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Drive 25 miles west of Washington, DC into Loudoun today and you’re entering DC’s Wine Country®. Loudoun now has more than 50 wineries and tasting rooms in stunning settings from river-crossed valleys to mountain slopes. Taking experimental cues from Lew, our acclaimed winemakers produce everything from Albariño, Bordeaux and Chardonnay to Norton, Tannat, Viognier and so much more.

The Bradenton Area and Gulf Islands on Florida’s West Coast has always stayed true and grounded, down to its sugary sand shores. On this National Plan Your Vacation Day, come relax and enjoy the only U.S. beach featured on Travel + Leisure’s Top 50 Places to Travel in 2024. 

Everything’s bigger in Texas. And San Antonio—the second largest city in the Lone Star State—is no exception.

My sister and I were still high on holiday spirit, so when we saw that this theme park had an entire section devoted just to Christmas, and that Santa was there year-round, we figured it would be perfect because we could have a fun trip to a theme park and thank Santa all in one go.

I was trying to figure out how something could be new and old-fashioned at the same time, but Dad had that taken care of—he just needed help from us kids to plan “Operation Gatlinburg.”