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In reply to the discussion: Your favorite places to visit? [View all]Awsi Dooger
(14,565 posts)Nothing else would be a close second. Those 16 days overwhelm anything else I've ever experienced. You don't even have to attend an event, although I always fill the plate. Just meeting so many people from around the globe and watching them rejoice during the Games is incredibly rewarding.
Otherwise, I would name St. Andrews, Scotland. Obviously the golf course is the centerpiece but the town is great also.
BTW, I have been to every site named in the OP. All terrific. I visited Montserrat in summer 1992 while spending a full month in Spain courtesy of the Barcelona Olympics.
Muir Woods did produce one poor experience when I visited as USC student during our Bay Area Weekender. I have motion sickness and didn't fare too well in the front passenger seat as my friend zipped through Muir Woods like he was trying to break the land speed record. Fortunately I had been there previously so I knew to blame the driver and not the site.