Why should I visit your state? Tell me something that would

[kick-ass-bob]

make it worthwhile to come to it. (Or country)

(And "to see me" is not a valid answer)

:)

Begin!

[Midlodemocrat]

1. To see me isn't a valid answer? There is no other reason to visit.

[kick-ass-bob]

3. I just mean other than that.

Because that would be a Given!

:loveya:

[Crazy Guggenheim]

2. Welcome to California! Now go home!

[kick-ass-bob]

9. hrmph.

I think "to see Crazy G" is really not a valid answer.

:P

[terrya]

4. We've got Oprah!

[kick-ass-bob]

5. That's all you can say about Chicago?

I think there is more than that...

:hi:

[terrya]

8. The Chicago Cubs???

Chicago is a fabulous city with great architecture, superb restaurants, a thriving theater scene, and the friendliest people in the world. Among a myriad of great stuff.

[kick-ass-bob]

13. Actually, I have been to Chitown many times.

Just none in the last couple of years.

[Shell Beau]

29. Yes, but she was born in my state!

:P As was Elvis and many many other famous people!! ;)

[MadHound]

6. Get outside of Stl Louis, KC and other metro areas,

And Missouri is an absolutely beautiful state. Mark Twain Forest is wonderful to camp and hike in, and we have several rivers that are great for floating.

If nature isn't your thing, there are many attractions in St. Louis and KC, music, theatre, sports and the arts. Columbia Mo is a fine college town to play in.

[kick-ass-bob]

10. I love nature. That would work for me.

:hi:

[Terran]

26. That's just what I was going to say...

The Missouri countryside is extraordinarily beautiful and picturesque. A lot of it reminds me of a more lush version of the English countryside. And in the fall, my god, the colors! Come in October!

[AllegroRondo]

55. Visit the wineries in Hermann in October.

beautiful hill country, leaves changing color, the new season's wine coming out.

[xmas74]

74. Ha Ha Tonka State Park!

I love that place-the ruins of a castle stand there.
And Bridal Caverns are incredible too.
Even outside of Columbia you can go to RockBridge State Park and step into the Devil's Icebox.

[Terran]

78. Oh yes, Ha Ha Tonka is astonishing

That area where the underground stream emerges into the Lake is soooo incredibly beautiful.

[kick-ass-bob]

81. I thought you two were laughing about Tonka.

:shrug:

[xmas74]

92. I have pics of it.

I love it down there.

[alarcojon]

7. Come check out the Apostle Islands

in Lake Superior. Near Bayfield, Wisconsin.

[kick-ass-bob]

11. That looks fantastic!

I've been to Wisconsin, but not that far north (as far N as Milwaukee)

[hyphenate]

15. THAT is spectacular!!

I can see myself wading around among the rocks. Water a bit cold, though?

[alarcojon]

20. Yes

I've been up there in the middle of summer and the water is still pretty cold. At best you can jump in for a quick swim and get out pretty quickly.

The whole area takes on a stark, completely different atmosphere in the winter. Piles of snow everywhere. Beautiful in its own way...

[hyphenate]

27. Then a winter trip might be essential

for this person who travels with her cameras everywhere......

[hyphenate]

12. Checking out Boston

is only par for the course for any true, dissenting patriot! :)

The city where it all began, with its sister city, Philadelphia. No self-respecting, true citizen knows the roots of revolution and liberty!

[kick-ass-bob]

18. I got a peek at Boston - short biz trip

Saw the Commons and Beacon Hill. That's about it though.

[hyphenate]

32. That's like being the Titanic looking at the tip of the

iceberg. You ain't seen nothin! BTW, it's actually the Boston Common, without the s on the end. Next to it are the Public Gardens, which used to get confused with the Boston Garden, now the Fleet Center, where the hockey and basketball games are played. There is a frog pond where you used to be able to dip your feet, and the Swan Boat ride, which is a must. It's a way to get rid of your stress even if it's less than 1/2 hour long.

[kick-ass-bob]

43. oh right - I saw the Common and the Gardens.

I just combined the 2 :D

I know I haven't seen anything - I was pretty pissed that I didn't add a day to my trip so I could actually see something around town.

[Shell Beau]

14. B/c it is rich with blues music (where it originated) and

yummy food. Also, the people here, although a lot of repubs, are extremely hospitable. There are a lot of Civil War sites here to see. And of course, the most important reason












me!

[kick-ass-bob]

23. I have friends in Brandon but I haven't been there since they moved back

and they're not even Repukes!

[Shell Beau]

25. Hey, that's where I live!!!!

[kick-ass-bob]

31. Is it really? Wow!

That makes 3 friends there, actually. Now I MUST get there!

:hi:

[Shell Beau]

35. Get your butt on down here!!

:hi:

[tjwmason]

16. Come to England

There really is no need to go much further.

