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

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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.

I've been wanting to go to Pittsburgh for forever too! Trying to figure out a weekend this summer, but none of the times we are available coincide with Pirates home games
Dh just started a new job and hasn't built up enough time off yet to go mid-week.

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

+1 Waterfalls, hiking, awesome weather in the summer.

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

I saw the thread title and came on to recommend Greenville. We went for a long weekend for a wedding and had a great time. Good food. Lots of things to do outdoors.

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Anonymous wrote:

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.

I've been wanting to go to Pittsburgh for forever too! Trying to figure out a weekend this summer, but none of the times we are available coincide with Pirates home games
Dh just started a new job and hasn't built up enough time off yet to go mid-week.

+2

We have been trying to do the same!!

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Anonymous wrote:I went to grad school in Pittsburgh. One of the best cities in the US. Things to do:

Mount Washington incline
Phipps Conservatory
Schenley Park
Carnegie Museums (natural history, science center, art)
Warhol museum
Cathedral of Learning
Point State Park
Frick house tour
Children's museum
Zoo

The fireworks will be at the point on the 4th.

Kennywood, Sandcastle, do a boat tour (Good Ship Lollipop), Duck Tour. They may even have bike tours now. Spend time on Pitt's campus after seeing the Cathedral of Learning. Maybe ride the carousel and have lunch there. Then go over to the Carnegie Museums and Phipps Conservatory.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I went to grad school in Pittsburgh. One of the best cities in the US. Things to do:

Mount Washington incline
Phipps Conservatory
Schenley Park
Carnegie Museums (natural history, science center, art)
Warhol museum
Cathedral of Learning
Point State Park
Frick house tour
Children's museum
Zoo

The fireworks will be at the point on the 4th.

Kennywood, Sandcastle, do a boat tour (Good Ship Lollipop), Duck Tour. They may even have bike tours now. Spend time on Pitt's campus after seeing the Cathedral of Learning. Maybe ride the carousel and have lunch there. Then go over to the Carnegie Museums and Phipps Conservatory.

Forgot one other thing to do in the Oakland part of your Pittsburgh tour - especially for the baseball fans - check out the outfield wall from Forbes Field and the Homeplate.

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Anonymous wrote:Driving across South Dakota from Mount Rushmore to DeSmet and walking around Laura Ingalls Wilder's homestead and town.

I also enjoy spending time in Sioux Falls.

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St. Louis is a great town too - especially with kids.

Go up in the arch, the Cardinals ballpark is great, Forest Park (has a zoo, catch a musical at the outdoor "Muni" theatre, art museum), planetarium.

Just outside the city are the Magic House, a train museum in the western suburbs.

Visit the Hill for Italian food (stop at Missouri Bakery), O'Connell's for burgers.

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Agree with South Dakota, Utah (Salt Lake City and surrounding areas), and Michigan.

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I was very surprised to find myself enjoying parts of Texas... specifically, driving through hill country (it was beautiful, and the wildflowers!) and hanging out/shopping/eating/catching live music and visiting Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin and checking out San Antonio (river walk, old Spanish missions, breakfast tacos).

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Anonymous wrote:St. Louis is a great town too - especially with kids.

Go up in the arch, the Cardinals ballpark is great, Forest Park (has a zoo, catch a musical at the outdoor "Muni" theatre, art museum), planetarium.

Just outside the city are the Magic House, a train museum in the western suburbs.

Visit the Hill for Italian food (stop at Missouri Bakery), O'Connell's for burgers.

St. Louis is fantastic. It is probably one of the best cities for kids in the country.

The zoo (Free!) is hands down the best traditional zoo in the US. It is better than San Diego (The main zoo, of course not the animal sanctuary).

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Anonymous wrote:I was very surprised to find myself enjoying parts of Texas... specifically, driving through hill country (it was beautiful, and the wildflowers!) and hanging out/shopping/eating/catching live music and visiting Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin and checking out San Antonio (river walk, old Spanish missions, breakfast tacos).

Most people who go there actually love Texas.

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Anonymous wrote:Title says it all. Tell me about someplace that isn't a popular destination that you would recommend.

Milwaukee. For real.

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Traverse City, MI

Providence, RI

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:St. Louis is a great town too - especially with kids.

Go up in the arch, the Cardinals ballpark is great, Forest Park (has a zoo, catch a musical at the outdoor "Muni" theatre, art museum), planetarium.

Just outside the city are the Magic House, a train museum in the western suburbs.

Visit the Hill for Italian food (stop at Missouri Bakery), O'Connell's for burgers.

St. Louis is fantastic. It is probably one of the best cities for kids in the country.

The zoo (Free!) is hands down the best traditional zoo in the US. It is better than San Diego (The main zoo, of course not the animal sanctuary).

Agree--I love St. Louis. I'd add the City Museum to the above list--it's unlike anything I've ever seen.

I was surprised by how much we enjoyed Winston Salem when we went for a soccer showcase. Lots of great food in the downtown part of the city, and some really fun barbecue destination spots not far away. Plus, it's very pretty around there.