I definitely 2nd that Washington D.C. is a must. The Smithsonian museums will show you why most of us love what the U.S. stands for, and at the same time you can see our government and why we despise it on so many levels. I haven't traveled in search of geeky hotspots but for nature backpacking you can't go wrong with the southern appalachian mountains. Me being in southern Michigan the best thing we have for the geek in most of us is Wizzywig (http://www.wizzywig.com). It's the only "all things anime" store in Michigan and if you're into anime it's quite impressive.
However, if you're going to be on the western U.S. you must see the following (in no particular order):
Yellowstone National Park
Las Vegas
Burning Man
I suppose those 3 do go in order: werid, werider, weridest. Can't go wrong with any of them.
Those are my thoughts on the matter. Sorry if my spelling is horrid.
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I definitely 2nd that Washington D.C. is a must. The Smithsonian museums will show you why most of us love what the U.S. stands for, and at the same time you can see our government and why we despise it on so many levels. I haven't traveled in search of geeky hotspots but for nature backpacking you can't go wrong with the southern appalachian mountains. Me being in southern Michigan the best thing we have for the geek in most of us is Wizzywig (http://www.wizzywig.com). It's the only "all things anime" store in Michigan and if you're into anime it's quite impressive.
However, if you're going to be on the western U.S. you must see the following (in no particular order):
Yellowstone National Park
Las Vegas
Burning Man
I suppose those 3 do go in order: werid, werider, weridest. Can't go wrong with any of them.
Those are my thoughts on the matter. Sorry if my spelling is horrid.