Which cities are worth visiting in US?

Every city in the U. S. has something that would recommend it. You would have to be a tad more specific about exactly you are looking for.

Most visitors hit the big cities, like NYC, Boston, Washington DC, Los Angeles, etc. Are you coming into the east coast or west coast? Will you be renting a car or flying to different locations once you get here? The train service in the US is not useful, except on the east coast.

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Austin, TX!!!

San Fransisco, CA

If you’re young, you can visit Berkly and quickly fall into something to do, there is always something going on.

Berkley…..

Why limit it to the cities. My three favorite places in the US are villages of 2500 year round residents. Where are you coming into the US from?

New York
Washington DC
Chicago
San Francisco

After that I would recommend places other than cities.

Going to Chicago and driving south to New Orleans would give you a different perspective on the US than hitting large cities. Chicago is the third largest city in the US, but much more accessible feeling than other cities. If you drive through the state of Indiana, you get a feel for the agricultural aspect of the US. Stops in small towns like Madison, Ferdinand, Columbus and New Harmony. Visiting St. Louis, then driving south through Memphis through Mississippi or Louisiana to New Orleans provides a more comprehensive view as to how a lot of the people in the US actually live.

Chicago of course
Washington DC is very cool
Key West and South Beach while you are down that way
Mercer Wisconsin
Estes Park Colorado
New Orleans

New York City

Washington, DC

Boca Raton, FL and/or South Beach Miami, FL

Orlando, FL if you are interested in Disney World

Stowe, VT to meet the Von Trapps and here their real story of escaping Austria, and go to the Ben and Jerry’s original ice cream factory and tour. Then cross over by ferry to upstate NY into the Adirondack mountains.

If you like to gamble Las Vegas might be your thing. Kind of a bazaar place worth seeing once, especially since it is in movies all of the time, and you can see a bunch of shows. Go to the Hoover Damn while there, and if you are into geology and nature Valley of Fire is interesting, and of course the Grand Canyon is not far from there.

If you are into wine, consider the wine country north of San Francisco, California, and a few days in San Fran maybe.

Great Lakes are nice for boating. Holland, Michigan has a tulip festival in April, and then a less than two hour drive over to Chicago if that interests you.

Maybe Colorado, Rocky Mountains? I am not very familiar with thay part of the country, I am sure it must be beautiful.

Crap, I just read your original question again, and I thought you wrote you will be here for one month, but it is you will be here in one month. Coldest and snowiest month for us. Forget Michigan, Chicago, and I would say even forget San Fran and the wine country in my opinion. Vegas won’t be as fun in the cold weather either, unless you love to gamble, then its all good.

How long will you be here?

HEY! @JLeslie Chicago is great in the winter!! I just had customers come up from Florida and they loved seeing all the snow and had a blast hitting all the usual destinations. ;)

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I would suggest Nashville, Tn., but, i believe i would first visit Dallas, Texas and visit the site where President Kennedy was assasinated. you can draw your own conclusions as to how his death occured. it’s truly interesting to see the photos and to read some of the information, that has never been released to the public.

@Cruiser Too cold in my opinion. Tourists usually wind up walking a lot in cities, and Chicago is brutal. But, I don’t know where the OP is coming in from, maybe they won’t mind the cold. NYC is generally milder in the winter if he wants to go to a big city, and DC is not far, easy train ride, and then a flight to Florida for some fun in the sun. That would be my plan. The tricky part is if the northeast gets slammed with snow like last year, they are a little less prepared than the midwest for it.

Your friends from FL loved the snow because they don’t get any.

@leowalking, where are you traveling from? What is your first destination in the US? Have you visited here before? What are your interests? How long do you have to visit?

America is a very big country. Are you renting a car or do you plan on flying to other destinations within the states? It is difficult to answer without more information IMHO.

