1. From the summit of Pikes Peak in Colorado look over the fruited plain that inspired Katharine Lee Bates to write “America the Beautiful.”
(Har kjørt bil opp til toppen som ligger 4300 meter over havet. En fantastisk opplevelse, men man merker at lufta er ganske tynn)
2. Cheer when the winner flashes past the checkered flag at the Indianapolis 500, a premier event in auto racing since 1911.
3. Moon walk on Earth at Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho, where early astronauts trained for lunar hikes.
4. Learn how immigrants shaped America at the Ellis Island Immigration Museum in New York City and Angel Island Immigration Station in San Francisco Bay.
5. See dawn’s early light at Haleakala volcano – “The House of the Sun” – on Maui. Then ride a mountain bicycle 38 miles down its flank to the coast.
6. Learn about the heroic Navajo Code Talkers of World War II at the Burger King restaurant in Kayenta, Ariz.
(Har overnatta i den byen, men det ble ingen burger på oss. Kayenta er inngangsporten til den fantastiske Monument Valley)
7. Before you add cranberries to your next dollop of Thanksgiving dressing, find out the source of the sauce at Cranberry World Visitors Center in Plymouth, Mass.
(Har vært i denne byen som vel er minst like kjent som stedet hvor pilgrimmene i Mayflower ankom i 1620 som er markert med en kopi av båten og en stein de kaller Plymouth Rock)
8. Giddyup to Elko, Nev., for the annual Cowboy Poetry Gathering and sample the rhyme and reasons of the saddle life.
9. Visit the new museums in the renovated St. Louis Arch, the gateway to the West.
(Var oppe i the Gateway Arch i 2010. Turen opp til toppen er ikke for de klaustrofobiske…)
10. Watch the skies sparkle at Walt Disney World’s nightly fireworks extravaganza in Orlando, Fla.
(Disney World i Florida er et must enten man er ung eller gammel… absolutt verdt et besøk)
11. Salute a quartet of presidents at Mount Rushmore, the presidential monument in South Dakota.
(Imponerende momument hugget ut av fjellet. Naturen rundt er minst like imponerende. Likte meg godt i Black Hills)
12. Fly-fish for bronze-colored brown trout in fall on Montana’s Madison River.
13. Walk the neon wonderland of the Strip in Las Vegas. There’s no place like it in the world.
(Desverre ble det bare en biltur langs stripa på oss i 1995… men en gang skal jeg tilbake hit)
14. Visit the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y., and hail America’s game.
15. Go “sledding” in summer. Ride a square of cardboard down a tall dune at White Sands National Monument, N.M.
(Et utrolig sted med kritthvit sand i enorme mengder. Her kjører brøytebilene jevnlig og fjerner sand fra veien gjennom sanddynene. Det er som å være på påsketur)
16. Be amazed at Americans’ creativity. Shop the Smithsonian’s annual crafts exhibit and sale at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.
(Smithsonian og resten av museene langs the Mall i Washington DC er kjempeflotte og her kan man bruke mange timer)
17. Savor a steak in Omaha, Neb.
18. Visit an entry station at our northern or southern border, and be grateful for good neighbors.
(Har besøkt grensestasjonen i San Ysidro sør for San Diego, vært over grensa i El Paso og inn i Ciudad Juarez og en rask kjøretur over Niagara Falls inn i Canada)
19. Immerse yourself in classical music at Spoleto Festival USA, the nation’s only arts festival hosted by an entire city (Charleston, S.C.).
(Kjørte gjennom Charleston i 1997)
20. See nature’s power to destroy and create at Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington State.
21. Pack a bag and tour your own home town. Visit all the attractions you haven’t had time to see before.
(Min hjemby??? Hmmm… hvilken skulle det være?)
22. Go to 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., and remember the young girls killed in a bombing there during the fight for civil rights.
23. See where America’s wheels come from. Tour the GM Truck and Bus Assembly Plant in Flint, Mich.
24. Spoon up clam chowder in Boston.
(Boston er en flott by… egentlig hele New England og jeg lengter tilbake dit)
25. Feel the beat of modern life at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio.
26. Catch beads thrown from floats in a Mardi Gras parade at New Orleans.
27. Reach historic heights at the American Indian “sky city” of Acoma Pueblo in New Mexico.
28. Pay your respects to veterans at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. They paid for our freedom.
29. Rent a fire tower in a national forest for a memorable night in the woods (www.firelookout.com/links.html).
30. At least try poi at a luau in Hawaii.
31. Attend at least three shows in Branson before forming any opinion about this Missouri entertainment mecca.
32. In the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, be dazzled by the colors of a green jay, a bird generally found nowhere else in the nation.
33. Enjoy the Alaska Marine Highway by taking a ferry on a long scenic trip north from Bellingham, Wash.
34. Pedal 500 miles of heartland in Iowa as one of the 8,500 participants in RAGBRAI, the nation’s largest bicycle ride.
35. At St. Augustine, Fla., walk where Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León landed in 1513 to search for the mythical Fountain of Youth.
36. Watch the northern lights flicker over Fairbanks, Alaska.
37. Shed a tear at Dallas’ Sixth Floor Museum, documenting the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
38. Attend a storytelling festival and hear tales from the melting pot that forged America.
39. Wide open spaces? Savor them along U.S. Highway 50 in Nevada, the “Loneliest Road in America.”
40. Hail the King at Graceland, the late Elvis Presley’s home in Memphis, Tenn., and at his birthplace in Tupelo, Miss.
41. Let memory soar with the Wright Brothers at Kill Devil Hill, N.C., where in 1903 they made the world’s first powered flight.
(Interessant sted med et morsomt navn. Hele Outer Banks området anbefales. Var der i 1997)
42. Get to know Native American artisans as they sell their silver jewelry on the plaza in Santa Fe, N.M.
(Byen Santa Fe har jeg besøkt to ganger og synes det er en trivelig by)
43. Sit in the public gallery and watch lawmakers at work in Washington or Austin.
44. Aim high. Study up for visits to the nation’s oldest universities: Harvard (1636), College of William & Mary (1693) and Yale (1701).
45. Dig for diamonds at Crater of Diamonds State Park near Murfreesboro, Ark. Keep any you find.
46. Explore your roots at the Family History Library of genealogy in Salt Lake City, Utah.
(Var innom denne byen i 1994, men vi besøkte Mormontemplet)
47. Drive the 42 bridges that link the Overseas Highway down to Key West, Fla.
(Denne burde vært mye lenger opp på lista. Utrolig vakkert å kjøre ut til Key West og byen KW er i seg selv en opplevelse med mye folkeliv. Vi overnatta på en av øyene underveis og opplevde solnedgangen, mens vi sto på en av de gamle jernbanebruene som var den opprinnelige forbindelsen ut til Key West)
48. Relax in hot water along Historic Bath House Row in Hot Springs, Ark.
49. Duck while they throw salmon over your head at Pike Street Market in Seattle.
(Duck and cover heter det i gamle propagandafilmer fra 60-tallet… og Pike Street Market var en spennende opplevelse i 1994)
50. A nation united remembers its catastrophic split at Fort Sumter in Charleston, S.C., where the first shots of the Civil War were fired on April 12, 1861.
Les om de andre stedene:
Stedene 51-100
Stedene 101-150
Stedene 151-200
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