What is your favorite American state?

[StonyArabia]

My favorite states are Alaska,Utah which hass special place in my heart, Colorado, and Montana.

[Food]

California

[Sultan Suleiman]

Washington out of 4 I visited was the best from my perspective :)

[carol]

Maine! after that, I like Alaska, Colorado, Arizona,upstate New York, and the Blue Ridge mountain areas.

[Caismeachd]

I lived in Alaska when I was younger (places I've lived, England, Scotland, Alaska, Illinois, Georgia, Southern California, Northern California, Oregon, Virginia...) Been to every state from Florida to California and from CA up to Washington. Think the only states I haven't been in are Utah, Idaho, Colorado, Wyoming and Montana.

Out of those all I think I liked Illinois the most but Alaska was nice. Went ice fishing, saw aurora borealis multiple times, rode motorcycles through the woods, camped out next to glacier lakes that were bright blue and the sky so clear you can see every star and satellites orbiting with the naked eye, sled in the snow, walked around at 3am when it was still sunlight.

Might be moving to Northern Europe soon, so I'm already familiar with the strangeness of living so far north.


Long winded post but I have some experience with this :)

[Methmatician]

I've never been to the US, but if I were going to I'd want to visit Georgia and Illinois.

[Contra Mundum]

I like so many. I like all the Southern states, especially North and South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida and Alabama. I also like Wisconsin, Minnesota, Colorado and Pennsylvania. Texas is pretty awesome too.

I haven't been to the Northwest yet.

If I had to pick one, I guess it would be Georgia. Atlanta is an amazing city and the area around the city is gorgeous. North Georgia is like a giant garden. It's so green. The whole state is pretty, and I love the small towns. Every little town in that state takes such pride in their downtown areas. They take really good care of the old houses, and commercial areas. Especially the Antebellum homes.

[aimar]

I haven't visited the United States, nor am I a big expert in its geography, but from what I've seen I would say Oregon, for its weather and landscape mostly.
And the fact that it isn't crowded with blacks doesn't hurt either.

[Stefan]

Out of the states I've been to : Pennsylvania, Florida, North Carolina, New York (outside NYC.) Rural New Jersey is also nice; It's very similar to Pennsylvania. Louisiana also seems to have an interesting history, with the French. I also like Massachusetts even though I've never been there; it's quite historical and the cities are beautiful. I don't like the West too much, to be honest, although the prairie areas are quite beautiful.

[Caismeachd]

I've never been to the US, but if I were going to I'd want to visit Georgia and Illinois.




Illinois is nice. Has great museums and history. Great food too. Georgia pretty much sucks though unless you for some reason really love the american civil war (Stone mountain, historical battle fields etc)

[Contra Mundum]

Out of the states I've been to : Pennsylvania, Florida, North Carolina, New York (outside NYC.) Rural New Jersey is also nice; It's very similar to Pennsylvania. Louisiana also seems to have an interesting history, with the French. I also like Massachusetts even though I've never been there; it's quite historical and the cities are beautiful. I don't like the West too much, to be honest, although the prairie areas are quite beautiful.

Jersey is really a pretty state outside the densely populated northeast part. I'm not sure why it has such a bad reputation. Perhaps rumors spread by New Yorkers I guess.

[Siberyak]

california and arizona.

[Contra Mundum]

Illinois is nice. Has great museums and history. Great food too. Georgia pretty much sucks though unless you for some reason really love the american civil war (Stone mountain, historical battle fields etc)

Are you talking just about Chicago? Because outside of Chicago, the state is a giant flat cornfield. It cannot match the scenery in Georgia. To limit Georgia to just Civil War sites because that's all you wanted to see is silly. I have never visited a Civil War site there. There are many other places to see.

[Caismeachd]

If you want scenery and enjoy nature Tennessee is better.

[Contra Mundum]

If you want scenery and enjoy nature Tennessee is better.

Tennessee is nice, but I gave the nod to Georgia because they have beaches too.:D

[Siberian Cold Breeze]

Montana because of wide open sky and Alaska

[Contra Mundum]

Montana because of wide open sky and Alaska

Great places to go after the global economic collapse.

