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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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Tilluin said:
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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What’s your appetite for driving? The Northeast in general is going to be a lot more compact than spots out west.

If you liked New England, then Vermont can be nice depending on the season (skiing in winter, leaf peepers in autumn). Burlington is the biggest city in Vermont but it still feels small. Outside of Cape Cod in Mass, Boston is small as far as “big cities” go and has lots of neat museums to visit. Salem is fun to visit at least once. In the western part, you have the berkshire mountains and places like the basketball hall of fame/Springfield Armory.

Newport Rhode Island is where all the mansions from gilded age oligarchs are and some are open for tours. Funny to see what state of the art stuff was back in the late 1800s - phone cable is as thick as a fire hose lol. There are beaches in Connecticut and Rhode Island but I never visited them.

New Hampshire is sometimes referred to as “the deep south of New England”. Visit it and you’ll see why lol
 
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How much TIME do you want to spend?

New England Boston area within a 3 HR drive is all of MA RI most of NH VT CT about half of maine. Honestly could do a day or two per state. MA takes about 3 days for the tourist route. One day boston, one day Salem and then a shoot up to rockport. One day west to Springfield and the basketball hof
Finger lakes area of NY beautiful lakes A LOT of wineries the corning glass museum boxing hof, a cavern system you can walk thru( very pretty) a few race tracks, nice state parks Niagara falls if you hit western ny(2-3hr drive roughly) from Seneca lake,

Penn. You have philly, western part of state is lovely, has the hershey(chocolate) park/plant ohio, if you like roller coasters has cedar point.

Etc. With the USA there are tons..TONS of things or see to do in every state...

Badands of south Dakota is beautiful.
 
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Congaree National Park in South Carolina, about 20 miles southeast of Columbia. It's one of the least visited National Parks, so it's free, probably to drum up more visitation. It has old-growth loblolly pines which can reach about 100-150 feet tall. Not redwood size, but the trees will probably be as tall and as thick as you can find on the East Coast.

For those of you who have played Myst, it looks a lot like Channelwood.

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Very buggy except in winter, so bring the repellent. However, apply it in the parking lot, because it is also home to a rare species of firefly that is known to flash synchronously. They apparently have their peak season in late May/early June. My other recommendation would be that you set out with a full tank of gas, especially if you are driving north from Charleston instead of south from Columbia, because it feels very remote, and I had difficulty finding gas stations.

Friendly for all levels of hikers/walkers; you have both the wooden walkway and harder trails.
 
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I like Miami and the keys in the winter. Warmer weather I prefer Panama city or the other panhandle resort towns. Myrtle Beach or Cape Hatteras too. Lots of cool things to see on the islands with ferry services.

If you are around DC definitely do Harpers Ferry and skyline drive. A little further west and Seneca rocks area is really pretty. Cass steam railroad up to one of the mountain tops is a really fun ride. Tubing the Shenandoah is nice in the summer.
 
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