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In general, if there's a major league sporting event if your state lacks it, most commonly in multi-state metros. For example, in MD/VA, this involves crossing into DC to see the NBA/NHL, as well as the MLB in VA's case and the NFL in VA and DC's case. New Yorkers of course need to cross into NJ for the NFL.
Then you have certain states that lack a major city, but an adjacent state contains a major city with numerous amenities that the state without a big one lacks. For example, if you like in Oklahoma, you're going to need to travel to Texas (namely DFW) for the retail, nightlife (sans casinos), airport destinations, festivals, dining diversity, and events/conventions that you just won't find in OKC or Tulsa.
Then you have certain states that lack a major city, but an adjacent state contains a major city with numerous amenities that the state without a big one lacks. For example, if you like in Oklahoma, you're going to need to travel to Texas (namely DFW) for the retail, nightlife (sans casinos), airport destinations, festivals, dining diversity, and events/conventions that you just won't find in OKC or Tulsa.
It's nice to have DFW close to Oklahoma for the reasons you stated, but there is a certain irony to this. There are actually (mostly small town and rural) people in Kansas, Arkansas, and the Texas panhandle that come to OKC and Tulsa for the same reasons people in OKC and Tulsa go to DFW.
I grew up in Massachusetts and we would regularly cross the New Hampshire border to get tax free hard items, fireworks, cheaper gas and cheaper alcohol.
Someone in New Hampshire might cross the border to come to Mass to buy legal marijuana, go to better hospitals or see a big name sporting event.
Do you go out of your way to cross state lines to get something you can't get in your home state or something that is more readily available/cheaper in the next state?
I'm in NH and find the medical care excellent, I don't smoke dope and don't give a hoot about watching grown ups play ball.
I can even find Made in NH products here. Besides, It'll be a cold day in heck before I give my money to a socialist.
But thank you for supporting freedom!
Well in TX, we would go to Louisiana for gambling, or a change of scenery for vacation would take us to Pensacola or New Orleans. Honestly, that’s about it.
I’m new enough in NYS that the surrounding driveable states (PA, OH) are somewhat similar; I don’t think they have anything which particularly pulls me to them.
I know people in Louisiana who go to Mississippi casinos because they can smoke in there without being in a separate section, and because the slots apparently pay out better because of the different gaming commission.
When I lived in Maryland, people would travel to all the neighboring states for lower (or in the case of Delaware zero) sales taxes, and to buy large amounts of fireworks and cigarettes because Maryland is overregulated.
People in West Virginia travel to Maryland for abortion now. People in Louisiana also travel for abortion but to states beyond our neighbors since its illegal in all our neighboring states as well.
Staying at OBX. My son wanted to go to Virginia Beach today for reasons. Headed up the 90+ minutes and decided to get gas on this side of the border. $3.15/gallon. Figured it would be more in VA, but didn’t expect 34 cents/gallon difference. That was an eye opener for me. That would be worth driving across the state line if I lived close to it.
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