[Caismeachd]

Alaska isn't so great anymore. There are a lot of Mexicans up there now.

http://zipatlas.com/us/ak/city-comparison/percentage-mexican-population.htm

[Stefan]

Jersey is really a pretty state outside the densely populated northeast part. I'm not sure why it has such a bad reputation. Perhaps rumors spread by New Yorkers I guess.

My Aunts live in Atlantic City, and I always enjoy the car rides on the way there. The city is alright too; the boardwalks and beaches especially. My mother wanted to move there, but I didn't want to move to another new city and leave my comfortable life here, and before that my mother had custody issues with my paternal Aunt and her husband. I'm not sure if she still wants to move there, but since I'm off to college now, she has the ability.

[Siberian Cold Breeze]

Great places to go after the global economic collapse.

A few years ago I saw some Montana pictures and searched more..
Looks serene and sky is breathtaking ..

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[Piper]

Maine!

all the weird stuff happens there, is basically the hell's mouth! If you don't believe me, watch TV series Haven. And read ..pretty much everything Stephen King ever wrote.

:D

[Mechanolater]

I love my state o' New York, and my city. Ton o' the people just suck. Even my borough, notorious for its crime, looks pretty nice, and green when you're up north. We do have the New York Botanical gardens, and the Bronx Zoo.

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Just the view from my taxi window some months ago. Mute the music, may annoy you.

[MST3K]

I liked Montana, Oregon and Washington.

[Bobcat Fraser]

I was born in Tennessee, but I feel a need to give a nod to Ohio and Virginia. I spent most of my life, to date, in the Buckeye State. Ohio is like a state that represents almost all of the states in the USA. It's like a melting pot of Americans. There are both rural regions and urban regions, with plenty of suburbs. In fact, there are places where you can find all three within the same few square miles. We have some nice cities too. Midwesterners tend to be friendly people, as well.

I have deep roots in Tennessee and Virginia. The Volunteer State gave birth to much of what we hear on the radio. Memphis and Nashville are in that state. Sun Studio is too. It's no accident that Washington was born in the Old Dominion, as Virginia gave us the most presidents. That state is like the birthplace of our country. Jefferson and Madison wrote our most important documents, so its not an exaggeration to say that the USA was created in Virginia. The Appalachian region is gorgeous too.

[Stefan]

I'm currently at my grandmother's house. I'll take pictures of beautiful Pennsylvania tomorrow when it's light out. I'm probably going to hike up the mountain, or at least I plan to. :)

[CelticViking]

I've been to Texas,Montana,Alaska and a few others but can't remember if they were any good. Disney land was pretty cool for a while but New York was smelly.

[Mechanolater]

New York was smelly.

:shakefist

[rashka]

Montana

[Stefan]

:shakefist

It is. :P

edit: Don't worry. PA can get smelly too. The farm areas especially smell like cows.

[Osprey]

Michigan and Wisconsin.

[Mechanolater]

It is. :P

'Tis your upper lip, I swear.
xD

I do like Jersey, too. Even if their water is poisonous.

[Mechanolater]

edit: Don't worry. PA can get smelly too. The farm areas especially smell like cows.

I'd rather the smell o' cow piss be in the air than the smell of hundreds o' Afram's sweat, exhaust, and the smells of weird things being fried. But I never typed that, because New York doesn't smell.

[StonyArabia]

To me Neveda is pretty cool, as well California, but may favorite are on that list. America has so much beauty.

[Contra Mundum]

I've been to around 45 states and liked all of them. It's a beautiful country.

[Bobcat Fraser]

All states have something to offer. I'm surprised that no one mentioned New Jersey.:D I think that the Garden State gets a bum rap. It's hard to hate a place that gave us Sinatra and "The Sopranos".

[rhiannon]

I am partial to California for it being my home state of birth through the age of 21.

The Pacific Northwest and New England states are all very nice and quite beautiful.

But...we are moving to Alaska! A state that words can never adequately describe:thumb001:

[Corvus]

I have none. I am a Europecentric person. I don´t care about the US

[Edelmann]

Anywhere in the midwest, preferably the upper midwest (because of climate). I've never been there, but Minnesota sounds like it would be nice.

