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I was thinking the other day about planning my visit - there’s all this bad chat going around about how ignorant Americans are regarding the world at large, geography and culture and language and so on. It strikes me that I am woefully ignorant of American EVERYTHING. I mean, apart from all the basic history stuff. I don’t know much about what
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- Depends on what you like to do. I'm from New England and like a combination of outdoor (hiking!) and indoor (museums!) activities, so I like fall. But late spring might be better for general travel. For most types of travel winter can be hellish, which is sad because winter is beautiful.
- Again, depends on what you like. I personally think that the national parks are unmissable, so Yellowstone would probably be a good stop. If you're in Chicago or New York, take an architectural tour of the cities. And of course in Chicago, the Museum of Contemporary Art and in New York, the Met. If you get to Boston, my favorite museums are the Isabella Stewart Garner Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts, and the Science Museum. If you like music, you'll probably want to hit up places like Austin and Nashville. And D.C. is, of course, interesting. So, tell me what you like and I'll try and be more helpful.
- I would say that Route 66 (Chicago to LA)could be fun. You can see the prairies, the deserts, and the California coast). It's also easy to take detours to Colorado and Texas from there, both places that I would recommend visiting. Texas is very interesting and can be a lot of fun. I like the cities (Dallas, San Antonio, Austin), and if you go in late March (I think) there is the South by Southwest Music festival. The Northeast Corridor (Boston to Providence to New York to Philadelphia to Baltimore to Washington DC) can be done easily be train or car, and each of these cities is super fun to visit, and again, you can easily get to more rural areas (and if you're there - the beach). So, I would say, starting from the East Coast, the NE Corridor, and then swing through the south (New Orleans could be cool, especially if you go on a ghost tour), up to Chicago, and go to L.A. You miss the Badlands and the Pacific Northwest but depending on how much time you want to spend in places, you should be visit a whole cross section.
- I'm going to to with yes. It depends on how you travel. Some places it's probably better to have your own car. But, especially if you stick to major highways, it's a fairly safe country to move around in. I'm a 25 year old woman and I've traveled all over by myself and never had a problem.
- Yup. I'm moving to LA, and I hear they have bars there (but you can't smoke in them)! So if you drop by, I'd love to say hello over liquor.
Finally, America is best seen by car. Mostly because we are crap at public transportation, but also because cars give you the flexibility to pursue side roads and stay a bit longer in places you never expected.
Tell me what you're interested in doing. If you like cities, than the NE Corridor to Route 66 might be the best route, but if you want to do a lot of hiking it would probably be better to do something different.
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I love walking - I can walk all day in cities or parks. Sadly I am still a learner driver (I KNOW. WAY too old to be a learner still...)
The music festival sounds great - I'll be bringing my banjo. I also like comedy and museums and beautiful things of both the natural and constructed varieties.
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