I can't believe no one has mentioned it yet, but the state I was born and raised in is by far the coolest of all, Arkansas - The Natural State:
View of Flatside Federal Wilderness (yes, thats nothing but mountains and woods as far as the eye can see):
Ozark Vista:
The Buffalo River (Nation's first National River):
Cossatot River (popular whitewater river)
Ozark Mountains:
I can go on and on with the pictures, we have mountains, forests, crystal clear rivers, caves, thousands of miles of trail, antebellum homes, cypress swamps, some of the best fishing and hunting on earth, some of the nicest people in America, damn good food, good climate (ok, yes, hot summers), great accents, good looking southern women, blues in the delta, bluegrass in the mountains, low cost of living, and as much as Texans talk up their ugly as **** state (ok, there are some pretty areas there, but on the whole its ugly), they all come here to vacation.