The US is a huge country with no singular monolithic culture or identity. It stretches from coast to coast to the other side of the continent. Everyone knows NYC, LA, San Francisco, Chicago etc but what about the lesser-known places?

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  3. There’s a mythical place called “Wyoming” that’s never been proven to be real, explorers have searched for it for decades but the general consensus is that it’s just an old legend.

  4. Any part of the southwest that isn’t the grand canyon, Vegas, or the set of a cowboy movie.

    And especially any part of the southwest that isn’t desert.

  5. When I was in Europe most people I encountered didn’t know about the Carolinas. Some knew of the Charlotte hornets but that was about it.

  6. pretty much everywhere outside of the Northeast Corridor, California, and Texas in my experience

  8. Lake Tchukolaho in Ivey, Georgia.

    No reason they should have heard of it either.

  9. There’s plenty of run down, sleepy, or insignificant towns and suburbs across the US. And plenty of State and National Parks, and historic sites under the radar. I’m gonna assume you wanna know about the hidden gems that might be worth visiting if you’re traveling from another continent

    -Mt. Washington/Presidential Range in New Hampshire. It’s where those looking to climb Everest go to practice due to the unpredictable weather and extremely high wind speeds. Best to visit during the fall for stellar views

    -Puerto Rico in general is overlooked. Old San Juan, El Morro, and plenty of beaches and nightlife.

    The island also has El Yunque National Forest, Rio Camuy Caves in the mountainous Cordillera region, and the bioluminescent bay on the smaller island of Vieques.

  11. Everywhere that isn’t NYC, LA, Chicago and maybe Dallas if they’re older. Which I’m fine with. Europeans are atrocious at their geography and very ignorant of the US.

    What? It’s what everyone says about Americans. Turn about is fair play no?

  12. This question is almost overwhelming.

    Any small town on a Great Lake in summer. Pictured Rocks and Sleeping Bear Dunes. The Keweenaw. Straits of Mackinac. Copper Harbor.

    Cody, Wyoming.

    Glacier N.P.

    Valdez, Alaska.

    Everglades N.P.

  14. National Parks. Europeans visit the more famous ones, but many don’t. And many aren’t aware you can camp within the Parks.

  15. All of the incredible cities of the southeast that aren’t Atlanta:

    1. Richmond
    2. Charlottesville
    3. Wilmington
    4. Asheville
    5. Chapel Hill
    6. Charleston
    7. Savanna
    8. St Augustine

    And many more

  16. I met Portuguese girl studying abroad here who was oddly obsessed with Montana and dreamed of living there. Thought it was hilarious as we weren’t even remotely close to Montana and she had only been once or twice.

  19. None. They know all of the spots. New York City, LA and Disney World.

    Nothing else worth seeing outside of those three.

  20. The majority of it? Most Americans don’t know the majority of it. Most people from outside the US know portions of LA, Chicago, Miami, Boston, Philly, and probably a few others

  21. Like everything. A European who claims to know everything about America is a liar. Not even Americans know everything about America. For example, ever heard of wall drug?

  23. Yellowstone and Glacier are famous national parks, but otherwise Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming seem obscure to most foreigners.

  24. Deadwood, South Dakota is pretty dope. It’s like a Wild West version of Las Vegas. And it’s located in the Black Hills which is a beautiful area.

  25. While most people know about Florida for it’s tourism, they know the larger (dirtier) cities and then parks and beaches. When the reality is we have so much cool nature to explore- all the springs and parks and rivers and dunes and history sites.
    We have 132 State Parks, 4 National Parks, and countless other county parks as well. We have caverns and islands, and lots of cool places to explore.

  26. Do Europeans know about Vermont and New England in the fall? It’s America putting on its quaintest face.

  27. Redwoods National and State Parks.

    Experience is indescribable. Spiritual, even.

  29. About 98% of the entire country 🤣

    Don’t tell them, they’ll start asking how to get there because they want to visit all of it in three days. Oh, and they don’t drive so should they take the train, bus or Uber?

  30. Garden of the Gods, southern Illinois. It’s an incredible place and one of the few reasons I personally can think of to come to this part of the country unless you are in to corn and beans.

  32. Europeans don’t know about Asheville, North Carolina. You should, though, it’s stunningly gorgeous

  33. Everyone is posting places in the US, so in return here’s a list of some places Americans might not know about in the UK:

    Blackpool

    Bradford

    Canvey Island

    Skegness

    Sunderland

    Milton Keynes

    Wolverhampton

    Sheffield

    Basingstoke

    Stoke-on-Trent

    Bournemouth

    Cumbernauld

    Ayr

    And last but not least, my home city, Dundee.

  34. Alendale South Carolina.

    Latrobe Pennsylvania.

    Rogers Arkansas

    Fargo North Dakota

    Joplin Missouri

    Miami Oklahoma

    Chillicothe Ohio

    In short, about 10,000 places.

  35. When it comes to New York, everyone mentions NYC. Places like the Adirondacks State Park are talked about much less.

  36. The Gulf Coast area where Mardi Gras is a thing. The food is just so good. I moved away for a decade or so and I swear I gained ten pounds when I moved back. Just pick a smaller waterfront town and explore. The food, diversity, and nature tends to win ppl over quickly.

  37. I met a girl from the UK who couldn’t even point to NYC on a map, while I could point to where she was (Liverpool). Most Europeans really don’t know much about the US, in my experience.

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