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.
September 11, 2011
Minnesota: Kicking back in a lakeside cabin
The state has more shoreline than California, Hawaii and Florida combined, and many families traditionally summer on the lake.
September 11, 2011
Kiawah Island, S.C.: Good, dirty fun
Who knew being up to your knees in mud could be so much fun?
September 11, 2011
Haleakala, Hawaii: Greeting the dawn from on high
On the Maui volcano, sunrise can be an epic event.
September 11, 2011
New Orleans: Love, in good times and bad
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.
September 11, 2011
Grand Canyon, Ariz.: Ancient rock, eternal truths
It's easy to think big thoughts while cooling your heels in the Colorado River at the bottom of the canyon.
September 11, 2011
Selma, Ala.: Crossing a bridge into civil rights history
At Edmund Pettus Bridge, echoing footsteps tell a story of courage during the 1965 Bloody Sunday voting rights march.
September 11, 2011
Forks of the Kern: A Calif. river's proving ground
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.
September 11, 2011
New York City: A cab ride on a silent, soulful winter night
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.
September 11, 2011
San Francisco: Delancey Street Restaurant offers second chances
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.
September 11, 2011
Puyallup Valley, Wash.: Hope blooms with daffodils
After days of rain and worry, fields of yellow daffodils and rainbows chase away the blues.
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