Things to do/places to see in America

[Guest]

Thanks Val - a few hills doesn't put us off, we're superfit, remember!!

[The Birch]

Las Vegas is amazing, just the whole atmosphere of the place. I was 20 when i went and couldn't gamble (which might have been a good thing) but I'd love to go back one day. Theres loads of good shows on there all year round. The hotels are huge and have their own shopping centres inside them everything is 24/7, had dinner at a restaurant at about 1 in the morning and when I came down to breakfast at about 8 there were people still player poker from the night before.

[purpleronnie]

Compton is great.

I suggest you wear blue, black or red depending on the street your on at the time.

[Samilktray]

Compton is great.

I suggest you wear blue, black or red depending on the street your on at the time.

[Lamby]

I'm gonna try do this next summer but doing it transport wise.

First im gonna land in Pheonix cos my friend i've known for like 5 years lives there, so go and see her, then somehow make it to Toronto (cos I have American and Canadian heritage) then go from there back to London.

And im also gonna try get laid as many times as possible with my nice London accent

[MC Prussian]

Compton is great.

I suggest you wear blue, black or red depending on the street your on at the time.

I only made it as far as Carson.

I regret not having explored more of South Central LA and the downtown area at night.

You forgot Lynwood. Beautiful place.

[purpleronnie]

I only made it as far as Carson.

I regret not having explored more of South Central LA and the downtown area at night.

You forgot Lynwood. Beautiful place.

I actually spent a day in Oakland about 4 years ago, that was a scarey place.

[MC Prussian]

I actually spent a day in Oakland about 4 years ago, that was a scarey place.

I know. I'd usually take the 80 down towards SF and make sure I pass by Cl-Oakland as fast as possible.

Utterly uncharming place, that city.

I usually sighed a breathe of relief whenever I saw the SF cityscape whilst driving on the Bay Bridge.

[Lillehamring]

I know. I'd usually take the 80 down towards SF and make sure I pass by Cl-Oakland as fast as possible.

Utterly uncharming place, that city.

I usually sighed a breathe of relief whenever I saw the SF cityscape whilst driving on the Bay Bridge.

i've done the journey from saeramento (beautiful city BTW) to SF a few times, and the greyhound stops in oakland - not nice.

the roughest part of LA i visited was hawthorne (home of the beach boys ), equally, not nice.

[Red Leicester]

If people have time then I'd scrub a quick blat around tourist hotspots and just hire a car and roadtrip-it; pootling from town to town, meeting people and experiencing the gentle transition of state to state. Go see proper America and meet Americans!

[MC Prussian]

If people have time then I'd scrub a quick blat around tourist hotspots and just hire a car and roadtrip-it; pootling from town to town, meeting people and experiencing the gentle transition of state to state. Go see proper America and meet Americans!

Like being extremely selfish and taking a few months off, seeing large parts of the country and some long-lost friends?

This is what I did.

[Head Honcho]

Lisa there are higher places to view SF from but Coit Tower is the best. Not too high that everything is miniscule like.

Also go to the Top of the Mark bar in the Mark Hopkins hotel for Martini's (They also sell Bud ) you'll love it.

Try and catch it when the fog is coming in across the city. Spooky!

[Head Honcho]

I only made it as far as Carson.

I regret not having explored more of South Central LA and the downtown area at night.

You forgot Lynwood. Beautiful place.

I was driving back from Universal Studio in LA once and got lost in downtown-the police escort out of the place was nice though

[AmericanScott]

I'm taking my girlfriend to New York for two weeks on the 23rd. I know the place like the back of my hand as i grew up there. We're staying at my friend's house so accomodation is cheap . Flights only costed £283 return each with Virgin! Bargain.

I've never left the east coast but one day i'd love to venture out to California. From what other people on here have said, it seems they know more about my own country than i do

[Jordan]

3. Find the Coyote Ugly bar

Dear God, no. Don't waste your too much of your time and money there.

If you're gonna go out drinking in NYC, try a fun pub crawl. The subway runs all night and the bars are open until 4 a.m. Do something silly... like...

try to go to the legendary Mars Bar...

...and the 40/40 Club...

...wearing the same clothes.

Go to the beach and boardwalk on Coney Island in Brooklyn, get a hot dog at Nathan's, ride the Cyclone and try to find the crazy folks or a burlesque or freak show. Take a trip out of New York and go to a beach on Long Island or Jersey--but watch out . Go to a baseball game, have a good time and make sure you sing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" during the seventh-inning stretch. Boston is a good place to hang out even if the accent up there is faahhking earrittayting and their baseball team is the spawn of Satan. Go to Washington, D.C. and check out the famous government buildings/monuments (My favorite? The Lincoln Memorial. Powerful.)... but DC can be pretty ghetto so know where you're going before you go. Philly has some history but it's not a good place to hang out--skip it. Go to some suburb or some out of the way place, get a few drinks and be friendly--I have an English friend that did that and he wound up becoming a popular fellow in my town. Chicago is a good place to check out if you can make it out there--you can stop at a few cities on the way.

I haven't been out on the West Coast (yeah, it's sad) so I couldn't give you any first hand advice. I'm going out to Denver, Colorado in a couple of weeks so I'll get to check out some real mountains.

[placidcasual]

Take Jordan to a Red Sox bar and drink a shit load of Yuengling.

Works a treat.

[Rocket-Ron]

Fisherman's wharf is very very touristy but worth an hour or so of your time.

I recommend walking across the bridge - that way you really appreciate its size.

