I recently took a 4 month roadtrip around the US. The sights I saw were unbelievable and I’ve never said “wow” as much as in the US. My trip was concentrated in nature/national parks and wilderness and some places brought tears to my eyes.
I’ve been to the countries in question before but for a short time (2-4 days) and saw some main highlights but I was never wowed by anything to the same degree.
I constantly try to tell people how beautiful the US is but it’s like nobody believes me and those other countries are always the popular countries when it comes to “beauty.” People even say the natural beauty there BURY the natural beauty in the US and I just can’t believe it! Heck even defending the US gets me downvoted.
Is there really a country with place more beautiful than the combined beauty of Glacier/going to the sun, Mt Rainier, the hikes in Washington, the oregon coast, Colorado, sequoia, fall in New England, the views in Alaska, scenic views of Blue ridge parkway, I can continue lol and I’ve only seen 10 States so far!
I think part of your conclusion that the US is more beautiful is because you were in the other countries for a few days ‘catching the highlights’ and spent 4 months travelling around the US, giving you a totally different, far more immersive experience. More time to explore, more time to really get a feel for a place and what it has to offer. And (i assume) more time to actually feel something in relation to those places. I think the lesson here is that your experience is better when you travel slower, not necessarily that the US is objectively more beautiful than some other stunning places in the world. (Of course the US is beautiful. And so are those other places :-))
I’m European and 100% team Europe when is comes to internet banter vs the USA, but of course the USA has some of the most beautiful nature, not better, because how can we say how the rockies compare to the alps? But just as beautiful. Anyone saying otherwise loses credibility.
The culture of how some people in the USA enjoy their nature, leaves a lot to be desired. There’s so much beauty but some people create traffic jams at specific Instagram friendly beauty spots, so unnecessary
The US is amazingly geographically diverse and has some of the best mountains, beaches, forests, foliage, canyons, glaciers, deserts, and everything in between.
It’s possible that many people find Switzerland’s mountains more beautiful than those in the United States, but that comes down to personal taste. Glacier Nat’l Park rivals Switzerland in my book, though I do really love Swiss alpine architecture. And many may find Norway’s fjords more stunning, and NZ… etc.
All that to say—people will always have their favorite “this” or “that”. But where the US shines is having the broadest range of ecosystems to offer, which easily makes it one of the most beautiful countries I’ve visited.
they all beautiful in different ways. not more or less.
What inferiority complex is causing you to „wonder“ if a country is more beautiful than another? Are you 12?
Just take what each place offers and appreciate it for what it is. You have been 2-4 days in each country so you have seen basically almost nothing.
Without a doubt the mountains in Switzerland and New Zealand are far more awe inspiring than anything in the US
Beauty is very much in the eye of the beholder.
I think a lot of Americans don’t consider the USA that “beautiful” because it’s their own country, and other countries are perceived as more “exotic,” exciting, and beautiful. I am American and I know I’d often rather go to some shitty little town in Central America and ooh and aww at standard buildings and standard jungle than take a road trip across the USA. And I’ve seen a lot of the truly breathtaking scenes in many national parks here. More of that USA stuff is on my bucket list, but still, other countries and their sights rank higher on my list most of the time because that stuff seems less attainable, somehow. The USA is my home country and will always be here. Lower barrier to entry for me to see stuff here.
I wonder if national pride comes into play at all here. If you’re speaking to Europeans, maybe they’ve got some cultural thing where they’re super proud of their own natural beauty? Like how Mexicans treat their Aztec, Mayan, etc. archaeological zones. Americans don’t really have that, I mean we think our national parks are cool and appreciate them, and those of us who are outdoorsy certainly recreate in them, but we don’t obsess over them as a point of national identity, y’know?
