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So I live in a rural community of about 8,000 residents and there is a pretty urban-suburban city of 45,000 population a half hour away. I usually go to a coffee shop in my community, but I enjoy being in busy places in the nearby city. I sometimes visit Best Buy and coffee shops. anything else I could do and enjoy?
Find a nice museum or gallery to visit. A lot of urban areas have nice "historic" neighborhoods with old Victorian style homes. Check out some of the neighborhoods. In the summer months, the festivals are always a treat.
So, are you going to SLO? I spent some time near Lompoc(nope, not in the federal pen) and I love central California.
I've been exploring my old hometown in Georgia the past week before relocating to the D.C. area and it's about 35,000 or so. For such a small town it has an amazing amount of history. A lot of towns that size have nice, compact, walkable downtowns with lots of interesting businesses and architecture along the main drag. A lot have small museums that are more quirky than larger, serious-business big city museums. Is there an old Spanish Mission in the city you are going to? I believe there's one in SLO.
I've seen the mission before. I don't think it ever changes.
I went to the Vet Museum, Art Museum, and Historical Museum. Those were cool. Then went to a coffee shop I like. Interesting business? Other than the comic book store there is nothing else cool. I used to like Kwirk World when I was younger.
I've seen the mission before. I don't think it ever changes.
I went to the Vet Museum, Art Museum, and Historical Museum. Those were cool. Then went to a coffee shop I like. Interesting business? Other than the comic book store there is nothing else cool. I used to like Kwirk World when I was younger.
My question already got answered>>>>>>>>>>>>museums
That's not the only thing to do and see. Ride the public transportation. Visit the downtown area, and just wander ... go in the shops and restaurants. One advantage of large urban areas is, it's easier to sustain a store that sells only one sort of thing, where in the small areas, general stores are more the norm. To me, it's fascinating just to see what's in the stores (and I'm not a shopper, by any means). Go to an ethnic supermarket, or to an ethnic neighborhood. Eat a type of cuisine you've never had. Go to the central library. Go to the zoo. Visit during a festival. Go to an arthouse theater and see a foreign movie on a big screen. Go to a sporting event - even if it's just a little league game.
So many things to do, it's hard to even get started.
That's not the only thing to do and see. Ride the public transportation. Visit the downtown area, and just wander ... go in the shops and restaurants. One advantage of large urban areas is, it's easier to sustain a store that sells only one sort of thing, where in the small areas, general stores are more the norm. To me, it's fascinating just to see what's in the stores (and I'm not a shopper, by any means). Go to an ethnic supermarket, or to an ethnic neighborhood. Eat a type of cuisine you've never had. Go to the central library. Go to the zoo. Visit during a festival. Go to an arthouse theater and see a foreign movie on a big screen. Go to a sporting event - even if it's just a little league game.
So many things to do, it's hard to even get started.
There is no zoo. I havent visited the central library in a while.
Haven't seen a foreign film from the theater.
The city is mostly white with a small Hispanic population/
Just go there and experience it. You'll find that when you're there reasons to visit will present themselves to you.
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