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[ronniefarnsworth]

Governors Island was a major US Coast Guard Base for over 70 years, it was a military Base since 1755' !!!
When the USCG Base closed 1996' then people came to move in : (

[starparodier]

I feel super lucky to have been born and raised in Colorado with a dad that’s a geologist, so I’ve been to many of these. New Mexico is highly underrated in my opinion.

[emmadoggy]

When I visited Devil’s Tower, it almost had a mystical feel to me. I found it very much worth the drive (from the Black Hills in South Dakota). The scenery is beautiful and the hike around the tower was easy, gorgeous, and fascinating to see the tower from all its angles. Definitely worth a visit!

[taun]

When I was in the Army, I was stationed at White Sands Missile Range (adjacent to the park). White Sands Park is definitely worth the visit. Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy sand surfing down the 30 and 40 foot dunes. It will take a day or two to get all of the very fine grain gypsum cleaned off of you and your clothes - but it's worth it. Make sure to bring sun block if you visit in the summer, you'll get a sun burn UNDER your chin from the pure white gypsum reflecting the sunlight. Also bring plenty of water. Nearby to the park (about 30 miles) is a National Forest (Home of Smokey The Bear) if you enjoy camping in pine forests as much as I do it can make a perfect end to the days excursion to White Sands Park..

[dracul]

Another place worth checking out is Chimney Rock in Nebraska. “During 1800’s, Chimney Rock served as the most noted landmark along the Oregon, California and Mormon Trails. As the emigrants passed by this rock, most of them noted in their diaries or journals that they were glad to see that they are going the right direction and it spired to the heavens.” That part of the state is also perfect for stargazing.

[JasonMoir]

Devils Tower was featured in the movie "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and is only 300 miles from Yellowstone National Park.

[lauravass]

White Sands is definitely worth going to. I lived less than 2 hrs away as a child and young teen and I loved every time we went there.

[btube]

I currently live in New Mexico and it is definitely worth visiting. There are plenty of places worth seeing. like Carlsbad Caverns, White Sands, Taos, Santa Fe, Route 66, Shiprock, Cloudcroft, Bosque Del Apache, Organ Mountains. etc. I could go on. For those who like to get away from the tourist traps like New York or LA, New Mexico is a worth stop on any road trip.

[natskivna]

My mother grew up in Sundance, WY which is like 10 miles from Devil's Tower so it's a special place for our family. It's definitely imposing and fascinating.

[thomasmacdiarmid]

The list seems notably west-centric. None of these are unworthy, but there are fascinating things to see pretty much everywhere. In my neck of the woods, there are Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, Huntsville (Alabama)'s Space Museum, Chattanooga (numerous things, but especially Rock City), Nashville's Music Row, Memphis's Graceland (Elvis's home) and Beale Street. But more than seeing 'the sights', I love getting to the older smaller towns for the ambiance or going to the many natural areas which do not so much inspire Awe as 'Aaaahhh.'

Courtney, when you plan a trip, be mindful of the distances involved. Driving up the entire contiguous US Atlantic or Pacific coasts is longer than going the entirety of both main NZ islands north-south. And if you are on either coast, you do not just pop off to South Dakota or New Mexico - those are multiday trips, unless you fly.

[taun]

Another one of the many sites in New Mexico that seems to seldom get a mention is Chaco Canyon (North Western portion of the state). It was a very important native American site in the 800's, and the ruins are very impressive. From there it is a (relatively) short drive to the Four Corners Area (New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Colorado all come together at that point), Ship Rock (a massive butte that resembles a sailing ship) and then up into Utah for Arches Park, Bryce Canyon, etc.

[doulbledee]

Been to New mexico, see the balloon fest too. I've been to devils tower in 1977 right before close encounters came out. Oregon coast is also cool. Coos bay.

[darinhassett]

you should look up Crater lake National Park in Oregon its the deepest natural lake in North America. it's part of a volcano

[WhatDayIsItTrumpDay]

Sedona, Arizona is another great place to visit. It's fairly large town down in a valley surrounded by beautiful red rock formations. It's located about 25 miles south of Flagstaff, Arizona down Rt 89A. Which is a beautiful drive in of itself as you snake thru Oak Creek Canyon before you break out into the more deserty landscape where Sedona is. Sedona is where former and late Senator John McCain was from. I was there in '93 on a trip to Vegas & the Grand Canyon. We didn't have much time to stay there as we had to catch an early morning flight back home from Vegas that day. But had we had the time, there's a lot of cool hiking trails up to the rock formations that would have been fun to do. Saw a video of some British girls hiking those trails a while back. They looked like they had a blast. But what's cool about the Southwest in general is how the sun plays off of the mountains, buttes, mesas, rock formations and canyons out there. You may ask what are buttes and mesas, well a butte is a narrow pointed rock formation with a flat-ish top. Think of like a Chimney of sorts...including the wider Base. A Mesa is a extremely wide based butte, with a flat table top like top. Monument Valley in Southern Utah (where many Westerns were filmed) is full of buttes and mesas. My point though is that during early morning hours and at dusk, the way the sun shines thru and across these formations and stuff, it can give you a bunch of different and unique effects depending on what time of day you see them.

