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    • New Mexico

      New Mexico

      New Mexico runs deeper than most people expect — red chile, ancient Pueblo ruins, and desert skies that make every other state feel overlit.

    • Kentucky

      Kentucky

      Kentucky’s bourbon trail alone could fill a week, but the real surprise is how different Louisville feels from the rest of the state.

    • Southern Italy

      Southern Italy

      Naples pizza is worth the trip alone, but Pompeii and the Amalfi Coast make Southern Italy one of the hardest itineraries to keep short.

    • North Carolina

      North Carolina

      NC spans 500 miles wide — the Smokies and the Outer Banks are practically different worlds. Pick your region carefully.

    • Norway

      Norway

      Sognefjord alone justifies the flight. But Norway’s real hook is how easy it is to move between Arctic wilderness and a functional, walkable city.

    • Basque Coast

      Basque Coast

      San Sebastián has more Michelin stars per capita than anywhere else on earth. The pintxos bars alone justify the trip.

    • 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.

    • Kansas

      Kansas

      Kansas keeps getting written off as flyover country. Monument Rocks, the Flint Hills, and Boot Hill say otherwise.

    • Georgia

      Georgia

      Atlanta and Savannah get the attention, but Jekyll Island and Providence Canyon are why Georgia stays on my list.

    • Indiana

      Indiana

      Indiana runs deeper than most give it credit for — dunes on Lake Michigan, serious museum culture in Indy, and small towns that actually deliver.

    • Ireland

      Ireland

      The Cliffs of Moher get the photos, but Ireland’s best moments happen in a pub with a fiddle playing and a pint in hand.