Looking for Vacation

[Crash Silverfall]

Okay so, i think its still a bit early but, better to early then to late. So my family promised me, we would go on vacation to Usa probly. in the next summer vacation, since this coming year is my last year on School, and i was wondering what the best place in usa might be to visit :D.

any place you name is welcome and i'll probly choose one of them, so help me on this :D? any place in usa

(i dont plan on sleeping in your house ... )

[Nrom Normandy]

This is really going to depend on what you find the most fun. There are a lot of amazing things to see in the USA, and for the most part we enjoy tourists a lot. You're going to encounter a lot of real jerks anywhere, no matter what, but depending on where you visit Americans can be pretty polite. I'm personally from Florida, and the area that I lived featured a lot of polite people. I still find it weird living up near Washington, DC and I don't see men holding doors open for ladies, people using their please and thank you's, and also the sir and ma'ams. Oh well.

If you like theme parks, there are two huge areas in my opinion. California has a huge theme park area on the West coast of the US. You'll see Disneyland, Six Flags, Legoland, the San Diego Zoo, Universal Studios Hollywood, Seaworld, and other things. Plus you can check out Hollywood, go to the many beaches along the coast, and I'm sure there's plenty of other stuff. Las Vegas, Nevada isn't too far away if I remember right.

You could also go to Orlando, Florida if you're big into theme parks. I'd actually suggest that place the most, mainly because the parks are in such close proximity to each other that you can probably work out some multi-park deal if you were interested. The selection there is pretty close to California's. The main difference is that you'll be going to Florida, which is extremely hot and humid in the summer. If you get a ride, you can also check out the beaches which are about an hour away from Orlando if I remember right. I was never much of a park or beach person, so I can't quite remember.

If you're into historical aspects, there's a lot of areas around for that. I think pretty much every American should visit Washington, DC at some point and check out the monuments and especially the museums. There are some really great museums all across the area that are a lot of fun to check out. The summer usually has a lot of festivities as well. Of course, that's just one area. There are a ton of national parks scattered across the US if you're into hiking or checking out things like that. The Grand Canyon, Niagra Falls, the Great Lakes. New York is a big area too if you're into cities, plus the Statue of Liberty is a huge national icon that you could check out.

There's tons of things to do here, and it's not strictly restricted to each of the states I mentioned. There are 50 states across North America, all have their own national parks and tourist attractions. I'm sure other people will have some good recommendations for you as well. I hope this was helpful as a start, at least.

[Crash Silverfall]

Been one time to florida tho, forgot to mention that: Orlando, Forth Lauderdale, and visitated Miami, But to what i like, i like most stuff, from grand canyon (walk trips), to themeparks, to basicly most stuff.

[Eriksson Foxtrot]

Psh. Come to Canada. We have maple syrup and REAL bacon.

Nah, but really. We get pretty hot summers in Ontario. We may have fewer attractions than the US, however it's easily made up from our beautiful scenery and landmarks, for example the CN tower, or the parliament buildings. We do indeed have a big theme park in comparison to Disneyland/Disney World called "Canada's Wonderland" located up in Vaughan, Ontario. Just outside of Ontario's capital Toronto.

I am actually from Victoria, British Columbia myself, we've got a few tourist attractors out there including but not limited to the Commonwealth Estate, the Victoria parliament buildings and the very nice beaches of Freshwater and Saltwater. The city is of British descent, and everybody is really welcoming to tourists. They also play some emphasis on First Nations culture, so if you ever do fo out there you'll notice alot of First Nation Art, and such. The island isn't even far from the city of Vancouver which hosted the 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

There I a lot to do in Canada, I've listed the bare minimum and forgot to mention the Calgary Tampedes, and West Edmonton Mall. We alse also homes to thousands of internationally known fast-food restaurant McDonalds.

Forgive the short description, I am on my iPhone currently, haha.

Do a quick Google search of Canada for more detailed information! Hopefully I helped some.

Sent from my iPhone.

[Lanny Ansar]

(Couldn't figure out how to Quote Nrom for some reason. Oh well.)

I also come from Florida. To be exact, i was actually born in Orlando. Orange County.

The entire main city itself is one giant tourist trap. You'll find people of all ages, genders, races, colors, species, etc..

There's also an entire strip of the Town, called International Drive. (dubbed I-drive by natives) that is basically the largest food, hotel, and random crap venue you can find. Not only that, but it's also on the main drag to get to the theme parks.

There's also a SeaWorld there as well, but the entrance there is more on the Turnpike than it is in Orlando. I do believe it's also the SeaWorld where that lady who worked there got killed by a Whale.

Another note: Depending on which brand of theme park you want to go to, they do have Multi-Park passes, being that Disney and Universal Studios are two entirely different parks and two different companies. Disney has more child-oriented stuff in most of its parks, while Universal Studios has a mix that mostly involves movie-themed stuff and Comic Book based stuff.

Most notable of them all..

Disney:

Disney World (Aka: Magic Kingdom)

Animal Kingdom

Epcot

MGM Studios (Mostly a ghost town nowadays, but still fun if you like the Rockin' Roller Coaster or Tower of Terror)

The Boardwalk (GIANT Tourist trap on the way into the Disney Parks. So much, to where there are actually those flat floor escalators like in Airports so you don't have to walk as much.)

Universal Studios:

Universal Stuidios (Original theme park, designed almost like a tour of the movie industry with occasional rides. Has a Jimmy Buffett "Margaritaville" section in it.

Islands of Adventure (The Roller-coaster and legit ride part of Universal. Many coasters are based from classic comic books like the Hulk, or X-men.)

