[xp38]

Obviously each spot is debatable like any list. I just found these spots interesting because while I know some of the places, many I didn’t.

[Vigilanteman]

I think there is a definite bias for places which are easy to get to, but I don't think it is a bad list and superb photos.

A couple of quibbles:

1. California: Pfeiffer Beach is certainly beautiful, but there are others nearly like it along the thousands of miles of California coastline. Yosemite is what is really unique.

2. Maryland: Clear Meadow Farm. Yeah, fields of sunflowers are beautiful, indeed even really beautiful. But there are hundreds of places just like this in North Dakota, Kansas and NW Minnesota. Even New York reporters can get to the Eastern Shore without much difficulty . . . or the breathtaking views along I-68 in Maryland's panhandle. I'd pick either over a field of sunflowers.

3. North Dakota: This view of the Badlands is not a bad pick at all. But it doesn't make it the prettiest view just because it is visible from I-94. Get off the interstate and head toward the North Unit of T.R. National Park and you will find even more spectacular views along two line roads. And even better if you are in to extreme hiking or horseback riding.