A few thousand years of history. You can travel from what is probably the most multicultural city on earth (with concomitant cultural diversity) - London - to Stonehenge (or indeed the far more interesting Avebury stone-circle just up the road from it) all in one day.

You can sit in the gallery of the House of Commons (where once stood Lloyd George, Churchill, Disraeli, Gladstone, Wilberforce and many others) and make rude faces at Tony Blair.

You can get decent beer in thousands of simple pubs right across the land.

You can tell everybody you're Canadian - and we'll love you even more.

[hyphenate]

24. I loved England!

There was so much to see. Next time I go, I want to check out Blackpool and the south which I didn't get to see. I also want to go to Glastonbury Tor. :)

I'm weird though. I loved Edinburgh, but couldn't stand Glasgow. And my mom and I were smitten with, of all places, Nottingham! And we can't forget Cheltenham, a town that gave me warm fuzzies. (In the form of a kitten who we trained to come into our room (B&B) at night through the open window.)

[tjwmason]

37. Be careful

Edinburgh and Glasgow aren't in England - any Scots around might spit-roast for saying that.

I agree though - I much prefer Edinburgh.

[hyphenate]

68. Yes, that's true

I kind of put Scotland together with England, and I know Scots would take a dim view of that. However, since my mom's family came from the Highlands as MacDonalds, including Flora MacDonald aiding Bonnie Prince Charlie, as well as Clan Ranald on the Isle of Skye, I guess I'm only sticking out my tongue at my ancestors!

BTW, when we were in Inverness, I got a picture of Nessie! :D

[tigereye]

93. I just met a woman the other day

who originally lived across the bay ( ocean?) from the Isle of Skye. I forget the name of the town.

[alarcojon]

28. Is it really more multicultural than, say

New York City or Toronto? Or Chicago, for that matter?

[tjwmason]

44. It has 25% immigrant population.

Rising to half in certain places.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/uk/05/born_abroad/html/overview.stm

[kick-ass-bob]

30. I would love to get to England. I'm a history buff...

and, can I say I'm American if I wear the right shirt?

http://jitcrunch.cafepress.com/jitcrunch.aspx?bG9hZD1ibGFuayxibGFuazo3X0YuanBnfGxvYWQ9TDAsaHR0cDovL3pvb20uY2FmZXByZXNzLmNvbS8wLzI4MDk5NTBfem9vbS5qcGd8fHNjYWxlPUwwLDE4MCwxNDR8Y29tcG9zZT1ibGFuayxMMCxBZGQsMTU5LDEyNXxjcD1yZXN1bHQsYmxhbmt8c2NhbGU9cmVzdWx0LDAsNDgwfGxvYWQ9c2FtcGxlLGh0dHA6Ly93d3cuY2FmZXByZXNzLmNvbS9jb250ZW50L2dsb2JhbC9pbWcvc2FtcGxlX2NydW5jaF9vdmVybGF5LmdpZnxzY2FsZT1zYW1wbGUsMCw0ODB8Y29tcG9zZT1yZXN1bHQsc2FtcGxlLEFkZCwwLDB8Y29tcHJlc3Npb249OTV8

[tjwmason]

39. I'd love you whatever you wear.

[underpants]

17. "Carolina" appears nowhere in the name

'nuff said

[kick-ass-bob]

19. Bite my ass, bitch.

:P

[BikeWriter]

21. Beautiful Texas women!

Not that other states aren't gifted, too.

[kick-ass-bob]

33. I've been to San Antonio and my wife has been to Houston.

She didn't like Houston much, but SA was cool.

[BikeWriter]

40. Tubing the river at New Braunsfels is a lot of fun...

The BlueBonnets and Indian Paintbrushes are indescribable. The East Texas Piney Woods have to be seen to be believed. Need I mention the Grand Canyon?

[hfojvt]

22. How about

we have a Bob here whose a$$ you can kick?

Just kidding, since he is hardly ever in this state anyway.

[kick-ass-bob]

34. you mean the hubby of my "esteemed" Senator?

I have enough of the Dole's, TYVM.

:P

[hfojvt]

63. I visited his home town

which is a dump, by the way, but Hays is pretty nice. If you fly to Kansas City, you have 250 miles of mostly straight and flat interstate you can zip across, and, and, and the Eisenhower presidential library AND the Greyhound hall of fame in Abilene, Ks. How can you possibly resist that?

[LynneSin]

36. Delaware has some lovely beaches...

...which are friendly to both straight & gay people!!

If you want to visit them I'll send you $5 for toll fare

[kick-ass-bob]

46. How would beaches not be friendly to straight & gay people?

:shrug:

And if you want to send me $5, I'll give you my address
:P

[LynneSin]

66. Many beaches would prefer just being families

Rehobeth has a strong GLBT community!

