States I've Been To:

• Michigan
• Ohio
• Kentucky
• Tennessee
• West Virginia
• Virginia
• North Carolina
• South Carolina
• Georgia
• Florida
• Alabama
• Mississippi
• Louisiana
• Texas
• Washington, D.C. (no, it's not a state, but i'm listing it)
• Maryland
• Pennsylvania
• New York
• Washington (state)
• Oregon
• California
• Missouri
• New Jersey
• Illinois
• Indiana
• California, all up and down

Regions I am familiar with:

• The Midwest (the eastern midwest -- meaning Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana)
• The entire southeast, including the Gulf States
• The mid-Atlantic area of the Eastern seaboard
• The entire west coast.

But NOT:

• The majority of the the northeast. For example,
  • New England
  • New York City!
  • Boston
• Colorado (Aspen. skiing. Mountains. beauty. awesomeness)
• the great plains/"fly-over" territory
• Nevada. Las Vegas.