Places to Visit

Discover the best places to visit in the USA, in western states like California, Hawaii, Arizona, and Oregon, and beyond. Find places to go with kids or on your own, and dive deep into vacation destinations across the West.

In Healdsburg, CA, wine country-chic meets backroads charm for a match made in weekend-getaway heaven.

Sea stacks and steam engines, mighty rivers and mouthwatering meals--the Pacific Coast Scenic Byway has lots to see and do.

This is the perfect venue for houseboating.

You can nest like a bird, soak in a hot spring, and dine above the clouds on the Central California coast in Big Sur.

Explore Muir Woods, Mount Tamalpais, and Point Reyes National Seashore—then enjoy a delicious meal nearby.

You won't be bored in historic Casper, Wyoming. Choose from activities like disc golf, art walks, and shopping for cowboy boots.

Follow in the footsteps of a Juan Bautista de Anza, the Nez Perce, ancient Hawaiians, Western traders, and Alaskan mushers.

Just an hour east of Sacramento, Amador County offers delectable wine, beer, and eats, plus at least one particularly sweet stay.

A Japanese garden, a rooftop sanctuary, and other bits of greenery provide respite in 11 cities in the West.

Discover picturesque Helena-Lewis & Clark National Forest and dig for dinosaur bones in central Montana.

You don't have to travel the globe to see Galápagos tortoises, giant pandas, and orangutans—just visit the San Diego Zoo.

Stroll along waterfront trails, dig razor clams, and peek into Oregon's history at the mouth of the Columbia River in Warrenton.