# I went to \_\_, but I didn't \_\_ **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 27, 2019, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-to-__-but-i-didnt-__/840912 "2019-09-27T14:44:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![mjmlabs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mjmlabs/32/69_2.png) [@mjmlabs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mjmlabs)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2019, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-to-__-but-i-didnt-__/840912/61 "2019-09-29T06:19:17Z")
I went to college, but I didn’t go to class. ---
**Author:** ![RioRico](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f04885/32.png) [@RioRico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RioRico)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2019, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-to-__-but-i-didnt-__/840912/62 "2019-09-29T07:54:28Z")
So many places with so little done! Modesto CA but skipping the Gallo winery. Long Beach without the Queen Mary. Naples without Vesuvio. NYC sans Empire State Bldg, Bronx Zoo, or WTC (it was there then). Pismo Beach without digging clams. Oahu but not Diamond Head. Dallas but not Dealey Plaza. Rachel NV (Area 51) without alien probes. Santa Fe NM except Loreto Chapel. Zacatecas but not the mummies. Quebec but not the walled city. Seattle but no Space Needle. Nashville without the Opry. Silly me! I try not to miss astronomical observatories. ---
**Author:** ![RioRico](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f04885/32.png) [@RioRico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RioRico)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2019, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-to-__-but-i-didnt-__/840912/63 "2019-09-29T07:58:53Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > I’m visiting Los Angeles right now. We’re considering swinging by MacArthur Park, but maybe not. I don’t think that I can take it. You’ll never find that recipe again. Not even on Blue Jay Way. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2019, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-to-__-but-i-didnt-__/840912/64 "2019-09-29T08:00:21Z")
I lived in Seattle for several years and have visited there numerous times but I have never been to the top of the Space Needle. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2019, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-to-__-but-i-didnt-__/840912/65 "2019-09-29T10:27:53Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > I’m visiting Los Angeles right now. We’re considering swinging by MacArthur Park, but maybe not. I don’t think that I can take it. Leave the cake inside. ---
**Author:** ![PookahMacPhellimey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pookahmacphellimey/32/3175_2.png) [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2019, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-to-__-but-i-didnt-__/840912/66 "2019-09-29T13:10:54Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > We went to Venice but didn’t ride a gondola. Too expensive for a complete tourist experience. We were on the water plenty of times using the vaporettos, and just didn’t want to deal with it. Smart choice. I live in Italy and have been to Rome many times, but have never visited the Vatican. I’m sure it’s beautiful but I hate queuing and Rome is just full of amazing art and places. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2019, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-to-__-but-i-didnt-__/840912/67 "2019-09-29T20:00:12Z")
I’ve been to Dublin many times and have never toured Guiness or seen the Book of Kells at Trinity. ---
**Author:** ![sweepkick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@sweepkick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweepkick)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2019, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-to-__-but-i-didnt-__/840912/68 "2019-09-30T06:04:51Z")
I went to the Isle of Man but didn’t race in the TT Race. (though I did rent a motorcycle and ride the 37 mile course and around the island). ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2019, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-to-__-but-i-didnt-__/840912/69 "2019-09-30T12:12:14Z")
I went to Lisbon, but I didn’t do heroin. I fielded a hell of a lot of offers for heroin (and just about anything else you can think of), but I declined them all. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2019, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-to-__-but-i-didnt-__/840912/70 "2019-09-30T12:15:38Z")
> [@Tired\_and\_Cranky](#): > > I’ve never gambled in Vegas. I had a very brief layover in Vegas once, like half an hour. I only had enough time and cash to do one thing, and my choices were between sticking my $3 in a slot machine or hit Taco Bell. I went with the tacos. I think I made the right decision. ---
