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206 towns, cities and parks across 37 provinces and states, with more on the way.
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Alberta 6
Explore: Canadian Rockies (4) · Calgary and the Badlands (2)
Canadian Rockies, Alberta · Canada
Banff
Turquoise lakes, hot springs and Canada's first national park.
Alberta · Canada
Calgary
A river city at the edge of the Rockies, with a red pedestrian bridge, a large urban park, and a historic village.
Bow Valley, Alberta · Canada
Canmore
The Three Sisters, Grassi Lakes, a Nordic centre and a cave tour, 20 minutes from Banff.
Canadian Badlands, Alberta · Canada
Drumheller
Dinosaurs, hoodoos and a world-class fossil museum in the badlands.
Canadian Rockies, Alberta · Canada
Jasper
Spirit Island, canyons, glaciers and some of the darkest skies anywhere.
Southwest Alberta · Canada
Waterton Lakes National Park
Where the prairie meets the mountains: a famous hotel, a lake cruise into the US and red canyons.
British Columbia 15
Explore: The Kootenays (6) · Vancouver Island (2) · Sea to Sky (3) · Okanagan (3)
Elk Valley, British Columbia · Canada
Fernie
A historic mountain town in the Elk Valley, with a mossy waterfall, an alpine resort and a lake in an old-growth bowl.
Kootenay Rockies, British Columbia · Canada
Golden
A gateway to Yoho's lakes and falls, a gondola to the peaks and Canada's highest suspension bridge.
Columbia Valley, British Columbia · Canada
Invermere and Radium
A lake town in the Columbia Valley, with a sandy beach, a mesa trail and the Radium Hot Springs a short drive north.
Kootenay Lake, British Columbia · Canada
Kaslo
A lakeside heritage village, the SS Moyie sternwheeler and a cave hot spring down the road.
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia · Canada
Kelowna
Lake beaches, wineries and a rail trail across canyon trestles.
Kootenay Lake, British Columbia · Canada
Nelson
A heritage mountain town on Kootenay Lake, with hot springs nearby.
Okanagan, BC · Canada
Osoyoos
A desert-edge lake town at the south end of the Okanagan, with a narrow sandbar park, town beaches, and a desert cultural centre.
Sea to Sky, British Columbia · Canada
Pemberton
A valley town at the north end of the Sea to Sky, with turquoise alpine lakes, a canyon waterfall, and a swimming lake in town.
Okanagan, BC · Canada
Penticton
Two beaches between two lakes, a river float, a sternwheeler and wineries.
North Coast, British Columbia · Canada
Prince Rupert
A rainforest port at the end of the Yellowhead, with grizzly tours, a historic cannery and ferries to Haida Gwaii.
Columbia Mountains, BC · Canada
Revelstoke
Two national parks, a giant cedar boardwalk, a railway museum and a mountain coaster.
Sea to Sky, British Columbia · Canada
Squamish
The Stawamus Chief, a gondola above Howe Sound, waterfalls and winter eagles.
Vancouver Island west coast, British Columbia · Canada
Tofino and Ucluelet
Surf beaches, old-growth rainforest and winter storms.
Vancouver Island, British Columbia · Canada
Victoria
A harbour of seaplanes and ferries, gardens, and Canada's oldest Chinatown.
Sea to Sky, British Columbia · Canada
Whistler
Two mountains, a record-setting gondola and turquoise lakes.
Manitoba 1
Explore: Winnipeg and Lake of the Woods (1)
New Brunswick 5
Explore: Bay of Fundy (4)
New Brunswick · Canada
Fredericton
A riverside capital: an art gallery, a walking bridge, a Saturday market and a living-history village.
Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick · Canada
Fundy National Park and Alma
The world's highest tides, a covered bridge and forest waterfalls.
New Brunswick · Canada
Moncton
A river city of tidal bores, a large urban nature park, and the Fundy shore less than an hour away.
Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick · Canada
Saint John
A Fundy harbour city, with a coastal nature park, a reversing river and Canada's oldest farmers' market.
Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick · Canada
St. Andrews by-the-Sea
Fundy tides, whales, a grand hotel and an island you walk to at low tide.
Newfoundland and Labrador 3
Explore: Eastern Newfoundland (2)
Bonavista Peninsula, Newfoundland · Canada
Bonavista and Trinity
Two harbour towns on a rocky peninsula, with a clifftop trail, a collapsed sea cave, land-based puffins and a striped lighthouse.
