Twice was enough: Rome - went at 23, gave it another chance at 45. Love sites and gelato but just can't love the city.
Once was too many times: New Braunfels, TX - boring!

Love to visit again and again
London
Paris
New York
Las Vegas
Venice

I just made my list and I'm glad to see I have more places I can think of that I'd rather return repeatedly to than one's I hated. Here is my list:

Never (I hope) return to:
Los Angeles
Madrid
Miami
Puerto Vallarta
the Louvre

Never get enough of:
Venice
Paris
the Alps
Big Sur
Oregon coast
Sedona
New Zealand
Moorea
Berlin
Morocco
China

Oh, I just remembered one more place I just despised and hope to never see again...Tel Aviv.

Great thread.

There are very few places I've been to that I wouldn't visit again. Perhaps I've been lucky, or perhaps I'm just not picky--I can find merit in almost anyplace, for a day anyway. ;-) However, just because I'd return someplace doesn't mean I'd seek it out. Depends on who's buying I guess. I rarely repeat destinations. With that caveat, here's my list.

Return in a heartbeat:
London and NYC (never enough)
Jerusalem/Israel (surprisingly beautiful)
Europe (too young to appreciate at 15)
Alaska (*sigh*)
Just about every island I've ever been to (Hawaii, Carib/VI, Bermuda, Hilton Head), with the few exceptions below.
Madison WI (lived there; great town)
Bloomington IN (lived there too)
DC
Chicago (twice a year, most of my life)
San Francisco
Cruises (agree with the "moo" mentality, but you can't beat the pampering and ease!)

Fine once, or could have entirely lived without:
Cancun (yuk)
Phoenix
LA
Sanibel (twice was one time too many)
Nassau/Freeport
ditto above post re: Wisconsin Dells
Ruins in Israel (seen one pile 'o rocks you've seen 'em all)
Miami
Owensville MO + Ripon WI + Harrisonburg VA + Fond du Lac WI + Des Moines IA (don't ask)
Any Dollywood-type place/town bordering the Smokies. (Gatlinburg, etc.)
Anyplace with more kids than adults.

Well, I am not as well travelled as many on this forum, but here is my list:

Places I would return to in a heartbeat:

Anywhere in France
Copenhagen
NYC
Boston
London
WDW (Not ashamed to admit that I adore that place)
Antigua


Never Again
Spain, especially Barcelona
Andorra
Reno
Anywhere in Tennessee (I have not yet recovered from being forced to attend the Grand Ole Opry when I was 12)
Niagara Falls
Nassau/Bahamas
Bermuda

What a neat thread!

Would definitely return to:
Cartagena Colombia (just not right now)
Aruba
St. Martin
St. Kitts
Canadian Rockies
Vancouver
Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia
Montreal & Quebec City
Ixtapa

No interest in returning to:
Cancun
Moosonee, Ontario

Loved:

Miami
Boston
Chicago

Never Return to:

Honolulu
Los Angeles
Maui
Atlanta

Enough! I'm coming down with Home Town Angst. By my count, Los Angeles is by far the least favorite destination, aside from the vague reference to "cruise" and the anti-crowd vote for WDW (of course, my poll has an uncertainty of +/- 2%).

My personal opinion is that L.A. is an acquired taste. I can, of course, understand the argument, but pick on another place for a few days.

What an interesting conversation!

Can I list places I don't ever care to visit?

First, saw once, will not go back:

Most of Georgia, with the exception of Atlanta and Savannah...which I'll probably visit for work....

Wisconsin Dells. Somebody said, "..what a waste of money!" EXACTLY!!!

Philippine Islands.Beautiful, but the poverty and desparation was overwhelming.

Washington, D.C. Interesting once, but too crowded.

Most big cities. Don't like crowds!

DEFINITELY return:

Cruising, to Alaska, to South America, to Australia, to the Fjords in Norway.

Alaska. Even the big cities here seem spacious!

San Francisco. Yes, a big city, but....SO much to see and do!

Vancouver and Victoria

Traveling up the Mississippi River, in Wisconsin and/or Minnesota, all the way up to the Canadian border (where it's the St. Croix river). Absolutely among my favorite vacation spots!

