Originally Posted by CommuterRun
California has the Pacific, real mountains and, being much drier, like Diane said, desert.
Florida has the Atlantic, the Gulf of Mexico and a lot of freshwater between.
What can Michigan bring to the table besides lake effect snow? 
Well the snow
is part of the attraction. We also have a longer coastline than either Florida or California, or any state besides Alaska. And the locals don't brag or complain all the time, which is refreshing.