just moving away from that freak show is half the journey
Allthough I have not been there yet Aus and NZ top my list of places I have to visit. From what I hear they are both just super.
It also depends if you have any special affenities that you can't live without (ie. guns) May want to consider laws and taxes...Canada is pretty nice too and the folks are friendly, ey. Of course if you are just wanting to get away from the hustle and want to stay stateside then almost anywhere in the middle is pretty good. Try a map on a dart board just for kicks.