Most popular states outside NY CA FL TX (home, movies)

[iNviNciBL3]

Alot of people outside the country know of New York, California, Florida and Texas for its large cities, tourism, natural scenery and large cities. But which states would come after NY CA FL and TX? I'm guessing Pennsylvania, Colorado, Virginia and Illinois

[animatedmartian]

I would add Nevada to the mix. While Las Vegas has probably fallen a lot in the housing market, it still has a lot of tourism for a city its size.

And actually, here's a list from 2007 that shows where overseas travelers likely went.

Top U.S. States and Cities Visited by Overseas Travelers, 2007 — Infoplease.com

[DinsdalePirahna]

Known outside the US? Maybe:
Hawaii
Kentucky (that horse race thing)
Indiana (that car race thing)
Missouri (that Arch Thing)
Nevada
Arizona

[iNviNciBL3]

Originally Posted by animatedmartian

I would add Nevada to the mix.

Good point, i always notice alot of Europeans vacationing in Vegas

[Queen Palm]

Hawaii
Washington state
Washington DC
Illinois (Chicago)
Michigan (Detroit)
Colorado
Nevada

[Spade]

I would guess Hawaii.

[Champ le monstre du lac]

Virginia on the coattails of DC
Masachusetts, lots of international students in Boston, tourism Cape Cod/Marthas Vineyard/Nantucket
Hawaii
Illinois/Chicagoland
Colorado & Utah for skiing and national parks both internationally known.

[Newsboy]

Wow. Not one mention of Atlanta and Georgia, home to the busiest airport in the world and 7th largest point of international entry into the United States as well 7th most visited city in the nation. Ignorance is bliss huh?

List: America's Most-Visited Cities - America's Most-Visited Cities - Forbes.com

[Maintainschaos]

Originally Posted by Newsboy

Wow. Not one mention of Atlanta and Georgia, home to the busiest airport in the world and 7th largest point of international entry into the United States as well 7th most visited city in the nation. Ignorance is bliss huh?

List: America's Most-Visited Cities - America's Most-Visited Cities - Forbes.com

"Hey man, where'd you just get back from?"

"Oh, ya know, just the seventh-largest point of international entry in the Unites States."

:blank stare:

I understand what you mean--just joshing you, really.

[tigre79]

Alaska and Hawai'i are probably pretty well known most places. Maybe Montana or Arizona because of western movies and that sort of thing. Some cities are almost certainly better-known that the states they're in (Las Vegas, Chicago, Seattle).