While I was a middle-schooler, my family lived in France for a few years. We took advantage of every weekend and school break to explore Europe. We saw more of Europe in those 2 years than any of us had seen of the US... so we set out to correct that over several years, through long summer roadtrips, and shorter long weekend trips based around whereever we lived at the time... as us "kids" grew up, we've even added ships and planes, such that I've been to 48 states - Missing only Idaho and Oregon.
It's amazing how different "America" can be depending where you are. In fact, the iteninerary of this show greatly disappoints me, as they really aren't venturing far from the ocean... It is the middle parts of America, the area between the coasts, that the rest of the universe forgets, that are truly the most interesting and eye-opening to foreigners about what this place called America really is...
The many-small-ethnic-towns-within-a-big-city culture of Chicago; COlorado's majestic Front Range -- where modern day boomtowns with an old frontier spirit, like Denver, Boulder, and Colorado Springs, draw their population from all 49 states (and a true "native" Colorodoan is a rarity); the vast desert Plains of Kansas; the amazing autumn colors, covered bridges, and Amish communities of western Indiana; the amazing history and fountains around Country Club Plaza in Kansas City (not to mention the great BBQ and Jazz you'll find on every corner);. The quaint family farms dotting northwestern Ohio; Cincinatti's version of Chili - a recipe unto itself; the vast Mississippi river, which runs through the heart of St Louis (both literally and figuratively); Oklahoma City, where an oil derrick pumps away on the lawn of the state house; Nashville, the headquarters of truly homegrown American music; Lake of the Ozarks, where you can still play ski-ball for a dime.... not to mention the amazing attractions you find just driving around from place to place, with extra time built in for the surprised along the way: in Kansas alone, you'll find the world's second-largest ball of twine, the deepest hand-dug well, a museum of barbed wire, old Salt mines, and even wheel ruts made by Conestoga wagon trains of the 1800s!

i am fortunate to live in different cities for three months at a time and work and live. and in the middle i have some time off and get to road trip. if there is one thing i am outstanding at, it is the road tripping. i have driven from gainesville, florida, to san diego, ca. that adventure brought new knowledge of new orleans, a pit stop in texas in the middle of one of the worst rain storms ever. texas is a big state too. made it to phenix, az, and even at 11pm at night was sweating from the heat. driving. i got to travel route 66 from san diego, ca, to chicago. the pit stop in sedona, az, was well worth it, as was seeing oklahoma city, driving through st. louis and seeing where abe lincoln lived and is buried. a sure adventure. next i drove from chicago to denver. a lot of flat land in the winter. busted through iowa and slept in lincoln, ne, and got to experience the college life there. after denver i drove to la and made southern utah a must with gthe glorious arches national park, driving through vegas was fun in itself. i did a big drive up through big sur from la to san francisco, stopping in santa barbara. while i am returning to denver, i am almost sad that i don't get to have another driving adventure, will so in the future i am sure i have made it to 39 states thus far and still counting...