U.S.A.
More to explore (I have been to the places in bold)
50 states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennesse, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconson, Wyoming ​
A few places in our beautiful country I visited in bold (34 places)
California (Disneyland, Hollywood, Golden Gate Bridge, Yosemite, Alcatraz); Boston, Ma; New York NY (Statue of Liberty, Times Square, Empire State Building, Central Park, Niagara Falls); Arizona (Grand Canyon); Utah (Zion); Nevada (Las Vegas Strip, Lake Tahoe); Pennsylvania (Liberty Bell) Virginia (Arlington Cemetery); Florida (Everglades, Saint Augustine); Chicago (Chicago River) Washing D.C. (The White House, Washington Monument); Hawaii (Road to Hana - Maui); Wyoming (Yellowstone); Colorado (Pikes Peak); South Dakota (Mount Rushmore); Louisiana (French Quarter, New Orleans); Texas (San Antonio River Walk, The Alamo); Minnesota (Mall of America); Missouri (Gateway Arch); South Carolina (Fort Sumter Monument); North Carolina (The Wright Bros. Memorial); Seattle (Space Needle);
Disneyland is so much fun; just go on all the rides, scary or easy rides, certainly brings out the child in each and every one of us! Even though I'm so scared of a real mouse; I love Mickey?
California - Alcatraz Island (historical site) on the San Francisco Bay, Ca.
Santa Cruz - Prob. one of the most visited places in California - and is always so much fun, walking on the beach and maybe having fun on the rides and eating at the popular beachfront restaurant.
Santa Cruz, Ca. most visited place in America
Take 17 to Santa Cruz
4/17/21 SAUSALITO: Drove over the beautiful Golden Gate Bridge in S.F.; Fred's Breakfast Place, one-mile meandering waterfront hike/art galleries/ice cream/bakery; have visited Sausalito many times, but always enjoy being a tourist there. This was the first city I sold my fashion designs to back in the day!
Sausalito, quaint town located on the Bay of San Francisco, Ca.
Copperopolis, an unincorp. town in California - A historical Landmark!
Copper - at one time we thought we would retire in this town, but better things have happened, so we have land in this place, and still enjoy visiting it when we get a chance. Maybe someone will build a bungalow like Mark Twain's for us near Copper. - wishful thinking!
Carmel-by-the-Sea is a tiny beach city on California's Monterey Peninsula. It has the library of the historic Carmel Mission, cottages, art galleries and Point Lobos State Natural Reserve
Carmel downtown Beach - dolphins & Fambam boogie boarding
Pfeifer, Big Sur
Dametra Cafe, Carmel - best lamb
Baklava desert
Monterey is a city on California’s coastline. Our RAAD's havens are in this city. Cannery Row was the center of the sardine-packing industry and John Steinbeck wrote about it. It is popular now for its gift shops, seafood restaurants, and bars in converted factories. There is also The Monterey Bay Aquarium, with marine animals/plants.
Fish & Chips - Cannery Row
Sly McFly's Cannery Row(fave live music dance place)
Yosemite National Park - California
Have been many times to Yosemite over the years; on my first trip when I was single with friends, we took a mule ride to Nevada Falls, my mule's name was Laura; Laura decided while on the ledge going back down to just stand still and started to turn on the very narrow path not want to move forward, I started to say my prayers and calling to the guide to tell me to instruct me what to do; she gave instructions and Laura then the mule started moving in the right direction...thanks to God!
Davis, California 2/2023
We had a great time visiting our son at UCD, visiting the Arboretum, and then exploring Davis downtown!
Copper Valley, Copperopolis
Calaveras County
Reed and McCarty founded Copperopolis in 1860 and discovered copper deposits. Now known as the Copper Mining District.
How to: road trip to Copperopolis; where to stay - Saddle Creek Golf Resort which has an 18-hole course and has views of the surrounding countryside - quiet and peaceful to watch the birds and animal sightings!
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2. Massachusetts - Boston City is the state capital and most populated city of the Commonwealth of Ma. Was fortunate to visit almost all areas of Ma. due to our daughter working for Harvard for a few years. It was interesting and I really enjoyed visiting...
