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Id also add Alaska, Honolulu North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Idaho, Utah, Chicago, Indiana, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maryland, Vermont, Delaware, New Jersey, West Virginia, Virginia and Montana. Had Las Vegas on my list but going there next year.
Florida Keys/Dry Tortugas National Park
Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Arkansas's Ozark Mountains
New Mexico's White Sands
Olympic/Seattle/Rainier
Mount Hood/Portland
Colorado's Rocky Mountains
Death Valley
Big Bend National Park
Outer Banks
This looks very similar to my own travel wish list in the US-although I have been to the Outerbanks (love it). I would also add Hawaii and Alaska.
I've been almost everywhere as far as big cities are concerned so strictly by the letter of the question at hand, my top choices are as follows...leans mostly toward the 300k-1M metros since I've been to most of them 1M+
1) San Diego - I have been to the metro but never in the city, which will change next week!!
2) Phoenix - I think I probably visited when I was 3 or 4 but since I have no memory it doesn't count. Have been reading a lot of positive things lately
3) Columbus - The one booming OH metro. I like Cleveland and Cincy so let's see what this one's like (pretty different I'm sure)
4) SLC - Seems like a really interesting smaller metro. High QOL, maybe lacking only in nightlife though I'm sure given its size it would be ok for me.
5) Des Moines - Positive rep for young professionals and improving urbanity
6) Grand Rapids - Want to attend Artprize
7) Omaha
8) Boise
9) Chattanooga
10) Asheville
11) VA Beach - I'm not that interested but it is one of the few million+ metros so I should check it out eventually
12) OKC - Ditto
13) Tulsa - Seems to be more historic and quirky than OKC but don't know for sure
14) Anchorage - Why not?
15) Fayetteville, AR - Walmart. And several other major companies...but really, what's the world of Walmart like?
16) Greenville, SC - Less sexy but sorta booming southern metro with a DT that has gotten rave reviews
17) Duluth, MN
18) Fort Wayne, IN
Of course if we add in small towns and parks etc then the list would be far different. Even though I am a city guy.
I would love to to go to BOSTON!!!
I want to go there so bad.
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