[carol]

Maine!

all the weird stuff happens there, is basically the hell's mouth! If you don't believe me, watch TV series Haven. And read ..pretty much everything Stephen King ever wrote.

:D

:picard1: LOL:D

Very very safe, clean, beautiful, historic, huge beaches, inexpensive land, food and houses. Nice people.

[Osprey]

:picard1: LOL:D

Very very safe, clean, beautiful, historic, huge beaches, inexpensive land, food and houses. Nice people.

And best of all, it has Carol!

[Contra Mundum]

Maine is whiter than Iceland. Though they are importing Somalis. There isn't enough crime in Maine, so they need to diversity.

[Graham]

Never been. But whatever state is down-to-earth. With nice hilly scenery and culture will do.

[Minesweeper]

Deep South. Mississippi and Alabama.

Oh, and Texas too. ;)

[RagnarLodbrok666]

I like Texas and PA.

[Absinthe]

Vermont :thumbs :D

[Contra Mundum]

Deep South. Mississippi and Alabama.

Oh, and Texas too. ;)

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[carol]

And best of all, it has Carol!

Osprey, ever the gentleman!
and my internet friend.

[carol]

Maine is whiter than Iceland. Though they are importing Somalis. There isn't enough crime in Maine, so they need to diversity.

Maine has one of the lowest crime rates in the country, in the rural parts of Maine violent crime is amazingly low. My town is so safe that there has only been one murder( domestic violence) in ten years. It is the custom in my little town ( 1,600 people) to leave the front door unlocked in winter, for the farm houses that are far away from the towns. That is because if someone is out in winter, and needs a warm place to stay in an emergency, they can use their neighbor's home.
It is the same in the hunting cabins too, so skiers and snowmobile users can thaw out in emergencies. Of course that is not the case in the metropolitan areas.
I think it is because of how dangerously cold it can get here, and in winter the tourists are all gone so only locals use the houses and we trust it will be OK. The only danger that I worry about is getting shot during hunting season, people are simply nuts during this season, and we wear orange to try to keep safe. I even put orange vests on the dogs, and people put orange blankets on horses. Seriously, it is really bad, sometimes pets and livestock get shot by hunters.

[PetiteParisienne]

That I've been to? California and Colorado. I'd love to visit Washington State and the various states of New England.

[Transmontano]

I've only ever really seen Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York.

I'd have to go with Connecticut and Massachusetts.

[Midori]

I've never been in the US but North Dakota and Michigan seem nice.

[rhiannon]

Alaska, followed by my place of birth...California:)

[Atlantic Islander]

The Golden State.

[Kelta]

I've been to Alaska (my favorite)....there is so much wild country and scenery is beautiful, unspoiled by humans. :thumb001:

[肃杀]

Florida. I was born in Florida and have been living in Florida all of my life.

[mysticism]

Hate hate California, there's no architectural culture or history here, nothing's urban it's all cookie-cutter strip malls and bubbly superficial people...

New York City is beautiful and Miami, Florida....

[Incal]

Florida. I was born in Florida and have been living in Florida all of my life.

Agreed. Fine asses all around and great weather in FL.

[arcticwolf]

The South, all of it. Alaska. Hawaii. The west, all of it. The rest is pretty cool as well. :thumb001:

[Stefan]

New Hampshire has the best laws in the country, in my opinion. I wish I could have their laws, but get to stay in Pennsylvania.

[ficuscarica]

I would probably move to Washington or Oregon, or maybe somewhere in the Midwest (close to the Rocky Mountains) if I had to move somewhere in the US.

[Stefan]

http://mercatus.org/freedom-50-states-2011

Pennsylvania is 31, which is decent considering we're surrounded by the most restrictive states in the federation, but still, we can do much better! Southern and Midwestern states are so beautifully free, and then there's New Hampshire which is in highly restrictive New England, but is the number one most free state.

http://mercatus.org/sites/all/modules/custom/mercatus_50_states/files/Freedom50States2011.pdf

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Edit: Oh wow, they have graphs that show freedom vs. political ideology, and the more democratic a state is, the less free it is! HAHA

[Mr.crowley]

Massachusetts :D

[Atlantic Islander]

I guess I'm biased, but I like the one I live in. The rural farm areas are pretty.

