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For states bordering oceans:
5. Maine
4. New York
3. Washington
2. Oregon
1. California
For states that are landlocked:
3. Oklahoma (desert to prairie to rolling mtns/hills in east)
2. Tennessee (lowland swamp to plateau to high mtns)
1. Michigan (great lake beaches to mountains to farmland)
I agree.
Furthermore, here are some more states I can think of that have tremendous diversity in socioeconomics, culture, and geography:
a. New Jersey (yes, really, it's not all Newark or Jersey City)
b. Maryland (surprising amount, there are 1500-2000 ft. mountains west of Frederick)
c. Virginia
d. North Carolina
e. South Carolina
f. Georgia
g. Alabama
h. Kentucky (real swamps, flatlands, marshes, vast riverbottoms, gentle hills, foothills, mountains, bluegrass, knobs)
i. Arkansas
j. Texas (more diverse IMO than any state other than California)
k. Utah
l. Nevada, oddly enough, at least from what I've read
California, by a long shot. Snow-covered mountains where highways are closed all winter, below-sea-level desert, impenetrable forests, rich expanses of arable land, beaches and rocky coasts, big cities and cowboys.
Maybe it was just the part of the state you were in. Most of Washington (and Oregon) seems beautiful to me. But the eastern part is more arid and not to everyones taste.
I never said the state was ugly, it's very beautiful.
In my limited experience with living or visiting our amazing nation All I can add is Washington State and California. ( I wish folks would stop calling California "Cali". Calafia would be rolling in her mythical grave !
I think Washington beats Texas when it comes to beauty though but very slightly. I am a sucker for those trees in those 10,000 foot Mountains. Sorry.
I think New York is very diverse geographically. What I wish Texas had was those 10,000 foot mountains instead of only 8,000. Because Texas doesn't have an option for people to stay in state to ski. That's the only thing Texas really lacks.
BTW, geologically, Texas doesn't have a desert. It does have a steppe.
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