Things Every American Should do at Least Once!

Today in the Chicago airport Sarah and I sampled some local cuisine: Sarah had the Superdawg and I had the Whoopzitdawg (or something like that). As hot dogs and sausages are king in Chicago it only seemed right. Oh, wow, they were good! The hot dog place we sampled is a Chicago staple dating from the 1930’s. (I must admit, I was tempted to have a piece of Chicago pizza in Chicago for lunch and a piece of New York pizza in New York for dinner, but, sweet 6 lbs. 3 oz baby Jesus, the pizza looked bad! I mean real bad. So the sausage it was!)

This experience got me thinning (no, actually it got me fattening) it got me THINKING, what are the quintessential American experiences? What should every American do/experience in their lives?

Here’s Joe and Sarah’s Top 13 Things Every American Should Do at Least Once, at least at this moment!

1. Stand in the middle of Times Square and experience what it’s like to stand at the crossroads of the world. (A bit Amero-centric? You betcha!)
2. Ride a cable-car in San Francisco on a foggy night
3. Catch a Yankee’s-Red Sox game (in both Fenway and Yankee Stadium)
4. Experience the major schools of American bbq
5. Hear live jazz at least once in your life and actually pay attention (it’s America’s classical music)
6. Travel outside of America!
7. Have Mexican food in San Antonio (it’s just not the same anywhere else)
8. Experience all that New Orleans has to offer
9. See the Grand Canyon
10. Check out Niagara Falls (but from the Canadian side)
11. Spend at least a week in D.C.
12. Check out the historical sights in Philly (and have a Philly cheesesteak, trust us, you can’t skip the cheesesteak. If you have to, go back and do it again, but this time, have the cheesesteak. For the love of America, have the cheesesteak!)
13. Experience Disneyworld (going to EPCOT does not count towards completing number 6 on this list)

What would you recommend as a “must-do.” What have we missed?