Once is enough:
Atlanta
St. Louis
state of Fla.
college football hall of fame
Graceland

Take me back:
North shore-MN
Memphis-Beale St. and Civil Rights Museum
Alaska
NYC
San Francisco
Chicago-Wrigleyville & much more

Would return:
Chicago
Portland (both)
San Fran
NYC
Ireland
Switzerland
Boston
Providence
Tuscon

Probably wouldn't:
Scotland
Toronto
LA
Washington
San Antonio
Philadelphia
Phoenix

Damn Sorry I went once:
All of Florida
Atlanta
Baltimore
Mexico
Houston

Places I would visit again (and again)

Vancouver, BC--Georgous!
New Orleans--shabby decandence, fabulous
Oregon coast/Calif Redwoods
Paris
Barcelona--prepare to stay out late!
The Rubicon Trail, Ca--4x4 Heaven
Santa Cruz,Ca--love the rollercoaster
Leavenworth, Wa--cheesy "bavarian" town
in the Cascades but
can't start the X-mas
season w/o the Festival
of Lights and a cup of
steaming cider!

Austin,TX--much better then its sister
cities to the north and south
6th St and 4th St are like
Bourbon St without the high
prices or the grunge

Disneyland--the original

Places I would not return again

Geneva
Jackpot, NV
Myrtle Beach, SC

NEVER again:
Florida (except Miami)
Atlanta
Dallas
Houston
Indiana
Rochester, NY
Cancun
any cruise

Would go back, but only if someone paid me to go:
Oregon
Los Angeles
Phoenix
Savannah
Ohio
Miami (see "Florida" above)

Want to return, but not THAT high on my list:
Colorado
Seattle
Toronto
South Africa

Want to go back again and again:
San Francisco/wine country and coast
Boston/Cape Cod & islands
NYC
Washington DC
Chicago
Venice
Paris
London
Kenya
Turkey
anywhere in the Caribbean, except Cancun
Tuscany
Ireland

Old threads never die... and they never just fade away either. They just: 1) get pushed to the top by a newbie adding his/her two cents; or 2) get placed by a "ttt", "topper", or "tiptop" pisser.

To let this tired thread rest, shall we utter "Monkey-land?"

Let's try to put this MONKEY to sleep. I think we should all visit MARIAH CAREY in her PINK SWEATSUIT somewhere near JACKSON HOLE. Don't forget to take your DOG too, as well as your UNRULY CHILDREN. Plan to smuggle a GUN on the AIRPLANE or at least sit next to a SUSPICIOUS PASSENGER on your way. The TRAVEL INDUSTRY will thank you for SAVING IT'S ASS while you enjoy a 5 star vacation for the price of a KMART WORLD TOUR.

am I the only one who doesn't understand that last post?

will return:
Portland, OR
Moab
Sedona
Big Bend, TX
UP Michigan (summer only)
coastal Maine
Manhattan

thanks, but no thanks:
Key West
Orlando
Wisconsin Dells
Mt. Rushmore

Top picks:
Belize
Costa Rica
St. John, USVI
Chicago, of course
Montana
Yellowstone
New Orleans

Been there done that:
Playa Del Carmen, Mexico
Madrid, Spain
San Francisco
WDW
Niagra Falls (don't waste your time)

I have really enjoyed reading everyone's comments and preferences, especially the ones who discussed why they liked or disliked a particular place, which is helpful for trip planning. It is hard to believe that someone prefered Haiti and Pittsburgh to the Virgin Islands, but as they say different strokes etc. So my choices are:
Places I would love to see again and again are:
St. John's V.I.(beautiful beaches and wonderful people)
Boundry Waters, Canada & Minnesota
Coast of Maine especially Bar Harbor
San Francisco Bay area
North Carolina - Outer Banks
North Shore, Minnesota
Sedona, Az (Love those red rocks)
Northern Michigan
Northern California Coast above SF
Mt. Dora, Florida
Cape Cod
Boston (great history and city)
WDW (in a few years, I am now suffering from overexposure)

Beautiful places but I probably would not go again:
The Baths, Virgin Gorda
Port Townsend, Washington
Colonial Williamsburg (overpriced but go for the illuminations if you get a chance)
Charleston, beautiful colors
Grand Canyon (seen several times)

