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Featured Destinations

Places we love, with partners on the ground.

We work with communities and tourism partners across the country to bring you authentic, on-the-ground stories. Explore the destinations featured in Explore USA Magazine.

A Route 66 shield painted on the asphalt of a road, symbolizing the historic highway that runs through Pontiac, Illinois

Pontiac, Illinois

This small Illinois town on Route 66 offers museum-hopping, gold leaf history, 26-plus murals, and swinging bridges over the Vermilion River.

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A wooden dock stretching into a calm lake at sunset, evoking the waterfront recreation found along Lake Decatur's shoreline

Decatur Area Convention & Visitors Bureau

Decatur and Forsyth, Illinois pair Lincoln era history and downtown culture with Lake Decatur outdoor recreation in one welcoming Macon County commun…

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A classic Route 66 highway sign standing along the historic road at Roy's Motel and Cafe, evoking the American road trip spirit of the Mother Road

Oklahoma Route 66 Association

A nonprofit founded in 1989 supporting Oklahoma's 400+ miles of Route 66 through trip guides, events, youth programs, and preservation work.

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Multnomah Falls cascading through a lush forested cliff in Oregon's Columbia River Gorge

The Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce – Explore The Dalles

In the heart of the Columbia River Gorge, The Dalles, Oregon offers wineries, pioneer history, waterfalls, and year-round outdoor adventure.

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Elegant furnished interior of the Shorter Mansion, one of Eufaula, Alabama's grand historic homes

Eufaula Chamber of Commerce – Experience Eufaula

Historic charm and lake living on the shores of Lake Eufaula, Alabama's largest lake: antebellum homes, world-class bass fishing, and Southern hospit…

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Golden prairie grassland stretching to the horizon under a wide sunset sky on the Kansas plains

Visit Liberal, Kansas

From the Land of Oz to the Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas pairs Wizard of Oz nostalgia with aviation history on the High Plains.

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Wooden dock stretching into a calm Minnesota lake, framed by shoreline trees on a summer day

Welcome Glenwood – Glenwood Lakes Area Welcome Center

On the shores of Lake Minnewaska, Glenwood, Minnesota offers lakeside recreation, charming main streets, and small-town warmth in every season.

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A bison grazing in a grassy prairie field, evocative of the plains around Jamestown, North Dakota

Discover Jamestown North Dakota

Home of the World's Largest Buffalo and the National Buffalo Museum, Jamestown, North Dakota blends frontier history with family-friendly attractions.

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alabama black belt adventures

Alabama Black Belt Adventures

A nonprofit promoting outdoor recreation and tourism across Alabama's 23-county Black Belt: hunting, fishing, birding, paddling, and rich cultural he…

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