Underrated vacation spots - we already have a over rated why not hidden gems

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The western part of Germany in Christmas is very pleasant. I hate touristing so when I went I stayed in a small city. It was very comfy and nothing catered to foreign tourism. When I did check out a Weinachtsmarkt in Munster, it wasn't any more crowded than my home would be, I wandered around some small stores and balked at the prices of the clothing, and I put a Texas quarter into a street musicians' guitar case as a joke.
There are a LOT of shoe stores in Germany though, and it makes no goddamn sense because they're basically on top of one another. Walking around everywhere wears out your shoes faster, but there's no reason to have 5 shoe stores on one block.
 
AbyssStarer said:
There are a LOT of shoe stores in Germany though, and it makes no goddamn sense because they're basically on top of one another. Walking around everywhere wears out your shoes faster, but there's no reason to have 5 shoe stores on one block.
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It's kinda funny this post is right above mine, cause I travel to the far other side of Germany kinda often, and when I do I go over to Poland to shop for shoes. They have the regular name brand stores like Deichmans, but also mom&pop shops.

That part of the country is pretty nice, both in winter and summer. There's a brewery, the Eastern most one in the country, which does tours. Lots of small towns with traditional German food. It's close to Poland, where you can get traditional Polish food (or KFC for cheaper than in Germany) and that Polish pottery that has stamped on designs. I went to the factory to see it made, which was interesting. It's also not too far from Dresden, which is like a 'port' city to other areas of Europe, like Prag - not an underrated city at all :) and totally worth a visit.
 
The Massif Central region in southern France (especially the Aubrac part). Beautiful nature, great peasant food and very few foreign tourists, or even tourists in general.

Not to mention that the cows are cute:
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Charleston, South Carolina. Lots of historical plantations and houses you can tour, Ft. Sumter, beautiful weather during the winter, and good ol' Southern hospitality. One of the nicer restaurants I went to even had a live bluegrass band!
 
Tybee Island, Georgia. Near Savannah, it has beautiful beaches. Though I don't know if it's recovered from the hurricane that went through a couple of years ago. The rental cottages were really decently priced, especially compared to Charleston which has gotten super pricey recently. All the best restaurants look like shacks. Hell the very best is the Crab Shack. I and another family member made the mistake of getting the crab sampler platter for two. Sweet jesus that was enough for three or four at least, unless you're Amberlynn.
 
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Tybee Island, Georgia. Near Savannah, it has beautiful beaches. Though I don't know if it's recovered from the hurricane that went through a couple of years ago. The rental cottages were really decently priced, especially compared to Charleston which has gotten super pricey recently. All the best restaurants look like shacks. Hell the very best is the Crab Shack. I and another family member made the mistake of getting the crab sampler platter for two. Sweet jesus that was enough for three or four at least, unless you're Amberlynn.
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Tybee is really great and has amazing beaches somehow w/out too many rich people or too many rednecks.

Central Minnesota (north of the Cities) is great in the summer and gets passed through by people on their way to the Boundary Waters.

Lithuania is awesome, especially Vilnius and the Curonian Spit. Very nice in the summer.
 
Anywhere in the UK that's not London. It's not that great but London is that bad and still get 90% of all tourism.
 
Fairbanks, Alaska. People tend to only think of states down in the lower 48 and Hawaii when they think of the US but Alaska has some great spots to visit. Fairbanks is a really funky little college town. The Kenai Peninsula is also a really neat place to visit if you're in Alaska. Definitely stop at Sackett's bar and grill (best burgers in Alaska by far).
 
Willamette Valley in Oregon and Columbia Valley in Washington are both great wine country. Lots of small vineyards and wineries that are happy to see you and pour some great juice, all for half the price of Napa or Sonoma. If you get bored drinking all day there's great hiking trails and white water rafting not too far away.
 
Somebody already mentioned Ruidoso, New Mexico, so I'm going to endorse its neighbor to the south, Cloudcroft. It's a tiny town (~600 people) with only one hotel (The Lodge at Cloudcroft) that sits 9,000 feet up in the Sacramento Mountains and has wonderful views of White Sands National Monument. Just south of the town is the Sunspot Solar Observatory, which is well worth a day tour, and both Ruidoso and Alamogordo are less than half an hour away. Alamogordo has a lot of German influence due to the large amount of Luftwaffe personell stationed at Holloman AFB, and has several good currywurst and doner kebab restaurants.
 
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The New Forest in England. Beautiful, quaint location and you can find really nice places to stay off the beaten track. If you want to get in touch with nature, it's the place to go.

Copenhagen, Denmark. The cleanest, quietest capital city I've ever been to, and the only one where I wasn't woken up by traffic in the morning. Also the cheapest Scandinavian country for booze - Swedes come over on the ferry for the day just so they can get it cheaper than in their home country.

Sorrento, Italy. Nicest place I've ever stayed in Naples. Great food, and only a short train journey away from Pompeii. Also one of the best views of Vesuvius on the Gulf of Naples.

Montreux, Switzerland. Absolutely stunning views of Lake Geneva and easy access to all the good things you can do around the lake - the Gruyere cheese and Callier chocolate factories, Chateau de Chillon, H.R. Giger's house (one of the most gloriously fucked up places I've ever been) and Rochers de Naye.

Zell am See, Austria. Really nice little town on Lake Zell. It's at the base of Schmittenhohe mountain which is great for skiing and hiking.
 
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