Places I would never want to see again (unless I had to pass thru them to get somewhere worth seeing):
Paris (I am amazed that so many people wanted to go back there, they are rude and abusive to Americans or anyone who does not speak French, also covered with trash and graffiti).
St. Thomas (Too many tacky duty free jewelry and liquor stores)
Tiajuana
Chicago (Dirty with lots of very poor people waiting on very rich people)
Las Vegas
Newport, R.I. (The type of people that made Rose want to throw herself over the railing of the Titanic)
Miami Airport (makes the Oakland bus station look good)
L.A.
Martha's Vineyard (see Newport comments plus add too many motor scooters and t-shirt shops)

Places I would hope to see before I die:
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Banff
Holland (during tulip festival)
Ireland
New Zealand
New Orleans (just once)
NYC and upstate New York
Vermont in the Fall
Germany
Swiss Alps
Tuscany

Places I do not want to see after reading everyone else's posts:
Cancun
Myrtle Beach
Dollyland
Niagra Falls (U.S. side)
Paris (I had to add that one)

Where is Abacos and Peggy's Cove???

Would Definitely Return to:
Key West
San Diego
Palmilla Hotel in San Jose del Cabo, MX
New York City
Walt Disney World, FL
Chicago
Savannah
Las Vegas

Would Never Return to:
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands!

Am Dying to Go To:
Charleston
New Orleans
Wine Country

My turn......

Would love to go back to..
1. Manhattan
2. Chicago
3. Central California Coast
4. Northern Minnesota, Boundary Waters
5. The Tetons and Jackson Hole

Never going back to..
1. Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge
2. Wisconsin Dells
3. Orlando
4. Anywhere in Ohio

Best week-long domestic vacation:
Driving the California Coast!!

Don't need to return:
Tortola
St. Croix
Jamaica (GOD PLEASE NEVER BRING ME BACK!!!)
Toronto
Atlanta (my least favorite US city by far)
Killington, VT
Wall Drug, SD
Pinehurst, NC

Can't wait to return:
South of France
Paris
London
NYC
LA
Whistler/Vancouver
Nantucket, MA
Kiawah Island, SC
Switzerland

My turn.... this is fun.

Go back to:
1. NYC
2. Chicago
3. Pacific NW - underappreciated!
4. Savannah/Charleston - so historic
5. Montana Mountains - best U.S. part of the range

Don't need to ever see again:
1. Gatlinburg
2. Florida (all of it)
3. Atlanta (zero planned growth)
4. Denver (everyone associates it with mountains... it is 2 hours away from the mountains, and the city itself is unimpressive)

Places I would love to return:

The Big Island (will be there again in 2 weeks)
Cancun
Italy
Las Vegas (over and over)
Mammoth (For skiing)
Costa Rica
Florida Keys
Scotland


Places I will never ever return:
Cabo San Lucas
Maui
Miami (over-rated!)

Would not return
1. NY
2. Rio de Janeiro
3. Mexico
4. Slovakia

Would return
1. Texas - not so much for the beauty but the people were great
2. North Carolina
3. South Carolina
4. Northern Calfornia
5. Italy
6. Maldives - a true far off paradise

Agree with many of the postings - but can only assume that people who said wouldn't return to Grand Canyon didn't take the trouble to get away from the crowds/shops/cars etc at the rim. Take the trouble to make a short hike into the canyon (taking good note of the safety advice) or better still invest in the mule trip or a whitewater ride to Phantom Ranch. You should never tire of this place.

So, nice but not twice:
Vegas
Anything with a man dressed as mouse
Paris (OK I'm biased because I'm English)


Once is never enough:
Yellowstone
Tetons
Yosemite
Grand Canyon
Zion
Bryce (for all of these, get your hiking boots on, within half a mile you'll feel like you've got the place to yourself)
San Francisco
North coast of California
Mesa Verde
Silverton, Colorado (after 4.00 pm when the tourists all leave on the train back to Durango)

Loved:

Norway
Italy
Southern California
Chicago
Maine
Lake Superior

Don't go back:
Hilton Head
WDW
The corn belt (great people, but boring)
The rust belt (weird people, and boring)

Liked but once is enough, thanks=
Costa Rica
Cuba
Puerto Vallarta

Would definitely jump at the chance to return=
the Yucatan(sp. Coba,Uxmal,Xtampu,and all the Mayan sites we haven't investigated)
Portugal(the Algarve only whetted my appetite) and anywhere else in Western Europe!
ja

LET'S BE POSITIVE!--------------------
GREAT PLACES!
Monument Valley at sunrise
Ragged Point,Ca
Yosemite
Grand Tetons
Glacier Park-US &Canada
California coast
Maine,New Hampshire-White Mountains
Vermont-Shelburne Farms
Cloudcroft,New Mexico at sunset