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

82 experiences

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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
  • IL, MO, KS, OK, TX, NM, AZ, CA

Route 66

Best months
Apr · May · Sep · Oct
Distance
2,400 miles
Duration
10-14 days
  • Iconic roadside Americana
  • Cadillac Ranch
  • Painted Desert
  • 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
  • UT

Utah Mighty 5

Best months
Mar · Apr · May · Sep · Oct
Distance
900 miles
Duration
7-10 days
  • Zion
  • Bryce Canyon
  • Capitol Reef
  • MT

Going-to-the-Sun Road & Montana

Best months
Jul · Aug · Sep
Distance
400 miles
Duration
3-5 days
  • Glacier National Park
  • Continental Divide
  • Big Sky scenery
  • VT, NH, ME, MA, CT

New England Fall Foliage

Best months
Sep · Oct
Distance
800 miles
Duration
5-7 days
  • Peak fall colors
  • Covered bridges
  • White Mountains
  • FL

Overseas Highway (Florida Keys)

Best months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · Nov · Dec
Distance
113 miles
Duration
2-3 days
  • Seven Mile Bridge
  • Key West sunset
  • Snorkeling at John Pennekamp
  • 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
  • MN, WI, IA, IL, MO, KY, TN, MS, LA

Great River Road

Best months
Apr · May · Sep · Oct
Distance
3,000 miles
Duration
10-14 days
  • Mississippi River from source to gulf
  • New Orleans
  • Memphis BBQ

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)
  • AZ

Grand Canyon

Entry fee
35 USD
Best months
Mar · Apr · May · Sep · Oct
Annual pass
Yes
  • South Rim views
  • Bright Angel Trail
  • Colorado River rafting
  • UT

Zion

Entry fee
35 USD
Best months
Mar · Apr · May · Sep · Oct · Nov
Annual pass
Yes
  • Angels Landing
  • The Narrows
  • Red sandstone cliffs
  • CA

Yosemite

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

Glacier

Entry fee
35 USD
Best months
Jul · Aug · Sep
Annual pass
Yes
  • Going-to-the-Sun Road
  • Grinnell Glacier
  • Pristine alpine lakes
  • 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
  • CA

Joshua Tree

Entry fee
30 USD
Best months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · Oct · Nov · Dec
Annual pass
Yes
  • Unique Joshua trees
  • Rock climbing
  • Dark sky stargazing
  • UT

Arches

Entry fee
30 USD
Best months
Mar · Apr · May · Sep · Oct
Annual pass
Yes
  • Delicate Arch
  • 2,000+ natural arches
  • Landscape Arch
  • 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
  • HI

Hawaii Volcanoes

Entry fee
30 USD
Best months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · Sep · Oct · Nov · Dec
Annual pass
Yes
  • Active Kilauea volcano
  • Thurston Lava Tube
  • Chain of Craters Road
  • CA/NV

Death Valley

Entry fee
30 USD
Best months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Nov · Dec
Annual pass
Yes
  • Lowest point in North America
  • Badwater Basin
  • Zabriskie Point

Family Destinations

  • FL
  • Theme Parks

Orlando, FL

Best months
Feb · Mar · Sep · Oct · Nov
Best ages
All ages
  • Walt Disney World
  • Universal Orlando
  • SeaWorld
  • 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
  • HI
  • Beach & Nature

Maui, HI

Best months
Apr · May · Sep · Oct · Nov
Best ages
6+
  • Snorkeling at Molokini
  • Road to Hana
  • Haleakala sunrise
  • DC
  • Educational

Washington, DC

Best months
Mar · Apr · May · Sep · Oct
Best ages
6+
  • Smithsonian museums (free)
  • National Mall
  • Air & Space Museum
  • 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

Spas

  • Grindavik · Iceland
  • thermal

Blue Lagoon

Price range
$80-130
Best months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Sep · Oct · Nov · Dec
Overnight stay
Yes
  • Silica mud basin
  • Algae mask
  • In-water bar
  • Budapest · Hungary
  • thermal

Szechenyi Thermal Baths

Price range
$25-45
Best months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · May · Sep · Oct · Nov · Dec
Overnight stay
No
  • Grand neo-baroque building
  • Outdoor chess players
  • 18 pools
  • Hakone · Japan
  • onsen

Hakone Onsen

Price range
$150-600
Best months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · Oct · Nov · Dec
Overnight stay
Yes
  • Mt. Fuji views
  • Traditional ryokan stay
  • Kaiseki dinner
  • Corona, CA · USA
  • thermal

Glen Ivy Hot Springs

Price range
$65-120
Best months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · May · Sep · Oct · Nov · Dec
Overnight stay
No
  • Red clay mud bath
  • 19 mineral pools
  • Grotto mist room
  • Ojo Caliente, NM · USA
  • thermal

Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs

Price range
$45-85
Best months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · May · Sep · Oct · Nov · Dec
Overnight stay
Yes
  • 4 distinct mineral waters
  • Mud pool
  • Milagro wrap
  • Istanbul · Turkey
  • hammam