Weather Note:

Bring tons of lightly-colored and thin clothing. Not only is there a ton of walking to do, but the weather in the ending summer months is almost equal to Vietnam. There's the Hot Season, and the Wet Season. July-September gets both. So expect temperatures at above 80 degrees and over 80% humidity.

Speaking of which...Water Parks. Best attraction in all of Florida IMO. Wet n' Wild, Rapids Water Park, etc.

[Cyphre Iredell]

Best place in the USA? Hawaii. Go there. It's amazing in every way with the happiest people around. Maui for snorkeling and beaches, Kauai for hiking/kayaking/scenery (and some beaches). Only bad part is cost of food/groceries (but there is a Costco). All the islands are hurting for tourism so hotels are pretty cheap depending on the time of year.

Go to Hollywood if you want to view the freaks of the streets and see how all those silly rumors and stereotypes are true about the people who populate such areas. 80's Toyotas next to Ferraris. Vegas is a direct few hours drive (about 200 miles or so?), but then you may as well just go to Stateline (Primm Valley Resort and Casino, and Whiskey Pete's) because its cheaper, closer, and only lacks the random shows you'll never have the money to get into on the strip. Also better [gambling] tables and cheaper food.

[Inoue Katsu]

I can recommend Disney land in the US (not the euro one D:)

IT WAS AWESOME!

Hawaii is really far from here though, pretty much the other side of the planet literally.

[ribena Homewood]

Florida is for babies.

Hawaii is for REAL MEN and I'm pretty sure you'll see why when you get there.

Edited July 22, 2010 by ribena Homewood

[Genesis Ronmark]

Psh. Come to Canada. We have maple syrup and REAL bacon.

Nah, but really. We get pretty hot summers in Ontario. We may have fewer attractions than the US, however it's easily made up from our beautiful scenery and landmarks, for example the CN tower, or the parliament buildings. We do indeed have a big theme park in comparison to Disneyland/Disney World called "Canada's Wonderland" located up in Vaughan, Ontario. Just outside of Ontario's capital Toronto.

Wonderland isn't as awesome as it was when I was a kid ):

You also forgot to mention we have Tim's :D

[Crash Silverfall]

Hawai seems nice and all, but what also inoue said: its half accros the planet Lol. Also isn't Hawai the island with all the volcanos.

I dont wanna get run over by some lava, unless i have a nemesis or a praeda in my pocket :p.

and thanks so far :D, canada might be considering

[Cyphre Iredell]

Oh don't worry, they mark it with cones so you don't run into it :D

The only actual thing to worry about would be tropical storms.

[Trinity Heckroth]

Universal Studios:

Universal Stuidios (Original theme park, designed almost like a tour of the movie industry with occasional rides. Has a Jimmy Buffett "Margaritaville" section in it.

Islands of Adventure (The Roller-coaster and legit ride part of Universal. Many coasters are based from classic comic books like the Hulk, or X-men.)

You forgot the City Walk. See the Universal Studios globe thing, eat at some awesome restaurants, and buy touristy souvenirs. Best part about City Walk is it's free except for parking. Which is like 12 bucks I think :/.

If you're into pretty beaches, Cocoa Beach is nice, and Jacksonville has a little known wonderful park on the beach. Google Hannah Park Jacksonville Florida and see it. (Jax really sucks other than that though.)

Also; Hawaii is amazing. I'm going to move there one of these days, and spend my life lazing on the beach, surfing, sunning, and eating coconuts.

[RazorFox]

Las Vegas is amazing if you're over 21. Kind of boring if you're not though, because you basically have to be 21 or older to do anything there.

I would recommend New Orleans because even after Katrina, it's still had an awesome night life, great music, great food, and a lot of unique sights to see. One of the coolest cities I've ever been to. However, the oil spill in the gulf coast region has put kind of a damper on the fishing industry there so I'm not so sure about great food at the moment. I'll have to ask my aunt, she chaired the New Orleans tourism board for some number of years and still does work for them.

[Crash Silverfall]

Okay so: since i'm not over 21, i can scrap Vegas off my list, and universal studios was fun aswell the other park, even tho i went to the park then next door from universal and then it started raining, so everything was closed :(. but i saw most stuff.

i'm also gonna show this to my family. also isn't pearl harbor in Hawai? is that like a visitation place? if anybody knows.

[Cyphre Iredell]

Yeah there is a memorial and whatnot, if I recall Oahu, the least fun island in my opinion, but also where the capitol is.

[Titus Valerian]

any place you name is welcome and i'll probly choose one of them, so help me on this :D? any place in usa

Palm Beach, no better place in the world!

[Crash Silverfall]

Palm Beach, no better place in the world!

Where is that at?

[Trinity Heckroth]

He's lying. Hawaii > anywhere in florida.

[Cyphre Iredell]

He's lying. Hawaii > anywhere in florida.

I concur. People fly in from all over the world (whom I feel sorry for that had extensive layovers in the mid-west and other places) in order to be captivated by the beauty that is Hawaii.

[Crash Silverfall]

Been to Florida once (Orlando/Forth Lauderdale)

[Eriksson Foxtrot]

Pick Canada, we're cheaper to visit.

[Trinity Heckroth]

Canada is cheaper because nobody wants to go there. >:C

[jackson Gracemount]

Canada + Rocky Mountains/ Jasper = best place on earth. costs moneh to get in the park though... and no tims but it's soooo worth it.

[Cygna]

My vacations consist of ridin' spinnaz in the parking lot.

[Legna Beorn]

OKLAHOMA!