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A month. A season. Somewhere new.

Seasons follow the Northern Hemisphere calendar. Selections use each destination’s recommended months, wherever it is in the world.

46 experiences

Category

Road Trips

  • CA, OR, WA

Pacific Coast Highway (PCH)

Best months
May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep
Distance
1,650 miles
Duration
7-10 days
  • Big Sur cliffs
  • Redwood forests
  • Monterey Bay
  • VA, NC

Blue Ridge Parkway

Best months
May · Jun · Sep · Oct
Distance
469 miles
Duration
3-5 days
  • Fall foliage
  • Appalachian mountain views
  • Craft breweries
  • HI

Road to Hana (Maui)

Best months
Apr · May · Jun · Sep · Oct
Distance
64 miles
Duration
1-2 days
  • 620 curves
  • 59 bridges
  • Bamboo forest
  • AK, YT, BC

Alaska Highway

Best months
Jun · Jul · Aug
Distance
1,390 miles
Duration
5-7 days
  • Last frontier wilderness
  • Northern Lights potential
  • Denali views

National Parks

  • WY

Yellowstone

Entry fee
35 USD
Best months
Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep
Annual pass
Yes
  • Old Faithful geyser
  • Grand Prismatic Spring
  • Wildlife (bison, elk, bears)
  • CA

Yosemite

Entry fee
35 USD
Best months
May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep
Annual pass
Yes
  • El Capitan
  • Half Dome
  • Yosemite Falls
  • ME

Acadia

Entry fee
35 USD
Best months
Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct
Annual pass
Yes
  • Cadillac Mountain sunrise
  • Jordan Pond House
  • Carriage roads
  • CO

Rocky Mountain

Entry fee
30 USD
Best months
Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep
Annual pass
Yes
  • Trail Ridge Road
  • Alpine tundra
  • Elk viewing
  • TN/NC

Great Smoky Mountains

Entry fee
0 USD
Best months
Apr · May · Jun · Oct
Annual pass
No
  • Most visited US national park
  • Cades Cove
  • Fall foliage
  • WA

Olympic

Entry fee
30 USD
Best months
Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep
Annual pass
Yes
  • Rainforest to mountains
  • Hoh Rain Forest
  • Ruby Beach
  • UT

Bryce Canyon

Entry fee
35 USD
Best months
Apr · May · Jun · Sep · Oct
Annual pass
Yes
  • Hoodoo formations
  • Navajo Loop Trail
  • Dark sky park
  • AK

Denali

Entry fee
15 USD
Best months
Jun · Jul · Aug
Annual pass
Yes
  • North America's tallest peak
  • Grizzly bears
  • Midnight sun

Family Destinations

  • CA
  • Beach & Zoo

San Diego, CA

Best months
Mar · Apr · May · Jun · Sep · Oct
Best ages
All ages
  • San Diego Zoo & Safari Park
  • LEGOLAND California
  • La Jolla Cove
  • NC
  • Beach & History

Outer Banks, NC

Best months
May · Jun · Sep · Oct
Best ages
5-15
  • Wild horses
  • Wright Brothers memorial
  • Lighthouses
  • WY
  • National Parks

Yellowstone & Grand Teton

Best months
Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep
Best ages
5+
  • Old Faithful
  • Wildlife spotting
  • Junior Ranger programs
  • SC
  • Beach & Entertainment

Myrtle Beach, SC

Best months
May · Jun · Sep · Oct
Best ages
All ages
  • 60 miles of beaches
  • Broadway at the Beach
  • Mini golf capital
  • TN
  • Mountains & Shows

Gatlinburg & Pigeon Forge, TN

Best months
Apr · May · Jun · Oct
Best ages
All ages
  • Dollywood
  • Great Smoky Mountains
  • Aquarium of the Smokies
  • CA/NV
  • Lake & Mountains

Lake Tahoe, CA/NV

Best months
Jan · Feb · Jun · Jul · Aug · Dec
Best ages
5+
  • Crystal clear lake
  • Skiing in winter
  • Hiking in summer

Spas

  • Hot Springs, AR · USA
  • thermal

Hot Springs National Park

Price range
$20-65
Best months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · May · Jun · Sep · Oct · Nov · Dec
Overnight stay
Yes
  • Only national park in a city
  • Historic Bathhouse Row
  • Thermal water drinking fountains
  • Saturnia, Tuscany · Italy
  • thermal

Terme di Saturnia

Price range
Free-$90
Best months
Apr · May · Jun · Sep · Oct
Overnight stay
Yes
  • Free natural cascades
  • Tuscan countryside
  • Sulfur-rich healing water

Luxury Trains

  • ultra-luxury

Venice Simplon-Orient-Express

Price range
$3,500 - $12,000
From
$3,500
Best months
Mar · Apr · May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct
  • Restored Art Deco carriages
  • French gastronomy
  • Alpine crossing
  • scenic

Rocky Mountaineer

Price range
$1,800 - $5,000
From
$1,800
Best months
Apr · May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct
  • Glass dome cars
  • Canadian Rockies scenery
  • Spiral Tunnels
  • scenic

