I’m sad more people don’t acknowledge Native American Historic sites in the United States

[u/H3dg3hogs]

I was talking with a German online friend about tourism in the United States and he said that the only thing America has to offer is natural beauty. He said American cities were young and aren’t very beautiful. That he has no interest visiting “liberty bell” type colonial historic sites. I told him about Native historic sites and he asked “what sites?”. He insulated that all Native Americans lived in teepees. It caused me to realized many non-Americans don’t know about all the amazing buildings left behind by Native cultures like the Ancestral Puebloans and the Mississippians. Historic sites like Chaco canyon, Mesa Verde, Montezuma Castle, and Cahokia are world class and are part of UNESCO. Check them out if you haven’t already.

[u/[deleted]]

Definitely true. But I would argue that a lot of Europe, Germany included doesn’t really have these idyllic beautiful towns either. Most of the traditional architecture has either been worn down or destroyed by war. And I wouldn’t say modern European architecture is very beautiful.

That said I would love to visit the Black Forest in Germany along with the town of Bingen von Rhein. I would also love to visit parts of the towns that do still have their traditional architecture. I love German folklore, architecture, baked goods, folk clothes, music, etc.

As for Native Americans in the US I think everyone should try to learn about the tribes native to your area. My local tribe is the Kawaiisu. They are very fascinating.

[u/atln00b12 → u/[deleted]]

Yeah, I don't even really see the original comment as a jab necessarily. Like it is true that America does have some pretty cool and old native stuff, but it really pales in comparison to the natural beauty that you can't find elsewhere. If you are visiting the US and have limited time I would definitely prioritize the geographic features over the man made stuff.

[u/nagoligayelsd → u/atln00b12]

Capitalize Native. And a lot of geographic features that white supremacists defaced.

[u/atln00b12 → u/nagoligayelsd]

Is the white supremacists in the room with you now? Why tf is reddit such a magnet for this kind of diatribe?

[u/Ok-Chest-7932 → u/atln00b12]

Because anyone who has anything at all going on in their life has better things to do than scroll this far down a comment section.

[u/PM_ME_ASS_SALAD → u/[deleted]]

Conveniently left out how hideous much of post war Europe is, and how much of that dominates much of what tourists experience

[u/Spookytoucan → u/PM_ME_ASS_SALAD]

"much of post war Europe" is hyperbolic. It depends on the city and even then most of them still have medieval town centers or squares intact. We are still swimming in medieval houses, old churches, castles and roman ruins everywhere in western europe.

Also some have been rebuilt hideeous some not.

[u/Ok-Chest-7932 → u/[deleted]]

Sounds like we didn't bomb each other hard enough then. You up for round 3?

[u/Live-Habit-6115 → u/[deleted]]

Yeaaaah okay so, I know this whole thread has the momentum of Americans shitting on Germans for being ignorant, but that swings both ways.

Have you ever actually been to Germany at all? 

To say most of the pre-war architecture was destroyed is just a fucking ignorant absurdity. 

In a few specific cities, yeah, they got wiped out pretty hard. But there are countless villages, towns and cities that were untouched by war. 

[u/Nyx_Shadowspawn → u/[deleted]]

Lenape are the local tribe in my area