European Reacts: Top 10 MOST BEAUTIFUL STATES in America
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Hello fro m California🏖🇺🇸🦅 ....YES OUR STATE is one of the MOST BEAUTIFUL STATES IN AMERICA....
I live in California
But I was BORN IN UTAH
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PEOPLE COME TO CALIFORNIA⛱🌊 BECAUSE
""WE HAVE THE BEST WEATHER🌡 IN ALL OF AMERICA""🇺🇸
WE ARE IN THE 80's & 90's year round except for a few months which we call winter😂
🤣😃😂OUR WINTERS GET "ONLY AS COLD AS" THE
50's & 60's
NOT COLD AT ALL
ITS ALWAS SUNNY☀️ IN CALIFORNIA
We get Snow but ONLY in the distant mountains which DOSENT affect us
AGAIN WE HAVE THE BEST WEATHER...
And
BECAUSE WE ARE A LONG SLIM STATE.. CALIFORNIA IS THE "ONLY STATE" you can VISIT THE BEACHES, THE DESERTS And THE MOUNTAINS IN ONE DAY
AND STILL MAKE IT BACK IN TIME TO HAVE DINNER
AND A MOVIE of your choice
WAY.... B4 YOUR BED TIME👏🏼👏🏼👍🏻🥰.....
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Texas does have water it has lakes and Beaches it's a Coastal State
Look at your
MAPS
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OMG
If you come to AMERICA🇺🇸 YOU MUST VIST
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
BUT YOU "MUST ARRIVE AT NIGHT TIME"
AFTER DARK....
I can not explain why YOU MUST DO IT THAT WAY
YOU NEED TO SEE IT FOR YOURSELF
SO DAMN AMAZING !!!
LAS VEGAS....
SO MUCH FOOD AND DRINK....
EVERYWHERE
AND
SO
SO
MUCH MORE🎉
👏🏼👏🏼👍🏻
The one sta te I would VISIT..... I'm from California...
I would visit "HAWAII" ....
🌺🌸🌊🌿🌱🌴🦞🐚🐠🐟🐋⛱💦 🌊🌊
What he ment by Hipsters is PEOPLE WHO ARE WITH IT
MEANING
Choices in clothing, music food...and they fall out of the mainstream lifestyle
Group of people who do their own thing
Dont follow fads
I love the red rocks of Sedona, Arizona. You can get a hotel and stay right in the midst of them; and you can even go hiking pretty much anywhere you want through the amazing landscape. Do a Google search for images for Sedona, Arizona and you'll see what I'm talking about. But anywhere that you choose to go make sure that the things you are interested in are easily accessible. You don't want to spend 3/4 of a day traveling just to get to see one thing when you have a limited amount of vacation time.
Please check out Great Lakes Michigan and Mackinac island (no cars allowed). It is so so beautiful and you would appreciate our snow! ❤
The area from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, through Washington, Oregon, and Northern California is a geographical and cultural region called Cascadia. And it's all stunning.
I came here to say this. The pacific north west is the most stunning place on earth.
Maybe it was a cultural region like 30: years ago lol, the whole cultural region concept is kind of dying
Actually it was never a real cultural region now that I think about it
@@joshcorley9607 It's been a distinct geological and biological region for 60-65 million years, since the inland sea disappeared when the land rose and the Cascades formed. Then it's also been a distinct cultural region for as long as the continent has been inhabited by people, supporting a fairly dense population and unique regional resources. Before European colonization the area from the northern Willamette Valley and along the Columbia -- roughly where Portland, Longview and Astoria are now -- was once a thriving trade center and a diverse inter-cultural region, with people speaking more languages from more root language systems than anywhere else on Earth. There were lots of names for the area before Cascadia, but it has always been regarded as a specific region, culturally, geologically, and biologically. A lot of people still regard it that way, from one perspective or another. The attempt to create a political region around the Cascade Mountains never really made much sense, to me, except that the whole area generally has regional resources, interests, and perspectives in common. It's the Juan de Fuca tectonic plate that forms the Cascadia region, not lines on a map. But from Vancouver Island down to Redding, California, lots of people still have Cascadia flags and bumper stickers and such, proud of where they live. And it's a nice flag.
Most of the pictures of Washington were on the west side. That is only a quarter of the state, I'm from Spokane pronounced Spo-can. We are on the eastern side, it's completely different, but still beautiful.
I have traveled across the US several times and have seen every state. Having said that, Washington, Oregon, and Montana are the most beautiful.
I agree but would add Utah. Gorgeous.
The entire Oregon coast is a state park. The entire Oregon coast is breathtakingly beautiful. All accessible. So it gets my vote. Lived in all three, toured all three, skied all three, boated all three. It's Oregon.
I live in Seattle Washington and can tell you that this state is breathtakingly beautiful. If you have to pick just one you won't regret choosing Washington. But really anything in the Cascadia region will be beyond stunning.