Western Newfoundland · Canada
Gros Morne National Park
A landlocked fjord, the Earth's mantle on the surface and fishing villages on Bonne Bay.
Newfoundland · Canada
St. John's
Signal Hill, Jellybean Row, the easternmost point in North America and puffin boats.
Nova Scotia 8
Explore: Nova Scotia coast (3) · Annapolis Valley (3) · Cape Breton (2)
Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia · Canada
Annapolis Royal
A tidal-basin town of earthworks and a reconstructed Habitation, with a wetland trail, a historic garden and a Saturday market.
Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia · Canada
Cabot Trail (Baddeck and Chéticamp)
One of the world's great coastal drives, with moose and whales.
Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia · Canada
Digby
A scallop-fleet harbour on the Annapolis Basin, a striped lighthouse at the Gut, and the Fundy ferry to Saint John.
Nova Scotia · Canada
Halifax
A harbour city with a star fort, a Titanic story, and Peggy's Cove nearby.
Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia · Canada
Louisbourg
A harbour town beside a reconstructed 18th-century French fortress, with a free lighthouse trail and Atlantic beaches.
South Shore, Nova Scotia · Canada
Lunenburg and Mahone Bay
A UNESCO fishing town of bright houses, and the Bluenose II.
Nova Scotia · Canada
Peggy's Cove and the South Shore
Nova Scotia's famous lighthouse on the rocks, and seaside villages beyond.
Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia · Canada
Wolfville and Grand Pré
A university town on the Minas Basin, with the dykelands of Grand-Pré, a valley trail and the cliffs of Cape Blomidon.
Ontario 64
Explore: Muskoka (5) · Georgian Bay (6) · Bruce Peninsula (3) · Niagara (4) · Thousand Islands (3) · The Kawarthas (4) · Lake Huron shore (3) · Grand River (4) · Lake Simcoe (2) · Algoma and Lake Superior (5) · Ottawa and the Rideau (3) · Ontario Highlands (4) · Lake Erie, Ontario (3) · Essex and Pelee Island (2) · The Thames and the Avon (3) · The Upper St. Lawrence (2) · Lake Ontario north shore (3) · The Near North (2) · Sudbury and Manitoulin (2) · Winnipeg and Lake of the Woods (1)
Algonquin, Ontario · Canada
Algonquin Park and Whitney
Moose, lookouts and canoe lakes along Highway 60.
North Hastings, Ontario · Canada
Bancroft
Canada's mineral capital, a cliff-top lookout and quiet lake parks.
Lake Simcoe, Ontario · Canada
Barrie
A waterfront on Kempenfelt Bay, beaches, a big county museum and nearby ski hills.
Bay of Quinte, Ontario · Canada
Belleville
A Bay of Quinte city with a long waterfront trail, a river through downtown, and a Victorian house museum.
Kawartha Lakes, Ontario · Canada
Bobcaygeon and Fenelon Falls
Lock towns on the Trent-Severn, ancient rock carvings and Kawartha Dairy ice cream.
Muskoka, Ontario · Canada
Bracebridge
Waterfalls in the middle of a walkable Muskoka town.
Grand River, Ontario · Canada
Brantford and Six Nations
The telephone's birthplace, a royal chapel and the Grand River.
Thousand Islands, Ontario · Canada
Brockville
A stone river city at the east end of the Canadian Thousand Islands, with a free waterfront trail, Canada's first railway tunnel and a harbour on the St. Lawrence.
Georgian Bay, Ontario · Canada
Collingwood and Blue Mountain
The Niagara Escarpment meets Georgian Bay: caves, trails and a mountain village.
St. Lawrence, Ontario · Canada
Cornwall
Ontario's easternmost city, with a long St. Lawrence waterfront trail, a downtown park and wetland boardwalks just out of town.
Muskoka and Haliburton, Ontario · Canada
Dorset and Lake of Bays
A lookout tower over Lake of Bays, a famous general store and the road to Algonquin.
Algoma, Ontario · Canada
Elliot Lake
A former uranium town ringed by lakes, a fire tower lookout and wild provincial parks.
Wellington County, Ontario · Canada
Elora and Fergus
A limestone gorge you can tube down, a quarry swimming hole and stone villages.
