Must-visit U.S. cities

Chapel Hill was the first town I'd ever seen a combination bar/laundromat. It's about the only thing I remember from that trip in 1987.

 

Asheville
Nashville
San Antonio
Olympia, Wa.
Luckenbach

 

This times a thousand. My parents and I used to take a fall vacation there every year when we lived near the mountains. It's gorgeous. Go in late September-early October and watch the aspens turn. Also, if you're a fan of hiking or other outdoors-y type things, there is a lot to do in Red River. (Just don't do what my mom did on our last trip. We were on our first hike after going up one of the ski lifts and she fell and broke her leg. About all we saw of the Enchanted Circle was the inside of an Urgent Care in Taos.)

Others I'll add to the list/second: Kansas City, San Antonio, Minneapolis. Spent Fourth of July in St. Louis years back and absolutely loved it. Denver. If you're looking for a vacation in April/October, go to Lexington, Ky. and check out Keeneland and then take a drive down the Bourbon Trail.

 

Speaking of Colorado: Salida.

 

Santa Cruz
Asheville
Charleston SC
NOLA
San Diego
Pinehurst NC
Two places I need to re-visit -- San Francisco and Monterey.
Salt Lake City was much better than I anticipated. Same with Minneapolis and Pittsburgh.

 

You jogged my memory about Pittsburgh. Wildly underrated city. Great food, easy to get around and sports-crazy.

 

I like em all. I was just kidding you that they really were not cities. I have a softspot
for Steamboat in late March for spring skiing. Still great snow at top and nice cold
beer at some of trailside bars in late afternoon and then stumble over to The Tugboat
for rest of evening.

 

Madison's Farmer's Market is must-visit.

 

Only spent part of a day in Boulder but had a good time. Will hopefully get back there again soon for added Q-time.

I also enjoy Fort Fun/Loveland/Longmont - great beer scene there. A buddy is part-owner of a newer brewery up there, and he told me six or seven of his homebrewing club each opened places within a two-year period (this was about 3-5 years back). Many of these are now GABF medal-winners, lots of brewing talent in that area.

 

There are an enormous number of U.S. cities and towns that are fun to visit, but if I was advising a foreign tourist coming here for the first and probably last time, I'd say he'd have to see New York, New Orleans, LA and San Francisco. Chicago and Miami if he could fit them in between visits to scenic wonders.
Boston is a great tourist destination, but it's not a bucket list destination.

 

Technically, it's not in the U.S., but San Juan is a great city to visit.