Finland looks very good… Seemingly one of the top 10 most beautiful countries in the world and I can say that's better than the USA. The same goes for Belgium… I am only interested in travel, photography, and landscapes.
I usually don’t care to brag about geography, since nobody has anything to do with it, but if you are talking photography and landscapes, the US has a lot to offer. Remember, Texas alone is bigger than France. There’s a lot of topography you can fit into that kind of square mileage. Or square kilometerage.
The Colorado Rockies kick the Alp’s stony ass. I remember feeling a little let down seeing those Alps for the first time in Germany, I was expecting something a little more… I don’t know… epic? Those are some very nice hills they have in Europe, quite pleasant. For something you won’t see anywhere else in the world, the geographic formations in Utah are incredible. You’d swear it wasn’t natural. The panoramas in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming are breathtaking. Easily competes with the natural rawness of the Nordic countries, but notably fewer fjords. For the most impressive ditch you’ll ever witness, check out the Grand Canyon in Arizona. You’d never think a hole in the ground was worth looking at, but it is. But that’s only the biggest. There’s places like the Royal Gorge in Colorado, or the Palo Duro Canyon in the Texas panhandle, fewer people and still beautiful. And while we’re on that Western kick, Big Bend in Texas is wild. New Mexico is gorgeous in some parts. I used to live on the flat, ugly portion, but sunrises and sunsets there are routinely amazing, and there is no cave in the world as mind blowing as the Carlsbad Caverns.
On the Eastern side of the Mississippi River, Pennsylvania is lovely, the swamps of South Carolina are weird and unique, and of course the Niagara Falls are impressive. In truth, almost every state in the union has something beautiful to offer. Exceptions would be that strip starting in North Texas, running up through Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska. South Dakota actually has some cool spots, like the Badlands, and Mt. Rushmore might seem very silly to Europeans but it’s still a cool sight, and the area it is situated in is the same kind of beautiful as the states West of South Dakota.
Oh yeah, Ohio is also a bit of a turd. And Illinois, and Indiana. The Midwest, actually, where a lot of Norwegians settled, ironically enough. It must have been such a letdown. There’s also something to be said for taste. Maybe Arkansas wouldn’t suit you, or the Ozarks in my own Missouri (hills again, but picturesque ones), but I like ‘em and I think they are worth seeing.
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