IM HEADING TO THE USA IN JUNE 2013!

Your missing Massachusetts where America started!

Omg I hate you lol How do you have money to do all this stuff???

For LA 3rd street promenade, Santa Monica pier, Venice, Rodeo Drive and Malibu.

Come to Jersey. Bring your money.

Come to Jersey. Bring your money.

Money for what? I'll be going through there! Whats Jersey Shore like these days?? gettin fixed up in time for summer?

It won't be fixed up for the summer but there are still a great deal of people that go there. I personally don't since it's *kitten* central.

anyone know what the status of Jersey Shore is? Really want to see the place and check out clubs such as Karma that I see on MTV's "Jersey Shore". Met Mike 'Situation' and Pauly D when they came to Aust. (I do security/bouncer/bodyguard work so was on the job when I met them).

Jersey shore is still pretty much a wreck. Seaside Heights and Point Pleasant were hit pretty hard. most of the boardwalk was swept away. Cool thing to see in a morbidly curious way, but there wont be much clubbing. They say the shore will be open for the summer but i imagine it will be in a very limited fashion this year. A lot of restaurants closed altogether.

Agreed - I grew up in this area (I don't live there anymore, but a lot of my family still does), and I was just looking at a friend's pictures the other day with still-incomplete boardwalk. I have also read that it's supposed to be all up and running by the time our summer hits, but I wouldn't put a lot of stock in that. The Jersey shore is great for what it is (going to the beach, playing games on the boardwalk, eating good "bad" food), but I don't think it's that great a hot spot for clubbing and the like. If that were on my list of things to do, I'd do it in one of the cities you're visiting. While I'd love for you to go to my home area and spend money and whatnot, since you're only around for so long, I'd rather see you make better use of your time in NYC.

I will cast my vote for the Metropolitan Museum of Art over the MOMA because there is SO much variety there. Not that the MOMA doesn't have variety, because it does, but you could literally spend an entire day at the Met and still not see everything. The Museum of Natural History is also quite impressive, and I recommend checking out the planetarium there. Definitely hit up the TKTS kiosk in Times Square and catch a Broadway show. I'm not up to speed on what's running at the moment, but even the worst shows I've seen have still been quite enjoyable.

I've only been to the LA/Anaheim/San Diego area once in my life, but I felt like the San Diego Zoo was well worth it. I've been to a lot of zoos all over North America, and it's still the best I've seen. If you get a chance, Catalina Island is gorgeous, though perhaps some SoCal people can recommend something just as beautiful that's less tourist-y.

Enjoy your trip!

NY you have to go to the statue of liberty! Also check out www.vegas.com for cheap tickets to shows! Have a blast!

No you DON'T

As a frequent visitor of NYC (Moving there in December), I can tell you, that that bloody boat to the statue is AWFUL!

It is jam packed with tourists, the boat journey is rocky, slow and awful. Best just to look at it from afar!

I'm pretty jealous of your vacation.. I'm going to Orlando for ten days in july, so i'm excited.


I would just add that since you will be here on the 4th of July that you save that night to see a really good fireworks show.

Edit: Just realized you will be on the cruise that day, so I'm sure they have it planned already for you!

When you're in NYC, hit up the Museum of Natural History! Stroll around Central Park. Take the subway (yes, the subway, it must be experienced) out to Coney Island and ride some roller coasters.

Frankly the city of Miami sucks, but Key West is beautiful. You also might want to check out the glades while your there.