Thousand Islands, Ontario · Canada
Gananoque
Boat tours among the Thousand Islands, and a riverside summer theatre.
Lake Huron coast, Ontario · Canada
Goderich
An eight-sided town square and Lake Huron sunsets.
Lake Huron coast, Ontario · Canada
Grand Bend and Bayfield
A lively beach town, a quiet harbour village, and the dunes of the Pinery.
Muskoka, Ontario · Canada
Gravenhurst
Steamships, a lakeside wharf and the gateway to Muskoka.
Haliburton County, Ontario · Canada
Haliburton Highlands
Lakes, a sculpture forest, a wolf centre and a canopy walk.
Niagara Escarpment, Ontario · Canada
Hamilton waterfalls and Dundas
The 'City of Waterfalls': Webster's, Tew's, Dundas Peak and Albion Falls.
Muskoka, Ontario · Canada
Huntsville
A lake-country town, a famous lookout, and the gateway to Algonquin.
Niagara, Ontario · Canada
Jordan and Ball's Falls
A Twenty Valley village, two waterfalls on the escarpment, and a harbour wetland on Lake Ontario.
Lake of the Woods, Ontario · Canada
Kenora
A harbour town on Lake of the Woods and its 14,000 islands.
Georgian Bay, Ontario · Canada
Killarney
White quartzite hills, clear lakes and a fishing village famous for fish and chips.
Thousand Islands, Ontario · Canada
Kingston
A limestone city, a fortress, and the start of the Thousand Islands.
Algoma, Ontario · Canada
Lake Superior Provincial Park
Agawa Rock pictographs, Old Woman Bay and wild Lake Superior beaches.
Kawarthas, Ontario · Canada
Lakefield
A river village on the Otonabee, with a lock, a lakeside trail, a beach and a short drive to caves and a sacred park.
Bruce Peninsula, Ontario · Canada
Lion's Head
A Georgian Bay village under limestone cliffs, with a famous Bruce Trail lookout, a harbour lighthouse and a sandy village beach.
Southwestern Ontario · Canada
London
A river city of a long paved trail, a Victorian house, a year-round market and a conservation lake at the edge of town.
Lake Huron, Ontario · Canada
Manitoulin Island
The world's largest freshwater island: falls, cliffs and a swing bridge.
Eastern Ontario · Canada
Merrickville and the Rideau Canal
A stone blockhouse, hand-cranked locks and a heritage village on the Rideau Canal.
Southern Georgian Bay, Ontario · Canada
Midland and Penetanguishene
A rebuilt 1600s mission, a naval base, a marsh and the 30,000 Islands.
Haliburton County, Ontario · Canada
Minden
A Gull River village with a lookout over town, rapids, parks and beaches, and a cultural centre at the edge of a marsh.
St. Lawrence, Ontario · Canada
Morrisburg and Long Sault
A seaway shore of drowned villages, a parkway of islands, a living-history village and a bird sanctuary on the St. Lawrence.
Niagara, Ontario · Canada
Niagara Falls
The Horseshoe Falls, a gorge of trails, and boats into the mist.
Niagara, Ontario · Canada
Niagara-on-the-Lake
Heritage streets, a War of 1812 fort, theatre and wine country.
Near North, Ontario · Canada
North Bay
A lake city between Nipissing and Trout Lake, with a free waterfall trail, a waterfront path and a woods in the middle of town.
Lake Couchiching, Ontario · Canada
Orillia
Stephen Leacock's summer home, a lakefront park and a folk festival.
Ottawa Valley, Ontario · Canada
Ottawa
Canada's capital: a UNESCO canal, national museums and Gatineau Park lookouts.
Grey County, Ontario · Canada
Owen Sound
Waterfalls all around town, a harbour and Tom Thomson's home town.
Grand River, Ontario · Canada
Paris, Ontario
Cobblestone buildings above the Grand River, and rail trails along it.
Georgian Bay, Ontario · Canada
Parry Sound
Pink granite, windswept pines and the 30,000 Islands.
Essex County, Ontario · Canada
Pelee Island
A 90-minute ferry into Lake Erie, two provincial nature reserves, a limestone alvar, a shallow east-shore beach, and seasonal vineyards.
Lanark County, Ontario · Canada
Perth
A stone town on the Tay River, a famous duel, a giant cheese and the Rideau Lakes.
