They also left out the Adirondack Mountains and the new England Coast. You are right there are so many beautiful places to see. You are sure to find at least one breathtaking spot in every state you visit.
I remember going to the Grad Canyon for the first time..... I wasnt that excited, I was like whatever, Ive seen pictures, seen it on tv. Blah. I was actually shocked how magnificent it was, it was really GRAND!!
@@billbored8277 I back packed the grand canyon for a month when I graduated high school back in 1978. When we walked up to the entrance they would not let us camp there because we didn't have a car. So we walked about a half a mile away, then darted into the woods, walked deep in right near the edge of the canyon, found an old camping area, appeared to be closed for decades, set up out tent, found one good picnic table, and stayed for free for weeks. No one was there at all, we even walked into the opened camp ground area, to use showers and to get supplies. It was great.
New Zealand is one of the most beautiful places on EARTH! It's a huge compliment for you guys to be interested in America's beauty too. Love your videos!
I’ve been lucky to see 48 States, excluding Oregon and Alaska, and they’re very beautiful places, I plan to visit Alaska next year since I visited Hawaii for the first time this year! I hope you all get to see it all!
I'm 62 years old and I live here in America very beautiful country but the government keeps us so poor really to tell you the truth the majority of Americans don't even get to see the beauty we have unless we do like you and watch it on some type of screen
@@maedorasmith33 Travelling to see all these places is not only expensive, but some of us either can't afford to take the time off work, or we have limited PTO.
I was reading comments true there's so many honorable mentions. Being a native of Arizona I was surprised there is no Grand canyon it is one of the most spectacular places in the world. There's also Yosemite sequoias, redwood forest, saguaro national monument. But I was really surprised of no Grand canyon
I was also expecting to see Grand Canyon as well. I do believe Horseshoe Bend is part of it, but a very small part toward the east end. I had seen photos, and even a home movie taken by my dad from a small plane ride, but I was still blown away when I got to see the Grand Canyon in person!! Maybe that's why it wasn't included, it is really hard to do it justice in any film or video!.
So many not mentioned: Grand Canyon one of the natural wonders of the world Niagara Falls which we share with Canada The Rocky Mountains in the West The Smokey mountains in the East Yellowstone National Park with the geysers The giant Redwood forest The black hills with Mount Rushmore The Great Lakes There is definitely a lot of diversity in landscapes
@@GenghisClaus I was thinking of that also and where I use to live Monument Valley Arizona, Chaco Canyon, and Shiprock in New Mexico, the other parks in Utah that were not mentioned, Glenwood Springs Canyon in Colorado, and Flaming Gorge in Wyoming....
As an American who’s been to most of these places my favorite thing about this video was watching your beautiful kids so engaged in what they were seeing. The saying is “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree” so good job mom and dad!
I really appreciate how you guys take interest in my country while you live in such a beautiful place. In a time when many people dislike on the USA, it makes my heart happy to know some do not
Agreed and I'm also dying to go to New Zealand. My old roommate study abroad there and loved. My sister also went to New Zealand while visiting Australia as well. She went skydiving and loved it. Both said it stunning country.
In a time when many natural born American Citizens have no respect or love for America it’s nice to see people appreciate my country for all its good. Is America perfect? No, but show me a country that is.
I have a friend from Thailand and I was telling him how awesome it would be to go there. He told me that the only reason an American should travel abroad is for culture. He said everything you could ever see in nature across the entire world is contained within America.
too bad they didn't show the painted desert, the petrified forest, the grand canyon, etc... This is a huge country with tons more beautiful places. Thank God for our National Parks. I am glad that you enjoyed the video.
This! I’ve been there a couple times and it is phenomenal. By far the most beautiful place I’ve ever been. Can’t wait to go back! Also…Hobbiton is so cool! 😀
They forgot the Grand Canyon, the Redwoods sequoia national park, 423 national parks, many tropical islands in the Caribbean and the Pacific Ocean, many massive mountain ranges, Niagara Falls, and so much more.
Yes the California redwoods are AMAZING.. The Florida everglades.. So much beauty here. I love how opposite it is from the U.S . North is south and south is north for them. Lol. They'll drive north for hotter weather while we drive south for hotter weather. We drive north for mountains and snow and south for tropical temps. And while its winter here ... Its summer there...vice versa. Summer in January. Lol. Ok..im sounding a bit Dr suess like😂So wild. Wild wild world. I wonder. Does new Zealand have all the type of interesting, yet some scary, animals ?..that don't exist anywhere else?
I used to live in the foothills of the Smokey Mountains. I never woke up and looked out my window without being amazed, and fully appreciative for the gift of living in such a beautiful place. I still go back, and am in awe.
