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Post by Florida Cindy on Jun 19, 2016 12:24:26 GMT
Is there a state attraction you've never visited?
Do you have the desire to go?
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Post by lindas on Jun 19, 2016 12:59:27 GMT
The State Fair. I've been many times but only for the concerts, never actually 'done' the fair part. I didn't order concert tickets this year because I didn't know if dad would still be living here. He moves next week so this year I'm going to the fair. Stinky animal pens, junk food, overpriced rides and games and blistering July heat, I'm going to do it all.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2016 13:01:48 GMT
The pictured rocks. That's the one thing I want to do but haven't yet. DH and I are planning a trip for next year that includes kayaking around it.
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Post by Merge on Jun 19, 2016 13:03:15 GMT
Texas is a BIIIIG state. There are a lot of attractions I've never visited, particularly up around the Dallas area. Never been to the state fair or the grassy knoll; not much desire to go to either one.
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Post by Nink on Jun 19, 2016 13:16:16 GMT
Yosemite.
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Post by Kate * on Jun 19, 2016 13:20:51 GMT
Alcatraz Island and the Redwood National Park
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2016 13:24:38 GMT
Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony. And I finally get to go in a couple weeks  . LOL, I've been meaning to take a trip out there for 30 years! |
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Post by sueg on Jun 19, 2016 13:26:29 GMT
The Zugspitze. It is the highest point in the Bavarian Alps, right on the southern border with Austria. There is a cable car right to the peak and you can see into four countries from there on a clear day.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Jun 19, 2016 14:11:36 GMT
In my current state, Chimney Rock.
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Post by luvnlifelady on Jun 19, 2016 14:56:53 GMT
We have a small island off the coast here in CA (Catalina). I've never been even though I've lived here 40 years! I'd like to go sometime.
There's also a quaint mountain town about 90 minutes from here or so that is famous for their apples/pie. I've never been there either and would like to go.
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Post by refugeepea on Jun 19, 2016 15:08:52 GMT
Utah is a big state with a lot of state and national parks. I know I need to see more. I'd like to go to The Shakespeare festival in Cedar City. I've seen plays there (they were given a Tony award at SUU), just not the festival.
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Post by Rainbow on Jun 19, 2016 15:12:17 GMT
I haven't been to the Outer Banks and Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. My mom and sister are coming in July, so maybe we will go! My sister also wants to go to Myrtle Beach, SC to Hard Rock Cafe! 
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Post by M in Carolina on Jun 19, 2016 15:15:28 GMT
In my current state, Chimney Rock. I have a friend who rented a condo in the Sugartop mountain complex. --it's the only building built on the top of a peak in the Blue Ridge mountains and no more will be built. The condo had direct views of Chimney Rock and Grandfather's Mountain. It was absolutely amazingly breathtaking, but my friend said she's taken people there who don't get the big deal. There's no way I'd ever walk across that rickety bridge on Grandfather Mountain, but I do like that area. I grew up right by Cape Lookout lighthouse--we'd always fly around it during my pilot training--the beach there is a good emergency landing zone in an area that doesn't have many choices. I haven't spent much time down by Wilmington, so I haven't see all of the NC lighthouses personally. I have seen a lot of the mountains and the central area. Dh and I honeymooned in Asheville after getting married at the beach. |
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Post by GiantsFan on Jun 19, 2016 15:23:57 GMT
I'm in California, so a lot to do and see, and I've done a lot - from desert to mountains to ocean. I'm not much of a museum girl but I like to go to the Rosie the Riverter Museum in Richmond. My grandmother was a Rosie and worked in the shipyards in Richmond during WWII. I've been across the GG Bridge many times but I've never walked across it. those are the first two things that came to mind. I'm sure there is LOTS more. Nink - Yosemite is my most favorite place ever - it's just so beautiful. We usually go twice per year and camp. January/February and May (for a friends group trip). But we missed the May trip this year, so I'm hoping to go in the fall. |
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Post by chaosisapony on Jun 19, 2016 15:32:11 GMT
Yosemite and yes I'd like to go eventually. It's only about two hours away but whenever I think about going it just seems like such a hassle.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2016 15:40:46 GMT
You must make time to go! It's one of the only reasons living in Central CA doesn't suck. I go up there 5-6 times a year and it never gets old.
But try to go before May or after September. You will enjoy it so much more without the billions of tourists.
chaosisapony - are you I'm 2 hours south of Yosemite. It's worth the hassle I promise!
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Post by auntkelly on Jun 19, 2016 15:41:47 GMT
I would love to visit Big Bend National Park.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2016 15:45:30 GMT
I think I have covered most of California but I would like to visit all the missions. I have been to 7 of them and we are visiting 3 more in a few weeks. People who grew up in CA think I'm nuts but I love the missions. I guess that's cause I wasn't forced to do a mission project in elementary school - lol.
