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Where is the most beautiful place you have ever been? (1 Viewer)

Gary, Indiana surprised me.
Jokes aside, there's a nature trail in Gary called Miller Woods that is incredibly beautiful. The landscape changes like 4 times on the way out to a Lake Michigan beach. It's not #1 on my overall list or anything but it might be in the top 20 or so.

I haven't seen the rest of Gary because I was covering my face to avoid breathing in the air from the steel mills, but I'm sure it's just as lovely.
 
I have incredibly positive memories of this view. Vegas did grow old for me, and I understand how it looks gaudy to some, but I genuinely enjoy it. Again, this is subjective. :shrug:
I always loved the view of Las Vegas from the air. Empty desert, then identical homes in neat little rows for miles, then the absurdity of the strip. It looks like someone was playing SimCity in real life.
 
Places I’ve been.

White bay, jost van dyke bvi
Sequoias
Amalfi coast
Back country skiing in the trees in the Rockies
Polihale beach Kauai
 
I'm a city slicker I guess because Florence, Italy, tops it for me. Maybe parts of Barcelona, too. I haven't been through many places in Europe, so I would imagine it would change daily. Want to so badly see Prague and Paris soon.
 
Lake Tahoe 35 years ago

Used to go regularly when we lived on the East Coast around the years of '90-'95. Spent New Year's Eve 2000 there. Haven't been back, but it's not an indictment of the place on my end. Beautiful place back then.
 
Very tough question. I have seen a lot, and I have not seen a lot.

Top mountains: Switzerland, Austria, vail/beaver creek, lake tahoe

Beaches: I have not done much Caribbean. Maui, Kona, Cozumel (back side)

Vineyards: Mosel, Napa/sonoma/russian River, many throughout France and italy

General: dordogne, Venice, Santa Barbara, Alsace, northern lakes of Italy
 
The Taj Mahal.

It ain’t pretty to get to, but once you’re there on the grounds it is stunningly symmetrical and majestic especially given it was built centuries ago without modern technology. Amazing and arguably tragic back story and context, too.
 
The Taj Mahal.

It ain’t pretty to get to, but once you’re there on the grounds it is stunningly symmetrical and majestic especially given it was built centuries ago without modern technology. Amazing and arguably tragic back story and context, too.
Did you take a tuk-tuk to the Taj Mahal?
 
- Crater Lake, Oregon
- North Cascades, WA (specifically a hike up to observe Lake Diablo)
- Trail of Moss, Hoh Rain Forest, Wa
- Hurricane Ridge, Wa
- Olivine Pools, Maui HI
- Sedona, AZ
- Colorado River on a raft looking up at the Grand Canyon for 3 days
- Portage Glacier, AK
- The Redwoods, all of them. Avenue of the Giants if picking one.
- Sequoia NP, specifically The Congress Trail
- Glacier NP, MT
- Gary, IN
 
The Taj Mahal.

It ain’t pretty to get to, but once you’re there on the grounds it is stunningly symmetrical and majestic especially given it was built centuries ago without modern technology. Amazing and arguably tragic back story and context, too.
Did you take a tuk-tuk to the Taj Mahal?
No. Saw lots of them (and elephants and monkeys) on the ride there but since I was there on a business trip we had more conventional transportation.
 
I'm a city slicker I guess because Florence, Italy, tops it for me. Maybe parts of Barcelona, too. I haven't been through many places in Europe, so I would imagine it would change daily. Want to so badly see Prague and Paris soon.
I love Florence as well, might not be as beautiful in a traditional sense as some of the other places mentioned here, but it’s up there for me.

Naturally Beautiful:
Maui
Amalfi Coast
Zion Natl Park
Monterey/Carmel
St Thomas
Nice, France

Beautiful Cities:
Florence
Paris
Las Vegas

Want to go:
Santorini
Ireland
Spain
Kauai
New Zealand
Scotland
Belize
Costa Rica
Venice/Cinque Terre
Switzerland
 
3. When you're east of Vegas coming in from Boulder City and you crest over the hill to the 215 exchange and see the strip.
Oh come on
I have incredibly positive memories of this view. Vegas did grow old for me, and I understand how it looks gaudy to some, but I genuinely enjoy it. Again, this is subjective. :shrug:
Subjectively wrong
I'm sure you and Ansel Adams agree.

"Truth is beauty" per Keats and the truth is some of my best memories stem from that initial view coming into Vegas from the southeast.
 
Venice is an interesting one. By itself, the architecture, the canals make it one of the most beautiful places, but it's been ruined by cruise ships and over tourism to the point where you cant really go and call it beautiful anymore.
 