Glacier Express

Price range
$200 - $500
From
$200
Best months
May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct
  • 291 bridges
  • 91 tunnels
  • Oberalp Pass (6,670 ft)
  • ultra-luxury

Rovos Rail

Price range
$2,200 - $6,500
From
$2,200
Best months
Mar · Apr · May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct
  • Most luxurious train in the world
  • All-inclusive fine dining
  • Victorian-era restored carriages
  • luxury

The Ghan

Price range
$2,500 - $8,000
From
$2,500
Best months
Apr · May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep
  • North-south Australian crossing
  • Alice Springs excursion
  • Katherine Gorge
  • scenic

Coast Starlight

Price range
$100 - $600
From
$100
Best months
May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep
  • Pacific Ocean coastline
  • Mt. Shasta views
  • Cascade Range
  • scenic

Bernina Express

Price range
$80 - $250
From
$80
Best months
May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct
  • UNESCO World Heritage route
  • Bernina Pass (7,391 ft)
  • Brusio spiral viaduct

Coworking

  • Portugal

Lisbon

Monthly budget
$2,000-2,800
Best months
Mar · Apr · May · Jun · Sep · Oct
Cost of living index
5
  • cafes
  • culture
  • nightlife
  • Indonesia

Bali (Canggu)

Monthly budget
$1,000-1,800
Best months
Apr · May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct
Cost of living index
2
  • surf
  • yoga
  • cafes
  • Spain

Barcelona

Monthly budget
$2,200-3,200
Best months
Apr · May · Jun · Sep · Oct
Cost of living index
6
  • culture
  • beach
  • food
  • Colombia

Medellin

Monthly budget
$1,200-2,000
Best months
Jan · Feb · Jun · Jul · Aug · Dec
Cost of living index
3
  • community
  • nightlife
  • nature

Diving

  • Cairns · Australia

Great Barrier Reef

Best months
Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct
Average depth
15
Maximum depth
40
  • Colorful corals
  • Sea turtles
  • Reef sharks
  • Cozumel · Mexico

Cozumel

Best months
Mar · Apr · May · Jun · Jul · Aug
Average depth
15
Maximum depth
40
  • Palancar Reef
  • Santa Rosa Wall
  • Drift diving
  • Belize City · Belize

Great Blue Hole

Best months
Apr · May · Jun
Average depth
40
Maximum depth
130
  • Giant stalactites at 130 ft
  • Caribbean reef sharks
  • Bull sharks
  • Puerto Ayora · Ecuador

Galapagos Islands

Best months
Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct · Nov
Average depth
18
Maximum depth
40
  • Hammerhead sharks
  • Marine iguanas
  • Sea lions
  • Kona, HI · USA

Kona Coast

Best months
Apr · May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep
Average depth
15
Maximum depth
35
  • Manta ray night dive
  • Crystal-clear visibility
  • Dolphins

Safari

  • Tanzania

Serengeti

Price range
$600-2,500/night
Best months
Jan · Feb · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct
Dry Season Months
Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct
  • Great wildebeest migration
  • Mara River crossing
  • Endless plains
  • South Africa

Kruger & Sabi Sands

Price range
$150-3,000/night
Best months
May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep
Dry Season Months
May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct
  • Best leopard sightings in Africa
  • Self-drive option available
  • Sabi Sands private reserves
  • Botswana

Okavango Delta

Price range
$800-3,500/night
Best months
Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct
Dry Season Months
May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct
  • Mokoro canoe safaris
  • Water-based wildlife viewing
  • Exclusive low-density camps
  • Uganda

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

Price range
$200-1,500/night
Best months
Jan · Feb · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep
Dry Season Months
Jan · Feb · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep
  • Mountain gorilla trekking
  • Only ~1,000 left in the wild
  • Dense tropical forest
  • Namibia

Etosha

Price range
$100-800/night
Best months
May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct
Dry Season Months
May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct · Nov
  • Salt pan landscape
  • Waterhole viewing
  • Self-drive friendly
  • Zambia

South Luangwa

Price range
$400-1,800/night
Best months
May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct
Dry Season Months
May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct
  • Birthplace of the walking safari
  • Highest leopard density
  • Night drives
  • India

Ranthambore

Price range
$100-800/night
Best months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · May · Jun · Oct · Nov · Dec
Dry Season Months
Oct · Nov · Dec · Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · May · Jun
  • Wild Bengal tigers
  • Ancient fort ruins
  • Tigers among temples

Surfing

  • San Clemente, CA · USA

Trestles

Best months
Apr · May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct
Wave type
point-break
Level
intermediate
  • World-class cobblestone point break
  • WSL Championship Tour stop
  • Multiple peaks (Uppers, Lowers, Middles)
  • Bali · Indonesia

Uluwatu

Best months
May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep
Wave type
reef-break
Level
advanced
  • Iconic left-hand barrel
  • Temple cliff backdrop
  • Multiple sections
  • Gold Coast, QLD · Australia

Gold Coast

Best months
Feb · Mar · Apr · May · Jun · Jul · Aug
Wave type
point-break
Level
intermediate
  • Superbank — world's longest sand-bottom wave
  • Snapper Rocks WSL venue
  • Multiple world-class breaks

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