I'm from Massachusetts, grew up inside the 128 beltway, an area known for a metric fuckton of college students living there between August and May. Also for our fanatical sports fans, beautiful tourist attractions, rich cultural history, and 200,000 people with the last name "Murphy" or "Sullivan". Also, US Senator Scott Brown went to the same high school I graduated from.
I'm currently living in Nevada---the Silver State. Home of gambling, 24-hour bars, prostitution (legal and illegal), mines, and being the setting for Fallout: New Vegas. (and to give props to Obsidian, they did get the place right. It's a loving rendering, really.)