Cedar Point…where I’m going in August. D thinks she needs to do it before college. Has a heart condition, can’t ride rides. H, age 57–thinks he’s still going to be 25 on coasters. It will be a waste of 10 hours travel time, all that bird poop in their parking lots, overpriced admission and food, too hot and humid. Can’t wait 
“I would go back on my own to St. Petersburg, though. Saw it in the winter and can only imagine how much more stunning the architecture would be in better weather.”
It is really amazing in the summer! We were there in 2008 during the time of “white nights,” as the locals call it (late June - early July). Our guides took us downtown to experience the unforgettable: it was still light around midnight, and the entire downtown turned into one massive party! People were dancing in the streets, the draw bridges and the river fountains were beautifully lit, and it felt like such a safe, festive place. I’m afraid that if we go back, the experience might be different due to the recent economic downturn and the fall of the Russian currency…
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2011/06/05/travel/russias-white-nights-in-st-petersburg.html?referrer=
Yep, that’s exactly what I want to go back for. There is a certain beauty to the winter scenes as well, particularly on a sunny day, but it’s too cold to stay out doors and really tour the city. We did walk out on the frozen Neva, though, that was scary fun.
I guess that was directed at me. But it’s a “compared to what” thing; see my Post #66 on the other thread, all places I have been, in most cases repeatedly, and would love to return (and for most of them, probably will). In comparison to those places, the places I listed on this thread as “boring” are just . . . boring. To me, of course; I recognize that others may have reasons to feel differently.
Yes, I find Indiana boring in comparison to nearby Chicago or Michigan’s Lake Michigan shoreline. And I feel that way every time I need to pass through Indiana on my way to or from somewhere more interesting, which unfortunately is more frequently than I’d like to be there. Even the state calls itself the “Crossroads of America,” for gosh sakes; they splash it on their license plates, as if to say, “Hey, we know the only reason you’re here is to get from someplace else, to someplace else., but here you are, there’s no avoiding it, so make the best of it.” Boring.
Although my own list is short, it is sobering to think of my limited vacation time and financial resources and compare that to all the places that I want to visit for the first time. So unfortunately, most of the places I have visited will never be visited again, just by default.
bclinktonk–which portion of Indiana do you most frequent? I’m curious, as I’d agree with you on some parts; not so much on others.
I can completely understand the dislike of Las Vegas by many, but there is not way it is “boring”. It’s actually sort of over-stimulating, which is my main problem with it.
As for Indiana, IU is one of the most beautiful college campuses in the country, and the surrounding area is scenic with lots of outdoor activities. Again- not what I would call “boring”.
Any place with nothing but heat and beaches.
Casinos.
Big cities (too numerous to list, have never been in one I’d voluntarily revisit).
Any place I have to camp.
Just left the amazon river near iquitos peru. Im back in lima. I love everyplace I’ve ever been but would not go back as there are still too many places I have not been.
I went to Vegas once. Found it mildly interesting to see but no strong desire to go back. The noise in casinos drives me nuts. I liked visiting Hoovet Dam and I think my husband would love to see that. So maybe we will stop off there on a road trip one day.
I liked Disneywotld much more that I expected to. Way better run than most amusement parks. I would go back. I’d never be one of thise people who goes every year or anything.
I live near New Orleans and love it. Can’t understand how I have a kid who doesn’t care for it, but what can you do?
I could live happily ever after without ever seeing Houston again. Dallas too, although I don’t dislike it as much.
I need to travel more and see how terrible some of these places are for myself.
I follow many comments but I am a bit puzzled about the references to Brazilian and Portguese … Cuisine! What does that really retail? The best bets in Brazil are churrasquerias that range from pretty basic and dismal to just average. Add salad bars and perhaps the catch of the day at the beach, and that is all Brazil has to offer. Portugal? Bacalhau sixteens ways and again grilled sardines? What do I miss? Rice and beans? Piripiri chicken and pastel de nata?
Surprise me!
You forgot about the barnacle like creatures that the Portuguese eat!
Having been to Portugal, one of my favorite dishes was called “soup of the Alentejo” region. It was very simple: delicious, rich broth, whole garlic cloves, cilantro, an egg, and big chunks of that dense Portuguese bread. I’ve tried to recreate it but keep getting caught up with the egg - when I drop it into the soup it poaches. Oh well, if I have to go back to Evora, I will be happy! The coast by Sagres was wild and wonderful too. I’d skip Lisbon, but only because I’ve been there.
The Portuguese in Newark is more like shrimp in garlic sauce, clams and sausage in a tomato sauce, chunks of beef in a sauce. Lemon can figure. Just different than what I’ve seen in some other parts of the northeast. And anisette. And when we used to go, you sort of felt at risk til you hit “the Ironbound Section.” Haven’t been in a while.
Percebes?
The restaurant or the mollusk? You can find both there. I am not into that stuff.
We used to go to Tony Da Caneca, sit at the bar with the airport truckers and regulars.
Brazil: all kinds of fresh fish, feijoada, moqueca, pao de queijo, Brazilian lasagne is yummy, coxinha, palmito, cassava frita, cocada, brigadieros, pudim de liete, pasteles
Portugal: caldo verde, tons of fish and shrimp dishes w/ garlic, grilled, w/green sauce, etc., paelha, chourico, all kinds of meat dishes from pork to beef to rabbit.
Give me some shrimp w/ garlic sauce, great seafood or grilled meat , some rice and beans, a little cassava, a palmito salad, and a caipirinha and I’m a happy camper. Or paelha. Or feijoada. Or a good seafood stew.
A lot of it can be a simple preparation but its all in the ingredients and skill applied. I’d say its like the Italian approach to food.
As long as I have a caipirinha first, I’m not too concerned. 
Disagree about Paris. I’d go there once a month if I could.
Linguica - a skinny version of chourico. There was a pizzeria in East Cambridge, MA that had divine pizza with homemade linguica and crushed garlic.
Brazil also has juice bars seemingly on every corner. Suco maraca - passionfruit - yummmmmmm.
I have a short list of places I have been, and strongly prefer not to see again:
Delhi
Beirut
Then, a short list of places to which I would just as soon not return:
Newcastle, England
Skegness, England
Davenport, IA
Truckee, CA
Practically every place mentioned on the thread is one that I like, if I have been there. I’d be very happy to go back to the Bahamas, anywhere in Hawaii, Rome, Athens, several of the Greek islands, most of England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland, most of Germany, France, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Australia, most of the US . . . [Most of my travel is US or Euro-centric–sorry]
It has been a very long time since I was in Thailand, and I don’t know what it is like now.
I was in Cancun once for a scientific conference, and thought it was quite beautiful. It was also interesting to me to see the signs of the jungle re-encroaching.
I have a genuine affection for Walt Disney World. That seems to be shared by a few people on this thread, but it’s apparently rather polarizing. I did not like the thought of WDW before I went. However, I became a convert when I visited during a conference held in Orlando. My spouse also really enjoys it. There is a lot to admire from a systems/imagineering point of view. And I used to watch the Mickey Mouse Club on TV as a child, so it has a sentimental attraction for me personally, too.