Almost anywhere in Wisconsin.

Places I never intend to go:

WDW, or any theme park for that matter, including "dollywood", or whatever it's called, the Dolly Parton thing; or Grand Ol' Opry, or casinos, or any related thing.

Would return to:

Park City, Utah (loved it!)
Chicago
Chicago
oh did I mention Chicago (love that city)
Universal Studios in L.A.
Gatlinburg
Florida beaches
Stonemountain, GA

Place to see once:
WDW (if you can stomach it)
Wash. D.C. (fabulous trip, just once though)
San Antonio, TX (relaxing)

Won't go back:
Myrtle Beach (FL beaches are much better)
Newport Beach, CA (same as with MB)

Like this post!!
Do not have to go back to the following:
Bahamas
Magic Kingdom(WDW)
Cruise
Would definitely return to the following:
Maui
Universal Studios/Island of Adventure
WDW (not Magic Kingdom)
Toronto
Las Vegas

The have nots:
Freeport
NYC
Rockland, ME
Ontario
Orlando
FLA entire east coast
Curacao
Mexico
US Virgin Islands
Lebanon
Boofalo, NY

Yeah! I'd go back:
Pittsburg, New Hampshire, god, I want to retire here.
Boston, I grew up there, MA
Upstate NY, Adirondacks
Seattle
Vancouver
Montreal
Bradenton FL
Tampa FL
Jamaica
Haiti
Hartford, yes, Connecticutt
Plum Island
Baltimore
Chicago

I would come back in a heartbeat:

Amsterdam
Barcelona
Venice
Rome
Cap D'Antibes
Greek Islands, specially Santorini&Rhodes
Canterbury, England
Istambul
Jerusalem
NYC
Small&luxury cruises
(best way to sample destinations in a relaxed way)

I wouldn't return to:
LA
Miami
Brussels
Gemlik, Turkey
Umbria, Italy
Cozumel
Kingston, Jamaica
Caribbean in general

Never Again

Phoenix (Live there and can't wait to leave)
LA
Arizona Meteor Crater (Interesting but once is enough)


Can't wait to get back

New Hampshire (moving back there)
Zermatt and Interlaken Switzerland
San Diego
All other New England States
Blue Ridge Mountains
PEI
Montreal

I can't believe how many people don't like to cruise! I use them as a way to sample a destination so that if I like it I can go back and spend more time there. Plus you can't beat the unlimited food and pampering! Through cruising, I've found I would go back to:
Cozumel (again and again)
Canary Islands

I probably wouldn't go back to:
Morocco (scary)
Montego Bay, Jamaica (I would give
the rest of the island a chance,
though)
Puerto Rico

Never again:

Orlando (any of it)
Las Vegas
Singapore
Bogota
Bombay

Once was nice, but enough:

Athens
New Orleans


Over & Over:

New York City
San Francisco & Napa/Sonoma
Oaxaca
Santa Fe
Paris
Sydney
Stockholm
Prague
Bali
The Thai hill country
The Winelands & Pilansberg in South Africa

Hi:
There aren't very many places that I don't ever want to return to, but here they are:
1). Houston
I guess that's it!

Places to go over and over:
1). Mount Batty, Maine
2). Seattle
3). St. George's youth hostel in Jerusalem
4). Cairo and the pyramids, but won't eat the food again - I'll bring my own
5). Taejon, South Korea
6). Winnipeg, Manitoba
7). Almost anywhere in South Korea, Israel, or Egypt including the above!

Once was enough(though have been forced to return to some of these):

LA; Houston; Miami; Honolulu; New Orleans; Tokyo; Orlando (outside of WDW)

Can't get enough:

WDW; NYC; SF; Florence; London; Seattle; Sydney

Once is enough:
Cancun
Sydney
San Antonio
Tahiti

Will definitely return:
Anywhere in Italy
Anywhere in France
Newport, RI
San Francisco

I read "[email protected]" say never again to "London EYE"... worst 35 mins .
What is London's EYE?
I am going to London in Jan. and don't want to make the same mistake.