Washington is the one state I haven’t been able to see yet and I’d really to visit. And I’m betting it would be my favorite. Oh and Alaska. Can’t forget that!
This was one of the most enjoyable reactions I've watched in a long time. I really enjoyed your astonishment and genuine appreciation of what you saw.
I grew up in California (lived there for 50 years), and have lived in Washington since 2010. Here are my responses to a couple of things you wondered about:
California: you wondered why people continue to move there, despite the myriad problems the state grapples with (taxes, real estate and rent prices, wildfires, homelessness, and so on). My personal opinion is that the pleasant weather is a big reason (although that is changing). It's Goldilocks weather -- not too hot, not too cold, not too humid -- it's just right (at least, it used to be). Lots of people who've lived through brutal weather move to CA because they're sick of the snow and ice, or the heat and humidity. The variety of climates and landscapes in CA also appeals to outdoorsy types who want to enjoy the mountains AND the beaches, as both are often just an hour or two away from the main population centers. Of course, there are many other factors (like wanting to work in entertainment, high-tech, tourism, agriculture, etc), but this was my first thought.
Washington: yes, it really IS that beautiful. The clips that were featured in the video didn't even do WA justice, IMO! The WA coastline has much in common with the rocky coastlines of Oregon and California (look up photos of Neah Bay). The Olympic mountains, and Cascade mountains, the San Juan Islands and many other coastal islands, the various volcanic mountains (Rainier was the one you specifically asked about, but there is also Baker, Glacier Peak, Adams, and Mount St. Helens (which erupted in 1980!), and the inevitable lakes and waterfalls. All of this is in the wetter western half of the state. Also, you commented that you rather like the rain, so let me just say that it's not necessarily the AMOUNT of rain that western WA gets; the issue for most people seems to be the number of gray, cloudy days. Many of the overcast days aren't even rainy, but may be drizzly or misty. It's the lack of sun that makes many people feel western WA is depressing. Also, in the winter, the number of daylight hours is really short: sunrise can be as late as 8am, and sunset as early as 4:15pm. (Conversely, in the summertime, sunrise is around 5am, and sunset isn't until 9:30!) Couple that short daylight with overcast skies, and the quality of sunlight can be pretty weak and dim -- on super-cloudy days, it can seem like you're in the Arctic. I personally don't have a problem with it, but some people just can't handle the lack of sunshine. To be fair, though, the wet does make for a truly gorgeous environment. And when the sun shines brightly, the beauty will take your breath away. (By the way, the eastern half of the state also has its own brand of beauty. But it's quite different from the west side, as east-side summers are much hotter and drier, and winters are colder and snowier than the western lowlands, and the landscape is much flatter and less forested.)
Come to America. I live in the Pacific Northwest (Oregon, Washington, Idaho). You will never run out of nature weekends. Hiking, fishing, hunting, wind surfing, white rapids rafting, fossil beds, caves, amazing beaches, camping and more. Seattle and Portland also have sophisticated dining and entertainments like plays, concerts, art museums. Just about all you would need or want. Both cities have large airports and ports so scheduling cruises to Alaska or Hawaii are possible. you can also drive to California in 5-6 hours.There is lots of space to live outside big cities. Pacific Northwest is mostly made up of smaller towns/cities.
I grew up in Oregon and now live in Washington and the scenery is indeed amazing. One of my state's best natural features is the San Juan Islands which was not even shown in the video. Also, Mount St. Helens is another point of interest that was not shown. The first waterfall shown in Washington is Palouse Falls, and it is beautiful.
As an Oregonian, I love your appreciation for our state. We aren't the most popular state but in my opinion we are the most underrated state. We have everything you would want, desert, mountains, coastline, lush forests, urban centers, and everything in between. The region from northern California up to Alaska is perhaps the most beautiful place in the world.
When you said "What the Hell am I doing in my country" really cracked me up. I like your honest comments and even your corny jokes.
Alot of Europeans can't understand why Americans don't travel abroad more. Well if you live in the northeast and
If you live in the northeast and want a change of scenery or a warmer climate you can visit Florida. Or head west to Arizona Californua,Nevada, etc
Same thing if you are looki
Been to every state on the list except Oregon. Thought the Rockies were beautiful in Utah, stayed at Sundance which was amazing. Then I went to Alaska. Alaska is GRAND compared to the lower 48. Bit of a geographical oddity. I rented a car and it seemed as if every place I wanted to visit was a 9 hour drive. Its HUGE!
I might be biased, but I think California is the best state to visit if you want to see a little bit of everything. Famous movie/TV landmarks like Hollywood and Santa Monica Pier and Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz. Many theme parks like Disney and Magic Mountain which is one of the best parks for roller coasters next to Cedar Point in Ohio. The best zoo in the world San Diego Zoo and the best aquarium in the world Monterey Bay Aquarium. If you come at the right time of year you can go from surfing one day to snow skiing in Mammoth the next day. Tons of different landscapes. You can drive the 101 for coastal scenery go inland and visit the desert and drive past ancient volcanoes on your way north to death valley and you can soak in some wild hot springs in Bishop on your way up into Sequoia/ Kings Canyon and Yosemite.
