WHAT IS YOUR STATES ATTRACTIONS???

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  • coe28
    coe28 Posts: 715 Member
    YOU KNOW YOU ARE A TRUE Iowan WHEN:

    1. "Vacation" means going east or west on I-80 for the weekend... or going to Adventureland.
    2. You measure distance in hours.
    3. You know several people who have hit a deer - more than once.
    4. You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day... and back again.
    5. You can drive 65 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard without flinching.
    6. You see people wearing camouflage at social events (including weddings).
    7. You see people wear bib overalls to funerals.
    8. You carry jumper cables in your car... and your girlfriend knows how to use them.
    9. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
    10. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
    11. You know all 5 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter, road construction & DAMN HOT!
    12. Your idea of creative landscaping is a statue of a deer next to your blue spruce.
    13. You were unaware that there is a legal drinking age.
    14. Down South to you means Missouri.
    15. East to you means Illinois.
    16. A brat is something you eat.
    17. Your neighbor throws a party to celebrate his new pole shed.
    18. You go out to a tail gate party every Saturday.
    19. Your 4th of July picnic was moved indoors because your fire works melted.
    20. You have more miles on your snow blower than your car.
    21. You find -20 degrees F "a little chilly."
    22. You've never met any celebrities.
    23. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway.
    24. You've seen all the biggest bands... ten years after they were popular.
    25. Your school classes were canceled because of cold.
    26. Your school classes were canceled because of heat.
    27. You've ridden the school bus for an hour each way.
    28. You think ethanol makes your truck "run a lot better."
    29. You know what's knee-high by the Fourth of July.
    30. Stores don't have bags; they have sacks.
    31. You install security lights on your house and garage - and leave both unlocked.
    32. You see a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one in it no matter what time of the year.
    33. You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. Example: "Where's my coat at?"
    34. All festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, or animal.
    35. You think of the major four food groups as beef, pork, Mt. Dew, and Jell-O with marshmallows.
    36. You know what "cow tipping" and "snipe hunting" is.
    37. You own only three spices: salt, pepper, and ketchup.
    38. You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent.
    39. You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and a flannel nightie.
    40. The local paper covers national and international headlines on one page but requires 6 pages for sports.
    41. You think deer season is a national holiday.
  • sillygoosie
    sillygoosie Posts: 1,109 Member
    My favorite in Texas is the Hill Country rivers and the Devil's River.

    I'd say the Devils, upper Nueces, Frio, Medina, Comal, San Marcos, and Guadalupe are the prettiest (in order).

    Ahhh, floating down the Guadalupe. I miss those days.
  • Fozzi43
    Fozzi43 Posts: 2,984 Member
    Where I live we have Laura Wright, an opera singer. She used to be our neighbour.
  • sanndandi
    sanndandi Posts: 300 Member
    CT has Foxwoods Hotel Casino & Resort...i guess that's pretty good
  • tubbyelmo
    tubbyelmo Posts: 415 Member
    My state is the Kingdom of Fife in Scotland. We have St Andrews, considered the home of golf, numerous other golf courses, parks, beaches, quaint fishing villages like Crail, historic castles like Aberdour, and right up to date with "T in the Park" music festival every July.
  • BeingAwesome247
    BeingAwesome247 Posts: 1,171 Member
    also Michigan...
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    these are also all true and humorous
  • thebigcb
    thebigcb Posts: 2,210 Member
    Its IRELAND.
  • Tiffanie0407
    Tiffanie0407 Posts: 112
    I love Florida and Georgia the beaches (motivation when I lose all my weight)but I live in TN nothing really do here
  • AuddAlise
    AuddAlise Posts: 723 Member
    Sweden: Lakes, woods, beaches, mountains, norhtern lights, skiing, hiking, fishing, fantastic motorbike routes, midsummer celebrations and blond girls.:smile:

    My boss is from Sweden and talks about how wonderful it is all the time. Makes me want to visit someday.
  • jrowens3224
    jrowens3224 Posts: 31 Member
    Oh Missouri hmmmm....the St. Louis Cardinals. Arch. Jazz music. Amazing BBQ. A few rivers and lakes. Farms. Cows. That's all I got...
  • FITnFIRM4LIFE
    FITnFIRM4LIFE Posts: 818 Member
    Packers-Beer-Brats-Cheese and Frozen Tundra;-)

    Don't forget the Brewers, Cows, Harley Davidson, 9 months of winter, God's Country in the north with Waterfalls, forests, ski hills....and Door County!

