After visiting all 50 states, there are only 3 that I'd choose to live in

I'd happily choose to live in Wyoming to be near the Tetons.

Gary Yeowell/Getty Images After visiting all 50 states , there are three I'd happily live in — including my current, New York.

With stormy seasons and beachside communities, Rhode Island is my ideal state for coastal living.

I love spending time in the wide-open spaces of the Teton Mountain Range in Wyoming.

As a travel writer who has been to all 50 states in the US, I truly do believe that each is worth visiting at least once.

Some states, as I've written before, deserve multiple trips.

However, there are only a select few I'd consider living in full-time.

As a constitutionally (and professionally) nomadic individual, it takes a special part of the country to make me want to stay put for longer than a month.

From the mountains of the American West to the Atlantic Coast of New England, here are the three states I'd choose to live in every time.

I can't resist the cosmopolitan culture of New York's concrete jungle New York City has an energy unlike any other place I've been, Marco Bottigelli/Getty Images I'm currently living in New York City, and I'd choose to do so over and over again.

And after all of my travels, I stand by the idea that New York City is the only real "city" city.

I may seek out the serenity of nature on my trips, but when it comes to day-to-day living, I long for the 24-hour bodegas and 4 a.m. last calls in the city that never sleeps.

Plus, I appreciate how easy it is to leave the city and explore the state's other landscapes.

When I tire of all those bright lights and big city action, seaside getaways to spots like Shelter Island or the Hamptons are only a short train ride away.