I live in Washington and it is a breathtaking State.
As an American, I think there's one thing he glossed over too quickly look into the Great lakes region, the Great lakes are visible from outer space, they are so large, when you come to visit pick a region that you're interested in, like you mentioned Montana is a beautiful state filled with beautiful nature and wonderful history and good people. If you like small towns you will find them All over America, unless you're interested in big cities and crowds, stay away from touristy places and the costs are much higher in those places, the one thing to remember about America, is that it is bigger than you think, and there isn't a lot of public transportation so you will need to drive. ⛪👨👩👧👦🇺🇸💯
Oregon and Washington are the same area (Pacific Northwest), so they are both beautiful.
Cascadia baby! Shout out to British Columbia as well!
The mountain you were looking at is Mount Rainier. Also to be fair, you weren't bad mouthing Washington, so you're good 😁
California should absolutely be #1, I’ve seen most the whole country
California is the only place you can start your day surfing. Then afternoon go to Disneyland. At night you can go snow skiing in Big Bear and wake up the next morning in the desert
“That looks some Bob Ross type of painting” had me cracking up 😂
I’ve always thought Bob Ross paintings were inspired by Washington.
This is why many Americans do not travel overseas because they're too busy seeing our own country. Why fly around the world worrying about flights, visas, hotel reservations, vaccinations, foreign languages, etc when you could simply travel for years in the U.S .seeing all the various states?
California is paradise, if you can afford it There is no better life on earth. However nobody can afford it.
It's becoming a dump !! Because of the politicians they keep voting for ! Just came back from San Francisco and I told my boss I will never go to California again !! What a dump and it's dangerous it's worse than New York 😢
There is such beauty in every corner of the world. From your reactions, the Pacific North West is probably going to tickle your fancy the most. I've lived here all my life and will probably never finish exploring!
California should be number 1. The guy talking about pollution and litter is crazy, because he is referring to the cities around L.A. But his entire selection was based on best nature, so talking about pollution and litter in urban areas is silly. No state has the nature of California. But it is expensive because real estate is high. And Wyoming has about 90% of Yellowstone. Only a small part of Yellowstone is in Montana. But Glacier is great. Eastern Montana is not great. It is mostly flat and barren and the small towns have a big meth issue.
I’ve lived in 6 states and been to 46. Hawaii, Oregon, Colorado and Washington state are the prettiest. You should check out the same guy’s “top 10 best states to live 2022” and his “all 50 states ranked”. Finally, you should definitely react to “Top 25 US National Parks” by Touropia for best look at our parks throughout America (might have to be a 2-part reaction as it’s a tad long). We lived 13 years in Oregon and now 2 years in Washington state after I grew up near New York City. I love the Pacific Northwest but really you can find natural beauty throughout the US.
The best thing about Washington is that it's right next to Oregon. 😋😛😄
Don't visit New York or California. Go to Utah and Arizona for unique and beautiful landscapes.
I loved how you decided each one was the best only to replace it with the next... it was a great reaction. I have lived in Montana for the past four years, and I still find myself driving down the road and out of nowhere, I am just blown away by the beauty of this state.
There are a lot of places in California that aren't overpopulated. The reason they're so many homeless is because the weather is almost always nice so people outside can live there.
New Mexico is Beautiful...
My State is known as The Land of Enchantment for a good reason !! The Rocky Mountains start in NM, and the Continental Divide, as well as The Valles Caldera in the Jemez Mountains. We are also home to a beautiful section of NW NM and home to Shiprock on the Navajo Nation, to Santa Fe to world class skiing in our beautiful Taos, Angel Fire, Pajarito, ski Santa Fe, Sandia is excellent for skiing too.
My state is also home to Bandalier National Monument, White Sands, Trinity Site, gorgeous Los Alamos, Roswell (Aliens), Carlsbad Caverns, Space Port USA (Home to Virgin Galactic), and The Largest Ballooning event in the World.. The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta every Fall !!
I love our Gorgeous New Mexico ❤💛❤️💛
My friend moved from Oklahoma to New Mexico a year ago and is amazed every day being able to live in such a beautiful state. From the city, it is a short drive to hot springs, mountains or desert. Our air is just different. I travel a lot and I'm always glad to get home. The Albuquerque Internation Balloon Fiesta is a wonderful sight, but I hate the traffic is causes! But it's only for 10 days each year, so we can deal with it! And the food in New Mexico is unlike anywhere else!
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The food here is out of this world !!
Oregon is absolutely beautiful and it’s also right next to Washington. Both are gorgeous.
21:10 Yellowstone occupies Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, and Montana. FYI😊.