[alarcojon]

38. You could always come to Ecuador

where my parents were born, and see volcanoes blow up real good!

[kick-ass-bob]

48. Call me the next time a volcano goes off!

[Politically_Wrong]

41. PA...

Come to Pennsylvania, we got Amish people!

[kick-ass-bob]

49. I heard they were just a bunch of tourist traps.

:silly:

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

42. Rio de Janeiro

[alarcojon]

50. Oh absolutely!

Plus Iguacu falls:

[Blue-Jay]

51. YAY! It's time for Ray!

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

57. Better now, smartass? (nt)

[kick-ass-bob]

52. I can only imagine what those pics are....

:evilgrin:

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

58. Imagine no more! (nt)

[progmom]

59. Butts!

Want me to show you Michigan butts?

[kick-ass-bob]

62. Sure!!

:P

[asthmaticeog]

60. Male-chauvanist pig.

[Zuni]

70. truly a beautiful country

:thumbsup:

[HEyHEY]

77. I'm not sure why - but to some this would mean you ...hate women

?

[tigereye]

95. snort

n/t

[Fleshdancer]

45. Come to Texas. We need more Democrats.

We NEED you so pack you bags, you're goin' on a guilt trip! :D

[kick-ass-bob]

53. Hey - I'd only visit.

We need dems right here, too.

:hi:

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

47. Texas - it's lahk a whole uther country!

Lots of shopping (if you like that sort of thing)...nice service roads...wide open spaces

That's about it - I've only been here since May and haven't gone anywhere in Texas but from here to the Oklahoma border!

[kick-ass-bob]

61. Nice service roads?

Maybe I have the wrong idea of what a service road is...

[Left Is Write]

54. Sun Valley.

[kick-ass-bob]

64. This? Looks nice...

[Left Is Write]

71. Sun Valley is beautiful.

I don't ski, and even I like it there. :)

[kick-ass-bob]

72. I don't ski either. I hurt my knee in college

and I don't dare try skiing now.

[Left Is Write]

83. Then you can relax in the beautiful Sun Valley resort lodge, having

the beverage of your choice and taking in the view.

http://www.sunvalley.com/resort_info/accommodations/accommodations_lodge.cfm

Or, instead of going to Sun Valley, you could go to McCall and visit the Whitetail Club Lodge.

http://www.whitetailclub.com/pages/lodge.htm

I have stayed in both places. The view from the bar at the Whitetail is spectacular.

[jane_pippin]

56. Brewery Tours!

Festivals!
Great Landscapes!
Wisconsin Dells Attractions like Tommy Bartlet's Laser Light Show!

and uh, uh, Brewery Tours!

[kick-ass-bob]

65. Beer & Brats!

:9

I have seen some of the southern landscape - that was gorgeous!

[jane_pippin]

76. It's quite nice. In a few weeks the leaves will start

changing colors too. Maybe they already are up north. I've never been, but I hear that Door County is a great little escape spot.

[xmas74]

75. And the world's largest six pack!

[alarcojon]

85. And lots of Paul Bunyans!

though Minnesota has us beat on that score.

[jane_pippin]

88. I didn't know we had Paul Bunyans.

Let's create animatronic versions of our Paul Bunyans (Minnesota should do the same) and then we can pit them against other states in elaborate winner-take-all contests of strength. It will be a unifying, friendly competition for those of us in the freezing cold midwest.

[alarcojon]

89. I think there are more the farther north and west you go

This one is in Eau Claire

[no name no slogan]

90. Tommy Bartlett!!!

I have a couple college friends who spent their summers working for him.

[no name no slogan]

91. 10,000 lakes. TWO Paul Bunyan sculptures. A giant cherry on a spoon.

Come visit the only state to go BLUER in 2004 than in 2000!

Visit the graves of Hubert H. Humphrey and Paul Wellstone. :cry:

Go see the homes (former and current) of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Sinclair Lewis, Al Franken, Garrison Kiellor, Gene McCarthy, Walter Mondale, the Coen brothers, Bob Dylan, Prince, August Wilson, Jesse Ventura, Bob Mould, Paul Westerburg, Dave Pirner and 98% of the 1980 Gold Medal-winning US Olympic Ice Hockey Team.

And, if you come in the winter, GO ICEFISHING!!! Drive your car on a frozen lake, drill a hole in it, drop a line through it, drink lots of beer, and wait for a fish to bite! It's hard to believe this much fun can be LEGAL!

Go see the world's largest ball of twine ever collected by one person (in Darwin)!

Don't forget the world-famous Mayo Clinic in Rochester, where the elite meet for medical treatment. Also the William Mitchell College of Law, the alma mater of former Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Berger. There's also the world's largest open-pit iron mine on the Mesabi Iron Range, which was the source of most of the steel used in American autos until the 1980s.

