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Cheap Flights to San Diego
San Diego, the beautiful city by the Pacific Ocean, about two hours south of Los Angeles, has arguably the best climate in the U.S. and a healthy, laid-back attitude too. It has a great ethnic and cultural mix, and its close proximity to Mexico – Tijuana is less than 20 miles away – makes for great Mexican cafes and restaurants.
Food lovers can find excellent Latin, Central and East Asian, Middle Eastern, Italian, Greek, and Pacific Islander food throughout the city. Pick up the scent in the Gaslamp Quarter, Little Italy, La Jolla and Old Town.
The beaches, climate and deserts are not the only things on offer. San Diego has several world-class attractions including Balboa Park, America’s largest urban cultural park, which has more than a dozen museums as well as the world-famous San Diego Zoo.
Cheap Flights to Salt Lake City
Cheap Flights to Salt Lake City
Set between the Wasatch Mountains and the Great Salt Lake, the City of the Saints is best known for its Mormon roots and some of the world’s greatest skiing.
The powdery snow of the Wasatch Mountains is known as “The Greatest Snow on Earth.” Having hosted the 2002 Olympic Winter Games, Salt Lake City offers winter-sports enthusiasts world-class facilities. In the summer, the mountains offer great hiking, ranging from easy walks to rock climbing the higher peaks.
But make no mistake, Salt Lake City has urban lifestyle offerings. In the performing arts the Utah Symphony and Opera and Ballet West are both nationally acclaimed. There are art galleries and museums to browse, the Utah Arts Festival draws a crowd, and the nightlife might surprise you.
Cheap Flights to Philadelphia
Founded by the Quaker William Penn, Philadelphia is a planned city, designed from scratch. As the Europeans colonized America, planned cities were often built on new sites or on the ruins of native American settlements.
Beyond its rich historical past, Philadelphia includes ethnic neighbors that provide an even richer tapestry of American diversity. From African American historical tours to tours of the Italian markets, to the “Wok and Walk” tour of Chinatown, Philadelphia today embraces everyone – even ghosts. If you’re brave and ready, take a candle-lit walking tour of Society Hill where the whispers and shadow’s of Benedict Arnold and Benjamin Franklin may swirl around you.
Cheap Flights to Phoenix
Phoenix, the largest city in the southwest, is surrounded by the vast Sonoran Desert. The landscape and the climate invite you to outdoor activities and excursions that range from rugged adventure to lofting in hot-air balloons to bus tours. The eternally warm weather makes Phoenix a prime vacation area, enticing visitors with an abundance of resorts, spas, golf courses, and shopping.
The name of the city, Phoenix, acknowledges its rise from the ashes of the long-vanished Hohokam peoples, who had developed an elaborate and complex irrigation network. The ancient Indian village is now a major metropolitan area and, when combined with neighboring towns, the nation’s third-largest silicon valley.
Cheap Flights to Orlando
Orlando welcomes more tourists than any other place in Florida, with its main attractions Disney World, SeaWorld, and Universal Studios.
Walt Disney’s vision turned Orlando, and the adjacent Lake Buena Vista and Kissimee areas, into the world’s busiest, biggest, and best-known theme park, Disney World. The park opened in 1971 and has been making childhood fantasies come true ever since. Today, Disney World includes Epcot, a futuristic showcase of the world’s different cultures; MGM Studios, a working animation and television studio; and Animal Kingdom, where you see animals in themed habitats. SeaWorld gives visitors an interactive look at the sea and all its facets, featuring themed animal habitats, up-close encounters with animals, and performances by the famous aquatic SeaWorld stars. Universal Studios is a movie-themed park with thrilling rides, production studios and film sets, and onsite luxury hotels.
Cheap Flights to New York
The Mid-Atlantic region comprises New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. What surprises many people is that New York City, Philadelphia, and Atlantic City are only an hour or so apart. Although New York City tends to overshadow the rest of New York state, the state has particularly beautiful areas—the Catskills, Adirondack Mountains, Lake Placid, and the Finger Lakes. Albany, in upstate New York, beckons city dwellers for weekend getaways, and post-industrial Buffalo is now artsy.
