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Stunning? Meh. Florida easily wins if we are talking beaches.
Is it stunning though? Are there big cliffs, bluffs, surfs and mountain range backdrops? Florida has nice beaches don't get me wrong, but the only time I felt like I was in awe while on beaches was traveling along Highway 1 from Oregon to San Diego.
Well if you're using the Mississippi as the line, west wins. There's enough east US nature and vibe from Minnesota to Louisiana so that that side really has it all. If you divide at say Oklahoma City, it's a little more of a tossup, but the center of the country adds a lot.
Is it stunning though? Are there big cliffs, bluffs, surfs and mountain range backdrops? Florida has nice beaches don't get me wrong, but the only time I felt like I was in awe while on beaches was traveling along Highway 1 from Oregon to San Diego.
Exactly. The west coast has a breathtaking coastline that is a feast for the eyes and senses. Sure, I'll give FL the nod for beaches overall(unless we include Hawaii), but as far as 'stunning' beaches go, the west coast is really set apart.
Is it stunning though? Are there big cliffs, bluffs, surfs and mountain range backdrops? Florida has nice beaches don't get me wrong, but the only time I felt like I was in awe while on beaches was traveling along Highway 1 from Oregon to San Diego.
Even though you heavily boost the PNW. Agree with you here a lot.
Natural beauty: West. More varied. More dramatic. Sometimes exotic and otherworldly.
Culture: Close with a slant to the west. There are things I like about both. The east is more historic and settled, so it can be more interesting.
As something of a nomad, the west feels more comfortable to move around in without feeling like an impostor.
Cities: Again with the historic and settled. But honestly, about the only cities I really like in the east are Chicago and Milwaukee. Detroit maybe in a different era. There are others that are great, especially in New England but I wouldn't live in them. Small, out of the way towns... maybe.
The intermountain west has some cities that are cool. The west coast could be good again if they tried a little harder.
Kansas City and the Twin Cities are... well, one is west of the Mississippi, and the river runs through the other. Anyway, I like those. The northern plains have a lot of nice cities and towns as well.
Natural beauty - West. This one isn't even fair. Of course the East has some great scenery, but c'mon the West has some of the best scenery in the whole world. The Pacific coast is one the most breathtaking places you could ever be. I love the diversity of the Green forests in the north, and the more arid and tropical coastlines in the south. Of course there are the mountain backdrops to the coast for most of the stretch as well. And while we're talking mountains, there are the Cascades, the Sierra Nevadas, and of course the Rockies, which are all stunning. There are the deserts which are cool, and some of the mesas and scenery of New Mexico and Utah are pretty unique for the Earth. And to the people saying Florida beaches are the best, I agree the beaches there are great and I appreciate the warm water. But seriously - look at some pictures of the California and Oregon coasts and then tell me with a straight face that Florida beaches have more natural beauty.
Culture - West. I like the forward thinking, individualistic, live-and-let-live, pioneering type mentality of the West. The East seems more traditional.
Nicer cities - West. Yeah the East has some amazing cities, but not many cities of the West are slouches. I think all the cities on the West Coast are pretty great, though few - Seattle and San Francisco are a couple of my favorites in the country, and then LA, Portland, San Diego are all great as well. And I appreciate that in the West you can be in a great city, but once you leave you will be in a stunning, sparsely populated natural setting. You could be in downtown San Francisco and in less than an hour be in the Redwood Forests. Nothing in the East can compare with that.
East, hard to compete against Chicago, NYC, Boston, Philly, Washington DC, Miami, Atlanta. The only thing I would give the edge to for the West is the scenery for Mountains.
East, hard to compete against Chicago, NYC, Boston, Philly, Washington DC, Miami, Atlanta. The only thing I would give the edge to for the West is the scenery for Mountains.
Does Philly add that much more to NYC? Does even Chicago? The East Coast is way denser but there’s a lot of repetition too. The incredible variety in the West is refreshing.
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