Enjoy exotic food, like "hotdish" and "bars" and "lutefisk"; and marvel at our strange speech mannerisms like "oh, not so bad", "could be worse", "can't complain", "you betcha", "well, that's different" and "so, are you coming with?".

Wonder in amazement at nature's awesome power: helicopter-size mosquitos, five-foot high snowdrifts, -60°F temps in January (and 100°F temps in August!).

Minnesota. Yeah, we aren't normal, but we never claimed to be, either.

[noonwitch]

67. Great Summer Beaches-no sharks!

Come to Michigan, we need your money!

[WeRQ4U]

69. Come to North Dakota.............

Ah forget it.......I got nothin'.

At least just stop on your way through to Montana or South Dakota.

[SaveElmer]

94. C'mon now...not quite that bad...

I used to live in ND when I was a kid...my mom's side of the family was from there and some still live there..

Those endless fields of Sunflowers are pretty impressive...and there is the Badlands!!!

[WeRQ4U]

101. The badlands are great actually

I grew up within about 10 minutes of them. If you're into open spaces, farm land, tranquility etc., then North Dakota's your place I guess.

I was born and raised here. To me, it's old hat.

[SaveElmer]

103. Where d'you grow up?

I spent the first 7 year of my life in good old Fargo...my mom's family was from there. My Great-Grandad was editor of the Forum...a formerly pretty good newspaper. Populism really struck a chord there earlier in the century. Actually an interesting place politically!!!

[WeRQ4U]

105. Other side of the state..........Dickinson.

I lived there until I graduated high school. I moved to Grand Forks for 5 years while going to undergrad at UND. I then moved to Portland, Oregon to go to Law School at Lewis and Clark. I then moved BACK to Dickinson (where I'm at now) to do a two year judicial clerkship.

North Dakota is interesting politically. The people are VERY socially conservative and I think they always will be. But no matter what they tell you, their IMPORTANT votes go to the Democrats. They know who gets them their farm subsidies. They may vote locally and gubernatorially republican, but ALL of the state senators and representatives are long time Dems.

[SaveElmer]

97. Self Delete

[xmas74]

73. We feature the writings of Mark Twain,

we have the Harry Truman museum and library (not too far from me), we have some of the best BBQ in the world (Arthur Bryants), the Gateway Arch in St Louis, fountains in KC(city w/ the second most amount of fountains in the world), lots of riverboat history, Civil War sites, great caves, Lewis and Clark, Pony Express, Santa Fe Trail, jazz and blues, sports, Negro Baseball Hall of Fame and many other things (nice free parks, good camping, hunting, fishing).
Also, Missouri seems to love dogs. I've lived in two towns where the most famous resident was a dog.

[HEyHEY]

79. British Columbia

[kick-ass-bob]

82. Come see blacked out faces?

oooh - nevermind. :P

[BigMcLargehuge]

80. Come visit Robert Frost's Farm, look at the birthplace of

America's first astronaut, Alan Shepard. Get coffee at one of our fine Dunkin Donuts franchises.

[1gobluedem]

86. I visited Robert Frost's farm in May.

It's very nice. I love New England. (also visited LL Bean in Maine).

[1gobluedem]

84. Mackinac Island

And four of the five Great Lakes. The Upper Peninsula and copper country. Sleeping Bear Dunes. The Leelenau Peninsula. Isle Royale. And the biggest and best college football stadium ever: the Big House in Ann Arbor.

And what other state can boast both Hell and Paradise?

[UrbScotty]

104. And, as I mentioned, Jennifer

[greendog]

87. Wilderness

Montana is full of spectacular wilderness.

[BiggJawn]

96. Come for the bike riding, stay for dinner...

Not that dinner's all that great, but I like the bike riding, and you get hungry doing that....

[Lilith Velkor]

98. It is the right of the people to alter or abolish their govt.

Come to DC and help me!

[SaveElmer]

99. Virginia...history out the wazoo

The Mother of Presidents...come visit the homes of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe...

Civil War history galore...Richmond, Manassas, Spotsylvania, Fredericksburg, Cold Harbor, Wilderness, Appamattox!!!

Jamestown settlement, Williamsburg, Yorktown!!!!

If history is your bag...this is the place to be.

[Orsino]

100. It would get you out of North Carolina :-)

Seriously, I don't know why else.

[UrbScotty]

102. Our governor, Ms. Jennifer M. Granholm

[khashka]

106. Pains me to say it since I hate TX so much...

But the land here on the Gulf Coast is truly beautiful. Lush. Even here in the Houston suburbs there is a rich collection of astonishing wildlife. The other night I was even playing with some wild raccoon babies....

It's worth it for that alone.


Khash.

[Courtesy Flush]

107. Visit me to see where New Orleans used to be.