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I’d love any recommendations for spots to visit in the USA for a Brit, if anyone has some.

For some background, I worked in Maine for a few summers in the late 00s and loved it.

I’ve been to California 4-5 times now; I’m not a big city fan but absolutely loved Carmel & Monterey (we’ve been there 3 times).

Went to Cape Cod for 10 days and had a blast. Watching their summer baseball league most nights was awesome.

Been to Vegas a couple of times. Fun for a few days but probably done with it as a spot now.

Last summer I did a week in Colorado, mainly Loveland area, and wasn’t a huge fan. My wife went to college in Colorado (Fort Collins) and couldn’t believe I didn’t like it. Not sure why but it felt quite soulless to me.

If anyone has some spots similar to Monterey, Carmel, Cape Cod, Maine I’d be all ears. We holiday in the states every year and would love to find some more spots.
 
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Maybe some of the national parks if you like the outdoors at all? Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Sequoia, etc. or some smaller ones might be a bit less touristy, depending on how much that bothers you, or maybe south florida beaches/islands, although I'm not sure to what extent those have been ruined as of late.
 
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Maybe some of the national parks if you like the outdoors at all? Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Sequoia, etc. or some smaller ones might be a bit less touristy, depending on how much that bothers you, or maybe south florida beaches/islands, although I'm not sure to what extent those have been ruined as of late.
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I should’ve mentioned that I’ve been to Yosemite 3 times. I think it might be the best place on Earth, it blows my mind. Other similar national parks would definitely be a good shout.
 
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Tilluin said:
If anyone has some spots similar to Monterey, Carmel, Cape Cod, Maine I’d be all ears. We holiday in the states every year and would love to find some more spots.
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The south coast of california between LA and santa barbara is pretty similar to those places and is ridiculously beautiful. Also, coast of Oregon is a little more chilly but similar vibe.

Just thinking of places I've been that are similar to Cape Cod and Monterey would maybe be Montauk, NY, and places on Long Island, the towns around Lake George, NY, and maybe some places along South Carolina/North Carolina coast.

If you give more of what you want to do rather than just naming picturesque beach areas I could probably make more recommendations.
 
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The south coast of california between LA and santa barbara is pretty similar to those places and is ridiculously beautiful. Also, coast of Oregon is a little more chilly but similar vibe.

Just thinking of places I've been that are similar to Cape Cod and Monterey would maybe be Montauk, NY, and places on Long Island, the towns around Lake George, NY, and maybe some places along South Carolina/North Carolina coast.

If you give more of what you want to do rather than just naming picturesque beach areas I could probably make more recommendations.
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We mainly like to take in the Americana rather than big tourist hot spots/cities. We love settling in to a place for 10-14 days and enjoying a slow pace, a few bars, good food.

Highlights for me have always been things like finding the 17 mile drive in Carmel last summer, the baseball league in cape cod, chilling with the seals in Monterey.
 
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We mainly like to take in the Americana rather than big tourist hot spots/cities. We love settling in to a place for 10-14 days and enjoying a slow pace, a few bars, good food.

Highlights for me have always been things like finding the 17 mile drive in Carmel last summer, the baseball league in cape cod, chilling with the seals in Monterey.
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Thats great, its just hard to recommend places with that type of direction.

You like to vibe in places where you like the vibe and found niche things that you personally enjoyed.

That can be anywhere, because how could anybody else know what you like or will like?

Anyway, any of the places I recommended will be hits and there will be plenty of things similar to what you mentioned there. Enjoy!
 
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Tilluin said:
I’d love any recommendations for spots to visit in the USA for a Brit, if anyone has some.

For some background, I worked in Maine for a few summers in the late 00s and loved it.

I’ve been to California 4-5 times now; I’m not a big city fan but absolutely loved Carmel & Monterey (we’ve been there 3 times).

Went to Cape Cod for 10 days and had a blast. Watching their summer baseball league most nights was awesome.

Been to Vegas a couple of times. Fun for a few days but probably done with it as a spot now.

Last summer I did a week in Colorado, mainly Loveland area, and wasn’t a huge fan. My wife went to college in Colorado (Fort Collins) and couldn’t believe I didn’t like it. Not sure why but it felt quite soulless to me.

If anyone has some spots similar to Monterey, Carmel, Cape Cod, Maine I’d be all ears. We holiday in the states every year and would love to find some more spots.
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Loveland is not the best part of CO. Not by a long shot. If you are wanting scenic nature then Vail or Steamboat Springs or Aspen would be better. If you want desert fun then 4 Corners is a great place to visit. Or just into Utah off of I-70 is Arches National Park.

Mount Rushmore is a fun trip. If you have money to burn a week or two in Orlando for Walt Disney World, Epcot Center, and the Harry Potter theme park can be fun. Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon are also good.

Murica is huge and has lots and lots and lots of national parks big and small.
 
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Tilluin said:
We mainly like to take in the Americana rather than big tourist hot spots/cities. We love settling in to a place for 10-14 days and enjoying a slow pace, a few bars, good food.

Highlights for me have always been things like finding the 17 mile drive in Carmel last summer, the baseball league in cape cod, chilling with the seals in Monterey.
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Black Hills/Badlands/Mt Rushmore/Yellowstone is all in the same area and fills that niche pretty well. Badlands/Custer are huge and tons of wildlife, and when you get bored of that, head towards Spearfish Canyon and hike there for a bit, then on to Yellowstone.

I'm a bit biased because I'm not a coastal guy. This is the shit I can get to easily.
 
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Smoky Mountains

Doesn’t get any more Americana than Dolly Parton’s empire built off her knockers

Alternative idea: should prob try to catch a Major League Baseball game as a side quest on some trip if you haven’t already
 
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Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg are pretty fun trips. Get a cabin in the woods and just chill. I like going in November cause traffic is low. Always make sure there are no car shows when planning your trip though because you will have a bad time lol.
 
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Don't know much about settling in, as I also don't care for sitting at the beach and shit like that, but a road trip would certainly see a lot of Americana. Something like a tour up or down the Appalachian trail area (which is basically route 81 from Chattanooga, TN to Harrisburg, PA?).

If it's in the summer, Denver to Grand Junction, up to Salt Lake City, then over to the Oregon coast (circumventing the Nevada desert) or south to the Grand Canyon would be a lot of driving, but a whole lot of natural wonder from the car. Or just putz around Summit County/Vail/Snowmass in Colorado like Moonarchia said, as there are still a lot of things to do at the ski resorts, even during the summer.

Black Hills to Yellowstone was already recommended. A++

Use Google Street View and plop down anywhere your looking at for an easy idea of what you would see.

After watching this video, a road trip through the Cascades and Washington state looks like it would be interesting:
 
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I should’ve mentioned that I’ve been to Yosemite 3 times. I think it might be the best place on Earth, it blows my mind. Other similar national parks would definitely be a good shout.
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Yosemite is breath taking. I absolutely love it there. Plus that would leave you relatively close to the bay area or Los Angeles area if you wanted to visit those cities. It's kind of in the middle of them.
 
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Id pick a point A and a point B pretty far apart and road trip it. Minimal planning and just figure out your stays as you go.

Quintessential american experience
 
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Flathead Lake Montana. No big city bullshit, nicest people you'll ever meet, some of the most beautiful scenery in the lower 48, and lodging ranges from pitch a tent for two weeks up to 5 star, ultra nice, right on the water accommodations. Go in July or August, June is still pretty wet and cold.
 
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