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I think the coast impacts every state but I'd probably have to go with Mississippi. Biloxi is a major beach resort but most people's image of the state doesn't involve anything coastal. New Hampshire too. People often forget it even has a coast. Its a much shorter than most New England states. New Hampshire's image is basically the same as Vermont's and Vermont has no beach.
The coast plays a very important role in Louisiana culture and in our economy. Most of our oil is produced offshore in the Gulf rigs. Seafood is an integral part of our cuisine at least in South Louisiana. Most of our coast isn't sandy but its still a coast. Fishing is also very important to the Louisiana economy. I disagree that the ocean isn't a big thing in Texas. That state is huge but at least in East Texas the beach is very important and Texas has a number of popular seaside destinations like Galveston and South Padre. The media and Hollywood's stereotypical image of Texas mostly comes from West Texas and the Panhandle but Texas is so much more than that.
In terms of the Great Lakes, then Pennsylvania and Indiana. Illinois and Ohio have more of a lake culture especially as they have large cities on the lake.
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"More than 60 million people visit Georgia each year, according to the Georgia Department of Economic Development's 2011 reports. In 2009, those visitors took more than 114 million trips to and within Georgia. Most visitors to Georgia in 2009 were adults -- 79 percent -- but child visitors counted for just under a quarter of Georgia's total visitors. Women visitors slightly outnumbered men in 2009, with women accounting for 53 percent of Georgia visitors. Though visitors came to Georgia from all over the world and the U.S. in 2009, approximately 33 percent of Georgia's overnight tourists were Georgia residents visiting a different part of the state.
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Atlanta was the top destination for tourists visiting Georgia in 2009, and 46 percent of Georgia travelers spent some time during their trip in Atlanta, exploring the city's attractions, including the Georgia Aquarium, the World of Coca-Cola, Centennial Olympic Park, the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Park, Six Flags Over Georgia and White Water amusement parks, the Atlanta Zoo and Stone Mountain Park. Almost a quarter of 2009 visitors -- 24 percent -- visited Savannah and the Georgia coast. Historic attractions were highlights for Georgia visitors in 2009: Almost 75 percent of Georgia tourists spent some of their time at an historic area, landmark or museum"
That's where alot of Midwesterners go on vacation.
Strange, I go to the OBX 2-3 times a year and I rarely see midwestern tags. My friends that live there usually go to Destin or Gulf Shores or a Texas beach. If you do see a Midwest tag it's probably Ohio but even that's not common.
Strange, I go to the OBX 2-3 times a year and I rarely see midwestern tags. My friends that live there usually go to Destin or Gulf Shores or a Texas beach. If you do see a Midwest tag it's probably Ohio but even that's not common.
Yes, the FL Gulf Coast is a big destination for Midwestern vacationers. I don't know why they would drive all the way to OBX when the Emerald Coast is a shorter distance. The Tampa Bay beaches are a big destination for them as well; I-75 South is usually chock full of loaded-up cars from Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.
Indianapolis, IN > Nags Head, NC = 804 mi.
Indianapolis > Panama City, FL = 744 mi.
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