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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI am thinking of a short vacation from the mid-west
where is the best places to go?
This is on a moderate budget mind you. Between graduating college and finding a place to work.
ETA: I do have some savings to spend
snooper2
(30,151 posts)ScreamingMeemie
(68,918 posts)Cheaper (and quieter) than the Spring Break towns.
Congratulations on your graduation.
snooper2
(30,151 posts)not supposed to get this bad this year though
ScreamingMeemie
(68,918 posts)tazkcmo
(7,286 posts)Before anything else, Congratulations on a Huge Achievement! Really, good for you! OK, second, go west young person, go west!
tk2kewl
(18,133 posts)and yes, go west
tk2kewl
(18,133 posts)Plenty of great National Parks to see.
My favorites are Yosemite and Yellowstone
Other favorites:
Canyonlands
Zion
Kings Canyon
Olympic
if you have the time and a car, take a drive to one or two, you'll cherish it forever...
and bring a pack... get into the back country!
NobodyHere
(2,810 posts)If I had a friend to go with I might cherish a trip forever
tk2kewl
(18,133 posts)Logged 15,000 miles on 2 cars (came home with a different car than I left with)
Made a lot of friends along the way. Spent $3,000 all in including gas and food and the purchase of the 2nd car for $200
demosocialist
(184 posts)I have lived all over the MW, I am Bias to Chicago and Central IL though, but a lot of different things.
Also what states do you consider the Midwest?
StandingInLeftField
(972 posts)VERMONT!!
NobodyHere
(2,810 posts)Not sure if that was Vermont or New Hampshire though.
StandingInLeftField
(972 posts)Vermont is a spectacularly beautiful human-scale state. I hear their Senator is pretty cool.
RKP5637
(67,031 posts)KansDem
(28,498 posts)Ghost town in northern California--
I've visited a couple of times. Found it both serene and exciting!
http://www.bodie.com/
Kip Humphrey
(4,753 posts)Not spectacular, just unforgettable.
https://www.facebook.com/kip.humphrey.1/videos/1676052755940331/
NobodyHere
(2,810 posts)NobodyHere
(2,810 posts)dembotoz
(16,737 posts)might find some deals online
does not look much like the mid west
lots to see and do
do not have a real desire to go back but to see it once is cool
Avalux
(35,015 posts)Lots to do here. I know Texas gets a bad rap, but we're a fun little oasis of blue amidst all the red.