Cagaloglu Hammam

Price range
$50-100
Best months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · May · Sep · Oct · Nov · Dec
Overnight stay
No
  • Built in 1741
  • Ottoman architecture
  • Marble heated platform
  • 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
  • luxury

Palace on Wheels

Price range
$3,500 - $7,000
From
$3,500
Best months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Oct · Nov · Dec
  • Rajasthan palaces and forts
  • Jaipur, Udaipur, Jodhpur
  • Ranthambore tiger safari
  • 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

Northern Lights

  • Norway

Tromso

Best months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Sep · Oct · Nov · Dec
Peak month
Feb
Temperature
19 to 30°F
  • Midnight sun in summer
  • Arctic Cathedral
  • World-class aurora tours
  • Iceland

Reykjavik & Golden Circle

Best months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Sep · Oct · Nov · Dec
Peak month
Nov
Temperature
28 to 37°F
  • Blue Lagoon under the lights
  • Thingvellir National Park
  • Glacier walks
  • USA

Fairbanks

Best months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Sep · Oct · Nov · Dec
Peak month
Mar
Temperature
-15 to 5°F
  • Under the auroral oval
  • Chena Hot Springs
  • Clear Interior Alaska skies
  • Canada

Yellowknife

Best months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · Sep · Oct · Nov · Dec
Peak month
Mar
Temperature
-25 to -5°F
  • Aurora Village experience
  • Great Slave Lake backdrop
  • Indigenous cultural tours
  • Finland

Rovaniemi

Best months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Sep · Oct · Nov · Dec
Peak month
Dec
Temperature
5 to 25°F
  • Glass igloo hotels
  • Santa Claus Village
  • Arctic Circle crossing
  • Sweden

Abisko

Best months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Oct · Nov · Dec
Peak month
Feb
Temperature
5 to 20°F
  • Blue Hole microclimate
  • Aurora Sky Station
  • Near-zero light pollution
  • Canada

Churchill

Best months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Oct · Nov
Peak month
Feb
Temperature
-20 to -5°F
  • Polar bear viewing
  • Beluga whales in summer
  • Hudson Bay coastline
  • Norway

Lofoten Islands

Best months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Sep · Oct · Nov · Dec
Peak month
Jan
Temperature
25 to 35°F
  • Rorbuer fishing cabins
  • Dramatic mountain scenery
  • Arctic surf beaches

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
  • Mexico

Mexico City

Monthly budget
$1,200-2,000
Best months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · Oct · Nov · Dec
Cost of living index
3
  • food
  • culture
  • cafes
  • 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
  • USA

Austin, TX

Monthly budget
$2,500-4,000
Best months
Mar · Apr · May · Oct · Nov
Cost of living index
7
  • community
  • food
  • nightlife
  • Spain

Barcelona

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

Chiang Mai

Monthly budget
$800-1,500
Best months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Nov · Dec
Cost of living index
2
  • food
  • nature
  • yoga
  • USA

Miami, FL

Monthly budget
$3,000-5,000
Best months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · Nov · Dec
Cost of living index
8
  • beach
  • nightlife
  • food

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
  • Male · Maldives

Maldives Atolls

Best months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · Nov · Dec
Average depth
20
Maximum depth
40
  • Manta rays
  • Whale sharks
  • Coral gardens
  • Sorong · Indonesia

Raja Ampat

Best months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · Oct · Nov · Dec
Average depth
18
Maximum depth
40
  • Highest marine biodiversity on Earth
  • Manta rays
  • Wobbegong 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
  • Kralendijk · Netherlands Antilles

Bonaire

Best months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · May · Sep · Oct · Nov · Dec
Average depth
15
Maximum depth
40
  • Shore diving from car
  • 86 marked dive sites
  • Seahorses

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
  • Kenya

Masai Mara

Price range
$400-2,000/night
Best months
Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct
Dry Season Months
Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct
  • Great Migration river crossings
  • Highest lion density in Africa
  • Hot air balloon safaris
  • 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

  • North Shore, Oahu · USA (Hawaii)

Pipeline

Best months
Jan · Feb · Nov · Dec
Wave type
reef-break
Level
expert
  • Legendary Banzai Pipeline barrel
  • Triple Crown of Surfing
  • Powerful Backdoor right
  • 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)
  • Santa Barbara, CA · USA

Rincon

Best months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Oct · Nov · Dec
Wave type
point-break
Level
intermediate
  • The Queen of the Coast
  • Perfect right-hand point break
  • Long rides up to 300 yards
  • 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
  • Hossegor · France

Hossegor

Best months
Sep · Oct · Nov
Wave type
beach-break
Level
advanced
  • Europe's best beach break
  • WSL Championship Tour stop
  • Powerful barrels
  • Taghazout · Morocco

Taghazout

Best months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Nov · Dec
Wave type
point-break
Level
intermediate
  • Anchor Point — Morocco's best right
  • Affordable surf trip
  • Year-round sunshine

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