https://padlet.com/mattdiehl6/gn4lvc64w64g Some places I'd like to staycation within the U.S. en-us 2018-05-03 13:20:13 UTC 2025-10-01 15:29:02 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Optimplaces.png mattdiehl6 https://padlet.com/mattdiehl6/gn4lvc64w64g/wish/257643216 CHIHUAHUAN DESERT, NEW MEXICO - Carlsbad Caverns, located in the southeastern stretch of the Chihuahuan Desert, are some of the largest series of caves across the continental United States. The guided underground tour spans around 1.4 miles, which seems like forever considering the sheer depth of the caverns.]]> 2018-05-03 13:34:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mattdiehl6/gn4lvc64w64g/wish/257643216 mattdiehl6 https://padlet.com/mattdiehl6/gn4lvc64w64g/wish/257655181 MESA, ARIZONA - Mesa contains one of the largest museums of natural history, containing more Meso-American archaeological artifacts than any other museum in the world.]]> 2018-05-03 13:52:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mattdiehl6/gn4lvc64w64g/wish/257655181 mattdiehl6 https://padlet.com/mattdiehl6/gn4lvc64w64g/wish/257658531 TAHOE CITY, CALIFORNIA - Lake Tahoe is the largest natural freshwater in the entire state of California. It is in fact so big that it crosses state lines AND is claimed by three different surrounding cities. THE ONLY REASON I PUT THIS LAKE IS BECAUSE OF HOW FREAKING CLEAR IT IS. IT'S LIKE SWIMMING IN THE MALDIVES.]]> 2018-05-03 13:59:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mattdiehl6/gn4lvc64w64g/wish/257658531 mattdiehl6 https://padlet.com/mattdiehl6/gn4lvc64w64g/wish/257667289 MORRISON, COLORADO - The Red Rocks Amphitheatre is a naturally geologically formed amphitheatre which draws in musical talents of all kind. Concerts of various artists varying from classic rock to modern EDM are performed nearly daily since the acoustics are are just about perfect.]]> 2018-05-03 14:15:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mattdiehl6/gn4lvc64w64g/wish/257667289 mattdiehl6 https://padlet.com/mattdiehl6/gn4lvc64w64g/wish/257670337 PARK CITY, UTAH - The Utah Olympics Park, originally built for the 2002 Olympics, is now an open park featuring zip lines, ski courses, museums, and bobsled rides.]]> 2018-05-03 14:20:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mattdiehl6/gn4lvc64w64g/wish/257670337 mattdiehl6 https://padlet.com/mattdiehl6/gn4lvc64w64g/wish/257683444 TAMPA, FLORIDA - The annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival in Tampa allows people to re-live the true life of the tyrants of the high seas. It's like Marty Gras, except everyone's a pirate.]]> 2018-05-03 14:44:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mattdiehl6/gn4lvc64w64g/wish/257683444 mattdiehl6 https://padlet.com/mattdiehl6/gn4lvc64w64g/wish/258516257 MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - The Shaker's Cigar Bar was once a speakeasy house for Al Capone, but has now been turned into a haven for ghost hunters. This place is supposedly haunted... and it's open 24 hours.]]> 2018-05-07 13:32:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mattdiehl6/gn4lvc64w64g/wish/258516257 mattdiehl6 https://padlet.com/mattdiehl6/gn4lvc64w64g/wish/258518660 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - The Museum of Pop Culture is a place that commemorates popular music and science fiction alike.]]> 2018-05-07 13:36:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mattdiehl6/gn4lvc64w64g/wish/258518660 mattdiehl6 https://padlet.com/mattdiehl6/gn4lvc64w64g/wish/258521517 ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - The Rosslyn Metro Escalator is the largest continuous escalator in the world. I'm a child at heart, so I couldn't help but pick this one.]]> 2018-05-07 13:42:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mattdiehl6/gn4lvc64w64g/wish/258521517 mattdiehl6 https://padlet.com/mattdiehl6/gn4lvc64w64g/wish/258523993 EAST CORINTH, VERMONT - Quaint little town where Tim Burton's "Beetlejuice" was filmed. I'm personally a big fan myself so this probably would be the destination I look forward to the most.]]> 2018-05-07 13:47:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mattdiehl6/gn4lvc64w64g/wish/258523993 mattdiehl6 https://padlet.com/mattdiehl6/gn4lvc64w64g/wish/258527968 PIGEON FORGE, TENNESSEE - The Titanic Museum is as accurate a recreation as you can get when it comes to the early-20th century sinker. Including hotels, dining, and quite the extensive tour of the ocean liner, the Titanic Museum is the second of these massive recreations built by Cedar Bay Entertainment.]]> 2018-05-07 13:54:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mattdiehl6/gn4lvc64w64g/wish/258527968 mattdiehl6 https://padlet.com/mattdiehl6/gn4lvc64w64g/wish/258532504 RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA - Hotel Alex Johnson is one of the spookiest hotels in the continental United States, thanks to the residency of dead presidents, ghosts, and Alfred Hitchcock.]]> 2018-05-07 14:02:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mattdiehl6/gn4lvc64w64g/wish/258532504 mattdiehl6 https://padlet.com/mattdiehl6/gn4lvc64w64g/wish/258535590 SULLIVAN'S ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - Poe's Tavern is, well, a tavern dedicated to not only Edgar Allen Poe and his works, but the grotesque subculture that he inspired.]]> 2018-05-07 14:08:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mattdiehl6/gn4lvc64w64g/wish/258535590 mattdiehl6 https://padlet.com/mattdiehl6/gn4lvc64w64g/wish/258547270 PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - America's first axe throwing competition and club!!!]]> 2018-05-07 14:29:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mattdiehl6/gn4lvc64w64g/wish/258547270 mattdiehl6 https://padlet.com/mattdiehl6/gn4lvc64w64g/wish/258555743 NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK - The Houdini Museum is a place of true wonder if you're a beginner to such arts.]]> 2018-05-07 14:47:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mattdiehl6/gn4lvc64w64g/wish/258555743