Hyannis Hotel - best place to take the ferries to Martha's Vineyard
Plimoth, Patuxet - first Thanksgiving site
Tatta Bakery - Cambridge Square
Harvard University
Plimoth, Patuxet - first Thanksgiving site
12/26/22: JFK's Library and Museum is a treasure trove
Just amazing to see all the historical artifacts and the desk from the oval office.
Buttermilk & Bourbon Restaurant - Boston - delish food
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3. Arizona - Grand Canyon & Sedona - Roadtrip and visited Tuscon, Phoenix, Flagstaff, Tombstone, etc. through the years
1982 solo hike as a single gal to the bottom and up the next day below - Grand Canyon
Hiked this trail in my single days
Chapel of The Holy Cross - Sedona
Sedona Resort
Find Daniel/Alex at Slide Rock
Flew to Florida and stayed at a resort place condo; visiting Miami, Key West, The Everglades National Park, Southernmost Point (pic to the left) of the Continental United States. This is the lowest latitude in the North American States and is anchored by a concrete buoy and many other cities!
Key West
5. Zion/Bryce National Parks - Utah '22 -
Zion
6. Atlanta Capital City - Georgia - 2016
was fortunate to visit Atlanta with our son who was underage and a pro gamer for Smite and flew to the gaming headquarters in Georgia. While he was in tournaments, I ventured out taking the bus and train to see all the sites I wanted to visit like MLK historical sites; The world of Coca Cola; Atlanta Botanical Gardens; CNN News studio; Smith Farm at Atlanta History Center
7. Illinois '19 - Chicago, on Lake Michigan, is one of the largest cities in the U.S. Known for architecture, skyscrapers such as the iconic John Hancock Tribune Tower including the Art Institute of Chicago with its noted Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art. We were fortunate to see the city of Chicago because we attended Alexandria's graduation (M.Com.Sci) atThe University of Chicago!
8. Washington, DC - District of Columbia
Capital of the United States of America
Visiting the White House early 80's. I was single and booked a Spanish-speaking tour, was the only English-speaking person, and a lady from Egypt, and we stayed together and had a lot of fun including a Latin dance party!
Smithsonian Museum
9. New York in New York State
9. New York State - NY
My first stop into the USA in 1982 - was able to climb the strenuous – 354 steps, equivalent to 20 stories – all the way into the top area of the crown - Statue of Liberty.
Mood - best fabric place
We took the family to a Broad- way
show in NY
10. Nevada (Las Vegas, Carson City, Reno, Henderson, Valley of Fire S.P.
Have been many times to Las Vegas. My first stop was on a Grey Hound bus from L.A. to Las Vegas in the early '80s by myself, and we stopped in Vegas; I think MGM in the desert was the big thing at that time - now it's changed sig.; had fun, lost a few dollars, and continued to San Francisco we I changed my visa to a student Visa, and then to a U.S. Citizen (a long story how I did that - but did it the right way). Other fun times in Vegas were seeing many shows and magic shows too; Cher/Lionel Ritchie/other shows; also did a group meet in Vegas which was fun!
Had a great time at Lionel's show in Vegas
Cher's last concert in Vegas was awesome
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IITKGP Group Meet - Valley of Fire - Vegas
IITians - KGP
Western Resort Spa - loved it
& Spouses
Newport, Rhode Island Cliff Walk
Had a great time in the bitterly cold weather, and still enjoyed the Atlantic Ocean on the left side and homes on the cliff; stayed at the Newport Wyndham Hotel; which was fabulous with a view of the ocean; walked about a mile from the Wyndham Hotel, pass the main beach and to the famous Cliff Walk; it was cold, the atlantic sea breeze was wonderful and I walked down the 40 steps to the water. Visited St. Mary's Church where JFK and Jackie got married; Thames Street quaint stores; and dinner at The Moorings on the Water. Also visited the main Street near the Mansions and toured The Breakers gilded home!
12/27/22 - The Breakers, Newport - Rhode Island!
The 70-room mansion, with an area of 125,339 square feet (11,644.4 m2) and 62,482 square feet (5,804.8 m2) of living area on five floors, was designed by Richard Morris Hunt in the Renaissance Revival style; the interior decor was by Jules Allard and Sons and Ogden Codman Jr.s a Gilded Age mansion located at Newport, Rhode Island, US. It was built between 1893 and 1895 as a summer residence for Cornelius Vanderbilt II, a member of the wealthy Vanderbilt family. Wikipedia
