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U.S. News & World Report on Tuesday named  Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., the best luxury hotel in the United States. 

Hawaii and chocolate may not seem like a natural pairing, but visitors to a Big Island cacao farm will find they go together nicely, especially if they sample the goods.

Welcome, Detourists! This slide show, photographed and written by L.A. Times staffer Christopher Reynolds, goes all over and grows every weekday.