But honestly, for a wonderful tour of what the Southwest has to offer, there's a ring of National Parks and Monuments from Arizona and Utah all withing a few hundred miles of one another. There's a name for thus tour, something like the Great Ring, or something like that, but the roads are such where you don't have to backtrack much if at all, you can start at one and end up back at it in a big loop.

[sabliath]

When I lived In California, Knott's was preferred theme park. Not only was it closer to us and cheaper than Disneyland, but in my opinion, has better rides. with a mix of both fun and also historical.
The Calico and Ghost town railroad, the narrow-gauge railroad that takes you on a tour around the park is part history exhibit (the locomotives and rails cars are over 100 years old) and part live theater (partway through the ride, a couple of park employees come though the train, pretending to be train robbers). The Log Flume ride is pretty much the first ride of its type ever built (Splash Mountain is a year or two newer). Other highlights include the Calico Mine Ride, a dark ride that simulates taking a tour through an active gold mine. Ghostrider, an old fashioned Wooden Rollercoaster, Xcelleratior a launch coaster themed around hot rods, Montezuma's Revenge, one of the last remain Swartzkoff shuttle loop coasters (if you've ever player Roller Coaster Tycoon, you know that model). If you want something thrilling, but somewhat more sedate, there's Jaguar! (yes, the exclamation point is part of the name), a family coaster that takes you on a bit of tour through the middle of the park, including going through the loop of Montezuma's Revenge.

[LetsgoVegas]

(born and raised in Denver) Colorado is next to New Mexico. But both are biggg states. A part of Colorado you really need to visit is the San Juan mountains (considered most beautiful area of Co). But it's not close to Denver (like 7 hours away). Pagosa Springs, Telluride, Durango, Mesa Verde National Park. However that part of Colorado is close to New Mexico's border so you are closer than you'd be if you were in Denver. Road tripping through that area of the country would be fabulous. Drove from Denver to Durango, then made day trips I'll never forget the beauty of it. You take highway 285 much of the way. Durango is a good place to grab a hotel to stay and make day trips to Mesa Verde, Telluride, or Ouray. You'll pass through Pagosa Springs coming into Durango and that'll bit will make your jaw drop. We did quite a bit of night driving but I'm used to night mountain driving you may not want to if your fiance isn't used to it. Durango to Alberquerque, NM is about 3 1/2 hours. Cool city. This trip could easily be a 2 week trip, but you seem so interested in Colorado you'd probably love the combo.

[angstandvexed]

Devil's Tower was a volcano, the exterior of the mountain weathered away; Petrified wood is wood that sunk below water and minerals infiltrate the wood and them through long series of replacement becomes a fossil.

[forreal]

And if u like Nature the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in MN is one I can also recommend I got my 1st degree in a small town on the boarder of the Park. And on the way to that park u can go see Lake Superior the Larges Lake in the World and there is a light house on the lake that u can go see and some Amazing views.
As u know planning a trip is a must and hard choices would have to be made because of the size of America and the diversity America has to offer.

[b.slocumb]

Yes- go to New Mexico! But expect to do a LOT of driving and you won’t be able to do everything in a day. You can hit Carlsbad Caverns, White Sands, the Very Large Array, picnic in the Sandia Mountains or the Jemez mountains, go to Santa Fe and have fun at Meow Wolf, Chaco Canyon, the petroglyphs, Bisti Badlands, and then cross into Colorado to see Mesa Verde. If you like train rides, go on the New Mexico portion of the Cumbres & Toltec Railroad. If you’re in NM in early October, the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is an absolute must-see.

[TheNighthhawk]

Devils Tower is a neat place. Story was 7 sisters were picking berries and a large bear started chasing them. They climbed up on a rock and prayed for the Great spirt to help them. The great sprit made the rock grow taking them into the sky. The marks of Devils Tower are the claw marks of the bear. The sisters stayed in the sky and at night you can see them. Pleiades star group or the Seven Sisters. There is a great walkway around the tower. Notice the stones, they are like crystals. It is close to Mount Rushmore, and the monument of Crazy Horse. In NM, the park I like best is Chaco Canyon, Great Indian ruins and you can camp there. Not too crowded, because of the 26 miles of ruff dirt roads to get there. Take a look at them in You Tube.