The United states has the most diverse and unique landscapes in the world. There are still thousands of miles of untouched beauty. Wonders of the world. The most national parks, and then don't forget Alaska!
@@kathleenhenson5833 New Zealand has its own great places, just on a small smaller scale. As a top 10 list for America, how can you pick? They did for this video, but you could have a top 100 places easily. Would these places be my top 10 picks? No, but it was pretty good.
I know...I live in a redwood forest and there's a grove of gigantic, ancient redwoods about 50 feet away from my living room window. They're ponderously large. And a few thousand years old.
@@mrs.martin3158 No need to be too jealous because over here we have massive, horrible forest fires every summer. The one last year was so enormous that these amazing, brave firefighters stopped it only half a mile from my house. My local neighborhood only still exists because those firemen heroes banded together and stopped it in my area. But a little ways up the street from me, many houses were incinerated down to their framework.
They are a fun, high-energy, very likeable people. Clearly they know how to really enjoy each other's company. I wish my own screwed-up, massively intoxicated, dysfunctional family could have such positive experiences in my own family get-together train wrecks.
There are profound differences between travelers and tourists. I have travelled a bit, but I have never been a tourist. Travelers use maps while Tourists use apps Just a little rhyme to show the contrast. It's ok to be a tourist, but for the fullest sense of real adventures, the tourist approach doesn't work.
@@treebeardtheent2200 - If by that, and I assume you mean, actually, I can't actually figure out what you mean. I personally think of 'tourists (even when I've been one)', as people who have somewhere to go, meaning an agenda. Were as 'travelers', are more 'adventurers', only using maps, or 'apps', to their benefit, which tourists also do. I think the distinction is about tourists, to travelers, to the adventurers, the last two, often coinciding. To be honest, it has a bit to do with money, as it protects you, and you rely on it. I would guess, the more money and agenda you have, probably, the more of a tourist you are. There are frailities in that thought, but I think it is often true. As far as I recall, adventurers, don't really care much about money, as tourists do, in the sense that they don't know what will happen, but it will all work out, or at least, so the theory goes. I don't really know, but I will agree, there is a difference between a tourist and an adventurer, even tho they might often end up in the same place, in the same condition.
@@dobiebloke9311 You've got the right idea I think. I'm a hiker/traveler/adventurer The map vs app distinction is technically symbolic bc exceptions exist, but in practice, particularly on long trail hikes, those who are glued to their devices following every direction (how far to go, where to stop, where to camp, etc.) fit the tourist category. The app mostly makes the decisions for them and without their device, they are completely lost. I can tell you about near panic attacks I have seen. A real map is off grid, and it's a tool for someone in charge of their own adventure (old school). A map never tells a traveler how far, where to camp etc., but a skilled map reader/land navigator can get very useful info from a map to inform his personal decision making. And the contrast rhymes well. 😉
11:00 - "What's that on his neck?" - Park Rangers and sometimes scientists will tag some of the animals within a herd to be able to track them. It's just a tracking device. It doesn't hurt the goat.
As someone else said, every state could probably make a top ten list just a good. There are so many great places that are awe inspiring in the USA (and Canada) how they could pick just these ten is a silly endevour. I grew up in Michigan, right on the Lake Michigan shore. Just the Great Lakes alone are worth a mention, California has the Sequoia National Park where the giant trees will knock your socks off. The state of Washington has Olympic National Park, a Temperate Rain Forest that is almost a millian acres - abolutely stunning. There is one in New Zealand too but it is only about 4000 acres. Of course, different plants and animals than the ones in North America - technically there is more than one in N.A. Anyway, there are many places that you may find as beautiful than anything mentioned here. I am sure people from every state could find somewhere in their state that could pretty much match anything you saw.
@@peppersanches412 I used to drive a big truck on a dedicated route from Texas to Colorado. I got to see a lot of those views at all different times of year. I was always very fond of the view of the Gunnison River / Blue Mesa Reservoir while coming down from Montrose.
Yes I grew up in Michigan. The great Lakes are beautiful. Also lived in south Alabama on the gulf coast which is also beautiful. You are right, it's hard to just to pick 10 places.
@@peppersanches412 I also lived almost 10 years in Denver and went to college there. I spent many days in the mountains from one end of the state to the other - well the east side can be a bit boring but the rest is stunning.
Gary. I was born and grew up in Muskegon till I was 5. I remember the lake near by. My uncle Bill was a fire chief and we attended the fireman's games each year.
