If I was to visit your State or Province...

**homesteadmamma** · 01-25-2006, 01:48 PM

Tell me one area I absolutely MUST see and one area that I shouldn't go anywhere near.

**Kimberlina** · 01-25-2006, 02:04 PM

Wow- there is SO MUCH to see in NY, but I would say definitely go see Niagara Falls, and can't really think of anything to avoid, although I wouldn't waste my time on the city unless you wanted to see a Broadway show or something- it is too crowded!

**Michele Annette** · 01-25-2006, 02:20 PM

Hmm, CJ if you were to come to VT I would have you choose from these "Must See" activities:

Von Trapp Family Lodge.(Yes the same Von Trapp family that inspired "The Sound of Music") A beautiful lodge with 360 degree mountain views. It is beautiful, especially in the Summer. We have never stayed in the lodge, but just visit usually once a year. http://www.trappfamily.com/

Ben and Jerry's ice cream factory. http://www.benjerry.com/ Mmmm, and they have free samples! Bonus!

Church Street Marketplace http://www.churchstmarketplace.com/
Church Street is a closed off street just for pedestrians. It is located in downtown Burlington and is full of shops and restaurants. There are many activities and events that occur on Church St. The same designer of Church Street designed Pearl St. in Boulder, CO. They look very similar.

Any place in the country. It doesn't take you long to get from Burlington to the country. We have lots of dairy farms and the terrain is so beautiful.

As far as places you shouldn't go...well there aren't any.

**Englishlady** · 01-25-2006, 04:36 PM

Well, I would suggest York our very old City with Roman walls and
lot's of VERY old Churches, one I like to go in is about 800 yep 8 HUNDRED years old

I have felt the hairs stand up on the back of my neck in there I can tell you! It has an incredible atmostphere.
The same city has the "Shambles", cobbled streets with very old houses hanging over them and cute little shops.

York is very popular with foreign visitors, but I am almost local ( 30 mins drive away) and I still think it's a great place to visit.

Then there is "Howarth" home of the Bronte Parsonage and museum, which is very interesting even if you are not a museum-y type person ( like me

)
It is set in a cute village with a wonderful long(steep) cobbled street and a wonderful old fashioned Apothacary, which is a joy to visit

These are the highlights.............places to avoid, well just the city centre streets late at night.........mainly because you might fall over a number of drunken teenager's laying in the gutter in a pretty poor state ( it's the national disease of the UK youth

.............)

**marym** · 01-25-2006, 05:28 PM

You would have to see the historic area in center city Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia art museum MUST SEE.....(remember Rocky running up the steps!)
Valley Forge National Park (Gen. Washingtons headquaters)

And closer to where I live you would have to see Longwood Gardens, the largest botanical garden in the US. DH and I are members of the garden and go walk throught it almost every Sunday.

Gettysburg National Park- Civil War battleground

I am sure i'm goin to think of more.

**pqb57** · 01-25-2006, 05:47 PM

The Finger Lakes are beautiful, downtown Buffalo sucks.

**madkat2618** · 01-25-2006, 06:19 PM

I've only been in New Brunswick for about 8 months, but I'll share the things I've seen, that would be on my list:

-the historical part of Saint John, right by the harbour
-the Hopewell Rocks, by Fundy National Park, where there are some of the highest tides in the world
-the historical garrsion district of Fredericton
-the Ganog Chocolate Museum in St. Stephen's (lots of free samples!)

-the town of St. Andrew's by the Sea, beautiful scenery--take a boat and go whale watching
-the world's largest covered bridge in Hartland

I'm sure there's lots more that I haven't seen, or forgot about. I have to admit, it's a beautiful province!

**pkellyc** · 01-25-2006, 07:39 PM

Ct is so small there isn't much to stay away from but I would have to say that I don't seem to like the New Haven area too much.
If you like to see the sights the shore line would do. We have an aquarium, state parks, a seaport and even a castle to visit. We are also home to the worlds largest casino. In my home town of Bristol we have the oldest continually running amusement park in the U.S.. In the Litchfield Hills you will find green rolling hills, lakes and waterfalls.

**Michelle** · 01-25-2006, 07:43 PM

Boston Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market, Freedom Trail, Salem Witch Museum

Dorchester, Roxbury....just two not very nice cities

**sunshine** · 01-25-2006, 11:13 PM

Must see:

Lincoln's home, Library, tomb- -New Salem state park. . . .

Rockholm Gardens

Shawnee National Forrest

Garden of the Gods

Avoid at all costs--- East St. Louis (not safe)

**Emerald_Mommy** · 01-26-2006, 10:54 AM

Must see: Amish Country, Cincinnati Museum center (very cool Art Deco building), and probably many more places.

Must not see: Cleveland or certain neighborhoods of Cincinnati.

For Tennessee, where I grew up:

Must see: The Hermitage, Stones River Battlefield, Historic Franklin.

Must skip: Gatlinburg (quite a tourist trap, although the mountains are lovely)

**Blessed** · 01-26-2006, 08:34 PM

I think you would enjoy the Dutch gardens of Pella in the Spring. Otherwise ther is a lot of unique architecture in Omaha and Council Bluffs like the Squirel Cage Jail. You wouldn't really have to worry about running across somewhere "dangerous" unless you had an uncontrolable urge to visit a Mormon Cemmetary after dark, but that's in Nebraska anyway. I'm sure those bigger cities, Des Moines and the Burlington area all have therir undesireables.

Oh, gosh! I forgot about the covered bridges around Winterset (The Bridges of Madison County)! John Waynes birthplace doesn't look like it's much to see and you have to pay, so I guess that's something to avoid.

**Scattymum** · 01-29-2006, 04:42 AM

Originally posted by Englishlady
Well, I would suggest York our very old City with Roman walls and
lot's of VERY old Churches, one I like to go in is about 800 yep 8 HUNDRED years old I have felt the hairs stand up on the back of my neck in there I can tell you! It has an incredible atmostphere.
The same city has the "Shambles", cobbled streets with very old houses hanging over them and cute little shops.

York is very popular with foreign visitors, but I am almost local ( 30 mins drive away) and I still think it's a great place to visit.

Then there is "Howarth" home of the Bronte Parsonage and museum, which is very interesting even if you are not a museum-y type person ( like me )
It is set in a cute village with a wonderful long(steep) cobbled street and a wonderful old fashioned Apothacary, which is a joy to visit

Completly agree, I was in york a couple of years ago, we did all the tourist things LOL including the Jorvik viking centre - that was really cool!

The Bronte museum is amazing - I went to Haworth a few years ago, I couldnt believe the tiny little books they used to write in

If you were to visit county Wicklow then I would definatly recommend a drive up to and through the wicklow mountains - amazing scenery, Id avoid some of the towns though as there is not much in any of them

**Katybird** · 03-28-2006, 10:31 AM

Texas~ I would suggest a trip off the beaten path. A meandering road trip down the smaller state highways where you could visit small communities and see the small museums and meet local citizens.

I would avoid the large cities. Traffic is horrid and they are very commercialized.

**missymomof3** · 03-28-2006, 10:43 AM

I am in Kentucky and the list of what to see is endless. Kentucky is absolutely beautiful and for the most part the people are great. As far as what to avoid, I can't think of anything!