50. Twin Falls, ID

Twin Falls, Idaho makes the cut into the top fifty because I haven't spent enough time in other places to include them on this list. While traveling with my friend Bill, he expressed an interest in stopping in Twin Falls because he had a friend there. This friend was working for the news station as the late night sports man. Why was he working in Twin Falls? Because he was new to the working world of communications, and Twin Falls has one of the worst ratings for news programs in the United States.Before arriving into the actual city of Twin Falls, one must drive over a very impressive bridge which rests about 520 feet above the Snake River. This scene serves as the ideal postcard photograph for Idaho's visitors (and you can find these postcards at almost every gas station in the state for an affordable 20 cents). The bridge also serves a purpose for the adrenaline junkees as many BASE jumpers frequent the area.The city itself is not quite as impressive as the bridge. The traffic is horrible, which is strange since there aren't a lot of people (less than 70,000 in the entire county). The nightlife matches the traffic as slow-moving and frustrating. I wouldn't be suprised to find that many of the inhabitants of Twin Falls are unhappy and ready to move on to something different. That is what gives the bridge its final purpose: a gateway to something different. Like me, many visitors (and some inhabitants) see how frustrating this city is, so they simply pack up, drive across the bridge, and go somewhere better. Others apparently do not know that there are better places out there (see numbers 49-1 above), so they do not bother packing up, and instead walk to the bridge and jump off of it to their deaths in the canyon below (no joke).So, for those of you visiting Idaho: go see the bridge, but don't waste your time on the other side. If you see others looking at the canyon below, just remember that they may not be sightseeing so be ready to cover your children's eyes.