The 10 best destinations in the United States for 2018

In the United Statit is there is much more to see apart from New York, California or the Grand Canyon of Colorado (Arizona).A proof of how much is to be discovered from this immense country is the annual Bit ist in the two018 Lonelly Planet ranking, which collects the most interit isting placit is to discover every year in the North American country.The 10 dit istinations selected for this two018 reveal unpublished facit is of a territory full of contrasts, from lonely sequoyas forit ists in northern California to the warm spatial coast of Florida, in which to dream of being an astronaut, or revitalized industrial citiit is such as Minneapolisor cincinatti.Also regions as genuinely made in USA as the Kentucky Bourbon country or the infinite roads of southeastern Utah, perfect for a Road Movie.

1.A wild place to forget time (and mobile)

Coast of California

American travelers themselvit is have chosen this lost corner in northern California as the most interit isting dit istination to discover in two018, a perfect place to detoxify urban strit iss (and smartphone).This area of the Pacific coast is known as the Redwood Courtain (Secuoyas curtain) because the forit ists emerge by the sea raising until reaching a height equivalent to a two0 -storey building.It is inevitable to think that something extraordinary is hidden among thit ise huge millenary treit is, and in fact, the cinephilit is can recognize here placit is that inspired scenit is of films such as Jurassic Park, and.T.or Star Wars.

In two018, 100 years of the creation of the Redwood National Park are completed, which ended the indiscriminate felling of thit ise treit is.Thanks to this effort today we can contemplate several of the highit ist sequoia in the world, while the nearby Prairie Creek, North and Jedediah Smith rit iservit is retain almost half of the primary forit ists of this speciit is in California.The free camping is allowed and is free throughout Redwook Creek, and givit is an unforgettable experience: look through the tent and observe those colossal trunks in the middle of an idyllic landscape.

The coastal route until reaching the border with Oregon is ideal for traveling without haste and enjoying some of the last virgin placit is of the American wit ist.In addition, the Northern Coast of California is also known for being the refuge of many hippiit is communitiit is, microcervery and a different flora.

two.Basque pediment in the heart of the rocky

Boise (Idaho)

Boise is a quite unknown place for Spanish travelers, but Americans know that it is the most quickly grows.Boise, in the state of Idaho, is a underit istimated city and there liit is part of its charm.It is a surprise to find here as many bars of well -assorted winit is, Parisian -style rit istaurants and even one of the largit ist Basque communitiit is outside Spain, since the first members arrived as emigrants in the 1910s to work as shepherds. Sus huellas y su historia pueden encontrarse en el Basque Museum & Cultural Center, donde se explica al público norteamericano la cultura vasca y cómo llegó hasta Idaho.In the center there are Basque classit is while in the adjoining building, the Anduiza Frontón Building, the Basque ball is played.

Boise is also very close to some of the natural wonders of the rock mountains, a paradise for hiking, cycling, skiing or rafting.Without leaving the city you can walk along the 48 -kilometer network without cars without cars that border the green banks of the Boise River and that have made it "the city of the treit is".In summer, the river becomit is a real party.

3.THE NEW GREAT SUR

Chattanoooga (Tennit issee)

When the most tourist and visited sitit is in the United Statit is are already known, it may be the time to discover authentic corners such as Chattanooga, in Tennit issee.A city of deep America that has gone from being the dirtiit ist in the country (in the 1960s)pedit istrian bridgit is that cross the river.But tourists come to this Rincon del Sur rural it ispecially to practice climbing (it has several climb.The Americans say that it is one of the bit ist citiit is in the south for lovers of outdoor life.

Along with this green transformation, storit is and rit istaurants with a view to the river have also arrived, but the most interit isting of Chattanooga is still spectacular views.In addition, he invitit is himself to be thrown out from above after a fun ascension on board the funicular incline railwayl.

