, and Eastern Washington north of the Palouse and east of the desert, (from Fishtrap eastward) more HEAVEN.
Wyoming - Yellowstone, Grand Tetons, the sheer isolation of the rest of the state.
This is my offering for people who may not be aware of how beautiful each state is, independent of the cities.
Alabama - Natural beauty. Where people don't live, it's very pretty...delicate trees...soft landscapes. The Highlands neighborhood in Birmingham is wonderful. Mountain Brook is lovely (read Southern Living magazine to see the gorgeous neighborhood gardens).
California - Lake Tahoe - quite pleasant. Cliffs near San Francisco are incredible!
Colorado - Hiking fourteeners - views from Independence Pass are like God personally blessing you. Sheer rock walls going into Boulder are awesome. Breckenridge in summer and winter.
Connecticut - Driving through little villages, winding through the woods on shaded roads, crossing rivers.
Florida - So many birds! Wildlife..reptiles...sea life....ancient ferns. Hiking through deep muddy swamps. Gorgeous aquamarine colors of the ocean as you drive the Seven Mile bridge in the Keys. Bougainvillea. Horse farms in Ocala. Turtle Mound in NSB. Tubing down the different springs.
Georgia - Silhouettes of pecan trees in the moonlight.
Hawaii - Canyon area of Kauai. The smell of plumeria drifting through the air.
Louisiana - Grand oak trees in New Orleans.
Missouri - Clover fields in Forest Park. Discovering that Turtle Playground is a playground with turtle sculptures, not a playground for turtles (a bummer, really. I was hoping to see a three striped mud turtle hooping it up.)
Nevada - Mountains between Reno and Tahoe.
New Mexico - The blue, blue sky.
New York - The brilliance of the green grass in parks throughout NYC. Upstate - gentle swells of the mountains near Syracuse.
North Carolina - The waterfalls!!! Hiking in Western NC. Tubing.
Oregon - The coastline. The comforting patter of raindrops in the winter.
Rhode Island - Wonderful fragrant roses growing next to the beaches.
Tennessee - Autumn leaves. Rolling hills.
Texas - The warmth of the residents.
Washington - The smell of lavender filling the air in summertime. The "am I looking at a picture or is it real" natural views.
There are many things about our United States that make it beautiful. Hopefully there isn't already a similar thread like this, but what does each state bring to the table individually as far as it's beauty is concerned.
In your eyes, what is the most beautiful/attractive part of each state?
Oh, and just so I'm clear, make sure it is a state you've been to. Don't include the ones you haven't.
Arizona Gorgeous land formations.
California The Redwood Forests
Colorado Where to start? The San Juans, all the mountains.
Connecticut Western Conn. is idyllic.
Delaware The BEACHES!
Florida Ditto
Hawaii All of it! (Apologies to Sarah Palin!)
Idaho The Snake River valley
Illinois "Amber waves of grain"
Indiana Ditto, plus the hills of Southern IN and the Indiana Dunes.
Iowa Rolling hills, cute little farm towns
Kansas Rolling hills, wheat fields
Kentucky Horse country
Maine Rocky ocean coastline
Maryland Beaches, mountains
Massachusetts Cute little small towns in W. Mass
Michigan Great Lake beaches, forsests
Minnesota Rivers, farm land, rolling hills, Lake Superior
Missouri Rolling farmland, beautiful sunsets
Montana The great falls, mountains, lots of Native Americans
Nebraska The farms along I-80 from Ogallala (sp?) across the state to Omaha; the hills of Omaha on the banks of the MO. River
New Hampshire Mountains
New Jersey Beaches!
New Mexico Cute little towns, Hispanic culture, Mexican food
New York A little bit of everything: rural, urban, wilderness, Adirondak NP, the Hudson River
North Carolina Thickly wooded mountains, gorgeous beaches
Ohio Beautiful hardwood forests in the fall, hilly in the eastern part of the state
Oregon Gorgeous blooming trees in the spring, beaches, forests
Pennsylvania My home state: Mountains, fall foliage out the kazoo, big rivers, gorgeous springs through the mountains, and much more!
Rhode Island Cute and little
South Carolina Again, beaches.
South Dakota Mt. Rushmore, more hills than you would think, caves.
Tennessee Horse country, tobacco fields, mountains in the east
Texas It's big!
Utah Mountains, canyons, great landforms
Vermont Cute little villages, lots of trees.
Virginia Mountains, beaches, tons of history
Washington Water, water, everywhere! Temperate rain forest, mountains.
Kentucky - best horse country and some fine cities! Try a Hot Brown with a Derby Pie and Wild Turkey bourbon and coke. Then drink an Ale8. That's the best way to experience Kentucky in a nutshell.
Michigan - the most incredible landscapes I've ever seen, WONDERFUL people, very humble, caring people, the LAKES!!!!! Coney dogs.
Tennessee - Knoxville and the surrounding countryside are like the beautiful mountains of Eastern Kentucky but clean and educated.
Virginia - Draconian laws make it fairly safe and clean, nice cities
Ohio - Cleveland, Cincinnati, the food and people within. You've not lived until you've had Cinci chili
Illinois - GREAT farmland, beautiful city of Chicago, the people are friendly and welcoming.
Indiana - umm... I'm sorry Indianaites... I can't find anything good about your state. It's SO EMPTY!
The Carolinas - beautiful tourist women from up north
Florida - great Cuban cooking, beautiful cities with a big mix of American and Hispanic culture.
Georgia - Helen, GA is a wonderful mockup of a German town. Upon entering, my parents were crying because the architecture reminded them of Nurnberg. The food was spot on. It was like being in Bayern, but with lots more tourists :P
Alabama - Birmingham is a beautiful city rich in history. Montgomery didn't tickle my fancy. Pretty scenery
I'm leaving out a lot of states but I just realized I should be going to bed, I'll finish tomorrow.
Colorado-- Durango and the San Juan Mountains of southwestern CO. But anywhere in Colorado west of I-25 kicks ass!
New Mexico-- Glorieta Pass/ pinion pine country southeast of Santa Fe.
Arizona-- Sedona/ Verde Valley, HWY 87 (Beeline Hwy) between Ft McDowell and Payson, US Hwy 60 between Apache Jct and Show Low, the Catalina Mountains (n of Tucson)
Utah-- ANYWHERE in southern Utah. Colorado Plateau red rock country!
Nevada-- Mt Charleston and Red Rock Canyon
California-- Mojave desert on the north slope of the San Gabriel/ San Bernardino mountains, Anza Borrego desert state park east of San Diego, the entire San Diego area, Lake Tahoe, the east slope of the Sierras.
Hawaii-- the dry side of the island of Maui.
Arizona - Grand Canyon (haven't been to Sedona yet)
Arkansas - The Ozarks
California - Yosemite
Colorado - Anywhere in the Rockies
Florida - The beaches in the panhandle
Georgia - The North GA Blue Ridge Mountains
Hawaii - Honolulu/Waikiki
Illinois - Chicago
Kentucky - The rolling hills along I-75
Michigan - The UP
Nevada - The mountains around Vegas
New Mexico - The ABQ area
New York - Want to go to the Adirondacks
North Carolina - The Smokies
Oregon - The Portland area, Columbia River, Mt. Hood, and the coast
South Carolina - Charleston
Tennessee - The Smokies
Texas - The Guadalupe Mtns.
Utah - Only been for a layover at SLC, but that area looked beautiful from the plane
Washington - The Olympics, Puget Sound, Seattle, The Cascades, and Mt. Rainier
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