[Siberyak]

I often feel like escaping to Idaho or montana

[Balmung]

Washington, the rest of you guys suck (except Hawaii) :p

[Smaug]

If I had to move to the US I guess I'd like to live in New England, Mid-West or maybe even in Hawaii.

[Siberyak]

California is a fools paradise. To me it is only worth a short visit. This is just my opinion.

[Damião de Góis]

california :p

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[Smaug]

All the leaves are brown...

[ficuscarica]

I thought about it again. My decision is Idaho. I would try to get a big property and live from agriculture. :) The unspoilt nature is great.

California sounds more like a nightmare to me.

[Balmung]

I always preferred the look of Northern California over Southern, less desert and the scenery is more similar to Northwestern states.

http://www.arb.ca.gov/ba/omb/resources/humboldt/humboldtcounty.jpghttp://images.summitpost.org/medium/197867.jpg
http://www.globeimages.net/data/media/5/yosemite_valley_national_park_sierra_nevada_califo rnia_us.jpg
Also the North has some beautiful forest.

http://culturefix.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/humboldt-california.jpg

Anyway my favorite states all mostly reside in the North western regions (and some outside of it) I can see why mostly Germans settled into these states, their landscapes mimic Germany.

[Jackson]

Somewhere in the north-west looks really good. But i honestly don't know much about most states. Somewhere with lots of woodland, and not too much urban, would be good. Oregon looks pretty good actually.

[Atlantic Islander]

California is a fools paradise. To me it is only worth a short visit. This is just my opinion.

The rural areas are pretty.

[Atlantic Islander]

California sounds more like a nightmare to me.

Like I said, the rural areas are nice and pretty. Kind of boring I guess, but that's the only drawback. The cities are what suck.

[Svipdag]

It has a climate that runs to extremes at random. The scenery is pleasant but never magnificent. It's small and crowded, but I was born here and I've lived here for 80 years "...in spite of all temptations to belong to other nations
...." (W.S. Gilbert).

I've travelled widely in the 50 states and some others are much more scenic, especially Montana and Alaska while others have more benign climates, such as Florida and Hawaii. Maine and Wyoming are both much less crowded. And yet...and yet...this is my home, my native land.

So, I have to say "Connecticut."


" 'Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam, be it ever so humble, there's no place like home." John Howard Payne

[Atlantic Islander]

I always preferred the look of Northern California over Southern, less desert and the scenery is more similar to Northwestern states.

http://www.arb.ca.gov/ba/omb/resources/humboldt/humboldtcounty.jpghttp://images.summitpost.org/medium/197867.jpg
http://www.globeimages.net/data/media/5/yosemite_valley_national_park_sierra_nevada_califo rnia_us.jpg
Also the North has some beautiful forest.

http://culturefix.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/humboldt-california.jpg



I agree.

[Siberyak]

The rural areas are pretty.

Anywhere in particular?

[Stefan]

I thought about it again. My decision is Idaho. I would try to get a big property and live from agriculture. :) The unspoilt nature is great.

Yep the west is the best choice for agriculture. Many small farmers are fleeing westward because the suburbs of large cities in the east are encroaching upon the rural areas, and land is becoming more and more expensive (although still immensely cheaper than what can be found in Europe.) Idaho is also very good for hunting. The only states that compete with Idaho have vastly other problems, Louisiana has a high crime rate, Texas has illegal immigration, and Pennsylvania has too much de-synchronization between the urban and rural regions, and hence instability. Most other Western and Mid-Western states wouldn't be bad choices either though. Indiana comes to mind in particular. You just have to worry about harsh winters.



California sounds more like a nightmare to me.

To me as well. I'd say that the Northern portion of the state seems normal though.

[Atlantic Islander]

To me as well. I'd say that the Northern portion of the state seems normal though.

Dude that valley's rural areas are nice and the mountain areas are nice too. Don't knock what you've never seen.

[Stefan]

Dude that valley's rural areas are nice and the mountain areas are nice too. Don't knock what you've never seen.

I'm not talking about the landscape. California is very beautiful, even in portions of the cities. I'm talking about the people and the culture, but also the laws, hence I used the word "normal."

