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United States of America

There's no single way to experience the U.S. and that's kind of the point. You could spend a week wandering Manhattan's grid, catch a blues bar in New Orleans, or drive Highway 1 down the California coast with the ocean on one side and cliffs on the other.

Head inland and the landscape shifts entirely: the red rock of the Southwest, the geysers of Yellowstone, the quiet of the Great Lakes, the humidity of the Gulf.

Fifty states means fifty different personalities, and most travelers end up picking a region rather than trying to "do" the whole country at once.

Food, music, and history shift just as much from place to place. Texas barbecue has nothing to do with Maine lobster rolls, and a night out in Nashville looks nothing like one in Seattle.

History buffs can trace the country's founding through Boston and Philadelphia, while others head straight for Hawaii's beaches or Alaska's glaciers.

It's a country built for road trips, long layovers between cities, and itineraries that rarely look the same twice.

51 States & Regions
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Alabama

Alabama's civil rights history is preserved seriously in Birmingham and Montgomery, from the 16th Street Baptist…

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Alaska

Alaska is more than twice the size of Texas, and most of it has no roads…

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Arizona

Arizona is desert first, and the Grand Canyon is still the main reason most people book…

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Arkansas

Arkansas's Ozark Mountains cover most of the northern half of the state with hiking trails and…

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California

California is big enough to have its own climate zones, from Death Valley's desert heat to…

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Colorado

Colorado's Rocky Mountains dominate the state, with fifty-eight peaks over 14,000 feet that hikers specifically try…

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Connecticut

Connecticut gets treated like a suburb of New York City, but it has its own coastline,…

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Delaware

Delaware has no sales tax, which turns Wilmington and the outlet malls near the Maryland border…

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District of Columbia

Washington, D.C. isn't a state, but it functions like a city-sized destination with more free museums…

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Florida

Florida is a lot bigger than the theme parks suggest, running from the panhandle's quiet beaches…

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Georgia

Georgia runs from Atlanta's sprawling metro area down to Savannah's squares, shaded by live oaks draped…

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Hawaii

Hawaii is eight main islands, each with its own character, and most trips only cover one…

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Idaho

Idaho gets reduced to potato jokes, but the state has some of the most rugged wilderness…

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Illinois

Illinois is Chicago first, and everything else second, but the rest of the state has its…

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Indiana

Indiana runs on racing, most obviously through the Indianapolis 500, held at a speedway that's hosted…

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Iowa

Iowa is farmland first, and most visitors are either passing through or coming specifically for the…

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Kansas

Kansas gets reduced to flat jokes more than almost any other state, but the Flint Hills…

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Kentucky

Kentucky's bourbon industry is concentrated enough that a marked trail connects the major distilleries across the…

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Louisiana

Louisiana's culture, food, and music are distinct enough from the rest of the South that it…

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Maine

Maine's coastline looks short on a map and takes an entire vacation to actually drive, because…

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Maryland

Maryland's identity runs through blue crabs and the Chesapeake Bay, which shapes both its geography and…

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Massachusetts

Massachusetts is small enough to base yourself in Boston and still reach the ocean, the mountains,…

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Michigan

Michigan touches four of the five Great Lakes, which gives it more freshwater coastline than any…

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Minnesota

Minnesota's license plates say ten thousand lakes, and that number is actually an undercount once you're…

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Mississippi

Mississippi is where the blues actually started, and the Mississippi Delta region still has juke joints…

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Missouri

Missouri splits its personality between two very different cities: St. Louis, marked by the Gateway Arch…

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Montana

Montana earns its Big Sky nickname honestly, with a horizon that feels wider here than almost…

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Nebraska

Nebraska is largely open plains, and the Oregon Trail once ran directly through it, past landmarks…

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Nevada

Nevada is mostly desert and mountains once you get outside Las Vegas, though the Strip is…

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New Hampshire

New Hampshire packs mountains, lakes, and a small slice of coastline into a state you can…

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New Jersey

New Jersey gets flattened into a punchline more often than it gets credit for 130 miles…

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New Mexico

New Mexico's high desert landscape and adobe architecture give it a look unlike anywhere else in…

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New York

New York City takes up most of the state's reputation, but New York the state is…

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North Carolina

North Carolina runs from the Blue Ridge Mountains in the west to the Outer Banks in…

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North Dakota

North Dakota is consistently one of the least-visited states, which is more about geography than anything…

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Ohio

Ohio splits its identity across three fairly different cities: Cleveland on Lake Erie, Columbus in the…

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Oklahoma

Oklahoma sits at the crossroads of the Great Plains and the South, with more original Route…

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Oregon

Oregon's coastline is public along its entire length by law, which means beach access here is…

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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania holds two of the most historically significant cities in the country, Philadelphia and Gettysburg, along…

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Rhode Island

Rhode Island is small enough to drive end to end in under an hour, which makes…

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South Carolina

South Carolina's coast splits between Charleston's historic downtown and Myrtle Beach's family-focused boardwalk further north. Charleston's…

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South Dakota

South Dakota's biggest draw is Mount Rushmore, carved into the Black Hills and finished in 1941…

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Tennessee

Tennessee runs from Memphis on the Mississippi River to the Great Smoky Mountains on the North…

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Texas

Texas is large enough that flying between two of its own cities can take longer than…

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Utah

Utah has five national parks within its borders, more than almost any other state, all built…

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Vermont

Vermont is the kind of state where a covered bridge or a dairy farm shows up…

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Virginia

Virginia calls itself the birthplace of a nation, and the claim holds up: Jamestown, Williamsburg, and…

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Washington

Washington state runs from Seattle's coffee culture to Mount Rainier's glaciers, visible from the city skyline…

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West Virginia

West Virginia is almost entirely mountains, and the New River Gorge, now a national park, has…

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Wisconsin

Wisconsin takes cheese seriously enough that cheese curds are a standard bar snack rather than a…

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Wyoming

Wyoming has fewer people than almost any other state and more bison, elk, and pronghorn than…

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