6 weeks Plan
HiI am planning to visit USA next month and I will visit Western and Southern states (CA,AZ,NM,TX,OK and CO) so what do you suggest for me to see almost
everything if possible ?? is the length of time enough ?
How much money it would cost me ?
Thanks
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This is probably a troll, but just in case:What are your interests? History? Art? Music? Food? Shopping? Hikes? Bikes? Night clubs? Strip clubs? Remember, we don't know you, and what we like may be what you hate.
Are you willing/able to rent a car?
How old are you?
Where are you starting? Ending? Are they fixed, or can you change them?
Budget depends on how you travel, which we don't know. See rough costs here.
Also read the FAQ OP.
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Habibnz,CA,AZ,NM,TX,OK and CO are western states, you haven't listed any southern states. However, by next month it will be snowing in the mountains and high plains in all those states, although lower areas and along the Pacific coast will be snow-free.
What to see and how much it costs depends on your interests and budget, both of which you haven't provided. Please provide that information.
Six weeks is a nice amount of time to tour the areas you listed, but how are you travelling (rental car, busses, flying between destinations)?
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I am putting together a top 100 must see list for each of the states you have inquired about.I get so excited when someone asks such naive open ended questions like this and has no idea what they are doing.and where they are going. Don't bother reading any guidebooks.
Let me get back to you soon.
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Thanks all for the feedback...I posted the questions here because I am going to the U.S for the first time and I needed help.
I am sorry for lack of information in my questions and here is what I am planning to do:
First of all,I am flaying from Auckland to San Francisco and will stay there for three or four days.
Los Angels is the next destination where I will stay for five days and then I will visit San Diego before heading to Phoenix or Tucson (3 days).
After that I will stay with friends of mine in Las Cruces (NM).The plan after that would be as the following : San Antonio-Austin-Dallas-OK-
Albuquerque-Colorado and then head back to NM.Note that this is flexible trip so I can change it at any point once I get to Las Cruces.
I am willing to hire a car but might use the bus since its a cheap option. Accommodation in downtown or near it is my preference.
Because its my first time I would like some suggestions what to do in each place.I do not have any problems seeing museums in each place as well as national parks like (Grand Canyon,Yosemite...etc).Beside that I might go and watch some basketball in LA or OK when possible.I also like shopping.
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The Fort Mason Hostel in San Francisco is popular. The Santa Monica Hostel in Los Angeles is popular. You do not need a car in San Francisco. Check tours with http://www.GreenTortoise.com to Yosemite Valley from San Francisco and stay at the Yosemite Bug Hostel. It is difficult to sightsee in Los Angeles without a car. It is difficult to sightsee in San Diego without a car. There is a shuttlebus from Los Angeles to Las Vegas as well as Greyhound bus. There is a tour from Las Vegas to the Grand Canyon. I don't know about the transportation system between Las Vegas and Las Cruces, nor in Texas. That is a lot of driving. Don't forget to stop in Santa Fe, New Mexico, along Interstate-25 between Denver and Albuquerque. Lots of festivals, art galleries, river rafting near Taos along the Rio Grande, lots of great shops for western/cowboy gear and boutiques with NYC-style clothes plus an Outlet Mall with Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, etc. An original Trading Post selling photos of historic outlaws -- Billy the Kid, Sundance, Wyatt Earp, Doc Holiday plus Indian chiefs, who all lived here in Santa Fe. Native Indian arts and crafts and jewelry stores. The Santa Fe Hostel is close to the downtown Plaza.I use http://www.hostelbookers.com and http://www.hostelworld.com to find hostels.
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I am willing to hire a car but might use the bus since its a cheap option.
Most national parks require a car, either to get to, to get around, or both.xLA is a hassle by transit. Possible, but a hassle. It's best to have a car here too.
Accommodation in downtown or near it is my preference.
Speaking of xLA, it's not like most cities with a compact core of sites. It's a sprawling megalopolis, and seeing things could take you 40 miles away in a day. "Downtown" is not a preferential area to stay, but where you stay largely depends on how you're getting around and what you want to see.before heading to Phoenix or Tucson (3 days).
Tucson. Definitely Tucson. (You need a car here too.)Consider this rough route.
Most of it requires a car. Rent one on your way out of xSF, and return it there.
You can alter as needed according to your exit location (you don't mention exactly where it is).
Beside that I might go and watch some basketball in LA or OK when possible.
There are also teams (in order of consideration) in xSan Antonio, xOakland, and, if need be, xSacramento. (There's also a team in xDallas, but I see no need to go to xDallas or OKC.)See FAQ 260.
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So you suggest I hire a car ? How about the parking prices ?Do you think going to LA first and then from there I go to San Francisco or my plan is ok as it is ?
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So you suggest I hire a car ?
It greatly expands where you can go.Btw, in the US we "rent" things and "hire" people. "Hiring a car" suggests a driver as well, e.g. a limo.
How about the parking prices ?
They are high in xSF, but you don't want a car there.Outside that, parking is often free (except in some high population areas, like xSanta Monica or certain downtown areas).
Do you think going to LA first and then from there I go to San Francisco or my plan is ok as it is ?
It's easier to start in xSF so you can avoid having a car while there.