The long stretch of beaches along the Jersey shore in New York has been a vacation and resort area since 1900. With the restoration of Atlantic City as an east coast gambling and entertainment center, crowds flock to the area for more than just a swim and leisurely stroll down the beach. Known for its historical significance and attractions, Philadelphia also offers visitors world-class museums, performing-arts centers, and a thriving nightlife. Welcome to the Mid-Atlantic where you can gamble, visit one of the greatest cities in the world, and see the Liberty Bell all in one vacation.
Cheap Flights to Newark
Most travelers think of Newark as a starting or stopping point on the way to somewhere else, giving little thought to the city itself. Few realize that Newark is the largest city in New Jersey and the third oldest major city in the U.S.. The city has a wealth of historic sites and diverse cultural attractions.
Newark’s Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart is the fifth largest cathedral in the United States with towers reputed to be taller than those at Westminster and Notre Dame. The cornerstone was laid in 1899, and construction was completed in 1954, which is a short time for a Gothic cathedral of this size. The Cathedral is located in Branch Brook Park, one of Fredrick Law Olmsted’s parks. The park is over four miles long and has over 2000 cherry trees—a greater variety and number of cherry trees than the Washington, D.C. display. Branch Brook Park’s annual Cherry Blossom Festival is held in April.
The city that gave us Whitney Houston, Queen Latifah, Brian De Palma, Philip Roth, and Paul Simon—among many others—just might have something interesting to look at. The next time you’re here on a long layover, take in some of the sights.
Cheap Flights to Nevada
Most visitors go to Las Vegas to gamble and experience luxury hotels and an uninhibited nightlife. Vegas also draws conventions and trade shows to the state, Reno brings in more gamblers, and snowbirds and gamblers flock to Laughlin and Bullhead City.
How legalized gambling came to Nevada goes back to the Comstock Lode. Discovered in 1857, this was the largest silver deposit ever mined. As it was mined out, the population declined, and then the Depression closed the mines. In 1900, in what Lawrence Friedman dubbed “a burst of ingenuity,” Nevada started to legalize things that were illegal in California, and in 1931 legalized gambling as a revenue source and tourist attraction. And it worked.
Nevada does have other attractions. The state is largely untouched wilderness. Most of the wilderness is federally owned, so there’s lots of rugged terrain and desert valleys to explore. Outdoor activities include hiking, climbing, biking, geocaching, and exploring ghost towns. Nevada is also a popular retirement area, with retirement communities that are more like mini-resorts.
Cheap Flights to Miami
Why Go: Miami is often called the “Gateway of the Americas” due to its cultural and linguistic ties to North, South, Central America, and the Caribbean. It lies between the Miami River, Biscayne Bay, the Everglades and the Atlantic Ocean. But forget gateways and get to the beach.
South Beach is great for people-watching. Its ten miles of beach plays host to the beautiful (and sometimes eccentric) people. Don’t forget the backdrop. The Art Deco district within South Beach has the largest concentration of Art Deco arcitecture in the world. In contrast, North Beach boasts examples of Miami Modernism architecture and uncrowded beaches.
Don’t forget to take a trip to Little Havana. Close your eyes and you might even believe you are in Cuba. The sounds of salsa and merengue call out from stores while old men in guayaberas enjoy a cigar with their game of dominoes.
While sauntering about, grab a strong and sweet Cuban coffee. Pick one up on most street corners for around $1. It’ll keep your feet tapping as you make your way around this exciting city.
Cheap Flights to Los Angeles
If it’s worth seeing, doing, or buying, Los Angeles has it. With terrific weather, easy access to the Pacific, and rich ethnic diversity, there are plenty of options. But unless you’re content seeing a very narrow slice of the City of Angels, you’ll need to have a car to make the most of your visit.
Sample exquisite cuisine from more than 140 world cultures or spend like a celebrity on Rodeo Drive. The budget-minded will enjoy free attractions like the “artrageous” Watts Towers or the beautiful Getty Museum. Many visitors take a flight to L.A. to catch a glimpse of the stars, hike the Hollywood sign, or visit the famous La Brea Tar Pits. For ocean lovers, the many beaches are a huge draw year-round.
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