@JLeslie But we have the underground Pedway for our less hearty and fragile residents and guests. It will take you to many of the best spots in the city…points of entry and exit for the Pedway include:

* Aon Center
* Aqua_(skyscraper)
* Park Millennium
* 25 East Washington Street
* One North State Street
* The Heritage at Millennium Park
* 139 North Wabash Avenue
* Hyatt Regency Hotel
* Swissotel Chicago
* Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel (formerly Stouffer Riviere)
* Millennium Station
* 200 North Dearborn Apartments
* 77 West Wacker Drive
* 201 North Clark Street
* City Hall/County Building
* James R. Thompson Center
* Cook County Administration Building
* Richard J. Daley Center
* One North Dearborn Street
* Chicago Cultural Center
* Prudential Plaza
* 303 East Wacker Drive
* The Sporting Club
* Columbus Plaza
* Illinois Center
* Boulevard Towers
* Millennium Park
* Dirksen Federal Building
* 203 North LaSalle Street
* Smurfit-Stone Building
* Sullivan Center
* Marshall Field and Company Building
* Chase Tower
* Two First National Plaza
* Three First National Plaza
* Fairmont Hotel Chicago
* Chicago Title and Trust Center
* 120 North LaSalle
* Blue Cross Blue Shield Tower
* Daley Bicentennial Plaza
* Lake CTA Red Line
* Washington CTA Blue Line

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you pick places to visit based on your interests.

PS: Seattle is a great place to visit also.

If you like outdoorsy mountain type places with lots of local crafts, museums, art, and friendly people I suggest Asheville North Carolina, and Chattanooga Tennessee. The scenery is beautiful in both places anytime of year. You can rent a cabin in the mountains for cheap. Both places are easy to get around and a lot more laid back than New York or LA or any of the huge US cities.

@Cruiser Good point. I gave you a GA. Goes along with what I said about the midwest being more prepared for the severe weather than NY.

If the temp right now where I live is in the <10 celsius range and colder at night; for a vacation I would want tropical, unless I like to ski. If I live in tropical all year, snow is a novelty and neat to visit. Personally, I think visiting the nations capitol is a great thing, but best in springtime in my opinion.

Anyway, the OP has my permission to go to Chicago if they are ok with cold weather.

What we need is for the OP to tell us what he likes to do on vacation, and what weather he prefers. One of the great things about the US is it is huge, with mountains, prairies, oceans, tropical climates, deserts, and tundra.

I think I would definitely do a warm city at this time of year. Miami, Los Angeles, San Diego, maybe Las Vegas, although I do not approve of the way they make money. If gambling is your thing, that’s where I’d go to do it, unless you don’t plan on spending any time outdoors. Then you could gamble anywhere.

If you were here in the spring or fall—fall is best—I’d come to Philadelphia. Lots of great historical sites, some great museums, fantastic food, and lots of neat neighborhoods to visit. But it’s not much fun in winter, unless you plan to spend all day in a chocolateria. But you can get those anywhere these days.

Forget cities, I would visit the Smithsonian Institute, and spend my entire vacation there.

@YARNLADY which are you most interested in seeing? I lived outside of DC for two years and went to a different museum every chance I got, I took visitors when they came to stay with us and I still haven’t seen them all. The crowds are there year-round so there is no good time to go and beat the lines. Summer is worse than the winter, but they are always packed.

Ooooh, St. Louis! Yes, it’s a shameless plug. Just… don’t wander around town by yourself at night.

@bkcunningham The Native American Museum, and I am interested in textiles, so I would visit that, plus the Egyptian section, and then all the rest.

Maybe we should make sure the OP knows the Smithsonian is in Washington DC. I know @bkcunningham touched on it, but thought I would be clearer here. I know Americans who don’t k ow what the Smithsonian is. Just for clarification they are basically the national museums of the United States. I think they all are free? I don’t remember paying to go in, although there were possibly fees for movies? Like the IMAX? Haven’t been in years, my memory is foggy on it.

@JLeslie yes were talking about the Washington, DC, museums. The admission is free to the National Zoo and all of the museums. The National Air and Space Museum has a beautiful extension in Chantilly, Va.. The administration staff is paid, but the guides and information people are all volunteers. I love that fact. I think it is amazing. There is a museum in New York City, the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, which also charges an admission . There are Smithsonian centers in other areas like Leesburg, Va., Fort Pierce, Fl., Maryland and Panama.

I hadn’t thought about it, but if you were visiting this country for the first time, what a wonderful educational way to see history and get to know a little about America.

@bkcunningham I think the Civil Rights museum here in Memphis is part of the Smithsonian. I grew up outside of DC :).

West Coast:
San Francisco, Napa, and Berkeley.
Los Angeles Disneyland Hollywood
Seattle

East Coast:
New York
Washington DC

South:
Memphis
New Orleans

North:
Chicago

Any of these places can take a week to properly see, especially DC.