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I prefer going to areas with calm and serene natural environments for vacations rather than bustling cities like visiting museums and stuff. With that being said, this is my list:
- Las Vegas
- Seattle
- Salt Lake City
- Santa Fe
- Asheville
Asheville: I’ve always wanted to visit the appalachians and just haven’t gotten around to it. I feel like there are remote areas in the mountains in this city that I would enjoy. Furthermore, I’ve heard of Asheville being Flagstaff’s East coast equivalent, which really appeals to me as I do like the city of Flagstaff. So it seems like a nice small city to unwind and spend time in the woods. Who doesn’t want that?
Seattle: Yes a bustling city. But if I went to Seattle for vacation I’d probably spend little time there. I’ve always wanted to go see the Olympic peninsula, and use the ferry to get over there. See the beaches if any along the Sound as I know the ocean is too far. Natural parks and so forth. Might spend a day in the actual city to see like pike place and the
Salt Lake City: See the Salt Lake Flats. Go up to Park City. Maybe see some of the natural areas east of the city. On the other side of park city. Haven’t heard about anything to actually do in the city itself.
Santa Fe: I’ve been here before and I would go back. Probably go up into the mountains since I didn’t do that last time. I’d probably spend more time in ABQ since I didn’t get to do that when I was last there. I’d kayak in the rio grande again.
Las Vegas: A great city for vacations. I’d probably spend a day or two in the city of Las Vegas probably along the strip. Spend the next at Death Valley, visit the north side of the Grand Canyon, Valley of Fire. I haven’t done as much outside of Las Vegas as I have in it, despite numerous visits.
Since I reside overlooking Gotham I will go with 5 outside my area (in no order):
-San Diego - so beautiful and great, chill vibes when I visited once over 20 years ago and can drive to LA for day trips
-Chicago - My kind of town
-Seattle - never been and have always wanted to
-Salt Lake City - so different and I love to ski
-Austin - heard good things about it, need to check it out and can probably do other TX cities for day trips while there
Atlanta - Haven't visited extensively as an adult
Honolulu - no explanation needed
New York - I couldn't even see all of the things I'd want to see within a week
San Francisco - So much to see, so many places to eat. I feel like I could explore this place forever
Seattle - Same as San Fran. IMO Seattle's the nation's most beautiful city
Yeah....the seventy museums, world-class arts community, the hottest restaurant scene in the US pre-COVID....a very sizable live music/concert scene...a varying nightclub scene with indy, euro, jazz/blues and rock well-represented among others in neighborhoods like Georgetown, Adams Morgan, U Street/Cardozo, Logan Circle, H Street/Capitol Hill...all five pro sports teams/three of which have venues downtown...the top-ranked public park system in the US...river recreation (Potomac River)...one of the best zoos...a gazillion historic homes/sites and then with the 75 mile threshold thrown in places like Alexandria, Arlington, much of Virginia Wine Country and the northern Shenandoah Valley/Blue Ridge Mountains....quite the snooze.
Yeah....the seventy museums, world-class arts community, the hottest restaurant scene in the US pre-COVID....a very sizable live music/concert scene...a varying nightclub scene with indy, euro, jazz/blues and rock well-represented among others in neighborhoods like Georgetown, Adams Morgan, U Street/Cardozo, Logan Circle, H Street/Capitol Hill...all five pro sports teams/three of which have venues downtown...the top-ranked public park system in the US...river recreation (Potomac River)...one of the best zoos...a gazillion historic homes/sites and then with the 75 mile threshold thrown in places like Alexandria, Arlington, much of Virginia Wine Country and the northern Shenandoah Valley/Blue Ridge Mountains....quite the snooze.
I mean it has fewer votes than Salt Lake City and Asheville, so something about DC's appeal is being lost on people. Maybe most of us have just already been there? It's probably within a day or two's drive of the majority of the US population, and I know it's a pretty common destination for school trips (I think my middle school's orchestra did trips there at the end of the year).
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