Gulf Shores
It’s been said that the Florida Panhandle is basically East Alabama. And, yes, that extends to the alarmingly high rate of jorts and "#3" stickers, but also to the gorgeous beaches; this tiny town on Alabama’s Gulf Coast is on par with any you’ll find in the Sunshine State. One of America’s best small beach towns is also home to the annual Hangout Music Festival, where you can see acts like Skrillex, Paramore, and the Zac Brown Band in the same weekend.
Alaska
Matanuska Glacier
If you’re into glaciers and want to see one from closer than the inside of a terrifyingly small bush plane, Matanuska is the best in Alaska, and the only one that can be reached by land. It’s basically a giant floating river of ice in a perfect Alaskan mountain valley, and it is best viewed from within the 229-acre Matanuska Glacier State Recreation Site.
Arizona
Havasu Falls
Created completely out of paper mache by Disney in 1956... wait, what? It wasn’t? Wow, who knew Mother Nature could make something that looks as cool as what they create over at Pixar? Anyway, the tropical turquoise falls in the Havasu Canyon (in the Western part of the Grand Canyon) are the kind of oasis you’re only used to seeing with the help of CGI, and they're surrounded by the equally spectacular Navajo, Mooney, and Beaver Falls.
Arkansas
Little Rock skyline (from the Clinton Presidential Center)
With an acknowledging nod to all the beautiful scenery in the Natural State -- and especially Hot Springs National Park -- even the Arkansas Convention and Visitors Bureau agreed that the view of the Little Rock skyline from the Clinton Presidential Center is the prettiest place in all of Arkansas. And while we’re never ones to knock an urban vista, it may ALSO be the top spot because the library doesn’t smell like a hot spring.
California
Big Sur
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