States must see poll

I think its a great idea. We are planning our big trip to New Mexico and I don't know if there is enough lifetime to see everything I want to see.

Campfire Time wrote:
"Best" is a relative term. Best what? Scenery? Hospitality? Fun factor? Peacefulness?

The trouble is pretty much every state has things worthwhile to see. When I was young I thought we lived in a pretty boring state. But now that I've seen over 75% of it I love living here and have no problem making recommendations on where to go and what to see. Sure, we don't have mountains or desert. But Wisconsin has incredible beauty. Waterfalls, river gorges, more than 800 miles of Great Lakes coastline, hundreds of worthwhile tourist attractions... Need I go on?

Moreover all of this information is already online. We plan all of our out of state trips using the Internet.

Best must be determined by you...
I like to camp in the mountains, under trees. My best friend camps at the beach, in a parking lot type setting.
We both like to ride the back roads near whatever campground we find ourselves at.
Wisconsin does indeed have spots I like a lot. The river gorges in particular.

"Best" is a relative term. Best what? Scenery? Hospitality? Fun factor? Peacefulness?

The trouble is pretty much every state has things worthwhile to see. When I was young I thought we lived in a pretty boring state. But now that I've seen over 75% of it I love living here and have no problem making recommendations on where to go and what to see. Sure, we don't have mountains or desert. But Wisconsin has incredible beauty. Waterfalls, river gorges, more than 800 miles of Great Lakes coastline, hundreds of worthwhile tourist attractions... Need I go on?

Moreover all of this information is already online. We plan all of our out of state trips using the Internet.

ontheroad101 wrote:
What we do when going to a new area is do a search with Google. Put in the state name and "tourist attractions" and it will bring up many sites to explore. Then we do a search with Trip Advise. Next we do a search with Roadside America. Once we decide on a area to stay in we do a search for "food" places.

This is the way I do it too.( Hi Bob and Linda!) When we actually get to the state I like to pick up a state tourism magazine from a visitor center to look through for things that I may have missed.

What we do when going to a new area is do a search with Google. Put in the state name and "tourist attractions" and it will bring up many sites to explore. Then we do a search with Trip Advise. Next we do a search with Roadside America. Once we decide on a area to stay in we do a search for "food" places.

Every part of this nation has beautiful places/attractions to see for those willing to look. Which one is best is completely subjective and relevant only to the person looking.

Google "Oregon Tourist Attractions". I keep a "favorites" tab with "(state name) tourism" for all the states. But "State of Oregon Tourism" takes you to a page where you can make hotel reservations, assuming you already know where you're going.

Don't discount the middle of the country: Ohio, MN, Iowa, etc. Lovely people and great hospitality.

CO, WY, NM, MT, UT, ID, AZ in order of importance with the exception of the Grand Canyon in AZ. After seeing that portion of the US I'd go OR, WA, and CA.