What are the best things to do in your area?

[winneythepooh7]

Tell us about what your favorite things are to do in your area! If I came to wherever you are what would I absolutely have to try or where are some places that are musts to check out?

[Kevin]

OKC Bombing Memorial

OKC Zoo -- one of the top 5 zoos in the US

If visiting, you should stay on the southeast corner of downtown -- within walking distance to Bricktown. Bricktown has all of OKC's sports venues and best clubs. I'm moving down to that area soon

[DeltAlum]

Hey, I live in Denver. There's not enough room on the server.

[CardinalSM]

Well if you came to Macon you should come during Cherry Blossom Festival time. Lots of concerts and food and art festivals. It last for about ten days and there is so much stuff to do everyday! Plus the town is beautiful then! But, any other time of the year, there isn't much to do in Macon besides eat. There are an unbelievable amount of extremely good restaurants! There is also the GA Music Hall of Fame and the GA Sports Hall of Fame. The sports hall of fame is really really fun!

If you ever decide to visit DeLand, FL, DONT! There is absolutely nothing to do. You will spend your whole time going to Daytona or Orlando.

[Tom Earp]

Kansas City.

Royals Base Ball, Chiefs Foot Ball.

T-Bones Base Ball.

Truman Museum.

Kansas Speedway NASCAR Track.

WWI memorial.

Worlds of Fun.

Jesse James Farm and museum.

St. Joesph, where supposedly Jesse was Killed. Home of the Pony Express.

Jazz.

BBQ supreme.

Steak Houses.

Cabelas World Class Outfitters.

Swope Park, largest in the world. KC Zoo and Starlight Outdoor Theater.

Colleges: U. Ks, UMKC, William Jewell, Ks State U, Rockhurst U. , PSU, NWMU, CMSU, oh and more!

Westport a night life area, The Plaza and Zona Rosa shoppers delight.

Gettysburg of the West Tour.

Leavenworth, General Command Staff College and one of the oldest cities in Ks with many old houses.

Independence the jumping off point for movement to the West, All of the Trails started here!

Sorry DeltaAlum, no Mountains!

Gambling Casino style, Dog and Horse Racing!

Union Station, the largest Train Station besides NY where the other Valintines Day Massacre Happened.

Well, guess that is all for now!

Mon Down!

[smiley21]

1) Jacksonville Zoo

2) The Beaches!!! i live 15 min away

3) Jacksonville Landing ( it is a shopping area on the st johns river.......although it sucks right now cause of remodeling)

4) I love love love driving on San Jose Blvd. Ever since I moved here 6 and half years ago, I was in awe of this street. It is a LONG busy street with so many residences, stores, and restaurants. It is just really fun and fascinating to me.

5) St. Augustine is a short drive away...

6) Ponte Vedra Beach is a really nice area. I would go there more often if the majority of the people wasnt so uppity I used to work at Starbucks there and I was seriously feeling like I was in hell because of the customers.

7) There will be a huge amount of things to do by the end of the year, cause of the Superbowl. I am a little freaked out cause this city is crowded enough as it is

8) Museum of Science and History (MOSH)

9) The Avenues Mall (there are other malls, but they suck)

10) Alltel Stadium

11) Five Points (It is an area with high class stores)

12) St. Johns River/River Walk

13) Cummer Art Museum (stunning!!!!!)

[PhiPsiRuss]

I live in the City of new York, and there is absolutely nothing to do here.




















Except for world class everything like museums, shows, parks, concerts, sporting events, restaurants, etc.

[sigep533]

float the creeks..
arkansas

[KSigkid]

there's a thread or two about Boston already...can't remember everything, but there's a ton to do and see here.

[SiKeS]

Not really much to do in CoMo.

Theres an "ok" mall, a few pretty good bars, crappy clubs...

Truthfully... If you're thinking about coming here to DO something, think again

[lifesaver]

San Antonio:

1) The Alamo.


2) Enchanted Rock. The image dosent do it justice. Its a 400 ft high dome like granite mt. in Georgia. Cool for hiking.


