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Cheap Flights to Seattle

The Space Needle, Mt. Rainier, Microsoft—these towering giants of nature, architecture, and industry all symbolize Seattle in many people’s minds. But more than anything, Seattle is a city of water (and not just the frequent rain). Seattle’s geography is defined by rivers, lakes, canals, and of course the beautiful harbor on Puget Sound with its view of the Olympic Mountains.

The waterfront is one of Seattle’s main attractions, providing shopping at Pike Place Market, restaurants, hotels, the Seattle Aquarium, and the Seattle Art Museum. From the waterfront, you can embark on a narrated cruise or a whale watch.

The Seattle Center is a two-minute monorail ride from downtown. Originally built for the 1962 world’s fair, but continually evolving, the Seattle Center is a beautifully designed complex of gardens and fountains, restaurants, shops, and theatres, and of course the Space Needle.

And for trips outside the city, you can visit Olympic National Park, with Lake Quinault and the Hoh Rain Forest; Mt. St. Helen’s National Park (unless the volcano is active); or the San Juan Islands.

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Cheap Flights to Baltimore

Why Go: Baltimore is a city of interesting contrasts and happy combinations. Located in a border state, it combines northern energy and innovation with southern friendliness and charm.

Founded by the Catholic Lord Baltimore, Maryland was one of the first colonies to permit freedom of religion, and residents are proud of this heritage. Baltimore played a major role in the American Revolution, becoming the home of Congress when Philadelphia was besieged in 1776. During the Civil War, Maryland remained in the union, but loyalties were sufficiently divided that Union officials arrested many civilians as southern sympathizers. The Baltimore Civil War Museum is an excellent source of information on this period.

The city’s major attraction is the Inner Harbor, one of the first and most highly praised waterfront redevelopments. You can easily spend a whole day here. The USS Constellation, the U.S. Navy’s last all-sail warship, is docked at Harborplace. Near Harborplace is Federal Hill Park, with the finest view in Baltimore and the unusual American Visionary Art Museum, presenting the work of self-taught artists. Not far is the historic Fell’s Point neighborhood, with old buildings and waterfront promenade.

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Cheap Flights to Alaska

Who Go: Saying Alaska to someone brings two words to mind: huge and cold. It is huge. This is a land of wilderness, glaciers, tundras, active volcanoes, rainforests, and nineteen of the country’s highest mountains, including Mt. McKinley (Denali). Wildlife is abundant: Kodiak and grizzly bears, caribou, eagles, salmon, whales, moose, and migratory birds. There’s a diversity of people and cultures, mixing the native peoples’ history and tradition with that of newcomers who arrive from all parts of the world. And it does get cold. The long winters create a playland for outdoor enthusiasts who ski, snowshoe, dogsled, skate, or just want to cheer on the Iditarod racers. The cold winters are also dark, which makes the northern lights even more awe-inspiring. The flip side is the warm, beautiful summers with sunlight all day for months.

Alaska lives up to its nickname: the Last Frontier. There are towns accessible only by dogsled or air, grand expanses of untouched wilderness, whales breaching in fjords, prospectors panning for gold—a lifetime of adventure.

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Cheap Flights to Chicago

Why go: Chicago, with its varied and eclectic sampling of modern architecture, rests on the shores of Lake Michigan in the heart of the American Midwest. Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, a fur trader from Santo Domingo of French-African descent, built the first settlement in 1779 at the mouth of the Chicago River. Access to transportation played a key role in the development of Chicago and continues today.

A trip to Chicago isn’t complete without touring the Loop, a term that pays homage to the busiest elevated train system in the world, the Chicago L (or El), but also refers the largest downtown business district, second only to Manhattan, and to the shopping bonanza nearby which includes Chicago’s famous Marshall Field’s department store, with it’s traditional Christmas window displays.

Surrounding the Loop is the Chicago River, which manages to survive the annual tradition of dyeing the river green in honor of St. Patrick’s Day.

And, don’t leave Chicago without trying some “Chicago-style” deep-dish pizza or a juicy Porterhouse steak at Morton’s.

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Cheap Flights to NYC

Why Go: The Big Apple – considered by many to be the center of the world – offers everything a visitor could want. There’s no end to what you can do in New York: take in the world’s finest shows year round; watch the ball drop on New Year’s Eve; have your photo taken in Central Park, catch the incredible views from the Empire State Building; or shop till you drop.

New York is simple to get around, with wide avenues laid out in a logical grid and a great subway system. While you can quickly spend a bundle, there are plenty of ways to visit New York on a shoestring.

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