    True;-)
  • sillygoosie
    sillygoosie Posts: 1,109 Member
    Uh, Colorado is pretty awesome.



    Hiking
    Skiing/snowboarding
    Biking of all kinds
    Trails all through the city
    Kayaking
    Basically every outdoor sport you could want except those that require ocean...
    Numerous different art districts
    History! Intrigue!
    Amazing food - any cuisine you could ever want
    A food truck festival downtown every Friday, all summer
    Want to climb big mountains? We have 14ers!
    Old-West-style gambling in several historical mining towns
    A nightlife!! Club district with expensive drinks and short skirts
    Museums. Loads of them.
    Like to get high? You totally can smoke pot here!
    Did I mention the breweries yet? Hundreds of them. No joke. More beer than you can shake a stick at. Good beer, too.
    Like sh!tty beer? We have Coors and Budweiser plants!
    Bands love to come here. Concerts are amazing. Red Rocks Amphitheater - google it.. it's impressive.
    Green Chili. On everything. We really love our green chili.
    Casa Bonita.
    In to military stuff? We have NORAD.
    Camping - from back country tent camps to luxury cabins...
    Cave of the Winds!
    Cliff Dwellings in several parts of the state
    We're really in to organic stuff, so we have Whole Foods, Sprouts, Sunflower, Natural Grocers, and soon Trader Joe's too
    We're also in to junk food - there are a lot of gourmet hot dog places around town....
    ....... Colorado is basically the most amazing place ever.

    I think the only thing you left out is Frozen Dead Guy Days.
  • capnrus789
    capnrus789 Posts: 2,736 Member
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  • jenlarz
    jenlarz Posts: 813 Member
    Hey, Iowa has more than the fair! But most are summer things, there's lots of very pretty campgrounds and state parks, about every small town has some sort of carnival or festival, and for fitness there's RAGBRAI every summer :)
  • Dyann_Alvarez
    Dyann_Alvarez Posts: 61 Member
    The Grand Canyon, golfing, great resorts, AMAZING weather from mid-October thru June, flowers blooming all year 'round. Don't be here between July and September or you'll melt.
  • rockangel8907
    rockangel8907 Posts: 429 Member
    YOU KNOW YOU ARE A TRUE Iowan WHEN:

    1. "Vacation" means going east or west on I-80 for the weekend... or going to Adventureland.
    2. You measure distance in hours.
    3. You know several people who have hit a deer - more than once.
    4. You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day... and back again.
    5. You can drive 65 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard without flinching.
    6. You see people wearing camouflage at social events (including weddings).
    7. You see people wear bib overalls to funerals.
    8. You carry jumper cables in your car... and your girlfriend knows how to use them.
    9. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
    10. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
    11. You know all 5 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter, road construction & DAMN HOT!
    12. Your idea of creative landscaping is a statue of a deer next to your blue spruce.
    13. You were unaware that there is a legal drinking age.
    14. Down South to you means Missouri.
    15. East to you means Illinois.
    16. A brat is something you eat.
    17. Your neighbor throws a party to celebrate his new pole shed.
    18. You go out to a tail gate party every Saturday.
    19. Your 4th of July picnic was moved indoors because your fire works melted.
    20. You have more miles on your snow blower than your car.
    21. You find -20 degrees F "a little chilly."
    22. You've never met any celebrities.
    23. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway.
    24. You've seen all the biggest bands... ten years after they were popular.
    25. Your school classes were canceled because of cold.
    26. Your school classes were canceled because of heat.
    27. You've ridden the school bus for an hour each way.
    28. You think ethanol makes your truck "run a lot better."
    29. You know what's knee-high by the Fourth of July.
    30. Stores don't have bags; they have sacks.
    31. You install security lights on your house and garage - and leave both unlocked.
    32. You see a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one in it no matter what time of the year.
    33. You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. Example: "Where's my coat at?"
    34. All festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, or animal.
    35. You think of the major four food groups as beef, pork, Mt. Dew, and Jell-O with marshmallows.
    36. You know what "cow tipping" and "snipe hunting" is.
    37. You own only three spices: salt, pepper, and ketchup.
    38. You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent.
    39. You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and a flannel nightie.
    40. The local paper covers national and international headlines on one page but requires 6 pages for sports.
    41. You think deer season is a national holiday.
    Haha yup!
  • firstsip
    firstsip Posts: 8,399 Member
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    Do you live in mn too?