3)Schlitterbahn. World largest waterpark.




4) TOOBING.


Theres much more. But i'll have to think about them.

[SSS1365]

I live close to DC, where there's lots to do. You can go to the memorials and the museums. I don't know if I'd recommend the zoo though...

[TigerLilly]

I like this thread, because I want to take a lot of trips when I get back to the States next year and this gives me good ideas of stuff to see.

Stuff in Kentucky:

*Kentucky Horse Park (near Lexington)

*Horse racing season: Going to the Derby, or if not that, then going to any race day at Churchill Downs in Louisville or Keeneland in Lexington.

*Mammonth Cave: *I think* the largest limestone cave system in the world.

*Kentucky Down Under: a fun place with a bunch of Australian animals and stuff.

*Shaker Village at Pleasant Hill: a village where the Shakers used to live, now run as a living history town. I could easily spend an entire day there.

[bcdphie]

Prepare for a longish post - as I do live in one of the top tourist destinations in the world...


The Local Mountains: Cypress, Grouse and Seymour - during the winter you can downhill and crosscountry ski, snowboard, toboggan and snowshoe; during the summer - mountain biking, hiking, and the Grouse Grind.

The Beaches: starting at UBC, you have Wreck Beach (the nude beach) and Tower Beach (no one really goes here, but has a lookout tower left over from WWII, which made sure the Japanese weren't coming to attack); Spanish Banks; Jericho Beach; Kitsilano Beach; Sunset Beach & English Bay. There's always someone on the beach (no matter the time of year) - there's beach volleyball; swimming; skim boarding; wind surfing; ocean kayaking & canoeing; suntanning; rollerblading; etc.

The Sports: If you like hockey, well you're in the right place, we have an NHL team - the Canucks; and a minor league team - WHL - The Giants; we have a CFL team - the BC Lions; a soccer team - The White Caps; a Lacrosse team - the Ravens; and a AAA baseball team - the Canadians.

There are a tonne of restaurants: West Coast, Seafood, Chinese, Japanese, British, Vietmanese, Thai, Malaysian, Indian, Afghan, and so on.

Now the big tourist attractions:
Grouse Mountain Skyride & Grizzly cubs (they are super cute!)
UBC Museum of Anthropology
Vancouver Maritime Museum
Vancouver Art Gallery
Vancouver Museum
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
Alexandra Park
Lynn Canyon Park
Queen Elizabeth Park
Stanley Park
Brockton Point at Stanley Park
Second Beach at Stanley Park
Third Beach at Stanley Park
The Lookout at Harbour Centre
Granville Island
Canada Place
Robson Square
Vancouver Public Library
Capilano Suspension Bridge
Gastown Steam Clock
Harbour Cruises
Imax at Canada Place
Omnimax Theatre at Science World
Pacific Space Centre
Science World
Vancouver Aquarium
Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival
Canada Day at Canada Place
Celebration of Light
Dragon Boat Festival
du Maurier International Jazz Festival
Vancouver Folk Music Festival
Vancouver International Comedy Festival

[Lady Pi Phi]

There's tons to do in Toronto

Here are just a few.

The Royal Ontario Museum (The ROM)
The Art Gallery of Ontario (The AGO)
The Hockey Hall of Fame
Allen Gardens
High Park
Harbourfront
The CN Tower
Ontario Place
The Toronto Film Festival
The Theatre District
The Club District (Richmond St.)
The CNE (Canadian National Exhibition)
Canada's Wonderland (about 30 minutes north of Toronto)
The Beach Jazz Festival
The Beach
The Science Centre
The Eaton Centre (why this is a tourist spot is beyond me...but it is)
Casa Loma
Fort York
Black Creek Pioneer Village
Colborne Lodge
The Sesquicentennial Museum
The Planetarium
The University of Toronto ( a ton of historic buildings right in downtown Toronto if your interested in architecture)
Doors Open Toronto (Architecture tour of Toronto every summer focusing on different themes)
Caravan
Carribana
Gay Pride Parade
Santa Claus Parade (in Novemember)

and so much more.