America the Beautiful
We asked 10 travelers to tell us about places that have touched them. The portraits they paint of a country much changed and often challenged by events may surprise you. Share your memorable destinations.
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The state has more shoreline than California, Hawaii and Florida combined, and many families traditionally summer on the lake.
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Who knew being up to your knees in mud could be so much fun?
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On the Maui volcano, sunrise can be an epic event.
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The city’s residents showed resilience in the face of Katrina and celebrated a Super Bowl victory last year. Attractions include the French Quarter, Mardi Gras, JazzFest, the Mississippi River and fabulous food and music.
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It’s easy to think big thoughts while cooling your heels in the Colorado River at the bottom of the canyon.
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At Edmund Pettus Bridge, echoing footsteps tell a story of courage during the 1965 Bloody Sunday voting rights march.
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Deep in the Sierra is one of America’s most beautiful — and for boaters, dangerous —backdrops. A father-son rafting trip on the river’s white-water rapids is a bonding experience.
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A snowy Manhattan cab ride in the wee hours reveals an impossibly serene glimpse of the city that has remained pressed in memory all these years later.
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The food and the bay views are exceptional at Delancey Street Restaurant, but what’s most extraordinary are the people who run it: recovering addicts and ex-convicts.
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After days of rain and worry, fields of yellow daffodils and rainbows chase away the blues.