[ficuscarica]

Yep the west is the best choice for agriculture. Many small farmers are fleeing westward because the suburbs of large cities in the east are encroaching upon the rural areas, and land is becoming more and more expensive (although still immensely cheaper than what can be found in Europe.) Idaho is also very good for hunting. The only states that compete with Idaho have vastly other problems, Louisiana has a high crime rate, Texas has illegal immigration, and Pennsylvania has too much de-synchronization between the urban and rural regions, and hence instability. Most other Western and Mid-Western states wouldn't be bad choices either though. Indiana comes to mind in particular. You just have to worry about harsh winters.



To me as well. I'd say that the Northern portion of the state seems normal though.
The Midwest or Oregon/Washington would be my second choice. But Idaho has basically everything that is important to me:
Nice climate, space, beautiful nature, freedom, sufficient infrastructure. And most important: No annoying shitslam.

Texas is way too hot and Hispanic for me. Also the population is increasing rapidly... definitely not my cup of tea.

[Atlantic Islander]

I'm not talking about the landscape. California is very beautiful, even in portions of the cities. I'm talking about the people and the culture, but also the laws, hence I used the word "normal."

Well there are a lot of Portuguese here, so you're basically knocking all of us too.

[Partizan]

Not sure, however would vote for Florida(seems like joyful) but could be Alaska too since I love cold :p Two very contrast ones, I know...

[Balmung]

Back in the day, the Eastcoast used to have many old growth forest, they destroyed most of them. Now some of the last remain in the Western states.

http://www.endgame.org/oldgrowth3.jpg

[Atlantic Islander]

Back in the day, the Eastcoast used to have many old growth forest, they destroyed most of them. Now some of the last remain in the Western states.

http://www.endgame.org/oldgrowth3.jpg

That's a real shame.

[Stefan]

Well there are a lot of Portuguese here, so you're basically knocking all of us too.

I'm talking about things like this.

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and this

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and this

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/06/california-prisons-colleges_n_1863101.html

But I guess straw-man logical fallacies are better to argue against. :rolleyes:

It's not as if I'm saying all Californians are like that, nor are all Californians totally odd to me. It's just that much of the disgusting political policies and cultural policies of this nation originated from and were imposed by that place, and just like a Christian would not want to go to hell, I, as an American, would not want to live(or die) in California.

Plus it's one of the first states to collapse and is highly unstable. I don't see why anybody would want to move there NOW, considering the inevitable future. Back when it had a lot of growth I can see, with things like silicon valley, but now there is absolutely no reason.

[Atlantic Islander]

I'm talking about things like this.

But I guess straw-man logical fallacies are better to argue against. :rolleyes:

It's not as if I'm saying all Californians are like that, nor are all Californians totally odd to me. It's just that much of the disgusting political policies and cultural policies of this nation originated from and were imposed by that place, and just like a Christian would not want to go to hell, I, as an American, would not want to live(or die) in California.

Plus it's one of the first states to collapse and is highly unstable. I don't see why anybody would want to move there NOW, considering the inevitable future. Back when it had a lot of growth I can see, with things like silicon valley, but now there is absolutely no reason.

It's really not as bad as you make it out to be.

[Stanley]

Why Iowa of course!

But if I had to leave the Midwest, I would pick something in the Northwest. Idaho, Washington, or Oregon, probably. Anything farther south will not do for my freckled skin, and I just don't like the Northeast.

[Atlantic Islander]

If I had to choose a state to move to it would be Washington.

[Stefan]

It's really not as bad as you make it out to be.

I'll try to take your word for it since you live there. It seems as if all the Californians I meet at my university, and all of the stuff that comes up on the news substantiates my prejudice. I've had Californians tell me that Pennsylvania is too outdated, too rural, and its government needs to restrict us even more, haha. They're the only people I've met from this country that are so odd to me that I'd consider them a different people, even many African-Americans seem more American (in sentiment at least) than these people. Of course they're still my friends or associates, but they're "odd." I have a Chinese roommate from Hong Kong, and these people from California can sometimes be as "foreign" as this roommate is. Maybe it has much to do with geographical distance.