**Author:** ![Scougs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scougs/32/3158_2.png) [@Scougs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scougs)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2019, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-to-__-but-i-didnt-__/840912/71 "2019-09-30T13:20:49Z")
I’ve been to Florida, and even been to Orlando, but didn’t set foot in a theme park. I’ve been to Philadelphia but saw neither of the “Rocky” steps, or the Liberty Bell. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2019, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-to-__-but-i-didnt-__/840912/72 "2019-09-30T13:25:09Z")
> [@Scougs](#): > > I’ve been to Florida, and even been to Orlando, but didn’t set foot in a theme park. > > I’ve been to Philadelphia but saw neither of the “Rocky” steps, or the Liberty Bell. I’ve been to Philly as well and we saw the rocky steps but just sat on them figuring out what to see next rather than ogle them or run up them. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2019, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-to-__-but-i-didnt-__/840912/73 "2019-09-30T14:07:29Z")
> [@Scougs](#): > > I’ve been to Philadelphia but saw neither of the “Rocky” steps, or the Liberty Bell. Hell, I _lived_ in Philly and never saw either. I tried once to see the Bell, but kept hitting “one way-do not enter” streets. I got frustrated and went home (Lansdowne). ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2019, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-to-__-but-i-didnt-__/840912/74 "2019-09-30T15:24:54Z")
Lived in the Kansas City area most of my life. Never have stood on the corner of 12th street and Vine …actually I believe nobody has done this as 12th and Vine do not intersect. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2019, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-to-__-but-i-didnt-__/840912/75 "2019-09-30T16:17:03Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > I went to Jerusalem, but I didn’t visit the Sexaterium. This was going to be my response as well. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2019, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-to-__-but-i-didnt-__/840912/76 "2019-09-30T16:40:51Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Hell, I _lived_ in Philly and never saw either. I tried once to see the Bell, but kept hitting “one way-do not enter” streets. I got frustrated and went home (Lansdowne). I stayed in a hotel probably 150 feet from the Liberty Bell and never went to have a look. ---
**Author:** ![dhricenak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/47e85d/32.png) [@dhricenak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dhricenak)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2019, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-to-__-but-i-didnt-__/840912/77 "2019-09-30T19:44:25Z")
I went to Memphis and didn’t go to Graceland. I’m not that much of a fan and it cost too much. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2019, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-to-__-but-i-didnt-__/840912/78 "2019-09-30T20:04:34Z")
> [@Mangosteen](#): > > Lived in southern CA most of my life, but have never been to San Francisco, Las Vegas or Catalina Island. > > (But, I have managed to get to Everest Base Camp, the Taj Mahal, Bali, Rangoon and a few other places, so I’m not actually a homebody.) I’ve lived in Northern California since 2005. I still haven’t traveled to Los Angeles or San Diego, with the exception of a few layovers at LAX. The farthest south I’ve been in CA is Santa Barbara. And I too have traveled to some far away places – Australia, eastern Africa, and I just returned from Greece a few weeks ago. I think a big part of it is that traveling to another city in in California for vacation just feels “too close” and not very exotic or interesting as a vacation destination. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2019, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-to-__-but-i-didnt-__/840912/79 "2019-09-30T20:36:17Z")
> [@BubbaDog](#): > > Lived in the Kansas City area most of my life. > Never have stood on the corner of 12th street and Vine > > …actually I believe nobody has done this as 12th and Vine do not intersect. [They once did](https://www.kcur.org/post/news-flash-world-kansas-city-has-no-12th-street-and-vine-heres-why#stream/0), and the site is now marked with a [street sign and some artwork](http://barrybradford.com/standing-corner-12th-street-vine/) acknowledging the song lyric. It’s not spectacular, but it’s kind of cool. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2019, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-to-__-but-i-didnt-__/840912/80 "2019-10-01T01:11:20Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > I went to Lisbon, but I didn’t do heroin. I fielded a hell of a lot of offers for heroin (and just about anything else you can think of), but I declined them all. I had no idea that was a tourist bucket list item. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-to-__-but-i-didnt-__/840912.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-to-__-but-i-didnt-__/840912.md?page=5)