Kawarthas, Ontario · Canada
Peterborough and the Kawarthas
A boat elevator, a canoe museum, and lake country all around.
Muskoka Lakes, Ontario · Canada
Port Carling and Bala
The locks between Muskoka's big lakes, Bala's falls and a cranberry marsh.
Lake Erie, Ontario · Canada
Port Dover and Norfolk County
A beach town with a lighthouse pier, perch and long sandy spits.
Lake Huron, Ontario · Canada
Port Elgin, Southampton and Kincardine
Lake Huron sunsets, a lighthouse with a pipe band and two big provincial parks.
Northumberland, Ontario · Canada
Port Hope and Cobourg
A big sandy beach, a Victorian town hall and one of Ontario's best-kept heritage main streets.
Lake Scugog, Ontario · Canada
Port Perry
A Victorian main street on Lake Scugog, an hour from Toronto.
Bay of Quinte, Ontario · Canada
Prince Edward County
Dunes, a free ferry, a lake on a mountain and slow farm roads.
Bruce Peninsula, Ontario · Canada
Sauble Beach and the Bruce Peninsula
A long sandy Lake Huron beach, escarpment caves and cliff-top lookouts.
Algoma, Ontario · Canada
Sault Ste. Marie
A wilderness train into Agawa Canyon, and the gateway to Lake Superior.
Lake Erie, Ontario · Canada
Simcoe
Norfolk's county town, with rail trails, a carillon war memorial, a historic arts centre and a short drive to conservation ponds and Lake Erie bluffs.
Waterloo Region, Ontario · Canada
St. Jacobs and Elmira
A huge farmers' market, Mennonite country and Ontario's last covered bridge.
Perth County, Ontario · Canada
St. Marys
A limestone town on the Thames, with a trail over an old railway bridge, a swimming quarry and the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.
Elgin County, Ontario · Canada
St. Thomas and Port Stanley
A Lake Erie beach village with a lift bridge, a railway city and a life-size elephant.
Perth County, Ontario · Canada
Stratford
Swans on the river, gardens, and one of North America's great theatre festivals.
Northeastern Ontario · Canada
Sudbury
A city of lakes on the Canadian Shield, with a waterfront park, conservation trails, a science centre and the Big Nickel.
Near North, Ontario · Canada
Temagami
Old-growth pines, a fire tower above the lakes and true canoe country.
Lake Superior, Ontario · Canada
Thunder Bay
The Sleeping Giant, the Niagara of the North, and a canyon in the forest.
Bruce Peninsula, Ontario · Canada
Tobermory
Turquoise water, a sea cave, and boat trips over shipwrecks.
Georgian Bay, Ontario · Canada
Wasaga Beach
A long freshwater beach on Georgian Bay, with a town trail, a dune forest and a quiet river mouth when the lots empty.
Lake Superior, Ontario · Canada
Wawa
A giant goose, high waterfalls and the wild Lake Superior coast.
Essex County, Ontario · Canada
Windsor and Point Pelee
The southernmost point of mainland Canada, a marsh boardwalk, a tallgrass prairie in the city, and a riverfront across from Detroit.
Prince Edward Island 1
Quebec 11
Explore: St. Lawrence estuary (3) · Eastern Townships (2) · Montréal and the Laurentians (2) · Québec City and Île d'Orléans (2) · Ottawa and the Rideau (1)
Charlevoix, Quebec · Canada
Charlevoix (Baie-Saint-Paul)
Art-town Baie-Saint-Paul, deep river gorges and the St. Lawrence shore.
Outaouais, Quebec · Canada
Chelsea and Wakefield
Gatineau Park lookouts and a green meromictic lake, with two park villages and a covered bridge.
Cantons-de-l'Est, Quebec · Canada
Eastern Townships (Magog and North Hatley)
Lakes, a monastery cheese shop, a gorge bridge and wine roads.
Gaspésie, Quebec · Canada
Gaspé and Percé
Percé Rock, a gannet island and the cliffs of Forillon at land's end.
Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec · Canada
Kamouraska and the Lower St. Lawrence
A riverside village famous for its sunsets, the Route des Navigateurs and Rivière-du-Loup.
Laurentians, Quebec · Canada
Mont-Tremblant
A colourful mountain village, a national park and a 200-km rail trail.