[Atlantic Islander]

I'll try to take your word for it since you live there. It seems as if all the Californians I meet at my university, and all of the stuff that comes up on the news substantiates my prejudice. I've had Californians tell me that Pennsylvania is too outdated, too rural, and its government needs to restrict us even more, haha. They're the only people I've met from this country that are so odd to me that I'd consider them a different people, even many African-Americans seem more American (in sentiment at least) than these people. Of course they're still my friends or associates, but they're "odd." I have a Chinese roommate from Hong Kong, and these people from California can sometimes be as "foreign" as this roommate is. Maybe it has much to do with geographical distance.

The violence in some areas certainly is bad - that I'll give you, but there are plenty of nice towns. Plus there are lots of cool places to visit like Jamestown (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamestown,_California), and Moss Landing has the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monterey_Bay_Aquarium_Research_Institute).

[Stefan]

The violence in some areas certainly is bad - that I'll give you, but there are plenty of nice towns. Plus there are lots of cool places to visit like Jamestown (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamestown,_California).

Here's a nice summary of why it's a bad (and currently failed) state.

http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/55-reasons-why-california-is-the-worst-state-in-america

Maybe I'd visit California to go see some of the universities there and what they're working on, but that's absolutely it. Jamestown also seems nice for those who are interested in the Gold Rush. I'd much rather visit colonial historical places though. Not to say it's better than California's history, it's just that I find colonial Anglo-American history much more interesting than colonial Spanish American history and post-Colonial history.

[Atlantic Islander]

Here's a nice summary of why it's a bad (and currently failed) state.

http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/55-reasons-why-california-is-the-worst-state-in-america

Maybe I'd visit California to go see some of the universities there and what they're working on, but that's absolutely it. Jamestown also seems nice for those who are interested in the Gold Rush. I'd much rather visit colonial historical places though. Not to say it's better than California's history, it's just that I find colonial Anglo-American history much more interesting than colonial Spanish American history and post-Colonial history.

You are like a brick wall, lol. I'll let it slide because you have AS and can't help yourself.

I'll just leave you with this link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_California_Historical_Landmarks).

[Stefan]

You are like a brick wall, lol. I'll let it slide because you have AS and can't help yourself.

Haha, well this is a subjective thread "favorite American state" and hence I am telling you why California is one of my least "favorite" American states. There are economic, cultural, social, and political reasons. To be fair though, most states are bad in one of these areas, some in two or three, but California is one of the few bad in all of them (to me.) I'd think it would be wise for people who want California to be better not to ignore the trends, but your politicians seem to think more of the poison will cure it.

[Sky earth]

I've never been to the US but I think I would love Alaska. It's close to Siberia and based on what I've seen in the internet it has really beautiful snowy mountains, gorgeous Seas with many Grizzly Bears and wolves my favourite animal. Furthermore I would love to visit Arizona and the South West with the amazing Grand Canyon and other beautiful states like Colorado with the beautiful Rocky Mountains. Actually I find that all states in the US have their own beauty and I would love to visit all the states before I die:love:

[Laubach]

Colorado!

[Aquafina]

California or Florida.

[SKYNET]

every state in the US are my favorite because I am a patriot.


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[Lena]

Illinois :love0033:

[Virtuous]

Alaska (Nature), Montana (Nature), Florida (Just because), Alabama (Forrest Gump), Texas (Texas Ranger).

[Lemon Kush]

California

[jerney]

California is mostly a shithole. The beautiful landscape is all it's really got going for it. The general vibe of the state is just generally.. unappealing, unless you're very far north I guess. Florida is an even bigger shithole, so I really can't understand anyone voting for that. For me, the ideal states are:

Washington
Oregon
Colorado
Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire mostly because they all seem very scenic, quiet and peaceful
Maybe Utah if the Mormons weren't there
Alaska if it weren't so remote

[Mark]

In terms of scenery/topography, California - hands down. It's the most diverse state.
Desert, rugged majestic coastline, San Fransisco (my fav. city), snow capped mountains, nice beaches in the south land, vineyards, diverse climate/micro-climates, from plush green redwoods in the NW to Cactus in the SE, etc...

