Wednesday, July 25, 2012

My American Journey


I love traveling and road-tripping and visiting new places and going to new events! So for a long time now it's been one of my goals to visit every state in the US and experience something special or unique about that place. So I've compiled a list of the things I want to do in every state in the USA! When I complete something, I'll cross it off and link a post about my adventure beside it.

THIS LIST IS NOT FINISHED!! If you live in a different state than me and there is something I absolutely have to do in your state, please leave a comment and give me more ideas!!! I'd love to hear about them! And if you want to know what to do in Utah... well... I'd have to ask someone else first and then give you an answer! (I'm not saying there isn't anything to do here, I'm just saying I haven't done anything, if you haven't noticed, I haven't crossed off Utah on my list and I've been living here for over twenty years, but I do have a list of over 100 things to do in Cache Valley HERE)

Alabama: Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church
Alaska: Go on an Alaskan fishing trip
Arizona: Visit the Grand Canyon
Arkansas: Visit Bathhouse Row in Rock Springs
California: Visit Redwood National Park and Hollywood Boulevard
Colorado: Visit Mesa Verde National Park
Connecticut: See the Connecticut Dinosaur Trail
Delaware: Take the Delaware History Trail and enjoy tax-free shopping
Florida: Disney World, Universal Orlando, Sea World Orlando, Disney Animal Kingdom, and The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Also the John F. Kennedy Space Center.
Georgia: Landmark District in Savannah
Hawaii: Snorkel or scuba dive on a beach in Hawaii. Also Volcanoes National Park and Pearl Harbor
Idaho: Visit Sweetheart Manor in Boise and stay at Silver Mountain Resort
Illinois: Museum of Science and Industry, Superman Statue, and Starved Rock State Park
Indiana: Visit Jon McLaughlin's hometown and Amish Country
Iowa: Walnut Woods State Park
Kansas: Visit Land of Oz
Kentucky: The Belle of Louisville Steamboat and Carter Caves
Louisiana: Go to a Mardi Gras parade
Maine: Eat real Maine lobster and visit Lenny, the chocolate moose
Maryland: Visit Fort McHenry and learn more about our national anthem
Massachusetts: Visit Cape Cod National Seashore, Boston National Historic Park, and Walden Park
Michigan: Visit the Great Lakes
Minnesota: Visit the Mall of America
Mississippi: Visit Mississippi River
Missouri: Visit the birth place of Mark Twain and the Gateway Arch
Montana: Glacier National Park
Nebraska: Take a scenic byway
Nevada: Go to the M&M Factory in Las Vegas
New Hampshire: Visit one of their State Parks
New Jersey: Visit Carlo's Bakery and The Board Walk in Atlantic City
New Mexico: Visit the Indian Pueblos in Santa Fe, and the Bad Tour (Breaking Bad) in Albuquerque 
New York: See a Broadway show! Also, visit the Empire State Building, Ground Zero, Times Square, Central Park, Statue of Liberty, and visit Niagara Fall on both the US and Canada side. 
North Carolina: Carolina Beach
North Dakota: Geocaching 
Ohio: Visit Cedar Point and take a church history tour
Oklahoma: Visit the gardens 
Oregon: Visit Powell's City of Books in Portland and Multnomah Falls
Pennsylvania: Visit Independence Hall, Gettysburg, and Hershey's Chocolate World
Rhode Island: Newport Cliff Walk
South Carolina: Visit Rainbow Row in Charleston
South Dakota: Visit Mount Rushmore 
Tennessee: See a country concert in the Grand Ole Opry
Texas: Visit the Alamo 
Utah: Visit Arches National Park (yes, I live in Utah, but have never been there)
Vermont: Visit in the fall and see all the trees 
Virginia: Shenandoah Valley and George Washington's birthplace
Washington: Go to the top of the Space Needle and visit Mount St. Helens 
West Virginia: Take a tourist train
Wisconsin: EAA Air-venture Museum and the haunted lighthouse
Wyoming: Go paragliding off the Tetons (just like Michelle!) Also Frontier Days rodeo in Cheyenne 
Washington DC: Everything possible! Smithsonian, White House, Lincoln Memorial, etc. 

I'd also love to take a trip down the original Route 66. This list is very long, I know, and who knows if I'll get it all done. But I want to more than anything! 

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