HEY, bro! Love your videos. I liked & Subed. I am American, but have visited 22 countries in my travels for work and play. I have visited all the contiguos 48 states in U.S., I have seen much beauty all over the world. But, by far, the most beautiful place I have seen in the whole world, is Northern California and Oregon. The Redwood Forrest, mountains on one side of the road (not the freeway, but Hiway 1) and Ocean on the other, side, it is magnificent beyond belief. Go there! You will not be dissappointed !
California covers a huge landmass from Death valley desert to the giant Redwoods of upper coastal Northern California where we live..
Only the meteropolitan regions are overpopulated San Francisco bay area including Silicon valley and the Los Angeles basin extremely overpopulated.
We live Del Norte county its very rural and covered by giant Redwood trees some towering over 300ft( 91 meters) our county's entire population is 28,509 people!
Not all of California is polluted, dirty overpopulaed cities.
Don’t get Washington state and Washington D.C. confused. They are two different things. And 3000 miles apart.
ANyone of the the following states is gorgeous: New Mexico, Arizona, Utah they all border each other. Maine has cold beaches. It is in the NE USA. YOu may have confused Washington D.c. with the State of Washington. The state of Washington is on the West Coast, with Seattle contained in it. Washington D.cC. is on the east coast. California is overpopulated in it's cities. Cities are usually not much fun for people who like nature. People are leaving California because cost of living is too high there. Look up Joshua Tree area. That makes my soul want to be there. I have travelled to over 30 States and my favourites are NM, Arizona, Utah, California.
Oregon is a wonderful place to live. We moved to Oregon 12 years just 60 miles from the ocean. We have rivers and waterfalls all around us with the best Salmon fishing you have ever seen. My wife and I now live in paradise for the rest of our lives.
After 8 years living on the coast I had to get away and moved to Central Oregon. After 15 years I still love looking at the 3 Sisters.
Montana, Oregon, Idaho and Washington are stunning. Wyoming is nice in the North but the South looks like a post nuclear wasteland.
Texas i hated. Its sprawl everywhere. Utah is nice outside of the Salt Lake Area.
Washington stayed, Oregon and Northern Idaho are beautiful. Montana are great.western South Dakota.
Washington State should've been #1. It's my favorite place on earth
You will not find a more beautiful part of the United States than the pacific northwest. From my neighbors and friends way up in beautiful British Columbia to my friends and family in the great state of Washington to my beer brothers in Northern California. And of course my home in beautiful Oregon. We are truly spoiled here on the Westcoast ❤
Remember Washington here is Washington state. Not Washington DC as in the capital of the US. Washington state and Oregon border eachother in a region known as the Pacific Northwest
My choice is still California. I have traveled south, midwest, northwest, everywhere but New England. There is something beautiful in all states.
I'm from East Tennessee near the smokey mountains so I would probably go to Northern California/Oregon or Maine for the lighthouses
When Europeans talk about California, they judge it on Los Angeles and Hollywood. Which are just cities. The whole state is the third largest in the US and you could fit many European nations inside of it. You can fit the whole UK inside California nearly two times
It seems like you enjoy the mountains, green forests and coastline more than the red rocks and desert canyons. So maybe the Northwest states would be the spot. Depending on the time you have, you could do Washington AND Oregon then head east to Idaho and Montana and maybe Yellowstone. Just pay attention to the weather and avoid the rain and snow as much as you can. Also, one problem with mountains and coastlines is that you will need to drive yourself and those curving narrow roads demand you watch the road and not the scenery.
Maine is beautiful ! Lived in Northern Maine for a few years. New England is beautiful Mountains & oceans. I now live in West Virginia in Appalachia mountains now . Absolutely beautiful but the restaurant food is the worse next to Florida.& Virginia. America is a very beautiful country.
I would visit washington state if i were you.
The biggest waterfall ever on the face of the earth is called dry falls because it is now dry, it was formed during the biggest flood on Earth which was the Missoula flood. It is 400 ft high and 3 mi long and is located on the east side of the Cascade mountains in central Washington state which is desert, the incredible Sun lakes are the plunge pools Left behind after the water stopped falling. incredible thing is when the whole Missoula floods started the face of the falls was some 18 to 20 miles further south just to the north is another beautiful desert area of banks lakes the devil's punch bowl and the world's famous Grand coulee damn which for a long time was the biggest dam and concrete structure in the world
Washington State is easily my pick for most beautiful state in America and Oregon no. 2
I saw a list that didn’t even have it in the top 10!
There will always be arguments about which state is the mist beautiful! My vote is California. It is the most diverse state from the standpoint of nature and geography. It is the third largest state, after Alaska and Texas. It is unfortunately, also the most populous state, at 37 million people. It is also the wealthiest state based on Gross domestic product. If it were a nation it would be about the 5th or 6th wealthiest nation. It has the most National parks of any state, and in one day you can visit mountains, desert and ocean.
this video might be displaying some prejudice against California that is not entirely accurate. Other videos doing similar ratings put California at number 1. California is a leading state in the fight against pollution, leads in recycling, leads in water reuse systems. The gasoline is more expensive here because gas stations have to provide less polluting gasoline. It is a leading state in solar energy and wind energy, and has strong environmental standards. it is considered a very liberal state politically, and progressive in its environmental commitment.
