We haven't been at this very long...but so far in our travels, my pick of places to see/visit::

the Oregon coastline. The movie Goonies had scenes filmed in Astoria, Oregon. I wasn't sure where you call home (didn't check your profile page) so if your from Oregon and this doesn't intrest you let me know and I will come up with #2 suggestion...

Not that it's a gotta-see place, but I have on my bucket list to see the worlds largest ball of twine :) Now that we're in Kansas I plan to take a trip to go see it...it was mentioned in the movie Michael with John Travolta.

Big Bend National Park, TX
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum at Tucson, AZ

This is two of our favourites. But there are many more.

The Rockie Mountains of Colorado,The Cascades in Washington,Civil War battlefields of the South,The history of the New England States.Any where you go in this wonderful country there is something to see.

Well one thing I know for sure after living in Florida for 29 years once we hit the road I will not be in a rush to return except to visit!  I am looking forward to experiencing some cooler even COLD weather.

The summers here have become unbearable to venture outside.  Even when we weekend camp in the summer unless you are outside with your coffee EARLY morning it is just not comfortable and the evenings do not cool down.

Susan

Grand Canyon
Petrified Forest
Bryce & Zion Canyons
Highway 1 from Pismo Beach up through Big Sur and into Carmel, San Francisco and across the Golden Gate Bridge
The Redwoods, CA.
The Sequoias, CA.
Willits, CA. for a ride on the Skunk Railroad.
Lake Shasta, CA.
Sedona, AZ


And as others have said.... Yosemite and Yellowstone.

I have a friend who had the goal of visiting all of the National Parks. After three years, he just accomplished that this summer. I suspect that would take care of what would be on most people’s bucket list. 

 

A method of adding to a bucket list that I have found useful is to first determine what part of the country I want to head to. Then I post a request for suggestions on what to do and see along the way. That way it's a current list. The big attractions are the obvious, but the lesser known ones from the locals always add pleasure to our trips. Like visiting the biggest ball of string, lighthouses in Maine and Michigan, the center of the US, doing a part of Rte 66, or touring an ice cream factory, etc.

I’m sure others could add immeasurably to such a list.

-- Edited by TXRVr on Monday 31st of August 2009 01:00:14 PM

Bear Tooth Highway
Yellowstone
Alaska
The Black Hills - could stay there for months to just explore!!!!

I agree with Racerguy - there are just numerous places in this great country to explore and visit especially if you love history. Our country is full of historical places. I find it is like a domino effect - you think about one place and that leads to another and so on.
Good luck in your own personal "bucket list." That is a great idea.

My bucket list is all National Parks.

As a suggestions for others, I will mention places I have been and maybe they will interest you.

Outerbanks of North Carolina. Whether you enter from north or south there will be a state rest stop with tons of brochures. Best time to visit is Sep 15ish as tourist are gone and water is still warm and fish are still biting. Way too many things to see to mention here but dont miss Currituck Lighthouse, Wright Brothers Memorial, Jockeys Ridge, Manteo waterfront, breakfeast at Jolly Roger (also have best karaoke) and if you wanna splurge...Owens Restaurant and dont miss lunch at Lone Cedar Restaurant.

Yellowstone...plan long visit and take walk with Ranger to the water fall.

Grand Tetons...don't miss white water rafting in the Snake river canyon.

Las Vegas...take the Duece...strip bus ...pay 1 fee for all day and get off and on at casinos of your choice and back on, they run all day every 5 minutes...cheap transportation with no worry of parking.

Great Smokies National Park which also leads to Gatlinburg Tennessee...Blowing Rock...the Vanderbuilt House (expensive, like $48 each for tour), be sure to rent $5 tour cassette tape, Cherokee Reservation..big area lots to see.

Near Las Vegas and often missed id Valley of Fire State Park $6 per car, when you exit go to Conover I think and find Sugar Babys for great reasonable food, they have a web site.

Red Rock Canyon has horseback riding through the canyon.

Mount Rushmore is another must. And Chief whats his name's monument is also near by.

Salt Lake City....Mormon's Tabernacle is a must. What a grand place.

Crater Lake , Yosemite and Sequoia are all great.

Hope that helps, Ron

Thank you Sand38. That particular visit was 32 years ago, so please forgive my forgetfulness.

Here is a little known place -- Indian Springs RV resort near American Falls, Idaho.  It had been closed for years but this summer a new owner started rebuilding it and is doing a wonderful job.  It is closed for the winter now but it will be open in May 2010 for the summer.  It has a huge swimming pool heated by hot springs to 90.  All the water in the park is also 90!  It has over 200 acres to park on.  I'm not sure how many full hook-ups it has but it has a lot.  DW and I volunteered there this past summer (we had camped there before) and had a lot of fun.

The TV show Cash and Treasures made are bucket list longer !

First is that Diamond State Park in Arkansas,go dig for diamonds, somewhere along the line pan for gold, walk the beaches with a metal detector....etc...etc...

NASA has a campground for it's employees and guests right on site and have started a workamper program this year but we are booked thru October '10.
We did applied for winter positions at KSC and Merritt Island NWR.
Starting November 15 we will be at Everglades NPS. Me working with maintenance and DW in the visiter center.
That's another one off the Bucket List.

While we are trying to sell the house to begin the full-timing life, and a few years need to pass before we actually do MAJOR traveling, Jo and I plan to go to an area and find a long term (thinking months here) camping place.  Once in an area, we will research what is in the region and visit those in our Explorer.

Long term places include RV parks that allow that and mobile home parks that have hookups for RV'ers that plan to stay quite a while.

As an example, we might stay somewhere in SE Utah and then drive to all the National Parks in Utah and northern Arizona.  (Those are definite places to go.)

By staying "long term" we wouldn't be pressed to have to see everything in a short period of time.  Life is supposed to be enjoyable, so why rush things?  Besides, one might miss a state park or other attractions that aren't so readily known.

Plus, there is a lot of America to photograph and that takes time.

Terry

I have to throw in my $.02 fro the Florida Keys.  If you stay in the town of Marathon, you're right in the middle of the Keys so you can go north or south for an easy day trip & see all of the Keys.  Swim w/dolphins, sunsets on Key West, Sombrero Beach, Pigeon Key....wish I was there right now!!