Quebec · Canada
Montréal
A mountain park, canal paths, markets and a cobbled old town.
Quebec · Canada
Québec City
A walled old city, a waterfall taller than Niagara, and an island of farms.
Eastern Townships, Quebec · Canada
Sutton
A walkable mountain village, 50 kilometres of trails and a ski mountain at the edge of the Townships.
Côte-Nord, Quebec · Canada
Tadoussac
Whales, a fjord, sand dunes and one of Canada's oldest villages.
Île d'Orléans, Quebec · Canada
Île d'Orléans
A 67-kilometre loop just downriver from Québec City: river views, six heritage villages, a French Regime manor, and farm stands.
Arizona 2
Explore: Red rock and the high country (2)
Red rock and the high country, Arizona · United States
Flagstaff
A ponderosa mountain city under the San Francisco Peaks, with volcano and canyon monuments and the road to the Grand Canyon.
Red Rock Country, Arizona · United States
Sedona
A red-rock town on Oak Creek, with free scenic drives, forest trails under the buttes, and a chapel built into the sandstone.
Colorado 2
Explore: Estes Park and Boulder (2)
Colorado · United States
Boulder
A Front Range city of the Flatirons, Chautauqua and a 5.5-mile creek path, and, about 45 minutes north, the east gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park.
Colorado · United States
Estes Park
A mountain-gateway town beside Rocky Mountain National Park, with a river walk, town trails, and, about 45 minutes south, the Flatirons above Boulder.
Connecticut 2
Explore: The Berkshires and Litchfield Hills (1) · Mystic and Newport (1)
Georgia 1
Explore: The Lowcountry (1)
Illinois 1
Explore: Galena and Dubuque (1)
Indiana 3
Explore: Brown County and Bloomington (2)
Southern Indiana · United States
Bloomington
A university city featuring a wooded nature preserve, a limestone first park, a rail-trail through an old switchyard, and a teaching art museum.
Southern Indiana · United States
Brown County (Nashville, Indiana)
Wooded hills, a covered bridge, an artists' village and fall colour.
Lake Michigan, Indiana · United States
Indiana Dunes
Big sand dunes and Lake Michigan beaches, an hour from Chicago.
Iowa 1
Explore: Galena and Dubuque (1)
Maine 5
Explore: Maine and New Hampshire seacoast (5)
Mount Desert Island, Maine · United States
Bar Harbor and Acadia
Granite coast, a summit sunrise and a sandbar you can walk at low tide.
Southern Maine coast · United States
Kennebunkport
A harbour square, rocky Ocean Avenue and beaches south to Ogunquit.
Southern Maine coast · United States
Ogunquit
A cliff walk, a fishing cove with a drawbridge and a long sandy beach.
Casco Bay, Maine · United States
Portland, Maine
A lighthouse icon, a brick waterfront and islands a ferry ride away.
Mount Desert Island, Maine · United States
Southwest Harbor
The quieter west side of Mount Desert Island: a famous cliff-top light, a swimming lake, and coastal trails, about 25 minutes from Bar Harbor.
Maryland 1
Massachusetts 5
Explore: Cape Cod and the Islands (2) · The Berkshires and Litchfield Hills (1) · Salem and Cape Ann (2)
Massachusetts · United States
Cape Cod: Provincetown and Chatham
Dunes and beaches of the National Seashore, lighthouses, whale watches and Provincetown.
Cape Ann, Massachusetts · United States
Gloucester and Rockport
Cape Ann's working harbours, a granite headland at Halibut Point, and long sand beaches, about 30 minutes from Salem.
Massachusetts · United States
Martha's Vineyard
Gingerbread cottages, a historic carousel, clay cliffs and lighthouses.
Massachusetts · United States
Salem
The 1692 witch trials, a great museum, a seafaring past and the House of the Seven Gables.
Western Massachusetts · United States
The Berkshires (Lenox and Stockbridge)
Norman Rockwell, Tanglewood, Edith Wharton's house and Mount Greylock.
Michigan 11
Explore: Northern Michigan (4) · Upper Peninsula (3) · West Michigan (2) · Frankenmuth and Bay City (2)
Saginaw Valley, Michigan · United States
Bay City
A river city at the head of Saginaw Bay, with a long riverwalk, a coastal wetland state park, and a visitor centre on the marsh.
