Okay my sad little story is that I have never traveled. The furthest from home I have been is about 3 hours away. So the big plan is to take a road trip this summer, probably some time in late August or early September.
This will be a road trip with no destination in mind. We will have up to two weeks time all to ourselves and we just want to get in the car and drive. Because I have never been anywhere I don't even know where I would like to go.
I would like to hear from you guys as to the best attractions in your states. My boyfriend and I have a huge array of interest, in fact I'm not sure there is anything we don't like. We approach everything as a learning experience and can find good things to say about everything. The only thing to keep in mind is that we are both young (under 30), and it will just be the two of us (no kids).
So what are your favorite attractions???
Here is one for Wisconsin. It is called The House On The Rock. Although it is probably not the BEST attraction in Wisconsin, I think everyone should see it once. Here is the web address, check it out.
http://www.thehouseontherock.com
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In Pennsylvania, there are plenty of national and state forests. Allegheny National Forest is found in northwestern Pennsylvania (large chunks of it are in Forest County, the least populated county in the state), Cook Forest is in Jefferson and in Clarion Counties, and offers canoeing, horseback riding, camping, etc., Black Moshannon State Park does the same thing, and has very dark water which is colored that way from the water seeping through many of the natural bogs in that area. It's in either Centre or Clearfield counties (or both).
In Virginia, I lived near Williamsburg, Virginia, where I could see Colonial Williamsburg, Yorktowne, and Busch Gardens. Also only about an hour away from Virginia beach. Lots to do in that area.
In Colorado, there is a ton to do. You can be in the mountains during the day and make it to Denver a few hours later ( depending on weather ). There is a glacier within an hour of Denver that is snow-covered year round, the ski areas, of course, and in the summer you can go to the same areas and look at the Alpine growth. In Denver proper there are a lot of clubs, galleries, and, of course, sports teams...
Hmmm... that's all I can come up with at the moment?
I'm from Missouri, though. I grew up just a few miles from Branson. It has stuff for anyone! If you are into country music or comedy, there are lots of shows that play every night of the week. There are also a few amusement parks. Silver Dollar City is one of the amusement parks there. It has a lot of old time things, like hand blown glass, home made candy, etc. It also has rides, and music shows. There is also a water park, and another amusement park, but the other amusement park is aimed more toward families I believe.
I live near Glacier National Park good family fun right there; very beautiful. But on the way to Glacier national Park you have Big sky water slides, a minuter golf cource, the house of mystery, Hungry horse dam, and more gift shops on the way than you can shake a stick at. Hungry Horse is full of gift shops.
In Kalispell you have the Conrad Mansion, if you like history woodland park just a block not even that almost across the street from that. That park has ducks turtles and other kinds of wild life and you can feed the ducks if you would like very nice place for the kids to play and a wonderful place to walk around and have a picnick if you would like.
The people here are friendly and just a wonderful place to be.
Colorado has a lot too. To name a few... Sand dunes, Hotel Colorado, Broadmoor, Seven Falls, Aspen, Vale, any ski attraction, Pikes Peak, Garden of the gods...
You could also head south to Burlington, and go to Fun City (that's where we are headed for spring break) and go to the indoor waterpark there. (Oh, both of these parks also have an outdoor part open in summer.) There is also an arcade, laser tag, bowling, go carts and motion simulator. Granted, both of these places are meant for families, my hubby and I have done them without kids as well, and had a great time. They also just built a Casino on the property. http://1funcity.com/
If you want to travel farther into Iowa, Des Moines has a lot of growth right now, we have a lot of festivals in the summers, as well as farmer's market when it gets a little warmer. Check us out: http://www.seedesmoines.com/
I didn't spend too much time in the mid-west, but what I did see of it traveling through was wonderful and made me wish we had more time.
South is nice, but in the summer it's too hot for me. Tennessee is as far as I like that time of year. The area around the Smoky Mountains is fabulous. You can tour the mountains during the day and go to Pigeon Forge at night for the shows.
Traveling east you might consider a couple of days in the nations capitol. Lots of things to see and do. Don't stay in the city as the price of hotel rooms there are expensive. There is Metro to take you down to the Mall to see the sights there. Parking is limited and most of them you have to move your car every two hours. Make sure you have comfortable shoes. You can tour much of DC with out spending very much. I like to take or buy a lunch and eat on the Mall area between the Capitol and the White House.
The east coast offers pleasant beaches. Further inland you find mountains. There are many historical sites.
If you like learning about the Civil War, then you won't want to miss Maryland and of course the famous Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Happy traveling.
Also in CT, is Mystic, where Mystic Pizza is, where Amistad ship was recreated and some of that movie were filmed, and a beautiful seaport town exists on the water. Furthermore, there is the Mark Twain home which is near Hartford..
I'm now in VA and new to the area, but Roanoke is nearby. I know from history lessons it was one of our earliest colonies and possibly had alien activity... So for now I'd say I'm the best attraction here, but I won't be too cocky ;)
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If my children were small, I might take them to Wilmington, Virginia?
Thomas Jefferson's house is there and an old town with a lot of history to share.
I even remember feeling one of the houses deeply haunted, and many years later seeing that same house on tv about a haunting. I knew it!!
I would want to take my kids from Wilmington to Washington Dc to see and learn and feel their patriotism swell.
I live in Missouri.
It's okay, but other than the Arch, it's no big deal.
Every year, My Dad offer to travel to Paris, London or California, but I always refused, just the Red Sea I will travel to.
Sorry, I can't help with suggestions for road trips in the USA.
I grew up in Gujarat state and have been living since 1996 in Maharashtra state in India. Would it interest you to know what are the great attractions these two states offer to the traveller? Okay you haven't travelled more than 3 hours away and this would be more than 30 hours by airplane too... but an interesting Gujarati proverb says it all :
Jeevya karta janyu bhalu
jaanya karta joyu bhalu
joya karta maanyu bhalu...
( Better than just living, is learning/knowing,
better than learning is to see,
better than seeing is to indulge...)
What do you say?
Warmest
Max
Plus, you can stay here inexpensively but be 45 minutes from Philly, 45 minutes from Baltimore, and 3 hours from DC. You can see a whole lot of stuff on one trip!
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