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Here is some food for thought as you plan your summer vacations. Some hints for your travels, all USA (incl. possessions):

 

Best Sunset: Cape Flattery, Washington

 

Best Sunrise: On top of Mt. Haleakala, Maui. (honorable mention: Quoddy Head, Maine)

 

Best Beaches: St. John, US Virgin Islands

 

Best Patriotic site: Fort McHenry, Baltimore

 

Best Trees: California: Redwoods/Sequoias/Ancient Bristlecone pine/Joshua Trees

 

Best Single Vista: Inspiration Point, Yosemite NP (Multiple vistas: Grand Canyon)

 

Most Fun Town: New Orleans. (Honorable mention: Chicago)

 

Best Small Town: Woodstock, Vermont. (honorable mentions: Chatham, Mass. Seaside Fla.)

 

Best Consistent Architecture: Santa Fe, NM

 

Campiest Attraction: House on the Rock, Spring Green, Wisconsin

 

Nicest College Campus that is not Kenyon: Duke (honorable mention: Notre Dame)

 

Nicest State Capitol building: Olympia, Washington (more for it setting than the building itself)

 

Best Tall Building: Empire State Building

 

Best Statue not called Liberty: Mt. Rushmore

 

Best Scenic Town Setting: Sedona, Arizona

 

Best City Park System: Savannah, Georgia

 

Gawdiest Display of Wealth: Newport, Rhode Island

 

Best Stadium: Wrigley Field

 

Best preserved Western Town: Tombstone, Ariz. (honorable mention: Lincoln NM)

 

Best hiking for the average person: Cuyahoga Valley National Park

 

Best Lake: Crater Lake

 

Best Mountain Range: The Grand Tetons

 

Best Casino: Lakeside Inn and Casino, Stateline Nevada (Tahoe)

 

Best Aquariam: National Aquariam, Baltimore

 

Best Breakfast/Dinner combination: Camellia Grill and Commander's Palace, New Orleans

 

Feel free to add your own

Damn, you've really gotten around! Do you travel for your job?