Just got back from a trip to California. The redwoods are absolutely amazing!! We had to drive 8 hours to see them but i wouldn't regret it for the world. Surprised those aren't on there. For reference they are trees so big that 27 men can hold hands together and still not completely encircle the tree. I completely stood in a tree. Would be a wonderful place for your kids to visit. Just don't forget to hydrate.
Most of those redwoods are also pretty ancient. As a Californian, one of my fears is losing them due to forest fires one day. They are some of the most beautiful trees I've ever seen. As a kid, I thought those trees stretched up to space.
A few years ago I met an Australian couple in Amarillo Texas that were traveling the US in a rented recreational vehicle. They started on the east coast and were slowly making their way west over a couple months. It’s a great way to take in all the sights and travel at your own pace.
@@abelbalboa552 we got weak sauce mountains - just the bottom of the Rockies, and while we have forests I wouldn't call them "rainforests," but Texas is big, we got the rest
John Lake - Agreed. I've never really much explored the Everglades, nor have I been to Alaska or Hawaii, but short of that, this is an amazing country, and I am born and raised here, so you might think I could be bored, but I am not. Let's forget politicism for the moment, as that's just how people feign to get along. What really matters to me is, are the Bridges safe? Do they even exist? Are the roads the same? All of which are the important things to me, as far as government goes, in this feable attempt of fielty. After that, fight it out as you will, meaning, I don't really care, one way or another, but for that. I just asked my wife, is it evening or morning?, being either possible. Who cares?, she said. Truth. I'm just teasing a bit, but I truly didn't know, nor did I care, as she looks at me sideways.
As an American truck driver. I can say we have about every landscape imaginable. Check out Ouray, Colorado, The Grand Tetons in Wyoming, Olimpia National Park in Washington State. Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. The Black Hills in the Dakota's. I would love to see some New Zealand landscape
With so much degeneracy on the internet it's a very welcome change to see good, wholesome family content. Keep up the good work, it's greatly appreciated.
Angel's landing is at Zions National Park, the Narrows in Zion I think is even cooler. But all the National Parks are very unique and inspiring. I'd love to visit New Zealand one day!
If you only get as far as Oahu, Hawaii then give the Haiku Stairway a go. Officially it isn't really legal (liability I strongly suspect), but there is no serious enforcement. Hawaii likes tourists to be happy...but mostly like them to spend dakine...I mean money. Have fun bruddah o sisstah!
My daughter and I just started watching your channel and we love your family! All of you are so refreshing and down to earth! Keep those youtubes coming! We are in Fairview, Tennessee.
This was my favorite reaction you've done as I have lived near Multnomah Falls, and currently live in Montana. Glacier National Park IS truly breathtaking. If you ever would like to visit Montana...I will pay the families airfare and lodging! You are my favorite channel. God bless!
When I was a child, my family drove through Glacier National Park on our way from Washington state to Maine... the thing I remember most was the purple crocuses growing through the snow...
Your daughters reactions to these places are absolutely adorable glad she’s so impressed make sure to let your children visit the U.S. when COVID dies down
I’ve always wanted to visit New Zealand precisely for that “concentrated” diverse geographic beauty they spoke of. Yeah, the US is enormous, and definitely has awe inducing beauty throughout, at scale much of the time. I’ve lived in the US all my life and barely scratched the surface.
Multnomah Falls outside of Portland Oregon is an amazing place to see. I live a few miles from here and climbing to the very top of the falls in well worth the sweat and sore legs - *big smile*
Definitely! I live in a rural part of the west coast, in which I have several enormous, 4000-year-old redwood trees just outside my living room window. Redwoods are by far the most enormous, long-lived lifeforms on the face of this planet.
New Zealand's natural beauty is well-known here. Almost everyone I know has it as one of their dream/bucket list destinations. America is just so big, so geography is really diverse. I feel so fortunate to live in Vermont (apart from the cost of living being so expensive), as they work really hard to preserve the landscape. It's one of the only states in which billboards are illegal.
You could probably do an entire video on my home state of Alaska. It has some of the most beautiful views in all of the US and most Americans when hearing I’m from Alaska always say they’ve always wanted to go there.
I know an Alaskan cruise isn't "seeing Alaska", but what I did see was beautiful. Especially seeing eagles in their natural habitat and watching a pod of whales swim alongside the ship one evening.
Hello from Portland Or. To be honest Multnomah Falls is nice but if ever in Oregon go to Crater Lake its much more gorgeous and breathtaking in my opinion.
America is littered with beautiful cave systems and chambers with tours to go on. Tennessee specifically has a LOT of caves to tour and the histories of the caves are fascinating.