Saginaw Valley, Michigan · United States
Frankenmuth
Bavarian-style streets, chicken dinners and a huge Christmas store.
West Michigan · United States
Holland, Michigan
A real Dutch windmill, tulips, dunes and the Big Red lighthouse.
Copper Country, Michigan · United States
Houghton and Copper Country
A canal-cut college town at the foot of the Keweenaw, with old-growth pines, a Superior shoreline and the remains of a copper empire.
Straits of Mackinac, Michigan · United States
Mackinac Island
A car-free island of bikes, horses, fudge and limestone arches.
Upper Peninsula, Michigan · United States
Marquette
Lake Superior's biggest city: a rocky island park, a red lighthouse and an ore dock.
Upper Peninsula, Michigan · United States
Munising and Pictured Rocks
Painted sandstone cliffs over Lake Superior, and waterfalls everywhere.
Northern Michigan · United States
Petoskey and Harbor Springs
Petoskey stones on the beach, a Victorian bay town and the Tunnel of Trees.
Lake Michigan, Michigan · United States
Saugatuck and Douglas
An art town with a hand-cranked chain ferry, a dune climb and one of Lake Michigan's best beaches.
Leelanau, Michigan · United States
Sleeping Bear Dunes (Glen Arbor and Empire)
Giant dunes over Lake Michigan, a scenic drive and island ferries.
Northern Michigan · United States
Traverse City
Cherry country, giant dunes and two bays of clear water.
Minnesota 2
Explore: Western Lake Superior (2)
New Hampshire 3
Explore: Maine and New Hampshire seacoast (1) · The White Mountains (2)
White Mountains, New Hampshire · United States
Jackson
A covered-bridge village on the Wildcat River, with granite falls, town-owned forest, and New Hampshire's oldest ski area.
White Mountains, New Hampshire · United States
North Conway
Granite ledges, the Kancamagus Highway and the road up Mount Washington.
New Hampshire seacoast · United States
Portsmouth
A walkable harbour city of colonial streets, a living-history neighbourhood and a rocky state-park shore.
New Jersey 2
Explore: Cape May and the Wildwoods (2)
New Mexico 2
Explore: Santa Fe and Albuquerque (2)
Northern New Mexico · United States
Albuquerque
A Rio Grande city featuring a cottonwood bosque, a petroglyph monument on volcanic rock, and the Sandia Mountains rising on the east side.
Northern New Mexico · United States
Santa Fe
The oldest capital in the United States, with a historic plaza, foothill trails, a mountain state park, and national-park sites a short drive away.
New York 17
Explore: Thousand Islands (1) · Adirondacks (3) · Saratoga and Cooperstown (2) · Finger Lakes (6) · Western New York and Erie (3) · Hudson Valley and Catskills (2)
Thousand Islands, New York · United States
Alexandria Bay and Clayton
Two river villages on the American side of the Thousand Islands, with an unfinished castle, granite parks and a museum of wooden boats.
Western New York · United States
Chautauqua Lake
A Victorian summer colony of lectures and music, a lake of resort villages and the National Comedy Center.
Central New York · United States
Cooperstown
Baseball's Hall of Fame on a postcard-pretty lake.
Finger Lakes, New York · United States
Corning
The Corning Museum of Glass, a lively brick downtown and western art.
Finger Lakes, New York · United States
Geneva
Seneca Lake's north shore, a Victorian garden estate and a restored opera house.
Finger Lakes, New York · United States
Hammondsport and Keuka Lake
A village square at the tip of a Y-shaped lake, historic wineries and early aviation.
New York · United States
Hudson Valley: Beacon and Hudson
Dia Beacon, Mount Beacon, Olana, Storm King and a walking bridge over the Hudson.
Finger Lakes, New York · United States
Ithaca
'Ithaca is gorges': waterfalls in the city and in three state parks.
Adirondacks, New York · United States
Lake George
A 32-mile lake, a rebuilt 1750s fort, steamboats and a mountain road.
Adirondacks, New York · United States
Lake Placid
Two-time Olympic village with lakes, peaks and a gorge of waterfalls.
Western New York · United States
Letchworth State Park
The 'Grand Canyon of the East': three big waterfalls in a deep gorge.
Western New York · United States
Niagara Falls, New York
The oldest state park in the US, with islands right at the brink.
Adirondacks, New York · United States
Old Forge and the Fulton Chain
A chain of lakes, a fire tower hike and the western Adirondacks' summer town.
