Travel: United States

Build a travel bucket list with The New York Times’s guides to all your dream destinations in the United States — New York City, Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Dallas, San Francisco, Boston and many more. Here you’ll find daily itineraries, tips for booking flights and navigating public transportation, hotel and restaurant recommendations, sightseeing suggestions, day trip ideas and our editors’ best travel advice.
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Leaving Las Vegas for Natural Beauty and More (Published 2016)
A road through the Valley of Fire, the largest and oldest state park in Nevada. (Photo: Laure Joliet for The New York Times)
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a car driving down the middle of a road surrounded by tall trees and green grass
Exploring Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula (Published 2016)
The Sterling Highway that connects Homer with Anchorage. At the end of the highway, the 140-mile winding backbone that snakes down the peninsula, is the town of Homer. (Photo: Joshua Corbett for The New York Times)
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a small white lamb standing on top of dry grass
Reinvention in Walla Walla’s Wine Country (Published 2016)
A lamb at Monteillet Fromagerie in Dayton. (Photo: Tegra Stone Nuess for The New York Times)
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U.S. National Parks to Visit
The National Park Service isn’t just the 63 big-name parks. Here are national monuments, a lakeshore and two other less crowded alternatives to explore the country’s natural beauty and attractions.
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How to Save Space Packing for a Weeklong Trip
Clothes are often the bulk of packing. There are many methods for narrowing down what you need. One strategy is to lay out the clothes you want to pack, then trying to be honest about how much you need. Visit the link for a full list of tips from Wirecutter.
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a map with several planes flying in the sky and on top of it is a red line
Opinion | This Is Our Country. Let’s Walk It. (Published 2016)
Something as innocent and wholesome as a walk in the woods shouldn’t be considered illegal or intrusive. This Op-Ed demands, let's walk our country. (Illustration: William Grill)
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the rolling hills are covered in green grass
Reinvention in Walla Walla’s Wine Country (Published 2016)
Rolling fields outside Waitsburg, Washington (Photo: Tegra Stone Nuess for The New York Times)
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a map of the united states with all major cities and their respective names on it
The Unusually Popular Summer Travel Spots for Each State (Published 2017)
Need ideas for a trip? Here are the top five most distinct summer spots for people in your state. (Illustration: Stuart A. Thompson and Jessia Ma) http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/08/03/sunday-review/summer-vacation-travel-destinations.html?smid=pi-nytimes&smtyp=cur
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the desert is full of red rocks and scrubby grass, under a blue sky with wispy clouds
Leaving Las Vegas for Natural Beauty and More (Published 2016)
The Valley of Fire is about an hour’s drive from Vegas (Photo: Laure Joliet for The New York Times)
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the mountains are covered in snow and rocks
Opinion | Obama the Monument Maker (Published 2016)
Barack Obama emerges as a modern-day Theodore Roosevelt for his protection of public lands. (Photograph: Kristen M. Caldon)
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the silhouette of trees against an orange and blue sky with clouds in the back ground
Exploring Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula (Published 2016)
Sunset along the Sterling Highway. (Photo: Joshua Corbett for The New York Times)
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a map with several planes flying in the sky and on top of it is a red line
Opinion | This Is Our Country. Let’s Walk It. (Published 2016)
Something as innocent and wholesome as a walk in the woods shouldn’t be considered illegal or intrusive. This Op-Ed demands, let's walk our country. (Illustration: William Grill)
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a painting of mountains and trees with a tower in the middle
Opinion | Keep America Wild (Published 2017)
Katahdin Woods shook Thoreau to his core. Obama made it a monument. Trump might undo that. (Illustration: Cheryl Molnar, "Headquarters" (2015), Mixed Media on Wood Panel, 30x40 inches, Courtesy of the artist) http://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/16/opinion/trump-national-monuments-katahdin-woods.html?smid=pi-nytimes&smtyp=cur
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Two Mountains, Two Countries, a Cross-Border Skiing Adventure
On a ‘two-nation ski vacation,’ a writer samples Idaho’s Schweitzer and Red Mountain, in British Columbia, two less-crowded resorts with miles of terrain to explore. Tap the link to read the full story for free, without a subscription to The New York Times. Photo credit: Ruth Fremson/The New York Times
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This 300-Square-Foot Cabin Can Stretch to 500, Solarium Included
Post-pandemic, a lawyer decided she wanted a new life raising sheep. She bought land in Vermont and hired a Dutch designer to build her a shape-shifting home. Tap the link for a look inside the home, for free, without a subscription to The New York Times.
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