<p>I’ve been to somewhere in the mid-30s on the list, but no real interest in seeing any more of the ones I missed. My kids have been to about 10. Does Yellowstone count as 2?</p>
<p>I liked Pike Place a lot better when they had free parking for under an hour, but it is unique - visit worthy for out-of-towners. Mall of America, otoh, is really just a mall and I saw no special attraction to it other than being large. When we took the family to Florida, the only beach we saw was Blizzard Beach. Disney is true destination tourism, the reason we are willing to travel. Many of these are just “here is something to do for a couple of hours since I’m in the neighborhood.”</p>
<p>Also, I’m surprised Crater Lake is more popular than Mount Hood or Hood River with their proximity to Portland and a major highway.</p>
<p>I suppose Disneyland does rate the most visitors in Calif., but there are so many more interesting places! I would hope that Yosemite, the Sequoias, Big Sur, Goldengate Park, etc would rank up there also. My D was recently on a flight with 2 young men who had been in Calif. for a week from Australia. When she asked them what they had seen while here, they replied Rodeo Dr., the Outlet Mall that is near our house, and the Grove. Yikes- that is really sad!</p>
<p>ROTFLOL!!! I can picture the smirking, eyerolling, and wondering what out of the world drugs I was smoking if I said that even as a joke in elementary/junior high school when no self-respecting tourist would be caught dead there…especially after sundown. Especially suburban families with kids in tow.</p>
<p>Then again, being a Disneyfied tourist trap that it has been the last decade may not be much better…even if tourist families feel it’s safe enough to stroll around at 1 am with babies/toddlers in tow. </p>
<p>I’ve been to 18, including Ben and Jerry’s at least twice. Cobrat, of course you go see Time Square, you can hardly avoid it if you go to a Broadway play - especially if you stop off at TKTS. Certainly every tourist I’ve carted around has want to see it - it’s free, it’s impressive and you don’t have to spend long there to get the idea.</p>
Well said. After living in California for 20 years, my favorite places are mostly in the Sierra Nevada and in the northwestern redwood forest. My favorite urban place in California is easily San Francisco, around the piers.</p>
<p>And now that I live in Oregon, I completely agree that Crater Lake is the place to go.</p>
<p>Broadway at Beach for SC? That’s just an entertainment area in Myrtle Beach and I’ve only driven by it. If did this by area instead of individual place, I would say Charleston is a bigger draw followed by Myrtle Beach for sheer numbers.</p>
<p>We did enjoy our journey to Crater Lake in 2010, as part of S"s graduation road trip. I wanted to work there for a summer as a camp counselor but was vetoed by my dad. Had to go home & earn some money. :)</p>