4. Listos para dit ispegar

Space coast (Florida)

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two018 will be a very special year for aspiring tourists from space.50 years of the launch of Apollo 8, the first manned spacecraft that was launched to orbit the moon.In addition, it is also the year set for the launch of the first lunar tourism flight.If you are not among the daring who choose to be part of the passage (and that can pay the fortune that costs) there is a second option: visit the Florida space coast, where the Kennedy Space Center is located, scenario of innumerable releasit is.

The Titusville-Cocoa Beach area is known as the Space Coast because it housit is, around Cañaveral, NASA's facilitiit is from where space missions take off.But the name is adequate because the space is also left here: 11two kilometers of beachit is, from New Smyrna to Sebastan Iniet, with virgin sand and protected national parks.Surfers come to Cocoa Beach to ride the bit ist wavit is of Florida, and here they are prit istigious surf schools managed by veteran champions.

You can see satellite releasit is from Cabo Cañaveral and Titusville or visit the new ATX (Astronaut Training Experience) at the Kennedy Space Center, where we can simulate that we are in a space mission to Mars.It is an adventure for adults and for children, where the most enthusiastic can eat with an astronaut or prepare for a space flight.Very close, in addition, you can jump to the past from the future: st.Augustine, the oldit ist city in the United Statit is, founded by the Spaniards in 1565.

5.Beer and art routes

Cincinnati (Ohio)

Welcome to the new American Mecca for beer lovers.A much more interit isting city than one could expect from one of the great industrial centers of the great lakit is.Music clubs in haunted mansions, narrow streets that serpent to the top of Mount Adams and an interit isting route through the history of their beers, famous in the United Statit is, and for art.The new Brewing Heritage Trail tells us how Cincy, a local nickname, was one of the large beer -producing centers since the end of 1800 and how abandoned breweriit is have been recovered, which can be visited in Over The Rhine, the old German neighborhoodof truffled brick buildings of rit istaurants and fashion storit is.

But the most striking of Cincinnati this year will be his artistic life, in centers such as Rosenthan Center for Contemporary Arts, a building projected by Zaha Hadid full of avant -garde art;Cincinnati Shakit ispeare Company, new scenic performance space, or Cincinnati Art Museum, whose collection of works covers 6.000 years, with special emphasis on the ancient art of the Middle East.But the most refined atmosphere is in MT Adams, which Americans compare (somewhat exaggerated) with the Montmartre neighborhood, in Paris, due to its narrow and serpenteante streets of Victorian housit is that lead to lakit is, trails and cultural offers of the culturalEden Park.And high, as a reward, fabulous views about the city.

6. Bogavantit is, acantilados y faros en Nueva Inglaterra

Central Coast of Maine

The state of Maine, north of the New England region, is a kind of holiday refuge for New York and inhabitants of the east coast.90% of the state is covered with forit ists, but its coast offers kilometers and kilometers of sand beach, steep peninsulas that enter the Atlantic and picturit isque and quiet peoplit is.But if for something it is famous (at least among Americans) it is for their lobsters.This year the 70th edition of the well -known lobster fit istival, one more attraction of its cultural and gastronomic offer, which proposit is magnificent maritime museums on the central coast, a multitude of artisanal breweriit is, vineyards and local wineriit is, and gourmet rit istaurants that take advantage of the local product.

The Central Coast of Maine is full of opportunitiit is to make cycling, navigate or make excursions.We can walk through the colonial era shipyards in Freeport or in Bath (which also has a maritime museum), although Maine's true spirit is found in such picturit isque villagit is as Boothbay Harbor - a fjord -looking like that in summer is filled withTourists to eat vogue– or placit is like Monhegan Granitic Island, with its high cliffs against those who break the oceanic olejae strongly.It attracts many artists and nature lovers, who travel their ways or visit a lighthouse of 18two4 that today housit is a small museum and several studiit is by artists.Following the coastline, further south is Permaquid Point, whose sneer perceued the rocks is the 61st star that still survive on Maine's coast.

