So, I got to thinking this weekend. What is on my bucket list? A lot of stuff actually, but the main thing is this: to visit every state in the United States. But what would I do in each of these states is the question. So, I compiled my U.S. Bucket List. Some places I found nothing. Others, I found endless amounts of possibilities. The states highlighted in bold are places I've been. Some, I would love to go back. Others, not so much. I Googled things (very quickly), so if you have any suggestions, I am ALL ears! Here is my list:
- Alabama: I don't really know of anything cool to do in Alabama.
- Alaska: A cruise, of course!
- Arizona: The Grand Canyon
- Arkansas: I found a really cool tree house resort! Check out here!
- California: San Francisco and Napa Valley
- Colorado: White Water Rafting!
- Connecticut: All of it! Especially Hartford because of my love for Gilmore Girls!
- Delaware: It's our nation's 1st state! Just to say I've seen it!
- District of Columbia: DC, duh!
- Florida: What don't I want to do here? The Keys, Islands of Adventure, ocean kayaking...I'm not picky!
- Georgia: Fried chicken at Paula Deen's--and tour some plantations!
- Hawaii: Attend a traditional luau and go surfing!
- Idaho: Hell's Canyon, hot springs, all the outdoor stuff!
- Illinois: Taste of Chicago and a Bear's game
- Indiana: Colt's game. What else is there to do?
- Iowa: Small town tour! We have to have the BEST small towns ever! I want to see them all!
- Kansas: Shop at the massive Von Maur in Overland Park!
- Kentucky: The Derby! With a huge hat! ;)
- Louisiana: Mardi Gras! Fat Tuesday, here I come!
- Maine: Lobster-crawl, all the way!
- Maryland: Seafood and tourism. I would not be in the least bit picky here!
- Massachusetts: Whew! Lots! Boston! Cream Pie! National History! Cape Cop! Martha's Vineyard!
- Michigan: Mackinac Islands
- Minnesota: Go camping in a podunk town in the middle of nowhere!
- Mississippi: Stay in Jackson. It's the capital, there has to be something to do there!
- Missouri: St. Louis! See the arch, eat some BBQ, and go to the nation's largest adult playground!
- Montana: Hiking in the Tetons!
- Nebraska: Been there. Don't really care to go back!
- Nevada: Bachelor/bachelorette weekend getaway! Oh yes! What happens, stays... =)
- New Hampshire: Wolfeboro--the oldest summer resort in America!
- New Jersey: The Jersey Shore! Duh! A weekend there would be insane! Some serious fist-pumpin' would be in order!
- New Mexico: Sante Fe
- New York: Being proposed to in Central Park, while it's snowing! It's not too much to ask! ;)
- North Carolina: This website says it all! Here!
- North Dakota: Backpack through the state. Yes, I said it! There isn't anything, but nature, so why not? There's tons to be had in ND! ;)
- Ohio: One cool thing about this state: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. Anything else? Not that I know of.
- Oklahoma: Been there. Probably saw all there is to see. I even Googled. I tried.
- Oregon: A weekend in Silverton! Here!
- Pennsylvania: Hike the Poconos and go on a philly cheese steak tour! What a better place than Philly to do so?!
- Rhode Island: Get a picture with a state trooper in the funny pants; spend time in Providence and Newport. Here!
- South Carolina: All about the southern food! BBQ, Chicken, Cornbread, Grits. It's tour time baby!
- Tennessee: Memphis--Graceland, BBQ and Beale's Street
- Texas: It's so big! Austin would be fun! Better yet...a dude ranch! Ohhhh yea! Check it out here!
- Utah: Skiing and Mormans! Hehe! Okay, just skiing!
- Vermont: Quiet weekend in Southern Vermont!
- Virginia: Arlington National Cemetery
- Washington: Everything and anything Seattle
- West Virginia: The Mountain State! And Stonewall Resort! Check this out!
- Wisconsin: Madison
- Wyoming: Jackson Hole for a weekend!
Now go create your bucket list! It's fun seeing what the U.S. has to offer. Why go overseas all the time, when you have beauty right in front of you??
Note to self: "It's what you learn after you know everything that counts most." J. Wooden