The United States is an incredible country for traveling. You can find everything here from sandy beaches, luscious forests, fabulous cities, rivers, mountains, and everything in between. I decided to finally make a bucket list of all the things I want to do in America. I will change and adapt this list as I travel. The items highlighted in green are completed while those in red still need to be accomplished.
Alabama
Play on the beach in Gulf Shores
Alaska
Visit a national park
See some glaciers and a moose
Spend some time in Anchorage
Arizona
Yell obscenities into the Grand Canyon
Enjoy a quaint meal in Flagstaff
Explore downtown Phoenix
Arkansas
Heal myself at Hot Springs National Park
See a ghost at one of the haunted hotels in Eureka Springs
California
Drive through Los Angeles traffic
Get panhandled at Santa Barbara beach
Take a picture of the Golden Gate Bridge
Colorado
Enjoy the nightlife in Denver
Visit Rocky Mountain National Park
Smell some flowers in Colorado Springs
Try to ski and fail miserably
Connecticut
Stroll along the coast in New Haven or elsewhere
Delaware
Learn about history at one of the museums in New Castle
Florida
Build a sandcastle on one of the many white beaches
Get nauseated on one of those really intense rides at Universal Studios
Pose with Mickey Mouse at Disney World
Georgia
Appreciate nature and history at the same time in Stone Mountain Park
Channel my inner Scarlet O’Hara in Atlanta
Eat some peaches
Pretend I’m rich at the Gold Museum in Dahlonega
Hawaii
Drink out of coconut on one of the islands
Idaho
Take a beautiful picture at Idaho Falls
Go whitewater rafting on one of the rivers
Illinois
Admire the architecture in Chicago
Go to the top of the Sears Tower
Indiana
Try to distinguish between a bog, swamp, and marsh at Indiana Dunes State Park
Iowa
Appreciate some art in Des Moines
Kansas
Marvel at the flatness, the unending flatness
Kentucky
Dance to some Bluegrass tunes
Wear one of those Daniel Boone hats
Louisiana
Listen to some Jazz in a New Orleans night club
Eat a plate full of crawdads on the bayou
See a naughty show on Bourbon Street
Maine
Eat lobster on a dock
Drive along the Loop Road in Acadia National Park
Maryland
Admire the National Aquarium in Baltimore
Learn about the Civil War
Massachusetts
Read about the Salem witch trials and hope that we’ve learned from our past
Eat something tasty at Cape Cod
Try to imitate the Boston accent while learning about the American Revolution
Michigan
Pretend to be a rapper in Detroit
Go for a swim in Lake Michigan
Minnesota
Take a boat out on one of the lakes
Say hello to a pelican at Voyageurs National Park
Mississippi
Drink a beer while listening to the blues
Missouri
Go to one of the many attractions in Branson
Lay out under the arch in St. Louis
Montana
Experience all four seasons at Glacier National Park
Nebraska
Try not to get dysentery while walking the Oregon Trail
Nevada
Lose money at a casino in Las Vegas
Party in Black Rock City at Burning Man
New Hampshire
Spot some wildlife in White Mountain National Forest
New Jersey
Ride in one of those Rolling Chairs in Atlantic City
New Mexico
Take a pueblo tour in Santa Fe
Learn more about our Hispanic roots in Albuquerque
Wear an alien mask in Roswell
New York
Get drenched in Niagara Falls
Spend New Year’s Eve at Time’s Square
Get lost on the streets of New York City
Give the finger to Wall Street
Imitate the Statue of Liberty
Find out if I have any family who went through Ellis Island
Relax in Central Park
Visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art
North Carolina
Try to unravel the mystery of Roanoke
North Dakota
Thank Theodore Roosevelt while visiting the National Park
Ohio
Visit the Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland
Go to a museum in Cincinnati
Oklahoma
Drive the historic Route 66
Oregon
Enjoy good food and good company in Portland
Visit Crater Lake National Park
Pennsylvania
Learn about history in Philadelphia and Gettysburg
Stroll through Longwood Gardens
Enjoy the scenery while learning about the Amish community
Rhode Island
Do a little sightseeing in Providence
South Carolina
Unwind at Myrtle Beach
Do some history studies in Charleston
South Dakota
Appreciate our Native American culture
Visit Mount Rushmore
Roll down a hill in “Paha Sapa”
Tennessee
Walk the Appalachian Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Appreciate some good ole American music in Nashville and Memphis
Texas
Yell “YEE-HAW” out the car window
Listen to some good music in Austin
Visit the Alamo in San Antonio
Utah
Stay in an RV park in Salt Lake City
Watch the sun rise in Arches National Park or Canyonlands National Park or Zion National Park
Vermont
Enjoy the nature of Green Mountain National Forest
Eat some icecream at the Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream Factory
Virginia
Learn all about the first English settlements
Take a drive through Shenandoah National Park
Washington
Visit the Space Needle in Seattle
Washington D.C.
Smell the old books in the Library of Congress
Learn all about our government
Visit as many museums as I possibly can
Take my picture in front of the White House
West Virginia
Listen to the waterfalls in Monongahela National Forest
Wisconsin
Drink a beer in Milwaukee
Wyoming
Jackson Hole
Admire the wildlife at Yellowstone National Park
When in Georgia, you have to visit The Guidestones. I haven’t…yet.
You must visit The Polar Caves while in New Hampshire.
Visit Key West while in Florida.
Take a stroll through Mall of America while in Minnesota.
So many places, so much to do.
Nice list! Would follow you but don’t see any button :p
Nevermind got it.
Good one……I haven’t had a lobster as yet …..and me too….love the smell of old books.
I love this!