What state do you live in and whats it's coolest place to visit?

Bear in mind that it takes around 40 hours of driving to cross the country. Each state is the size of a large country in Europe. California is similar i size to Japan, and Illinois is similar in size to Germany.

I've been through more than half of the states. Illinois has a few places of note. In the north east we have the Palisades along the Mississippi. We also have starved rock, which has some neat waterfalls in the the spring. I don't know much about the southern half of the state.

Unless you are fascinated by fields abd fields of corn in a vrtiually infinite, flat plane, I'd skip Nebraska (feel free to correct me if you know of anything worth seeing in Nebraska, my experience is limited).

The lack of civilization between Minnesota and Washington is interesting. Wyoming had a ton of deer along the road. The black hills in the Dakotas are neat, as are the badlands. Yellowstone is worth a visit if you're in the area.

California has some amazing variation. Mountains, plains, forests, and oceans, and a good bit of desert. The climate there is great, too. Low humidity and warm most of the year throughout the lower half of the state. It gets cooler and more wet towards the north, but still pretty dry. Check out yosemite if you're in the middle of the state. It's extraodrindarily popular, so you'll want to book a hotel in advance or plan on staying in the camp in the middle. It's at least an hour and a half of driving from the edge of the park to the campgrounds though.

Colorado is another good one. Mountainous through much of the state, fairly arid in the west and wet in the east. Much like California, you can't really go wrong.

In the east, we have the Appalachian mountains, and a good bit of forest. Florida is the only state with tropics in the contiguous US.

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