Asklemmy

• Public swimming pool
• Public library
• Public park
• walking path by the river
• espresso bar
• public bath (with the little one)
• friends house
• family (in law) house
• mall / department store
• cinema
• walk or bicycle around the neighborhood
• supermarket

I just meander with purpose, going whichever way feels good. The unaimed arrow never misses.

Walks around town

Bike ride

Gym

Walk along the stream looking at the mallards

Trail running (as soon as I get started with it...)

Park/square bench, filled thermos and something to read

I live in a walkable city so I have a lot of options by just going outside on foot.

The park. Sometimes for a walk, sometimes for a bike ride.

Grocery store or something nearby. Get a snack or something for dinner.

Thrift store, though that's a bike ride or train ride.

Library. Just browse the stacks.

Bookstore, less often, but sometimes it's fun to see what they have.

Record shop, rarely, because I don't have a record player but a few friends do, and I might see something they'd like.

Sometimes I just walk around without a goal. See what there is to see around here.

I like natural areas on the whole but also cityscapes. Riding the metro system with something read can be nice to. Belonging to a maker space is nice to. Its like one of those old timey social clubs but cheap and with a cool art/craft vibe.

the beach. chicago set it aside for public use instead of reserving it only for the rich and now the lake front is several giant parks with at least one beach on each one and lots of other stuff to do.

i prefer the beaches w/o children (eg hollywood) where you can spend all day & night having a good time until the police make everyone leave and they have a restaurant & bar on the beaches that's really convenient and with a beach friendly dress code on the adult beaches.

I don't have a place! It's becoming a major problem.

My neighborhood is mostly concrete and apartments, but a few blocks away it’s multimillion dollar houses, well kept lawns, and huge shade trees. So I cross the 8 lane highway to get there and enjoy walking around and looking at their expensive shit for free.

Local arboretum and other gardens are nice. Parks. Boating, if the weather is right for it.

Thrift stores.

The park is my first location.

Forest walk with dog.

Library

Hiking

Board. Game. Clubs.

They are f___ing awesome!

-Gym

-Dance Studio

-Concerts

-Free Events (there's always something on Eventbrite)

If you want something more consistent join a group especially one organized around a common activity. When I moved to a new city I joined a local game stores weekly DnD game. It was $5 per week and we played in person every week. It was the same rotating cast so it was fun to meet the same people.

I just joined a running group. While a few are crazy distance runners who do multiple marathons a year, including those who do multiple ultra-marathons a year, there are more casual people like me. Its great to exercise every week and then we get to chat afterwards when we go out for food. These are common in most cities and there might even be more than 1 to try out.

The great things about these groups is you can skip a week without any issue and then just join back in. A shared interest allows you to chat about that as a jumping off point. Also some of these are a wide age range which is interesting to see people in different stages of life.

The river, the park, a forest, anywhere but a bar, a club, or a restaurant.

Kart racing, I'm talking about the 200 cubic centimeter karts on outdoor raceways. When taking part in the group I'm usually the only girl there and I've come 1st enough times that people in the groups know me as a person worth challenging. I love feeling those lateral G's even though I always end up with bruises on my inner thighs afterwards!

The dog park!

There's not much else around, where I live. The crowd at the dive bars are so not my kind of people. I used to explore the country backroads too, but at this point if I'm going to be alone I'm probably reading (or writing like right now).

Mountain bike riding with friends mainly. Also just bush walkkng/hiking.

Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.

Unfortunately I get off work at 11pm and not much is open that late so I rarely go out.

Grocery store, liquor store, basement.

Museums, art galleries

Movies/cinemas

Hiking on trails or just walking

Shopping mall, even just for window shopping

The beach if nearby

Park, plant nursery, or Sonic- an American fast food restaurant where you drive up and park or they have a couple of outside tables and it's pretty good for people watching.

Grocery store if I need to just get out.

Thrift stores if I’ve got more time.

Driving out to a restaurant far outside of town if I’ve got more time.

Just walk around the neighborhood or bike around town, me.

Cemeteries

gotta find hella spots in your city to chill with yourself or someone. Also finding some cool places to drive around, go shopping at random small trinket stores or smoke

Basketball court

The areas of the city center that aren't overrun by filthy tourists or the park

Parks. Not every state / city has good ones. We have awesome parks where I live. Not so much when we went to visit my family last month.

Mountain biking, hiking, skiing, or golfing.

Life outdoors is so enjoyable and cathartic.

To my back yard, where I light up the firepit, and drink whiskey

My yard. I've gotten really into my gardens and hardscaping.