“My uncle died hiking in Death Valley two summers ago. I think it was 118F, he was an exceptionally experienced hiker, but he was in his 60s. Heat exhaustion. Don’t try it.”

Hi, I’m Crystal, a Senior Editor based in Los Angeles and creator of BuzzFeed’s “That Got Dark” newsletter.

"I visited Montana. There was a coffee shop in a little town by the entrance to Yellowstone that had a death pool for when the next tourist would die by either going off the trail to be boiled alive in the hot springs or trying to pet a bear/buffalo. You gave a dollar and predicted the day. If someone died on your day you won the pot."

"My uncle died hiking in Death Valley two summers ago. I think it was 118F, he was an exceptionally experienced hiker, but he was in his 60s. Heat exhaustion. Don't try it."

"Also don’t think you can slam shots like you do at home. Take it slooooow until you figure out your new altitude buzz level. Hey, it saves $$ on drinks, too!"

"Treat buffalo like field puppies? You're going to die. Try to pet the brown bear? You're going to die. See that moose and want to feed it? You're probably already dead. Oh look, a rattlesnake! *dead* Want to swim in Old Faithful? You're going to die painfully and completely dissolve into a soup. Shit is dangerous here and if you don't respect it you'll be lucky to die quick."

"Nashville has a mall with Madame Tussauds, Rainforest Cafe, AND Aquarium Restaurant."

"We even have a Hard Rock Cafe and Bubba Gumps!"

"Fuck Pueblo and its WHAT?! I live in Denver, and I thought we had it bad with the Miller moths..."

"Too fucking humid. Look, I can deal with 95+ — It’s the swamp ass and thick heat that gets me."

"I've never seen the center of such a major city empty out so bloody fast and look like The Walking Dead in a matter of a few hours. 😅 It was actually fascinating to see..."

"I lived in Nashville for five years and I can honestly count the number of times I went downtown on two hands."

"Trenton is what people not from New Jersey think New Jersey is. New Jersey has some shockingly wealthy areas, some areas of pristine natural beauty, and tons of farmland with delicious produce. Instead, people focus on Trenton and the Jersey Shore."

"Local Nola resident here. I'd like to add that it's best to avoid New Orleans during the summer as well. People underestimate the brutal summers here, and drinking alcohol along with it dehydrates people really bad. Plus the humidity... Yeah, it's insane."

"Dollywood is about the only reason I’d go up to visit."

"My co-worker used to work at Cracker Barrel. They apparently used to advertise heavily at tourist hubs, handing out flyers and the whole bit. They would get multiple charter busses full of tourists every week, who were there specifically to go to Cracker Barrel."

"I used to work at a hotel, and tourists would tell me all the time about their one-week vacation plans that involved a road trip from NYC to Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon, and LA."

"Seriously, in America, if you travel for 10 hours in a car, you might still be in the same state. If you travel by car for 10 hours in Europe, everyone’s talking funny and the cheese is different."