I am not sure why he said the things he said as he is not correct.
There is a homeless problem but the state is not drowning in them. It is a very large state, and if you avoid summers,, when children are out of school and families are traveling to the national parks , you can visit the coastal redwoods, the central California redwoods, Yosemite, Sequoia National park with less crowding.
Como Vai? Check out Puerto Rico. I go all the time. Not a State but a territory. Best beaches in the world. Many Portuguese and Brazilians in Florida. Me coming from Brasil. U.S has thousands of parks not on this list!
I am a member of team Michigan. Michigan, I will not say is the most beautiful state in the Country, but I will say that it is in the conversation. Michigan has all four seasons. There is nothing more beautiful then seeing the trees covered in snow like a snow globe. The Fall Colors are immaculate. We have a healthy mix of Conifer Forest, Deciduous Trees, and Mixes of both. We have rocky terrain, we have sandy terrain, forest, and amazing skylines. You can see the Sunrise out of Lake Huron and see the Sunset over Lake Michigan in the same day. You can go skiing, four wheeling, jetski, and snowmobile. The Upper Peninsula is one of the best kept secrets in the entire country. The inland lakes like Houghton Lake, Torch Lake, and many more are some of the best in the country. There is literally a little bit for everyone. That doesn't touch all the history that is all over the place.
I absolutely agree 100%. Michigan is often overlooked, but truly has some of the most beautiful coastlines and natural areas in the country. The Grand Canyon is absolutely grand and it's definitely worth seeing, but how many times can you go to the Grand Canyon and feel the same "wow" factor? In Michigan, I've lived here for most of 46 years and I still find new places to explore and visit that are simply breathtaking.
FLORIDA! Fort De Soto and Egmont Key. I grew up there. Some of the best Beaches in the World! But Wyoming is my Fav place also
All people know or see are the big cities which is just a fraction of the country.
As a life long (75 years and counting) resident of Washingtion and a lover of the mountains, forests, lakes, water falls, deserts, Pacific coast and nature in general, I agree with you.
I'm going to give you a little travel tip. I'm a native of Utah, and also lived in Colorado.
I have been to most of the Mountain state national parks.
You can fly into Salt Lake City UT, and rent a car. From Salt Lake you can easily drive all the way to Glacier Park MT almost Canada, then go to Yellowstone WY also see Grand Teton in ID, come back to UT and drive to Moab for Arches and Canyonland you can drive to 4 corners (New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, Utah meet at corners) and see Mesa Verde then head to AZ to the Grand Canyon, drive back to Utah and go to Zion, Bryce and Capital Reef, then back to Salt Lake City. The whole trip can be done in around 14 days. It is some long drives, but lots to see on the way.
The draw back would be that if you did it in summer, Southern Utah and Arizona are extremely hot. Over 105 F.
You could break it to two trips one in early spring, around April, and one in Summer for the Northern states. Too hard for you to drive in Northern states in winter.
I gotta agree, Salt Lake City is a great starting point.
You want to know the funny part? That video is a tiny fraction of what the US has.
I've been to Hawaii twice and he's right, it's just jaw droppingly beautiful.
Upstate New York is actually beautiful...mountains, lakes, rivers.....beautiful country (nothing like central and southern New York
I’m from North Carolina and I think it’s beautiful here. I traveled a bit in my youth and Yellowstone was one of the most beautiful places I visited. But timing is key to visiting there because it’s extremely crowded in summer there and you can’t really visit in winter, too much snow. I picked my time carefully. You want to go before schools let out for summer break usually in June. So the last couple of weeks in May are good. As I was leaving the hordes of summer were starting to come in.
Grand Teton to the south is prettier and way less packed
I love North Carolina. I think the scenery is stunning. I actually think there are only a few states I haven't been impressed by (visually).
Mount Rainier is stunning, even better in person. I live near the Hoh rainforest and it's worth the wet. The price of green is grey, and the price of blue is brown.
The creator of the original video gives a lot of false information. First, there is no way California is overcrowded with its 403,932 km2 of land and 20,047 km2 of water. The 4 biggest cities maybe overcrowded, but California has 23437.5 sq miles (60702.846336 km) of wilderness. More than 94 percent of California's population lives in just 5% of it's total land size. So ignore the false information. the original content creator has several other videos with false or inaccurate statistics, which are misleading.
California's major cities and Yosemite NP are crowded. Most of the state is not.
Best thing to do is find out what you want to do before you go and pick the state that has most potential
In a rough, descending order of recommendation:
If you want more of the urban vibe and you don't mind spending the money, I think New England is the place to visit. There's still plenty of scenery, but you have decent rail service between cities, and decent municipal transportation in most of them.