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Post by dulcemama on Jun 19, 2016 15:49:58 GMT
Wisconsin has a fabulous system of state parks and, while I've been to many of them, I have never been to any of the ones along the Mississippi.
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Post by monklady123 on Jun 19, 2016 16:59:53 GMT
Yes. I've never been to Monticello, or Jamestown, or Williamsburg (except to go to Great Wolf Lodge, lol).  My kids have both been to Monticello and Jamestown because schools go there for field trips. But thankfully I escaped going on those. My dh went to Monticello and probably Jamestown. I avoided those like the plague because there's nothing I'd rather NOT do more than ride a bus for several hours with kids. And then even worse, ride that bus back home.  I escaped the Richmond field trip also, but I have been there all on my own. lol |
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Post by cadoodlebug on Jun 19, 2016 19:37:06 GMT
We live in the Bay Area and have traveled south to San Diego and north to Oregon but we would be hard-pressed to see all the state has to offer. I think we've done all the *major* stuff: Yosemite, Tahoe, major amusement parks, Carmel, Monterey, Alcatraz, Muir Woods, etc.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2016 23:17:52 GMT
The pictured rocks. That's the one thing I want to do but haven't yet. DH and I are planning a trip for next year that includes kayaking around it. At first I thought there was a picture attached to your post that my computer was blocking  I have thus googled and added this place to our future RV/kayak adventures! |
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Post by 950nancy on Jun 20, 2016 0:53:42 GMT
We have the Great Sand Dunes three hours from us and I went when I was 10. I want to go again. There is also a gator farm close by. I need to hold a reptile.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Jun 20, 2016 3:24:28 GMT
In my current state, Chimney Rock. I have a friend who rented a condo in the Sugartop mountain complex. --it's the only building built on the top of a peak in the Blue Ridge mountains and no more will be built. The condo had direct views of Chimney Rock and Grandfather's Mountain. It was absolutely amazingly breathtaking, but my friend said she's taken people there who don't get the big deal. There's no way I'd ever walk across that rickety bridge on Grandfather Mountain, but I do like that area. I grew up right by Cape Lookout lighthouse--we'd always fly around it during my pilot training--the beach there is a good emergency landing zone in an area that doesn't have many choices. I haven't spent much time down by Wilmington, so I haven't see all of the NC lighthouses personally. I have seen a lot of the mountains and the central area. Dh and I honeymooned in Asheville after getting married at the beach. The other Chimney Rock in Nebraska. I went to high school in North Carolina (Morehead City) I haven't seen any of the lighthouses either. |
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Post by theshyone on Jun 20, 2016 5:02:32 GMT
Alberta's two biggest hockey teams never been to either.  The calgary Stampede or Edmontons Fringe Festival I just don't do people. |
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Jun 20, 2016 5:04:23 GMT
Haven't been to the Texas State Fair yet. I've also not been to Big Bend State Park, and considering how long it takes to get there from Houston, I doubt I ever will since I hate road trips!
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Post by scrapaddie on Jun 20, 2016 12:08:17 GMT
With 50 states, I haven't even been to all the all of the states yet, let alone all the state attractions. In Ohio, I have not been to the Indian mounds
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Post by lisae on Jun 21, 2016 1:30:42 GMT
I've lived my entire 50+ years in NC, have been to about 30 other states, and have never been to the Outer Banks. It is further to drive to our coastline than to the SC beaches so we always go to SC, specifically Hilton Head. Even to the far tip of SC, it is closer to use than the Outer Banks. I keep thinking we need to go sometime but to see all the attractions you have to do even more driving up the coast. The older I get, the less driving trips I want to make.
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Post by MorningPerson on Jun 21, 2016 1:37:44 GMT
With 50 states, I haven't even been to all the all of the states yet, let alone all the state attractions. In Ohio, I have not been to the Indian mounds I'm pretty sure the OP was referring to attractions in our own states.  I've been to most of the big attractions in my state (PA), but some of the visits were when I was too young to care. I'd like to revisit some of those - mostly historical attractions in the southeastern part of the state. SaveSave |
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Post by kels99 on Jun 21, 2016 2:11:14 GMT
I haven't been to Mt St Helens.
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. LOL, I've been meaning to take a trip out there for 30 years!
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My kids have both been to Monticello and Jamestown because schools go there for field trips. But thankfully I escaped going on those. My dh went to Monticello and probably Jamestown. I avoided those like the plague because there's nothing I'd rather NOT do more than ride a bus for several hours with kids. And then even worse, ride that bus back home. 
I have thus googled and added this place to our future RV/kayak adventures!
