Boring US destination: Chesapeake, Virginia
To begin, there aren’t many nightlife and music venues in Chesapeake. There are equally few arts amenities and only a fair amount of active life options to make matters worse. So, this isn’t an exciting spot to plan a vacation.
That is unless you’re into birdwatching, swamps, or taking naps. If so, be sure to pack a good pair of binoculars for bird peeping on your adventures!
And another thing: this city is home to a huge part of the Great Dismal Swamp. Yes, that’s what it’s called, and we think it might be fitting.
Boring US destination: Plano, Texas
Plano is a relatively pleasant and calm location to live, but calm hardly equals an exciting travel destination. The nightlife of this city was ranked 93rd in the US and 97th regarding most music venues per person here.
Things could be better regarding art centers and fine dining options as well. And even though this city is indeed located in an affluent state with excellent schools, it lacks a lot of entertainment most look for when planning their vacation.
Final note from Must See Places: Even though most of the cities on our list are wealthy cities in big states, they aren’t exactly outstanding options if you’re looking for entertainment.
This just goes to show that a city can be developed socioeconomically, but that doesn’t mean it’s an exciting place to visit too.
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3 thoughts on “Top 12 Most Boring US Destinations People Say You Shouldn’t Visit”
I’ve lived in Henderson, NV for most of my life and don’t quite know why it’s on this list. My son, his wife and I went for a walk last night in an extremely interesting park/trail in a wash with abundant desert vegetation and amenities such as sports courts, amphitheaters, dog parks etc. Henderson has many urban parks for all sorts of activities including mountain biking and climbing. And, truthfully, you can’t separate it from Las Vegas for entertainment. Of which, Las Vegas calls itself the adult entertainment capital of the World. This fact is arguable, of course, but can be justified.
Dismal Swamp/Chesapeake VA is the ABSOLUTE BEST! You just need to do it by boat. We’ve done it 4 times, and loved every minute! Stop at the Welcome Center and the State Park buildings for cool info. Amazing to find this next to Norfolk VA.
It’s had that name for at least 50 years. I grew up in Kokomo 50 miles due north of Indy and moved to Denver Colorado only to return a few years ago. Culture shock is putting it mildly and not a lot has changed in the 45 or so years I was gone. Being bored isn’t even the worst part, it’s the crappy weather no matter what time of year. It’s humid and hot all summer with 2 weeks of autumn that is nice and then gray and ugly til spring for 6 windy weeks then it rains
We do have a lot of fairs and festivals and car shows though, might be the DIY/craft capital of the nation.lol