Dj14365 wrote...
I have always kinda wondered where the US tourist value lies, for people in other countries. We have beaches but so does france and other European countries. We also have cities, but ours don't have the historical sights of say Rome or Athens or Berlin.
Is it like how a European or Asian vacation is more special for us just because it is something different then what your used to.
Culture. There are places you visit because of the geography, and then there are places you visit for the culture.
USA and Canada have beautiful natural sights, and beautiful urban sights as well, but when I finally have the time and money to cross the ocean, it will be for the culture and social environment. USA has a special social climate that interests me, and I don't mean that in a bad way at all. Were I to travel around the States, it'd be to experience the contemporary attitude of NY, see whether Maine really has so many monsters as King makes it out to be, visit New Orleans, Texas, Idaho, California etc. I'd want to see how varied the country is, how varied the people are, and then see the nature and sights as well, and then paint some kind of a picture of that inside my mind