I really enjoyed visiting the United Nations building in New York. The tour was interesting and if they weren't in session they too you into the various meeting rooms.
Ask HN: Any less known but cool places you want to visit one day?
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#12Big Bend National Park in Texas is on my wish-list. I had a work trip to Austin and thought I could add it on staying over through the weekend, but turns out Texas is REALLY BIG and Big Bend is about a 7 hour drive from Austin. Also after researching it a bit more the park sounds enormous and to really do it right you need a couple days at least to explore. So, I will be going back when I have more time! Bisbee, Ariz…
Big Bend to me is kind of dangerous. Just don't bring an expensive car or lots of valuables or go alone.
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#13I have an odd dream to visit Georgia (the country). I know extremely little about it, but the combination of language-geek attraction (Georgian is a totally out there language with its own script) and the absolutely stunning images of everything I see really makes me want to go.
Check out the Grand Tour episode they filmed there. One of my favorites.
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#14The Azores. They're virtually unknown here in the US, but they look like a nice place to take a vacation.
My wife and I vacationed in Portugal a few years back. We stayed in Cascais before heading to Lisbon (both were stunning and the people extremely friendly - Cascais was like a mini-Lisbon on the sea to me). In any event, we took a little sunset sailboat ride and the young gentleman at the helm said he was from the Azores. He said it can be quite remote, but he thought it was one of the most magical places he'd seen and implored us to visit. It's #1 on our list as well.
Also, I have half a mind to visit Paratay, Brazil. All I know is the song Paratay by Mia Doi Todd (1), but as I listen to the lyrics, that's enough to get my wanderlust stirring.
Re: Ask HN: Any less known but cool places you want to visit one day?
#15Big Bend National Park in Texas is on my wish-list. I had a work trip to Austin and thought I could add it on staying over through the weekend, but turns out Texas is REALLY BIG and Big Bend is about a 7 hour drive from Austin. Also after researching it a bit more the park sounds enormous and to really do it right you need a couple days at least to explore. So, I will be going back when I have more time! Bisbee, Ariz…
Big Bend to me is kind of dangerous. Just don't bring an expensive car or lots of valuables or go alone.
It does feel like it has creepy vibes. Would you say the dangers are more environmental (scorpions, rattlesnakes, black widow spiders, etc), or climate/hiking remotely, or criminal?
I'm in my 20s female traveler and would probably be traveling alone, most likely sleeping in the back of my SUV- which I've done all over the country and generally in sketchy areas I'll get a hotel room or rent a real campsite.
Re: Ask HN: Any less known but cool places you want to visit one day?
#16I have an odd dream to visit Georgia (the country). I know extremely little about it, but the combination of language-geek attraction (Georgian is a totally out there language with its own script) and the absolutely stunning images of everything I see really makes me want to go.
Make sure to check out the lush mountainous areas. Racha is unreal.
Re: Ask HN: Any less known but cool places you want to visit one day?
#17Big Bend National Park in Texas is on my wish-list. I had a work trip to Austin and thought I could add it on staying over through the weekend, but turns out Texas is REALLY BIG and Big Bend is about a 7 hour drive from Austin. Also after researching it a bit more the park sounds enormous and to really do it right you need a couple days at least to explore. So, I will be going back when I have more time! Bisbee, Ariz…
If you haven’t already heard of it, you should consider getting a passport to your national parks. Big bend is somewhat out of the way (relative to proximity to other National parks) so it would be a great stamp to obtain!
https://shop.americasnationalparks.org/product/22515/Passpor...
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#18I saw this picture on reddit a while ago, where there was a public bucket seat that you could use to cross a river. I saw this a couple years ago, but I would very much like to see it in person.
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#19The thing about lesser known but cool places is that part of what makes them cool is the lack of overtourism. Then by visiting you are potentially becoming part of the problem. Anyways, I'd like to visit Svalbard at some point. Sounds like a slightly surreal but beautiful place to visit
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#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
Big Bend to me is kind of dangerous. Just don't bring an expensive car or lots of valuables or go alone.
It does feel like it has creepy vibes. Would you say the dangers are more environmental (scorpions, rattlesnakes, black widow spiders, etc), or climate/hiking remotely, or criminal? I'm in my 20s female traveler and would probably be traveling alone, most likely sleeping in the back of my SUV- which I've done all over the country and generally in sketchy areas I'll get a hotel room or rent a real campsite.
In Big Bend National Park, you'll need a campsite at least officially. Your experience boondocking in National Parks should guide you.
In terms of safety, it's not a place where anyone "looking for action" is going to hang out. It's a long way from anywhere and even at peak capacity mostly empty. That's my take on most wilderness areas in the US and the only locals at Big Bend are in Boquillas and dependent on a good tourist experience.
All with the caveat that I'm an old man not a young female.
Anyway, the biggest dangers are the usual suspects: exposure, dehydration, and falls. It's remote and dry with temperature extremes. The average worst event is a flat tire from taking Old Maverick Road without truck tires on your vehicle.