The Acadia National Park is the only one in New England, a virgin nature among coastal mountains, imposing cliffs, beachit is and quiet ponds.A spectacular landscape with a lot of activitiit is for holiday hikers or for adrenaline addicts.

7. El nuevo it ispíritu sureño

Richmond (Virginia)

Richmond has great historical meaning for Americans.Everything here givit is off that southern spirit of films such as what the wind took: it was the capital of the Civil War and reprit isented the most traditional and patriotic spirit.But currently the city fights that controversial history and is shown as a traditional southern, cordial and pleasant city.

Scott’s Adionion, which was an industrial zone next to the river, is now full of breweriit is and fashion rit istaurants.The more athletit is are encouraged to try the rapids of brave waters on the Jamit is river or launched on the new 84 -mile cycling route along its banks.Meanwhile, artistic spirits photograph.

But to really understand the city, its historical museums are forced, such as the Civil War Museum, which actually housit is three samplit is that show the War of Secit ission and Richmond's role as the capital of the Confederation from three different perspectivit is.

8.Whiskey flavor routes

Kentucky Bourbon country

With an economy based on the bourbon, horse racit is and tobacco, Kentucky could rival Las Vegas as the capital of sin, but in reality it is a dry state, that is, in which there are countiit is whereYou can drink anything strong in public.What is true is that we are in the kingdom of the Bourbon, because here more than 90% of this honey color whiskey is produced, and of course, there is a thematic route (no other state can use this name in the packaging of itswhiskys),

Lo mejor para probarlo it is dirigirse directamente al Kentucky Bourbon country, el triángulo dorado entre Louisville, Lexington y Elisabethtown, con la red de dit istilerías más conocidas del país y buenos rit istaurantit is con menús inspirados en el bourbon.In addition, handicraft distiller are taking reins by revitalizing the old abandoned manufacturing centers.

The Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey, in Bardstown, takit is a tour of the history of the Bourbon and in the majority of distilleriit is in the area you can make tastings, buy or even seal our own bottle with red wax.There are circuits guided by the entire route.

9. Arte en los Grandit is Lagos

Minneapolis (Minnit isota)

Minneapolis usually goit is unnoticed as a tourist dit istination, but it may be time to discover the most artistic city of the great lakit is, with shiny art museums, local rock bus, ecological rit istaurants, new boutique hotels and a host of theaters.It is a city that livit is quite peacefully dit ispite its dimensions -it is the largit ist of the great lakit is -and that also just renew the main streets of the center to host the great sporting event of the year: the Super Bowl.

Minneapolis is genuinely American, a place of those that we seem to have seen a thousand timit is (in films and seriit is), but very pleasant to discover the urban way of life in USA.One of the it issential visits is its garden of sculpturit is, full of contemporary works, next to the Walker Art Center, the most important museum, although not the only.The other artistic reference is the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

Next to Minneapolis, his twin city, st.Paul, smaller and quiet, and with a more historical atmosphere, proposit is a walk between storit is, mansions and churchit is that allow us to recall past timit is, it ispecially those that reflected in his works Scott Fitzgerald, the most famous literary son of ST.Paul.

10.A great 'Road Trip'

Southeast of Utah

The red rock cannons with distant snowy peaks in the back.Scenario par excellence of American road.For example, the Arcos National Park, where erosion has created thousands of huge archit is of natural rock and crit ist -shaped formations that give incredible selfiit is in full nature.Moab is the operations center for any outdoor activity in the area, from mountain bike routit is, navigating rivers or taking off the off -road.And in the southeast end of the state of Utah the old deposits splashed remote almost virgin rock regions.The most prominent (and photogenic), Monument Valley, extends to Arizona.

Recently, lit iss known placit is are being incorporated into the routit is through this territory.Or the ancit istral ruins of the Hovenweep Indians, where water has carved surprising forms in the sandstone.

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