THrow a dart at a map?

wet-paint

Hey guys,
My travel plans for May and June have just fallen through, and I've already booked two weeks of work off, so the thought just came to me to organise something totally random like this.
I'd like to go to the states for maybe ten days or two weeks at the end of May / start of June. I've been to New York, and I'm already going to LA in October, so those two are out, but otherwise I've no idea where to go, what to see etc, and no preference either except for Hawaii, which'd be too dear. I'm going by myself, I'm 24, have a driving licence.
I've looked at Chicago and Philadelphia, maybe somewhere like that? Canada would be grand too, I've never been.

So basically can ye throw places and names at me? Where ye've been, where's good, what's overrated and where's a must see?
I've no knowledge of anywhere, and would like to have it booked by the end of the week, just to strike while the iron is hot.
THe euro is worth over one fifty in American and Canadian dollars at the minute which is cool, and I'd like to avail of that.

rossie1977

orlando is good if you are on your own, plenty to do with 6 disney parks, 2 universal, 3 seaworld parks, wet and wild water park and busch gardens in tampa (about an hour by bus)

a 25 mile beach awaits in daytona some 50 minutes north of orlando, weather is great year round too which is a bonus

vegas would be another choice but seeing as you are going to LA in october better wait till then.

in terms of over-rated without question LA is, as is Texas.

RATM

Im not sure if you are the adventurous type, but if you are and find yourself in alone in the US in May/June why not join a tour to go Tornado Chasing?
It'd certainly be a holiday with a difference and you'd get to see one of Mama Natures most awesome spectacles....

http://www.thunderbolttours.com
/http://www.stormchasing.com/

Theres loads of other outfits who do this, just google away

Fabio

Seeing as you're already going to the States why not head to Moscow? It'be very different and it ain't dearer than going to the States.

Zaph

How about Montreal? Fun city, cool people and a totally different atmosphere to the rest of North America. It's also close enough to drive into upstate New York, parts of which are really nice, or New England.

wet-paint

Janey Mac Zaph, that's strange, as I'm after being bought a flight to Montreal for indeed a trip down to upstate NY in September as a coincidence! But I've decided on Boston as the flights are cheapest. Cheers folks.