Upstate New York · United States
Saratoga Springs
Mineral springs, the historic racetrack, and a Revolutionary battlefield.
Finger Lakes, New York · United States
Skaneateles
A clear lake, a long pier and a village of old brick shops.
Finger Lakes, New York · United States
Watkins Glen
A gorge trail past 19 waterfalls, on the shore of Seneca Lake.
Catskills, New York · United States
Woodstock, New York
An artists' town in the Catskills, a fire tower hike and a quarry turned sculpture.
North Carolina 2
Explore: The Blue Ridge and the Smokies (1)
Ohio 4
Explore: Lake Erie, Ohio (2) · Southeast Ohio (2)
Southeast Ohio · United States
Hocking Hills
Recess caves, waterfalls and gorges, all free to explore.
Ohio · United States
Marietta
Ohio's first town, where two rivers meet, with sternwheelers, an ancient mound and brick streets.
Lake Erie Islands, Ohio · United States
Put-in-Bay
An island village, a tall peace memorial, caves and a lighthouse.
Lake Erie Shores, Ohio · United States
Sandusky
Roller coasters, island ferries and Lake Erie lighthouses.
Oregon 2
Explore: Portland and Hood River (2)
Columbia River Gorge, Oregon · United States
Hood River
A Columbia River town at the east end of the waterfall corridor, with a waterfront park, county day-use parks, and the Gorge itself.
Oregon · United States
Portland
A river city of a 5,200-acre forest park, a wildlife refuge on the Willamette, and, an hour east, the Columbia River Gorge.
Pennsylvania 6
Explore: Western New York and Erie (1) · South-central Pennsylvania (3) · The Laurel Highlands and Deep Creek (1)
Lake Erie, Pennsylvania · United States
Erie
A sandy peninsula of beaches and lighthouses on Lake Erie.
South Central Pennsylvania · United States
Gettysburg
The Civil War's turning-point battlefield, orchards and a lively small town.
Central Pennsylvania · United States
Hershey
The chocolate town: Chocolate World, Hersheypark, gardens and caves.
Pennsylvania Dutch Country · United States
Lancaster County
Amish farmland, covered bridges, steam trains and a historic market.
Laurel Highlands, Pennsylvania · United States
Ohiopyle and Fallingwater
Whitewater, natural waterslides and Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater.
Pennsylvania · United States
The Poconos and Jim Thorpe
Waterfalls, the Delaware Water Gap, a boulder field and a Victorian railroad town.
Rhode Island 1
Explore: Mystic and Newport (1)
South Carolina 1
Explore: The Lowcountry (1)
Tennessee 1
Explore: The Blue Ridge and the Smokies (1)
Utah 2
Explore: Utah canyon country (2)
Vermont 3
Explore: Vermont (3)
Lake Champlain, Vermont · United States
Burlington, Vermont
A lakefront bike path, a pedestrian street and the Green Mountains behind.
Green Mountains, Vermont · United States
Stowe
Vermont's highest peak, a mountain notch and a village with a white steeple.
Vermont · United States
Woodstock, Vermont
A village green, covered bridges, a dairy farm museum and Quechee Gorge.
Virginia 2
Explore: Shenandoah and Front Royal (2)
West Virginia 2
Explore: West Virginia rivers (2)
Wisconsin 6
Explore: Western Lake Superior (1) · Southern Wisconsin (3) · Door County and Green Bay (2)
Lake Superior, Wisconsin · United States
Apostle Islands and Bayfield
Sea caves, lighthouses on islands, a ferry to Madeline Island and orchard country.
Door Peninsula, Wisconsin · United States
Door County
Lighthouses, cherry orchards and bluff-top state parks on a thumb of land.
Wisconsin · United States
Green Bay
A Fox River city with a free wildlife sanctuary, a famous stadium, and a peninsula of parks an hour up the bay.
Wisconsin · United States
Lake Geneva
A 21-mile shore path past grand estates, a mail boat that delivers on the run, and a historic observatory.
Wisconsin · United States
Madison
A capital city between two lakes, with a free zoo, a Saturday market around the capitol, and a wooded point on Lake Mendota.
Wisconsin · United States
Wisconsin Dells and Baraboo
Sandstone river gorges, Devil's Lake bluffs, water parks and a circus museum.
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