If you want more scenic vistas and wilderness, but still some urban experiences, you'll need to drive, but the West Coast is likely more your bag. Texas or the Southwest has much of the same mix as the West Coast, but the scenery is vastly different and less varied. Florida is a region of its own. Vegas is its own thing, too. The Gulf Coast, especially New Orleans, is different from the rest of the South. Charleston and Savanah have a classic Southern charm of their own. Colorado is another good area for both urban and wilderness experiences, all along the Rocky Mountains. Montana, Wyoming, the Dakotas, and Alaska are all sure bets for rugged wilderness, if that's your thing. There's also the Shenandoah Valley, Appalachia, and the Smokey Mountains, which are all stunning. Acadia National Park up in Maine is beautiful, as is the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and much of the Great Lakes region (though I've never been to either), which also have cities to visit. And we can't forget the absolute wonder of Utah and all the SW canyon lands. And while the Midwest doesn't get a ton of tourism, as the sights are more spread out, it's the core of the country, the farmland at our heart. And the Midwest culture and cuisine is its own, for the locals mostly, but who are more than willing to share.
Big place, the US. Hard to do a larger area without a car, except anywhere from New England down to DC, imo. Some cities, like LA, you'd need a car, too, or you're paying for Ubers everywhere.
When I travel around here, I drive and bring camping gear to boondock on public land a lot, with only short hotel stays in cities to see those sights.
My two cents.
The video is made by someone from the Northeast, so he sounds very biased about California. There is next to no pollution, so that is utter BS. I lived in California for 25 years, both in Southern California (Los Angeles area) and in Northern California (San Francisco area) for 18 years. It is the most beautiful state in the country, which the most diversion, which includes the best beaches in the 48 states, the the best national parks, the Sierra's Mountains with tons of skiing resorts, the San Diego area, the Bay area (San Francisco Bay area with the Golden Gate Bridge), the wine country just north of San Fran, the tallest mountain (Mt Whitney) in the lower 48 states, the Redwoods (tallest trees in the world), the Sequia tress (the oldest tress in the world), Yosemite (one of the top 3 National parks in the lower 48 states), and so much more. And his comments about being over populated is not too real, although going to a place that is very popular at the peak of popularity (like going to the closer ski resorts on the weekend or to the close beaches in Southern California on the weekend in the summer, do result in lots of people being there. But keep in mind that California is the 3rd largest state also. There is so much to see in that one state, so my recommendation is if you have to pick one state to visit and tour, this is the best one. In addition, you will find good weather most of the time as well, whereas, if you go to Washington outside of July and August, there will be gray skies with pretty constant rain (usually light rain). My son has lived up there since 2006 (he works for Microsoft), so I have been there a lot of times, and at different times of the year.
If you have any extra time, and can visit more than one state, the Grand Canyon (it is in Arizona, the state next to California on the southern end of California) is a marvel of the world, and at all possible, go see it. It is the largest single gorge in the world, and I recommend staying there at least overnight right at the South Rim Village, rather than driving to it and leaving the same day. It is fairly far away from just about anywhere. I live in Phoenix, AZ, and it is about a 5 hour drive to get to the South Rim from my house. My daughter lives in Southern California (the Los Angeles metro area), and we go there 1-3 times a year (a 6-7 hour drive), and having lived there a while ago (I used to work at JPL in Pasadena), I am quite familiar with the freeway system there, which is the biggest metro freeway system in the US, so I have no problem driving there. If you go there, you should get a freeway map (I get my free maps at AAA) to help you understand where most freeways go and how they connect. Of course, you can just use your cell phone, and keying a destination, and follow that, but I always like to know where I am going before I get into the car. Keep in mind that in the US, there is very little public transportation, especially outside the bigger cities, but in the Eastern half of the US (in cities like New York City and Chicago), there is decent public transportation. Out west (west of the Mississippi), there is next to no public transportation, with the exception of San Francisco (Northern CA).
California is 1,000 miles long, so if you do go to CA, think about what part(s) of CA you would like to visit. San Diego, CA is quite nice, and there is lots to see and do there, so I would recommend 3-4 nights there (2-3 full days). The spend 3-4 nights in the Los Angels/Orange County area, where there is lots to see and do as well, including Hollywood, as well as the very fine beaches, including New Port beach and whale watching daily cruise out on the ocean. I have done many of these, and they have always been so delightful. Then spend 3-4 nights in the San Francisco area, and take a bay boat ride that goes out to and under the Golden Gate Bridge (was the longest suspension bridge in the world until 1998). Then spend 3-4 nights in the nation park area, where there are 3 very wonderful ans scenic parks, which includes Yosemite. And if you have any time left, go to Lake Tahoe from the park area and spend 1-3 nights there. The lake is too cold for swimming, but you can take boat rides in the summer, and you can drive around the whole lake too. It is 100 miles long (160km). So, driving all the way around would take many hours. If you have any more time, then go to the coast north of San Francisco, and tour one of the several Redwood parks there. These are right on the coast, which looks like the coastal scenes you saw like the Oregon coastal scenes. But the Redwoods are also unique in the world.
