I agree with your suggestion of visiting, however, I would caution to stay away from Utah - the Great Salt Lake is drying up and releasing toxins (heavy metals) in the form of dust. The Colorado river basin is also drying up and water in general is going to become an issue out there in the near future and the state government isn't doing anything about it as they care more about business than people. Outside of that, your list looks good, I would possibly add Oregon to it as well.

Hugh Jackman is from Australia. Wolverine is from Canada.