Love your videos! You should definitely check out the giant Sequoia trees. Sequoia National Park, Kings Canyon National Park and Yosemite just to name a few. The largest tree in the world, the General Sherman tree, is located in Sequoia National Park. I live only 45 minutes from the park's entrance and have been there MANY times! It never gets old! The trees are so amazing! I think you would enjoy it💕 Sending much love from California 😎🌴🌲🏖🏞
"I've never been anywhere, really" says Nadine who lives in *_New Zealand_* . I live near Boston, MA, I've been to Acadia (in Maine), Yellowstone, Grand Tetons, Grand Canyon and Alaska; but there are so many other places I want to see. Sometimes I forget how large the U.S. is, Sam mentioned driving three hours to get from the mountains to beaches. From Boston to Utah is a six hour flight! I've also been to the Canadian Rockies, to places like Banff, Lake Louise and several other beautiful places. You should check those out as well. Look forward to seeing more of New Zealand.
@@bamabelle7075 Same deal with Canada and most continental large countries like Russia China Australia New Zealand goes into Texas something like 2.5 times but NZ has only one fifth of the population of Texas
I would highly recommend Glacier National Park in Montana. One of the most beautiful places I have visited. You are a lovely family & I enjoy your videos. Looking forward to seeing more of your New Zealand life.
Glacier National Park is my favorite place in the world. I wish the video had shown the Weeping Wall, a place where the Ice Age glaciers chopped off the side of a mountain and left about a quarter-mile wide aquifer with nowhere to go, so it cascades down the exposed rocks to the road. Stunning in the winter, well all year round.
I live an hour and a half away from glacier national park I've been there numerous times and still have not seen everything. That goes with the whole state of Montana the ghost towns the caverns the parks, lakes, mines ect. Love Montana "Big Sky State"
One of my favorite things to do when I can is getting up just before sunrise, going to the beach with (on the go) coffee in hand, sitting on a dune, and watching the sunrise.
Watching your kids facial expressions shows how awesome you guys are as parents.... if you ever get the chance definitely travel America with your kids.... they'll talk about it and you for all if their lives.....I know because my parents took me to all 4 corners of the country and everywhere in between. Great job y'all.
I love how you guys are so much a close knit family that obviously spends quality time together. These videos are entertaining for us as viewers from around the world, but you guys are doing something together that’s not only just being with each other and spending time together, but you’re learning things together as well. I absolutely love that and I will be using you in conversations that I have with others to help inspire everyone to do things as you do. God bless you!!
My parents always taught me the way to remember it is stalactites have to hold tight to the ceiling and stalagmites might reach the roof. The name of this video should be 10 beautiful places you’ve never heard of because by and large these are not normally what you would find on the top 10 beautiful places in the US. They’re beautiful don’t get me wrong but they’re just not what would come to mind on a top 10 list.
The US is so big, there is so much diverse beauty here. I wouldn't want to have to try to make a top ten list. PS - I'm looking forward to seeing New Zealand with you guys.
I think that if I lived in New Zealand ~ I'd never want to leave! Such a stunning & diverse landscape. It would almost feel like living in heaven. :) Your family is lovely! :)
I am fortunate enough to call the artist Robert' Fanken my friend and he lives in New Zealand. Back in the 1970's or '80's he created a beautiful movie which shows the amazing beauty of NZ. When he came through the US he shared this movie with us and it was amazing. Since seeing what he created I've always longed to visit NZ. You have a gorgeous country.
"Colorado" literally means "Color Red" and is a great description of the rocks and dirt here. Our sunsets are mind-bending as the golden hour takes on reflections of all that red rock.
I rode my motorcycle with a sidecar through 35 states, visited 13 National Parks, and traveled over 14,000 miles in about 3 months starting in Northern New York State...Upon visiting Colorado was the first "Wow" moment....it was awe inspiring how beautiful it was...
We’ve just recently moved to Oregon from Florida, and have been to Multonmah falls twice. I’ve been blown away both times, February & June. Going on the bridge is gorgeous. But I prefer seeing the enormity of it from the bottom🥰 Hope you get to visit one day!
It is so refreshing to watch this young family enjoy learning about a foreign country! We in the USA don't always get this excited about our own history and beauty! What a great family! We have never been to New Zealand, but it would be on the top of our list if we were to ever go to a 'foreign' place!
NZ is a very fun country to visit, because it has a lot of different things to see and different things to do. Whatever your favorite travel activities are, you can certainly find it somewhere in "Middle Earth."
Kim McConnell - I as well, was raised at least close enough to know them. You are absolutely right about that. Absolutely stunning. I've personally never lived there, or gone to College there, but I've had many family and friends who have, so it is not alien to me.