[bladieblah]

I've never been to America unfortunately :( but if I could have a choice of where I would like to visit there, it would probably be California, Florida, somewhere like Alaska, and New York (though I'm from London so I think ny would probably get boring to me after a while).

[Austo]

Alaska.

Because it once belonged to russia :icon_smile:

[Žołnir]

West Virginia or generally Appalachian Mountains.

[Petersburg]

Cali, TX

[bella1407]

nevada.

[Aquafina]

California, Texas, Connecticut, and New York. :)

[American_Hispanist]

Oregon.

[Maleficent]

Texas, of course!:thumb001::tongue;)

[Aquafina]

California is mostly a shithole. The beautiful landscape is all it's really got going for it. The general vibe of the state is just generally.. unappealing, unless you're very far north I guess. Florida is an even bigger shithole, so I really can't understand anyone voting for that. For me, the ideal states are:

Washington
Oregon
Colorado
Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire mostly because they all seem very scenic, quiet and peaceful
Maybe Utah if the Mormons weren't there
Alaska if it weren't so remote

I love San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, and Sacramento. It is a shithole beyond that. :D

[Clawgauth]

alaska,colorado,wyoming

[Aquafina]

Texas, of course!:thumb001::tongue;)

My state!

[archangel]

new york

[iNird]

Well NYC is great if you like the city, and it probably is the best city in America and possibly the world though this is debatable. but its overcrowded, dirty and expensive. The rest of NY can vary to farmlands, to ghettoes to suburban neighborhoods.

I have never visited California but i heard the weather in southern cali is great and the scenary is nice along with some big cities nearby. Problem is the huge immigration and the incompetent state and local government.

Hard to say.

[Stefan]

Well NYC is great if you like the city, and it probably is the best city in America and possibly the world though this is debatable. but its overcrowded, dirty and expensive. The rest of NY can vary to farmlands, to ghettoes to suburban neighborhoods.

New York City used to be the best city in the United States, I would never say that is true today though. It isn't a great place to live compared to much of the rest of the country (urban or rural), and there are - as you have noted - cleaner, prettier, cheaper, quieter, safer, more free, and overall better places to live in the world and particularly in the United States. Of course, I wouldn't tell a New Yorker that to his face, because they tend to be overly-defensive in a patriotic sort of way, in much a similar way many Americans still think the United States is the "best country in the world." But as far as any objective means go, New York City is quite lackluster these days. The only thing it is probably best at is "being a city" and there are other cities in the world that are better at "being cities."

[RussiaPrussia]

i dont know i was never in america to argue. But texas seems to be a cool place as well as new england or alaska

[AlexandraD]

i would love to visit more US states in my lifetime! everytime i've been over the border it's been alot of fun :)

i have some family in michigan, which is a nice state... kind of like canada, but with terrible roads :P the rochester area is so very nice!

driving through Penn. and Virgina is a very beautiful area if i remember correctly. the scenery was lovely

i really like south carolina because everyone was so nice there :) and this is coming from a canadian! maybe it's because they could tell we were foreign ("you have such soft accents" - southerners told us, everywhere) but everyone i met was so great and talkative... even the fast food workers would ask me how my day went :)

i also liked florida... sun, warm, beach, swimming, fun places to go and nice hotel rooms :P i didn't see too much of it, i remember my dad being too reluctant to want to go to big cities ("i will die before i drive in miami!!!")

texas was also very nice, we visited family friends who used to live in canada for a few years for business and stuff... the guy my age plays football now and they always eat homemade food (which is delicious) so he is pretty full blood american aha ;)

i think i would like to visit most states, really. california i've always wanted to see too. everrrrrrrrything is cheaper in the us (clothes, alcohol ... clothes) so it never matters too much to me where we go (;

(couldn't pick just one american state had to mention them all :) )

[Silver_Shadow]

California without a doubt! Beautiful scenery, nice weather, awesome food, and the advantage of never being bored here because there is always something to do. I love California!

[Awebo]

Texas

[papa_doc]

Texas!! The lone star state.

[portusaus]

I love the New England climate, so I would say Rhode Island (which appears to have the most New-England-ish climate around). The south is garbage because of the people.

[gregorius]

the united states

[Aurora]

Oregon, Washington, Montana, and Massachusetts. I do love northern California for the old growth redwoods.