If you come to the US, a car is a must! If you want to know any more, or need assistance, just feel free contact me at vlavalle@ix.netcom.com.
Oh Ty so much
California. Drive from Washington, Oregon and follow Highway one to Ventura....then jump off. If you do that you have just seen things you'll not believe and avoid the crowds. Stunning, clean, unbelievable. Then you can avoid Los Angeles and head for other states. The West Coast is not to be missed. Google the Redwoods, Yosemite, and all the Pacific Coast treasures. Don't miss it!
Glad you're here and enjoy the views. The really aren't paintings.
Im from Massachusetts and tbh Texas is not Even on my list of places to visit lets go to Puerto Rico, Hawaii Illinois
Wisconsin Idaho I mean anywhere in this country. There's amazing places to see America. The sky is in Arizona and Nevada gorgeous, the mountains of California. There's too many states to actual pick just one Where I wanna go to be honest, I've always dreamed of getting in my car. just driving until I had no more gas money. And then deciding this little tiny town. Little country town to just say ok, let's stay here its sweet . And being so happy there was a movie with julia roberts, sleeping with the Enemy, where she just drove to this tiny little town and decided to start over. which I know is just a movie. But watching that made me want to go to a small town like her . Get in my car and drive to Some Small Little Town That I Don'T Know Anybody in to Start Over.Cuz she moved to a great lil town It was just your typical small American town. And I actually have found a fondness in my heart for those small towns. Even though I've never lived in them. But I love to visit all of them.
Ty so much for sharing.
I've been to over 30 states, lived in 6, including Washington state, which I think is the most beautiful. My home state is Pennsylvania and it's beautiful too, but not as majestic as WA state.
That is awesome!
The movie The Deer Hunter took place in Pennsylvania but they filmed the mountain scenes in Washington!! When I saw the movie, I thought, “”I never knew Pennsylvania had such beautiful mountains.”
Places that are crowded despite negatives are crowded because everything good makes it worthwhile. I live in Colorado and look out at the mountains every day and feel joy. Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California, Wyoming and Utah are all stunning. There's a few places I still want to visit from this list (looking at you Hawaii.)
Yes the United States is beautiful!
wyoming.. Been to alaska a ton of times and Hawaii grew up in the wodds of Idaho which is hte only state you can gte away with murder lol. But wyoming .. Jacksonson Hole is my 2nd home.. Even saying that living in vegas now
I live in Oregon and overlook the Williamette Valley and the Cascade mountains. Washington is beautiful. I think you like the Pacific Northwest
All the States have beautiful parks. You can camp and hike at parks and see trees in every state. I am not going to suggest where to go, just that if you wish to visit the USA, consider the climate and the best season of the places you wish to go. So when to visit is just as important to where to visit.
Being from Europe, the USA in the summer season can be very hot, 90-100-110(F) or 32-38-43(C) during the day. Also consider the elevation of the terrain you wish to hike or bike in. Many western states have far higher elevation, meaning less oxygen, than in the eastern states.
The food choices at fast food drive ins are basically the same nationally, but the menus at regional local restaurants vary a lot. So if you are a food fanatic that may determine where to go.
If you want to see as much as the USA as possible in the quickest amount of time, take long distance sleeper Amrak trains. If you wish to see a specific areas and National Parks, you will have to rent a car which will also require getting insurance. I would also suggest getting travel insurance that covers health care. Get those arrangements made before traveling to the USA.
Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park in Alaska is about the size of Bosnia & Herzegovina - or over 50% the size of your home country of Portugal. Yes, it's massive and just one of 8 national parks in Alaska.
New subscriber, I laughed 😂at how easy it was for you to change your mind. I love Texas. I grew up at the tip of Texas called the Rio Grande valley. South Padre Island is gorgeous.
One state? It truly depends on your choice... cold, hot, people, no people, nature, city, sand, mountains. Honestly it's impossible to choose one state unless I know your preference, good luck bro! ❤😂
In my opinion all large cities are ugly an should be avoided. Do not come to America to spend time in New York,LA, Atlanta or Miami. They are not what you are looking for. Try instead Maine in the early summer,Montana in late summer. South Carolina in the fall.The west coast of Florida is great in the winter. Mardi Gras is Feb 13th in New Orleans. And Texas is glorious in the spring. If you come and I hope you do; you will find the best of America is on less traveled roads and small towns.
So, adding my opinion to everyone else's. I grew up in Texas, there is a lot to see there but the state is huge so you'd have to have a LOT of time to travel. It is the friendliest most hospitable place I've ever lived. I lived in California for a long time, beautiful place but lots of problems, don't go there. I also lived in Vancouver Washington (southern Washington) it is near the Oregon border next to the Columbia River. This is where I'd go if I was you. Lots of beautiful scenery in both Oregon and Washington plus less than 2-hour drive to the beach.
