Top 10 US Travel Destinations for 2013 (hotel, neighborhoods, to buy)

[rotodome]

pissed?

[Phil A. Delphia]

I went to Louisville this past March for a (good-weathered) weekend. Very nice. I liked it, but there weren't many people about. More than once, I walked a few blocks without encountering a soul. For a town that size, I found that odd. Where the hell was everybody?

[MarketStEl]

Originally Posted by drive carephilly

1. This isn't a "best city" list. Half the places on there are parks or wilderness areas.
2. It's Lonely Planet - it's not exactly a family travel guide. It's for people traveling on a budget who also want to see off-beat, out of the way and less touristy places.

I'm not booking my trip to Louisville or anything but they've getting a lot of press over the last 2-3 years as the new Austin (some people say "the new Portland".) To me it's kind of ignorant to insist that a place you've never visited isn't worth visiting or doesn't deserve to be at the top of the list.

Philly is in the top 5. Some 400 or 500 other likely places aren't on the list at all. Being pissed that Louisville got #1 is like being pissed that someone said Lancaster was a cool place to visit.

Lancaster is a cool place to visit, especially if you're a traingeek like me, what with the Strasburg Rail Road and State Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania just outside the city.

Obviously, several people missed the point of Lonely Planet's list. These aren't necessarily places lots of people visit. They're all places you should visit. The site, and the travel guides of the same name, delight in the offbeat and the undiscovered more than they do the familiar and the well-known. That should tell you a little something about our travel rep - in fact, the opening sentence of their blurb on the city does that too. What they're telling would-be visitors is that this place is more than the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall.

[frankgn87]

Originally Posted by MarketStEl

Lancaster is a cool place to visit, especially if you're a traingeek like me, what with the Strasburg Rail Road and State Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania just outside the city.

Obviously, several people missed the point of Lonely Planet's list. These aren't necessarily places lots of people visit. They're all places you should visit. The site, and the travel guides of the same name, delight in the offbeat and the undiscovered more than they do the familiar and the well-known. That should tell you a little something about our travel rep - in fact, the opening sentence of their blurb on the city does that too. What they're telling would-be visitors is that this place is more than the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall.

Absolutely!! Love Lancaster. Shady Maple, Strasburg, Train Museum, Kitchen Kettle, Good n plenty, Outlet stores!! Love it there. WE were there over the summer for a train ride, musuem visit in August on a brutally hot day.. Always wanted to stay at the red caboose with our Son when he was little. But too late.. He grew up darn

[pman]

Originally Posted by frankgn87

Absolutely!! Love Lancaster. Shady Maple, Strasburg, Train Museum, Kitchen Kettle, Good n plenty, Outlet stores!! Love it there. WE were there over the summer for a train ride, musuem visit in August on a brutally hot day.. Always wanted to stay at the red caboose with our Son when he was little. But too late.. He grew up darn

Central market, springhouse, lancaster brewing are also on my list.

[PacoMartin]

but here we wanted to dig deeper and shine a light on 10 places in the US that travelers should add to their wish lists for the coming year.

It seems ridiculous to criticize an article that tries to come up with original destinations, for not drawing from the Top 25.

1.Times Square, New York City, N.Y
2. The Las Vegas Strip, Nevada
3. National Mall and Memorial Parks, Washington, D.C.
4. Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Boston, MA
5. Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, Lake Buena Vista, FL
6. Disneyland Park, Anaheim, CA
7. Fisherman’s Wharf/Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco, CA
8. Niagara Falls, N.Y.
9. Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tenn./N.C.
10. Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
11. Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Ariz./Nev.
12. Universal Studios Orlando/Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando, FL
13. SeaWorld Florida, Orlando, FL
14. San Antonio River Walk, Texas
15. Temple Square, Salt Lake City, UT
16. Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Penn./N.J.
17. Universal Studios,Hollywood, CA
18. Metropolitan Museum, New York, N.Y.
19. Waikiki Beach, Oahu, Hawaii
20. Grand Canyon, AZ
21. Busch Gardens Africa, Tampa Bay, FL
22. Cape Cod National Seashore, MA
23. SeaWorld San Diego, San Diego, CA
24. American Museum of Natural History, NY
25. Atlantic City Boardwalk, New Jersey

[frankgn87]

Great list but in place of Atlantic city I would put in Wildwood's boardwalk. Its 1000 times cooler

Originally Posted by PacoMartin

but here we wanted to dig deeper and shine a light on 10 places in the US that travelers should add to their wish lists for the coming year.

It seems ridiculous to criticize an article that tries to come up with original destinations, for not drawing from the Top 25.

1.Times Square, New York City, N.Y
2. The Las Vegas Strip, Nevada
3. National Mall and Memorial Parks, Washington, D.C.
4. Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Boston, MA
5. Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, Lake Buena Vista, FL
6. Disneyland Park, Anaheim, CA
7. Fisherman’s Wharf/Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco, CA
8. Niagara Falls, N.Y.
9. Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tenn./N.C.
10. Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
11. Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Ariz./Nev.
12. Universal Studios Orlando/Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando, FL
13. SeaWorld Florida, Orlando, FL
14. San Antonio River Walk, Texas
15. Temple Square, Salt Lake City, UT
16. Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Penn./N.J.
17. Universal Studios,Hollywood, CA
18. Metropolitan Museum, New York, N.Y.
19. Waikiki Beach, Oahu, Hawaii
20. Grand Canyon, AZ
21. Busch Gardens Africa, Tampa Bay, FL
22. Cape Cod National Seashore, MA
23. SeaWorld San Diego, San Diego, CA
24. American Museum of Natural History, NY
25. Atlantic City Boardwalk, New Jersey

[RightonWalnut]

Originally Posted by frankgn87

Great list but in place of Atlantic city I would put in Wildwood's boardwalk. Its 1000 times cooler

That's not a list he made up. That is the 25 most visited places from 2008 or something like that.

[frankgn87]

I know.. I was agreeing with the list except for that AC is not a nice place to visit.. Camden by the sea

[RightonWalnut]

Originally Posted by frankgn87

I know.. I was agreeing with the list except for that AC is not a nice place to visit.. Camden by the sea

Haha... but AC is a pretty awesome nightlife spot. It's like a smaller Las Vegas. Las Vegas isn't too pretty outside the tourist/casino area either.