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    Michigan, but I suppose any of us "Wave to Canada, children!" people could post this... I could post pictures of mountains of trash for ~Pure Michigan~ though...

    Don't forget 8 cities on the top 100 dangerous cities list, 4 of which are in the top 10

    Highest unemployment

    Detroit - complete joke of a city - people born in raised in NYC don't even want to visit D town for fear of being robbed or shot randomly

    However, Tim Allen does do some awesome Pure Michigan ads lol

    We do make great beer, though!
  • mamakira
    mamakira Posts: 366
    Sweden: Lakes, woods, beaches, mountains, norhtern lights, skiing, hiking, fishing, fantastic motorbike routes, midsummer celebrations and blond girls.:smile:

    My boss is from Sweden and talks about how wonderful it is all the time. Makes me want to visit someday.

    Yes, do that but come in summer. It is just gray and cold in winter.

    I forgot to metion the midnight sun. :glasses:
  • Slack2ShortGo
    Slack2ShortGo Posts: 74 Member
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    I'm from Kansas, land of the giants!
  • BeingAwesome247
    BeingAwesome247 Posts: 1,171 Member
    YOU KNOW YOU ARE A TRUE Iowan WHEN:

    1. "Vacation" means going east or west on I-80 for the weekend... or going to Adventureland.
    2. You measure distance in hours.
    3. You know several people who have hit a deer - more than once.
    4. You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day... and back again.
    5. You can drive 65 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard without flinching.
    6. You see people wearing camouflage at social events (including weddings).
    7. You see people wear bib overalls to funerals.
    8. You carry jumper cables in your car... and your girlfriend knows how to use them.
    9. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
    10. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
    11. You know all 5 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter, road construction & DAMN HOT!
    12. Your idea of creative landscaping is a statue of a deer next to your blue spruce.
    13. You were unaware that there is a legal drinking age.
    14. Down South to you means Missouri.
    15. East to you means Illinois.
    16. A brat is something you eat.
    17. Your neighbor throws a party to celebrate his new pole shed.
    18. You go out to a tail gate party every Saturday.
    19. Your 4th of July picnic was moved indoors because your fire works melted.
    20. You have more miles on your snow blower than your car.
    21. You find -20 degrees F "a little chilly."
    22. You've never met any celebrities.
    23. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway.
    24. You've seen all the biggest bands... ten years after they were popular.
    25. Your school classes were canceled because of cold.
    26. Your school classes were canceled because of heat.
    27. You've ridden the school bus for an hour each way.
    28. You think ethanol makes your truck "run a lot better."
    29. You know what's knee-high by the Fourth of July.
    30. Stores don't have bags; they have sacks.
    31. You install security lights on your house and garage - and leave both unlocked.
    32. You see a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one in it no matter what time of the year.
    33. You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. Example: "Where's my coat at?"
    34. All festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, or animal.
    35. You think of the major four food groups as beef, pork, Mt. Dew, and Jell-O with marshmallows.
    36. You know what "cow tipping" and "snipe hunting" is.
    37. You own only three spices: salt, pepper, and ketchup.
    38. You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent.
    39. You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and a flannel nightie.
    40. The local paper covers national and international headlines on one page but requires 6 pages for sports.
    41. You think deer season is a national holiday.

