United States Bucket List

December 31, 2024 / 0 Comments

Here are my top ideas for your United States Bucket List. 

General Bucket List 

  1. Be in America for July 4th 
  2. Visit every American state
  3. Attend a state fair 
  4. Drive on route 66
  5. Try barbecue in the United States  

Northeast United States Bucket List 

  1. Visit the Catskills
  2. Visit the Finger Lakes
  3. Visit the Poconos
  4. Take the Staten Island Ferry
  5. See Fall foliage in New England
  6. Visit the Hamptons
  7. See Manhattanhenge
  8. Visit Sleepy Hollow, New York
  9. See hydrangeas in New England
  10. Stay in a brownstone in New York City
  11. Walk Brooklyn Bridge
  12. Go to the top of the Empire State Building
  13. See the Rockettes
  14. Attend Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
  15. Try New York Pizza 
  16. Visit Martha’s Vineyard
  17. Visit the Adirondacks 
  18. Visit Salem, Massachusetts 
  19. Try clam chowder in New England
  20. Try cider donuts in the Northeast
  21. Be in Times Square for New Years Eve 
  22. Try tomato pie in Philadelphia
  23. Try philly cheesesteak in Philadelphia
  24. Try grape pie in upstate New York
  25. Attend a concert at Carnegie Hall
  26. Visit Concord, Massachusetts
  27. Try crab in Chesapeake Bay
  28. Visit the World’s Biggest Library
  29. Attend blessing of the hounds

Southwest United States Bucket List 

  1. Visit a bluebonnet field in Texas 
  2. Visit the Grand Canyon
  3. Visit Antelope Canyon
  4. Visit Mesa Verde National Park
  5. Attend SXSW
  6. Hike Lake Havasu

Western United States Bucket List 

  1. Visit Griffith Park
  2. Visit a redwood forest
  3. Visit Oregon wine country  
  4. Drive on the Pacific Coast Highway
  5. Visit the Los Angeles Country Museum of Art
  6. Visit Lake Tahoe, California
  7. Visit Napa wine region
  8. Visit Alcatraz
  9. Visit Yosemite National Park
  10. Ride a cable car in San Francisco
  11. Visit Carlsbad flower fields 
  12. See poppy fields in California
  13. Visit Catalina Island
  14. Visit Palm Springs, California
  15. Stay on the Las Vegas strip
  16. See a show in Las Vegas
  17. Win blackjack in Vegas
  18. Visit Yellowstone National Park
  19. Stay at a dude ranch
  20. Cross the Golden Gate bridge by foot
  21. Visit a soda bar in Utah

Southeast United States Bucket List 

  1. Eat key lime in Florida
  2. Eat peaches in Georgia
  3. Visit Smoky Mountains National Park 
  4. Visit Dollywood
  5. Drink bourbon in the South
  6. Try Derby Pie in Kentucky
  7. Ride an airboat in the Everglades
  8. Hike the Appalachian Trail
  9. Try jambalaya in Louisiana
  10. Try beignets in Louisiana
  11. Visit a jazz bar in New Orleans
  12. Visit an American plantation
  13. Drink a sazerac in New Orleans
  14. Try gumbo in Louisiana
  15. Be in New Orleans for Halloween
  16. Go to Mardi Gras for New Orleans
  17. Visit a bayou in the South
  18. Drink sweet tea in the South
  19. Try biscuits and gravy in the South
  20. Try shrimp and grits in the South 
  21. Try a po’boy in the South
  22. Try pecan pie in the South
  23. Attend a low country boil
  24. Visit a honky tonk in the South
  25. Take a steamboat ride in the Mississippi

Midwest United States Bucket List 

  1. Try a runza in Nebraska
  2. Visit Mall of America
  3. Spend St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago
  4. Try deep dish pizza in Chicago

Alaska & Hawaii

  1. Attend a salmon bake in Alaska
  2. Try Poke in Hawaii
  3. Try crab in Alaska
  4. Ride an outrigger canoe in Hawaii

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