One of the best things I did whilst there was go to the new science museum in Golden Gate park - it's just superb. I was lucky enough to go on the day it opened, but it's a great place to go. It has a rainforest dome in the middle, pretty cool. The park itself is huge.

Definitely take a tram, it's fun, if insanely dangerous at times. And check out some of the authentic Japanese restaurants in the city - both cheap and tasty.

If you walk down the length of Filmore street there are loads of independent cafes and interesting shops. Allegedly it's a rough place at night but it seemed great to me during the day.

Across the bridge there is an state park called angel island. Good for hiking and biking I am told. Worth a google.

Oh, and finally, there is a road called Filbert Street. Nothing on it worth noting but it's worth a shout for a photo.

Thats where marilyn monroe married joe Demagio (I think).

Theres also a filbert Street in Philadelphia.

Chicago's the place to go!!

[Guest]

Lisa there are higher places to view SF from but Coit Tower is the best. Not too high that everything is miniscule like.

Also go to the Top of the Mark bar in the Mark Hopkins hotel for Martini's (They also sell Bud ) you'll love it.

Try and catch it when the fog is coming in across the city. Spooky!

Cheers! Everyone mentions the fog, but there isn't going to be any at the end of June, surely.

[Babylon]

Thanks Val - a few hills doesn't put us off, we're superfit, remember!!

What the other have said about spot on, definitely get a pass for the tram/busses though. Everything is walkable, but when you get there you'll be fecked!!! The transport system is great and can get you everywhere. I stayed in union square right near the cable car terminal and found it great to get around from there.

If you have time take a trip to Yosemite, maybe even spend a night there. Beautiful place, couple of my snaps!!

The only thing at fishermans wharf is the sealions really...

Take a ferry ride under the bridge...

Ride bikes over the bridge, see the planetarium/science museum.

My girlfriend and I loved the place and would go again. We did have fantastic weather though, but it's extremely unpredictable.

[Babylon]

Cheers! Everyone mentions the fog, but there isn't going to be any at the end of June, surely.

I quote Mark Twain... "The coldest winter I ever spent, was a summer in San Francisco". I went in October and it was glorious.

[Guest]

Thanks for that Babs. Some great pics there. Unfortunately, we aren't there long enough to visit Yosemite. Think it's only a couple of days.

[AmericanScott]

Go to the beach and boardwalk on Coney Island in Brooklyn, get a hot dog at Nathan's, ride the Cyclone and try to find the crazy folks or a burlesque or freak show. Take a trip out of New York and go to a beach on Long Island or Jersey--but watch out . Go to a baseball game, have a good time and make sure you sing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" during the seventh-inning stretch. Boston is a good place to hang out even if the accent up there is faahhking earrittayting and their baseball team is the spawn of Satan. Go to Washington, D.C. and check out the famous government buildings/monuments (My favorite? The Lincoln Memorial. Powerful.)... but DC can be pretty ghetto so know where you're going before you go. Philly has some history but it's not a good place to hang out--skip it. Go to some suburb or some out of the way place, get a few drinks and be friendly--I have an English friend that did that and he wound up becoming a popular fellow in my town. Chicago is a good place to check out if you can make it out there--you can stop at a few cities on the way.

I haven't been out on the West Coast (yeah, it's sad) so I couldn't give you any first hand advice. I'm going out to Denver, Colorado in a couple of weeks so I'll get to check out some real mountains.

Not many people know that NY/NJ has some fantastic beaches. Coney Island has really been cleaned up. Nothing beats a Nathans Hotdog. Is the aquarium still open?

We used to go to Long Beach, LI every weekend in the summer but then we discovered Rockaway Beach (Queens) which is better and cheaper to get to by mass transit. Stay away from Staten Island beaches as you'll grow an extra limb when you get out of the water

I prefer the NJ beaches though. Belmar, Seaside Heights, Wildwood, Ocean City, Long Beach Island, etc.

Can't wait to visit Citi Field for the first time. Going against the Cardinals a few days after we arrive. I'd like to check out the Spankees' new stadium but thats bottom of the list for now.

[purpleronnie]

New York & Chicago were fantastic. I lived in Chicago for 2 years and loved it (maybe because my apartment was on a golf course), what struck me was how clean Chicago is for such a huge city. New York is just mad...but in a good way.

[Lillehamring]

Cheers! Everyone mentions the fog, but there isn't going to be any at the end of June, surely.

...don't know if it applies to SF, but in LA they refer to the 'June Gloom' - but i wouldn't worry, it's not the kind of town you need glorious weather to enjoy, i went in september, it was overcast but i hardly noticed, it's not like i was going to the beach

oh, and don't refer to it as 'frisco - apparently it's frowned upon by the locals

[Head Honcho]

Not many people know that NY/NJ has some fantastic beaches. Coney Island has really been cleaned up. Nothing beats a Nathans Hotdog. Is the aquarium still open?

We used to go to Long Beach, LI every weekend in the summer but then we discovered Rockaway Beach (Queens) which is better and cheaper to get to by mass transit. Stay away from Staten Island beaches as you'll grow an extra limb when you get out of the water

I prefer the NJ beaches though. Belmar, Seaside Heights, Wildwood, Ocean City, Long Beach Island, etc.

Can't wait to visit Citi Field for the first time. Going against the Cardinals a few days after we arrive. I'd like to check out the Spankees' new stadium but thats bottom of the list for now.

I prefer the beaches of East Norwalk and Westport. Half an hour on the train from NYC and it's like your in a different country.