    Most of these could apply to the mitten as well....You only go snipe hunting ONCE - unless you're a complete *kitten* haha
  • coe28
    coe28 Posts: 715 Member
    Hey, Iowa has more than the fair! But most are summer things, there's lots of very pretty campgrounds and state parks, about every small town has some sort of carnival or festival, and for fitness there's RAGBRAI every summer :)

    I loathe RAGBRAI. Thankfully they haven't been in my area in the past few years. Such a pain to try to drive anywhere!
  • firstsip
    firstsip Posts: 8,399 Member
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    Bought by Anheuser-Busch :(
  • kuntry_navy
    kuntry_navy Posts: 677 Member
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  • RoseRoiz
    RoseRoiz Posts: 95
    I live in California!! We have everything, beautiful beaches, snowy mountains in the winter, Disneyland, beautiful parks, Hollywood, etc, etc, You name it we have it!!:smile::happy:
  • Erin_goBrahScience
    Erin_goBrahScience Posts: 1,215 Member
    Arlington, Texas; Home to:

    The Texas Ranger's Ballclub
    The Dallas Cowboys
    University of Texas at Arlington

    And one of the largest cities in America with no form of public transportation
  • juliemouse83
    juliemouse83 Posts: 6,663 Member
    California also has Great America, Silicon Valley, beautiful beaches, Marine World and lots of other places of interest!

    You sound like you must be where I grew up.

    I worked at Great America when I was in HS. Of course, it was Marriott's then, but Oh, YEAH!

    I still get homesick, almost 30 years later.
  • Topsking2010
    Topsking2010 Posts: 2,245 Member
    Bump
  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member
    In Arizona, besides my residing here, other attractions inslude the Grand Canyon, multiple caverns throughout the state, wonderful camping places in the north, and a strip club with a cow on the sign.

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    Cross streets? I have yet to see this!
  • Jymm
    Jymm Posts: 28 Member
    Hey I live in Alabama too. But I live in the northern part of the state. Not a lot to do around here. You can do everything there is to do in an hours radius of here in a day (Believe me I‘ve hit all the local parks and attractions. Some of them the locals haven’t even heard of until I told them about them). If you really want to do something memorable you need to travel at least an hour and a half to get to a major city. The popular saying around here by anyone with a heartbeat is “the best way to have fun if you live in Alabama is leave“. Oh I’ve been to the beaches in the southern part of the state and they nice but it takes about 6 hours to get there.
  • infamousmk
    infamousmk Posts: 6,033 Member
    Uh, Colorado is pretty awesome.



    Hiking
    Skiing/snowboarding
    Biking of all kinds
    Trails all through the city
    Kayaking
    Basically every outdoor sport you could want except those that require ocean...
    Numerous different art districts
    History! Intrigue!
    Amazing food - any cuisine you could ever want
    A food truck festival downtown every Friday, all summer
    Want to climb big mountains? We have 14ers!
    Old-West-style gambling in several historical mining towns
    A nightlife!! Club district with expensive drinks and short skirts
    Museums. Loads of them.
    Like to get high? You totally can smoke pot here!
    Did I mention the breweries yet? Hundreds of them. No joke. More beer than you can shake a stick at. Good beer, too.
    Like sh!tty beer? We have Coors and Budweiser plants!
    Bands love to come here. Concerts are amazing. Red Rocks Amphitheater - google it.. it's impressive.
    Green Chili. On everything. We really love our green chili.
    Casa Bonita.
    In to military stuff? We have NORAD.
    Camping - from back country tent camps to luxury cabins...
    Cave of the Winds!
    Cliff Dwellings in several parts of the state
    We're really in to organic stuff, so we have Whole Foods, Sprouts, Sunflower, Natural Grocers, and soon Trader Joe's too
    We're also in to junk food - there are a lot of gourmet hot dog places around town....
    ....... Colorado is basically the most amazing place ever.

    I think the only thing you left out is Frozen Dead Guy Days.

    I KNEW I was missing something about the greater Boulder area!!!! You just can't think of Nederland without thinking of Frozen Dead Guy Days and Boulderites!

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