Lake Como
Ireland ... particularly the area near Newcastle / Royall County Down
Maui and Kauai
Swiss Alps
Tuscany
Sea to Sky Drive to Whistler
17 Mile Drive / Carmel CA
Colorado mountains near Vail, Aspen, etc
 
I'm a city slicker I guess because Florence, Italy, tops it for me. Maybe parts of Barcelona, too. I haven't been through many places in Europe, so I would imagine it would change daily. Want to so badly see Prague and Paris soon.
Just got back from barcelona and this trip made me fall in love with the place- just an amazing metropolis.
 
I'm a city slicker I guess because Florence, Italy, tops it for me. Maybe parts of Barcelona, too. I haven't been through many places in Europe, so I would imagine it would change daily. Want to so badly see Prague and Paris soon.
We just got back from Paris last week. It is gorgeous. If you have any interest at all, even in passing, of architecture, it is one of the most fascinating places on Earth. Just walking around, you'll see so many interesting things. For a big city, they manage green space really well too. Paris gets a bad rap (some deserved), but it really is a city to behold.
 
RE: Yosemite

We hit it just right. Full moon. with the moonlight reflecting on the rocks. Think Ansel Adams.

Amazing!
The entire eastern Sierra front is special. I really miss that part of the world.
Yea just got back from a couple weeks in and around Yosemite and Tahoe. Did some camping, some climbing, some swimming, some hanging and drinking. So pretty
 
I'm a city slicker I guess because Florence, Italy, tops it for me. Maybe parts of Barcelona, too. I haven't been through many places in Europe, so I would imagine it would change daily. Want to so badly see Prague and Paris soon.
Just got back from barcelona and this trip made me fall in love with the place- just an amazing metropolis.

Wow, very cool. The Gothic Quarter and Antoni Gaudí's architecture is just stunning. The city is, really. Unbelievable. I wish graffiti weren't so endemic, but that's a lament that was forefront on my mind fading into a quibble.
 
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Another vote for Yosemite NP, all of it, but Glacier Point stands out as the one spot that truly took my breath away.

Of the places I have never been, the one place that may trump Yosemite (from photos I've seen) might be the Patagonia area in southern Argentina.
 
I'm a city slicker I guess because Florence, Italy, tops it for me. Maybe parts of Barcelona, too. I haven't been through many places in Europe, so I would imagine it would change daily. Want to so badly see Prague and Paris soon.
Just got back from barcelona and this trip made me fall in love with the place- just an amazing metropolis.

Wow, very cool. The Gothic Quarter and Antoni Gaudí's architecture is just stunning. The city is, really. Unbelievable. I wish graffiti wasn't so endemic, but that's a quibble that was forefront on my mind fading into a quibble.
The graffiti did nothing to squash the beauty of that city and its architecture.

Our office does slide shows when we take trips, so i was trying to be mindful of finding nice architecture to share. EVERY SINGLE BUILDING...stunning. couldnt walk down a block in any neighborhood i visited without finding amazing buildings- from different eras. Then the variation of urban design from the gothic quarter on out to more modern "rational" street layouts, always with moments that catch your eye, provide relief from it being too urban. So walkable. Add the hills, beach, culture...just amazing, amazing place.
 
Maldives
Bora Bora
Lake Tahoe 35 years ago
For me, the beauty of Tahoe is not at the lake itself, but the area that surrounds it......but I understand what you are saying.
Fathiye in Turkey. Believe me it's heaven on earth. Beaches. Life style. Food. It's so nice I bought a little condo there
Capadoccia and the Princess Islands off the Coast of Istanbul are also beautiful places in Turkey.

Istanbul is my favorite international city I’ve been to.
 
Naturally Beautiful:
Maui

Right on with this one. I guess we do agree. I've never been to a more naturally beautiful ocean than the one I was at in Maui. Breathtaking.
Really? I can see Lanai'i but I really didn't dig Maui's beaches/water.

I liked the beaches and water in the Bahamas, like Guana Cay much more.

The Bahamas are stunning from what I've seen, but I've never been. I think I was in Maui in late '88 if that makes any difference. Things might have changed by the time you got there. I don't know. I've never seen crystal clear blue oceans before and Maui's was closest. Plus, the place we were staying at was so nice, and I was young. I thought Rhode Island was great back then. Heh.
 
I'm a city slicker I guess because Florence, Italy, tops it for me. Maybe parts of Barcelona, too. I haven't been through many places in Europe, so I would imagine it would change daily. Want to so badly see Prague and Paris soon.
Just got back from barcelona and this trip made me fall in love with the place- just an amazing metropolis.

Wow, very cool. The Gothic Quarter and Antoni Gaudí's architecture is just stunning. The city is, really. Unbelievable. I wish graffiti wasn't so endemic, but that's a quibble that was forefront on my mind fading into a quibble.

Only thing is the anti-tourism there is nuts. I heard they've started using waterguns to drench obvious tourists. It's sort of a good thing because maybe it will make people stop acting like entitled tourists and try to blend in better.
 

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