Thought it would be interesting to hear about everyone's favorite place in the world.
Mine would be a very small town in Northwestern Pennsylvania, in the Allegheny Mountains, on the Allegheny River. Pretty much grew up there in the summer fishing, hiking and lazily floating down the river on inner tubes.
I like San Luis Obispo a lot. Great weather and nice people. But going to New York every summer was my favorite place to be. Going to the beach and walking around the city was awesome.
The North Coast of California. Especially the "http://www.openroad.tv/video.php?vid=13" of Mendocino and Humboldt counties. So wild and beautiful. I would love to live in Shelter Cove. Most people that don't know the state well think its all L.A. or San Francisco from end to end. We have some incredible wild areas where few people live. Its why I bristle when people insult or dismiss California when they really know nothing about it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostia_Antica Visited last summer because of my love all things to do with ancient Rome. So much better than all the crowded places in Rome itself everyone visits, and yet remarkably well preserved.