Tell me about someplace you visited in the US that was surprisingly fun.

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Anonymous wrote:Salt Lake City. I had to go for work, but had time to do the zoo, see some Olympic sites, and drive out to the salt lake and see bison and other animals - incredible! Plus in and out burger

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So many hiking trails and outdoorsy things just around the city. Not to mention Park City. Loved that. Thought in and out burger was on par with mcdonalds. Not good. But found a local cafe in one of the canyons.

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People dismiss the Midwest and "flyover country" but northern Michigan is gorgeous.

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Louisville and Lexington

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Anonymous wrote:Also a South Dakota lover. Badlands National Park, Mt Rushmore, Crazy Horse, Custer State Park, Wind and Jewel Cave...so much to do! We really enjoyed it.

Good to know. We are headed there this summer!

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Asheville NC and Biltmore Estate. Expected my kids to hate it but they had a blast. Lots of great fun public art to look at in Asheville, lots of hippies playing music on the street, etc. We had some awesome pizza at a little outdoor joint. They also found the Biltmore estate to be really interesting -- has a bowling alley inside, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:Greenville, SC reminds me of a quaint new England town.

Greenville SC was recently on some list of "top small US cities."

I dated a guy who went to Clemson. Never really stopped in Greenville, but knew exactly where it was.

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Happy to see all the love for Pittsburgh on the list. I've been telling my husband for 2 years "I want to take a long weekend there... go to a Pirates game... check it out." Finally last summer he agreed, but our schedule didn't work with the Pirates schedule. We're really going to try to make it work this summer.

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We also had a blast in Atlanta. We visited the art museum and the zoo and drove out to the place where they film 'the walking dead' and walked around. ALso, outlets. And great food.

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Anonymous wrote:Happy to see all the love for Pittsburgh on the list. I've been telling my husband for 2 years "I want to take a long weekend there... go to a Pirates game... check it out." Finally last summer he agreed, but our schedule didn't work with the Pirates schedule. We're really going to try to make it work this summer.

Same here. Ever since I heard how great the children's museum is, which was about the time I noticed how often Diners Driveins and Dives films there.

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Yes South Dakota is amazing!

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White Mountains of NH - a popular destination already but not well known in this area

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Black Hills and Badlands in South Dakota

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Anonymous wrote:Asheville NC and Biltmore Estate. Expected my kids to hate it but they had a blast. Lots of great fun public art to look at in Asheville, lots of hippies playing music on the street, etc. We had some awesome pizza at a little outdoor joint. They also found the Biltmore estate to be really interesting -- has a bowling alley inside, etc.

We're going to Asheville in a couple of weeks -- do you think the Biltmore is worth it with a toddler (20 mo)? Would also love the name of the pizza joint! Thanks

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Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Beautiful beaches, lots of shipwreck lore and museums (Edmund Fitzgerald), iron mining history, Soo Locks, etc.

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Not to throw this thread off track, but nearly every place DH and I have visited has been fun. It's about what you do, your happiness while you're there and who you're with.