[dapork]

I like California for the climate, the music, the surfing and the sea. It's probably the closest thing to the Mediterranean. But I've never been! One day I hope. Why is the South garbage btw?

[bocc]

I like California for the climate, the music, the surfing and the sea. It's probably the closest thing to the Mediterranean. But I've never been! One day I hope. Why is the South garbage btw?

The American stereotype lives in the South. Religious nuts, stupidity, and the blacks are worse down here too.

I love Michigan, Illinois, Pennsylvania, New York, California, Oregon and Washington.

Also it is VERY surprising how many Europeans admire Texas. I can say with high confidence that you guys would hate Texas if you ever went there.

[ubellaz]

Washington out of 4 I visited was the best from my perspective :)

Same here. Ben here for the educational purpose and i must say found it best for education to tourist destination. I am from Australia but will love to spend my more time in Washington if i ever got a chance.

[dapork]

The American stereotype lives in the South. Religious nuts, stupidity, and the blacks are worse down here too.

I love Michigan, Illinois, Pennsylvania, New York, California, Oregon and Washington.

Also it is VERY surprising how many Europeans admire Texas. I can say with high confidence that you guys would hate Texas if you ever went there.
I believe the stereotype that there are havens for hillbillies in the South, but I've been to Tennessee, Nashville and its environs, and the people were very hospitable, blacks too were even more reverent than in the North. I fear that many people let a few bad apples taint the entire region in their minds.

[robar]

Mexico:thumb001:;)

[American_Hispanist]

I like California for the climate, the music, the surfing and the sea. It's probably the closest thing to the Mediterranean. But I've never been! One day I hope. Why is the South garbage btw?

California is probably the closest thing you will find to Italia, España, and Hellas in the US, but more like España because of Mexicans, lol. :lol:

[Swearengen]

Arizona because it is quite calm and clean (even phoenix for a big city is quite calm)
Colorado and Utah for their landscape
California is nice, but too hectic and expensive.

Least favourite
Texas

[Smeagol]

Virginia.

[Euramerican]

Hawaii. It's hard to explain. You just need to go there to get it.

[Musso]

From the movies, New Mexico looks kind of cool, I also really liked Miami, but that's only a city.

[Carlito's Way]

California :cool:

[American_Hispanist]

California :cool:

california is overrated. :lol:

[alfieb]

New York, by far.

[Euramerican]

california is overrated. :lol:

When you live there it does not seem impressive. But we are the worlds 8th largest economy.

[American_Hispanist]

When you live there it does not seem impressive. But we are the worlds 8th largest economy.

true, but this place is only good for work and nothing else.

[Freeroostah]

California and Florida <3

[Musso]

New Jersey :D

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_New_Jersey.svg/750px-Flag_of_New_Jersey.svg.png

[Infinte]

Minnesota, New York and California.

[Jackson]

Whichever one is the most climatically similar to my own country.

[Peyrol]

Louisiana since my surname seems quite diffused there, lol.

http://imageshack.us/a/img28/4499/cognomeitaliausa.png

[Sunphq]

Tennessee.

[Euramerican]

true, but this place is only good for work and nothing else.

Maybe you get out of the away from the bay to realize what is here. Check out the Sierra or Klamath mountains.

[American_Hispanist]

Maybe you get out of the away from the bay to realize what is here. Check out the Sierra or Klamath mountains.

I have been to those areas. very nice and beautiful scenery.

[Euramerican]

I have been to those areas. very nice and beautiful scenery.

So... there is more than meets the eye.

[mr. logan]

Iowa. My surname is dense here, Idaho, Nebraska and Kentucky. I think it´s the cornfields and the shotguns.

[sean]

Florida, Washington, Colorado and New York (upstate).

California, especially the northern half (both coastal and inland) has such a wide range of beautiful scenery.

Also, Washington girls are hot.

[alnortedelsur]

The eastern coastal states (including Vermont, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, that don't have coasts) from Maine to North Carolina.

[AlfonsoVIII]

Alaska, Utah, Montana and West Virginia.

[JulienSe]

North carolina

[TheMaestro]

Texas, Colorado, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Massachusetts