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    • North Dakota

      North Dakota

      North Dakota’s night sky alone is worth the detour. Add the Badlands, Teddy Roosevelt’s park, and trails Lewis & Clark once walked.

    • Buenos Aires

      Buenos Aires

      El Ateneo Grand Splendid is a bookstore inside a 1920s theater. That detail alone tells you what kind of city Buenos Aires is.

    • New York City

      New York City

      Manhattan gets the headlines, but the subway drops you into 800 languages and five boroughs worth rearranging your trip for.

    • South Dakota

      South Dakota

      West of the Missouri River, South Dakota shifts fast — Great Plains give way to Black Hills forests, canyon walls, and lakes most people never reach.

    • Nebraska

      Nebraska

      Nebraska’s Sandhills cover 20,000 square miles and most people drive past them. That’s the whole point — and exactly why you shouldn’t.

    • Illinois

      Illinois

      Illinois runs deeper than Chicago. The state’s river towns, prairie routes, and mid-century architecture catch most visitors completely off guard.

    • Nevada

      Nevada

      Nevada keeps its best stuff off the Strip — Lake Tahoe, red rock canyons, and mountain bike trails most visitors never find.

    • Queenstown

      Queenstown

      Queenstown earns the ‘adventure capital’ label — bungee, ski, hike, repeat — but the Gibbston Valley wineries made me stay an extra two days.

    • Beijing

      Beijing

      The Forbidden City alone covers 720,000 square meters — and that’s before you factor in the Great Wall, Temple of Heaven, and a thriving art district.

    • Iowa

      Iowa

      Iowa’s driftless northeast looks nothing like the flat Midwest you’re picturing. The Mississippi River towns on the east edge are worth the detour alone.

    • Oman

      Oman

      Oman gets skipped for Dubai. That’s the error — the frankincense souqs, mountain forts, and Musandam fjords are the real Arabia.

    • United Arab Emirates

      United Arab Emirates

      The Burj Khalifa at sunset hits different when Dubai’s grid lights up 828 meters below. But the desert an hour outside the city is the real reason to stay longer.