On the flip side...what is great about your state?

[wondergirl9847]

Hey, that rhymed. Hee!!

So, we've all heard some misconceptions about states, but what great things are in your state? What can you boast about?

Texas has:

San Antonio (The Riverwalk is a fun, lively place to go. They have shops, restaurants, bars, and a mall. It's very romantic at night, you can take a boatride down the river...oh, and they filmed a scene for Selena there!)

Houston (we have a problem. Hehe. The NASA Johnson Space Center. I've never been there, but I'm sure it's pretty rad.)

Galveston (Been there many times. It's pretty cool. Moody Gardens is a neat place to go. Great historic homes to visit as well. Oh, and the ferry is fun to ride.)

Fort Worth (a very historic town. We have the FW Stockyards, Log Cabin Village, great museums, and Billy Bob's...the world's largest honky-tonk! )

Austin (live music capital of the world. Nuff said. )

[Neal]

There's not really much to say about California that hasn't been said a gazillion times already, but my personal favorite thing about living here is the (mostly) fabulous weather...

[DeeGeMe]

South Carolina has beautiful beaches and amazing coastal marshes. We have great Southern food. The weather is pretty great most of the time. We're friendly.

[takenbythesky]

Originally Posted by Neal

There's not really much to say about California that hasn't been said a gazillion times already, but my personal favorite thing about living here is the (mostly) fabulous weather...

I should have just said that.

-Justin

[ShamHy89]

On the flip side...what is great about your state?

Everything.

[GardenStateGirlie]

Where I live, i'm 15 minutes outside of Philadelphia (you can see the city from here), 3 hours from Washington D.C and 2 hours from NYC. I'm in the middle of everything and as much as I used to complain about having nothing to do, there really is a lot here

[dissention]

Originally Posted by ShamHy89

Everything.

What he said.

I love my state because it's so progressive politically. Gay marriage is legal, we're going to have universal healthcare soon, great schools, it's just a great place to live. I take pride in the fact that we had the very first openly gay member of legislature, Elaine Noble, the first openly gay member of Congress, Gerry Studds (you could throw in Barney Frank, too), and the first transgendered elected official, Althea Garrison (even if she is crazier than a ****house rat). The feeling I get living here is that the majority of people truly care for others and want to let them live as freely as possible. Plus, we invented basketball.

[WelshWitchPMD]

Well, we have good food. Lots of great Italian food and seafood which other then clam cakes and chowder I really don't care for that much.

We have the ocean around us that is why we are called "The Ocean State"

Providence is a historical city and is the home of the Ivy League school Brown University.

Newport is a beautiful city in the summer months. Lots of restaurants and bars. It is near the ocean and is home to the Tennis Hall of Fame. John F Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier were married in Newport but the name of the church escapes me right now.

Thats all that I can think of right now.

[pianogirl04]

Louisiana -- you can drive anywhere in the state (and sometimes back) within a day. It never snows (I have never seen real snow) except in Shreveport. Everything goes in circles -- if you get lost, keep driving and you'll eventually be able to circle back around. I know five different ways to get to the same WalMart. The farther south you go, the cheaper gas gets. And where I live you can turn out the yard light at night to go stargazing and you can play piano anytime you want. And there is nothing like having breakfast Sunday morning at the Cafe du Monde in New Orleans. Nothing.

[amber]

Originally Posted by Neal

There's not really much to say about California that hasn't been said a gazillion times already, but my personal favorite thing about living here is the (mostly) fabulous weather...

Dude, the variety and beauty of Landscape here is awesome. big trees, tahoe, the desert down south, the rivers in the central valley, so many beautiful foothill places, ocean coast from top to bottom...we can grow so much stuff, too hehehe. And, it's so easy to change your weather with just a couple hours drive!

[Merf]

Originally Posted by dissention

What he said.

The feeling I get living here is that the majority of people truly care for others and want to let them live as freely as possible. Plus, we invented basketball.

Add that to the list of the many reasons why I'm planning to move to Boston once I finish nursing school.

North Carolina? We have everything. We have beautiful mountains & beaches. We have world-class public and private universities (I went to the school that was consistently rated the "best value" of all universities for the quality of education you get). We have nice weather here (most of the time) however, come here in August? You might not be that comfortable. Charlotte is very metropolitan if you want more of an urban scene, Raleigh is that way as well. The Outer Banks are a national treasure. Oh and who can forget the Biltmore Estate in Asheville? Beautiful.

[ontheEdgeof17]

WV.......hmmm, This is a tough thread to answer.


Well, we have beautiful landscape. We have no major cities, so the hussle and traffic is slim to none here. The birthplace of Mother's and Father's Day is in WV. Oh, and we are the home of Jennifer Gardner and Mary Lou Retton.

[estranged4life]

Oklahoma-Four different environments in one state; Desert climate in the SW, Prairie climate in the NW, Forest in the SE, Lush hills & lakes in the NE...Plus a ton of vacation spots that are in-expensive.

The cheapest priced gasoline in the US, In OKC it is at $1.59 a gallon at a few stations.

OKC-The revitalized downtown...The 20,000+ seat Ford Center, which ranks in the Top 10 of the best arenas for concert attendance is a prime example, No more trips out of state to see MAJOR recordings artist.

The whole "Bricktown" area (Which the Ford Center is part of) is a drawing factor now, Along with the Bricktown Ballpark (Home of the Oklahoma Redhawks-The Texas Rangers Minor league affiliate), Shopping/Dining of the Bricktown retailers & the ever expanding "Canal" (Ala the San Antonio "Riverwalk") OKC has finally rose above being considered the "Second City" of Oklahoma (Surpassed Tulsa)

Brian j.

[AliP]

hmm, well to begin, Idaho is definitely not for everyone (I know everyone is thinking, there's no way I'd move there! lol and I don't blame ya).

You have to love the outdoors, plain and simple. The thing I love is there I usually only have to drive approx 20 miles or less to be in the mountains to go biking, jet skiing/boating, or snow skiing. It's beautiful. Very slow paced lifestyle if you like that sort of thing and not alot of people. Boise is growing alot so that offers the big city life. (of course, not really THAT big) There are some resorty type towns here such as Sun Valley/Hailey (where Demi Moore and all the richies live) and then there is Couer d' Alene which is very resorty as well and probably has the most beautiful lake I have ever seen. Of course, you really need to know how to snow ski if you live in Idaho because we only have two seasons here Summer and Winter (and winter lasts for 9 months). But there are a whole lot of great ski resorts here for that. So it's definitely for someone who loves the outdoors and wants to escape that fast paced lifestyle. Not for everyone. Not for me, I'm outta here!

[greatdarkwing]

Florida...

Well, South Florida has the wonderful beaches and coral reefs for swimming and diving. Oh, and Jimmy Buffet, the Florida god.

Middle Florida has Orlando and its awesome theme parks, Cape Canaveral and Cocoa Beach!

North Florida has...well....oranges

~Alex