If you visit Florida you have to visit the three parts . North Florida culter is Southern United States any of the citys except Jacksonville it's more like central Florida. Central Florida a cross between North and South US with theme parks and South Florida is more like the Caribbean it like visiting Cuba if it had stayed a part of America.
So you must now understand why sooooo many Americans don’t even have passports. To much to see and do here and you don’t need to think about language or money differences. Heck….hop in your car and go. I’m from Michigan and love the beauty of my state. I love the water! And it’s not salty….lol but as they showed….yes we have sand dunes and amazing picture rocks….and a place where cars aren’t allowed. The protected marshes are not something they show. That is an unusual beauty to kayak thru…..😊
Seems like you’re falling for for some right wing myths about California. Poor people and the middle class pay less in taxes in California than they would in Texas, whereas rich Texans pay less in taxes than rich Californians. Instead of criminalizing homelessness like most Republican states, California actually offers more services for homeless people, which attracts homeless people from across the country. Also, the fact that it doesn’t get too hot in the summer or too cold or rainy in the winter attracts them as well. Many states deal with homelessness by rounding them up and giving them bus tickets to California. Let’s not also pretend that homeless is unique to California; it’s an issue that affects every single city across the country. People continue to come to California for the amazing weather, high-paying jobs, beautiful scenery, and open-minded attitudes. If California is so bad, why does it have the best public university system? Or the 4th lowest obesity rate, the 2nd highest life expectancy or the most profitable corporations in the entire world?
LOL...Oregon has hipsters, not hippies. VERY different.
I live in California. It's extremely beautiful but very expensive.
Sorry to hear that
I'm originally from Louisiana (no snow), I moved to Iowa (yes snow).... I'll take Iowa and it's snow any day of the week.
Surprised Florida not on the list. Allot of those places so rugged you can not enjoy all of it. I hiked the Grand Canon and gets to be much.
Florida has some of the prettiest beaches and water in the world. Also, it is warm and you can actually swim in it.
On top of that the fresh water springs are beautiful.
In addition, allot of those are the same terrain.
Finally, people are noticeably friendlier in the South along with Texas (the hill country of Texas is so different and beautiful).
I grew up in San Diego Ca, and Sun Set Cliffs was the place to be.... obviously when the sun was going down, once it got dark we'll start a bonfire down by the ocean and kick back and look at the stars ⭐ 🌟 ✨
Your English is great and that is just my honest opinion! God Bless. Wonderful reaction.
I think they allow 3 month work permits. You could TH-cam your travels and see it for yourself. Ive heard pther you tubers do thst and even get extred permis, etc. Same for studying here at a university.
If I had to pick I would say Hawaii. But if restricted to the mainland I would say Colorado. But really you can find enjoyment in most every state. The photos used to show Colorado weren't very good so you didn't see the best parts.
California? Jobs in the big cities. You seem to like mountains, forests and water ... which means ... wild animals.
Hippies=Peace and Love. Hipsters young well dressed proffesionals.
Excellent rail trips available by the way, up and down the West Coast and across the country.
I live in and was born and raised in Washington state. I have also lived in other states across the country, but I can honestly say that Washington state is the most beautiful state I have ever seen! There is so much incredible beauty here! I love it here!
so much scenic diversity. Ocean, rivers, rain forests, mountains, deserts, scrublands, forests, lakes. Have lived in WA state all my life. The politics I hate, but I just can't leave lol
@geebrewer8186 it's the same for me to.
I don’t know why he talks so much crap about California but none of the others. Also California is not even in the top ten states with the most litter. We do have the most air pollution, but you only see that in places like LA or parts of the Central Valley, not in the mountains or beaches or regular small towns. The redwood trees in Northern California are a must see for everyone. They are stunning. It looks like a movie set, you can’t believe the landscape is real.
Driving the California coast is arguably one of the most beautiful and environmentally diverse drives in the world.
Also yes California has a homeless problem just like many other states but we are not drastically worse then some of the others. We have the most total but that’s because we have the largest total population. The homeless are only in certain areas and they account for less than half of 1% of our population. people make it seem like they are everywhere and you can’t visit and enjoy our beautiful state.
I was born and raised in Northern California. I have visited 14 other states in my life and although they were great, I will never call anywhere else but California home.
I agree with this entire list.
I was born and raised in Los Angeles but left in 1970 and retired now in Florida. I'm been to all 50 states and Guam but Mt favorite state is Utah. The whole state full of National Parks.
You can go to Washington and Oregon in the same trip easily. Those 2 states border each other. This video shows one of the reasons why most Americans don't leave the country or own passports, we have everything here physical geography speaking.
California, has every climate, deserts, ocean, mountains, grass lands, or colorado
You should watch America's top 25 national parks
Texas is great because of its major cities, culture, food, etc. However, the majority of its land is rolling hills and prairies. Around the edges, it can get pretty diverse and it can be nice compared to some states, but it just doesn’t hold a candle to the diversity of the mountain west and west coastal regions.