Thread: Best places in America?

Any lake or river that hasn't been spoiled by man. Any rural area that has'nt been destroyed by corperations,- with their big box stores and fast food nation. My favorite rural areas being north west and north central Penna., and norther Wisconsin. Favorite neighborhoods in America,- Pittsburgh's South side,-East Carson Street. Milwaukee's Bayview neighborhood.

everywhere between ashland and portland oregon are awesome..

the worst...nevada through wyoming fuck these states! they are like nuclear waste dumps and everyone is cranky and deformed

North East Iowa(Prairie du Chien),western montana,all the New England states in the spring/summer/fall are awesome for scenic views, great cities to visit are Pittsburgh,Philly,New York,Key West,Montreal,Portland(both maine and oregon),Athens,GA, Spokane,WA...thats pretty much all i can think of now,just my personal taste really...

forgot to mention wisconsin!

Originally Posted by CanoeTramp

Favorite neighborhoods in America,- Pittsburgh's South side,-East Carson Street. Milwaukee's Bayview neighborhood.

i am curious why southside is your fav neighborhood. zenith is there which is neato if you have 10 dollars for brunch on a sunday. but other than that..

DENVER!!!!

More medical marijuana dispensaries than McDonalds and Starbucks combined!

Awesome train watching... great spring/summer/fall weather (winter sucks hard but with the 3 other seasons being superb it's an easy choice to stay)... nice people and good shows!!!!

If you come to Denver please stay off the 16th St Mall, shoot me a PM and i'll show you a better time.

Originally Posted by Hollywood

i am curious why southside is your fav neighborhood. zenith is there which is neato if you have 10 dollars for brunch on a sunday. but other than that..

Could it be more ambiguous that you're not from Pgh. and hav'nt spent a significant amount of time there?. You most likly only saw about 5% of the south side. Next time you visit turn the other direction when you come off the south end of the Birmingham bridge.-Better yet take the 10th street bridge to the south side. If you really want to experience what E. Carson St. has to offer, - start at the corner of S.7th st. & E. Carson and walk east until you reach the Birmingham bridge. You should find something of interest on every block,- The 1300 block being the most interesting. - Give it a chance and maybe you'll come to love it as much as I do.

Originally Posted by Labea

i really liked ventura, california
its in the oxnard county, like, 50 miles north of L.A.

denver, co is alright if you know what you're doing and how to get around, but its hard to find a place to sleep. no where very safe, for sure. and i heard there are some squats there, but i never saw any, or met any longtime squatters there. oh yeah, and the cops are real big dicks on 16th st.

Yeah you definitely just need to know where to look. There's lots of places to stay (i'll be there soon too)
16th is worthless for travelers
It's really spread out too... but if you find where you need to be it's awesome and the train yards are super nice.

Originally Posted by CanoeTramp

Could it be more ambiguous that you're not from Pgh. and hav'nt spent a significant amount of time there?. You most likly only saw about 5% of the south side. Next time you visit turn the other direction when you come off the south end of the Birmingham bridge.-Better yet take the 10th street bridge to the south side. If you really want to experience what E. Carson St. has to offer, - start at the corner of S.7th st. & E. Carson and walk east until you reach the Birmingham bridge. You should find something of interest on every block,- The 1300 block being the most interesting. - Give it a chance and maybe you'll come to love it as much as I do.

i didn't grow up in pittsburgh but i've lived outside of it my whole life and been there a lot so i'd like to think i know it pretty well but i hate the fucking south side compared to the rest of pittsburgh. i'd rather be in bloomfield, lawrenceville, polish hill, garfield, etc. southside is full of idiot college kids and brodowns at bars on the weekends.

Originally Posted by Hollywood

i didn't grow up in pittsburgh but i've lived outside of it my whole life and been there a lot so i'd like to think i know it pretty well but i hate the fucking south side compared to the rest of pittsburgh. i'd rather be in bloomfield, lawrenceville, polish hill, garfield, etc. southside is full of idiot college kids and brodowns at bars on the weekends.

I apologize, my reply was'nt meant to be disparging. I'm sorry you feel the way you do about the s. side. I'd still reccommend it as a must see to any traveler. Bloomfield, Polish Hill, The Strip, Oakland, Squirrel Hill, Mt. Washington, and The Mexican War Streets I'd add to the list. I'm not in to the nightlife of any city. The asshole-suburbanites and college kids that flock to e. carson st. on weekend nights have always been a problem, and that might be the one thing that sucks about the south side, but if you're a local you find away to deal with it . I haven't been to Pgh. in years, and I'm assuming that the s.side works development has only compounded that problem. The old J&L Steel works site should have been made into a park not another shopping mall and cinaplex.- It's as if a piece of suburbia was transplanted to the s.side,- What a shame.

oh i forgot about games n at! they have a vintage arcade game section. but yeah i realize the tracks are right there and that might be all a traveler would see of pittsburgh

Out west is amazing but theres good people/places EVERYwhere (outside the "Border")

God Damn!!! I can't believe how many people mentioned w.mass!!! Personally I'm from there (the ghetto part anyways) and spend most of my time avoiding that place. Save yourself the snobbery and/or junkies and head up to brattleboro or hop east out to maine. Way chiller and much better panhandling.

Personally I'm mostly a fan of Norcal, the pacific northwest minus seattle, the bay area, upperstate NY and the city. I'm not much one for deserts, but the bnsf line through northern AZ / NM is pretty breathtaking. Tennessee can be an awesome state but it helps to know people, although I've also had tons of fun just hitching through.

Boston, MA.
Chattanooga, TN.
The Outer Banks of North Carolina.
Norfolk/Virginia Beach/Suffolk/Newport News, VA.

I plan to start heading out west sometime and visiting Denver, Portland, and Seattle.