i have never understood why anyone would intentionally come to the US for tourism, especially from europe. all the good food, beautiful art and architecture, and historic artifacts are on your side of the atlantic already, why cross it?
There are definitely things worth seeing in the US. I think the best example is the national parks. Europe absolutely has protected parks, but we’ve got nothing on the same scale because there have been settled agricultural societies all over the continent for millennia. Our geography also simply doesn’t include anywhere like Badlands or Grand Canyon parks, nor do our forests have anything like the giant redwoods.
Also while we have a tonne of interesting history and culture in Europe, different history and culture is a draw. I’m a fan of jazz and blues music and Cajun food, so I’d very much like to see New Orleans some day. The Puebloan Cliff Palace would be pretty great to see. I don’t know much about most of the Native American societies in what is now the US, but I bet there are a lot of fascinating stories to hear.
I personally wouldn’t choose to holiday to the US at the moment, but I can recognise its draws.
i have never understood why anyone would intentionally come to the US for tourism, especially from europe. all the good food, beautiful art and architecture, and historic artifacts are on your side of the atlantic already, why cross it?
There are definitely things worth seeing in the US. I think the best example is the national parks. Europe absolutely has protected parks, but we’ve got nothing on the same scale because there have been settled agricultural societies all over the continent for millennia. Our geography also simply doesn’t include anywhere like Badlands or Grand Canyon parks, nor do our forests have anything like the giant redwoods.
Also while we have a tonne of interesting history and culture in Europe, different history and culture is a draw. I’m a fan of jazz and blues music and Cajun food, so I’d very much like to see New Orleans some day. The Puebloan Cliff Palace would be pretty great to see. I don’t know much about most of the Native American societies in what is now the US, but I bet there are a lot of fascinating stories to hear.
I personally wouldn’t choose to holiday to the US at the moment, but I can recognise its draws.
https://www.fox5ny.com/news/trump-logging-national-forests
We’re cutting down the National Forests now, and/or attempting to build new cities where they used to be.
National forests or national parks? Either one is bad but parks would be so much worse.
Outlook is grim.
https://www.npca.org/articles/7967-trump-administration-promotes-unauthorized-mining-in-mojave-national
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/trump-quietly-plans-to-liquidate-public-lands-to-finance-his-sovereign-wealth-fund/