I was born and raised just South of Portland, Oregon. I currently reside in a rural town just across the River from the town I grew up in. My adult kids (they’re in their 20’s now) come up to visit me from California and they always want to spend an afternoon hiking at Multnomah Falls, visit our local mountain, Mt. Hood, and go hiking and exploring in our National Evergreen forests. They love standing on the bridge at Multnomah Falls and taking pictures and videos. The great body of water that you can see to the North of the falls is the Columbia River Gorge. Driving up the Gorge on either the Oregon or Washington sides yields spectacular views. If you drive along the Historic Columbia River Highway 30, on the Oregon side, there are 8 or 9 hidden waterfalls that you can discover. Some water for Multnomah Falls is provided by the Columbia River, but the BULK of the water cascading over the high cliff bank is water run off from Mt. Hood’s melting snow pack each year. The Columbia River Gorge scenic area includes protected forest and 93 miles, or 150 km of gorgeous views . The famous explores of Lewis and Clark took their expedition down the Columbia River in search of an inside passage and they traveled to where the river ends at the Pacific Ocean. I believe that the expedition took place between the years of 1804-1806 and was commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson, our third President. They traveled from St. Louis, Missouri to the Pacific Ocean and back which was a total of 13,000 km. A second spectacular jewel of my beautiful state is Crater Lake. The magnificent and vibrant blue hues of the lake are breathtaking and so worth visiting. The water lies in an incredibly deep caldron that was formed after the mountain had a violent volcanic eruption that blew the top off of the mountain a millennia ago. Wizard island sits in the middle of the lake. There is a main lodge where you can both get a deeper education of the origins of Crater Lake and buy souvenirs. The final beautiful destination is the entire coastline of the Pacific Ocean on the western border. You have awe inspiring view when you drive along highway 101. Most Oregonians are pretty friendly so you’ll all really enjoy yourselves. My life’s dream has been to travel to both New Zealand and Australia. The gorgeous scenery of New Zealand has definitely piqued my interest. Your introduction to your channel showcases your country’s beauty which makes me want to visit all the more. I really enjoy your reactions as you have a very lovely family and you’re so genuine and warm hearted.
I live about 45 minutes to an hour away from Multnomah Falls but I live in the Washington side it's gorgeous couple years ago the area around waterfall burned from a wildfire I haven't been back since I think it's slowly starting to grow back they save the lodge the firefighters stayed there all day and night keeping the roof wet
I've driven by this year, and it's still looking good there. Eagle Creek finally reopened recently, I haven't been back there, so I don't know how Punchbowl Falls looks.
Same! I hiked it at 17 and won't ever do it again because I'm scared of heights but I'll never forget the view. Or the chain you have to hold as you climb in areas.
The big red desert in Southern and Southwestern Utah is amazing. From jeeping or bicycling around Moab (Arches National Park) to hiking Zion. It's so pretty.
I absolutely loved it. And they left out so much. Bryce Canyon, Big Bend, Arches, Acadia, Pacific Coast Highway, Silverton Colorado, the list just goes on forever - National Bison Preserve. I'm 70 and have so much more to see both here and in NZ.
The narrator never even mentioned that it was Na Pali Coast we see in the now iconic JURASSIC PARK intro where the Helicopter is seen landing with the iconic theme playing.
It wasn't in the narrator's script to plug Jurassic Park....because otherwise they would have to plug EVERY location mentioned in this video for potential movie spots.
@@x--WarHawk--x no other spot in the video has a more iconic movie filmed there, if one at all. She even said “Jurassic Park” while watching it, not knowing that’s literally where it was filmed.
I've been all over the continental U.S., and my favorite place, by far, is Multnomah Falls. The pictures are awe-inspiiring. But still will never compare to being there, in person. It is truly breathtaking.
Make sure to spend some time in Manitou while you're there. The Manitou incline is an amazing (albeit physically challenging) experience and then you can take the cog railway up to the top of Pike's Peak. Such an amazing amount of stuff to do right there in that relatively small area.
Yellowstone National Park is our 1st National Park. To me it is the most amazing national park with geysers, lakes, snow covered mountains, canyons and waterfalls. Also the wildlife is AMAZING. On one trip we saw 13 grizzly bears, a wolf, a moose, many elk, and I think every buffalo in the park.
I absolutely loved everything about New Zealand when we visited two years ago. I also want to see some of these places here in the U.S. that I haven't been yet...so much beauty our world has to offer. Thanks for sharing your family's thoughts. God bless, from Texas.
