Frommer's Best Places to Go in 2024

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The world is as wide as it ever was, and it’s still brimming with positive things worth discovering and celebrating. </p> <p>The human drive to venture to new places, meet people who live differently, and learn to understand them remains crucial to our collective future, perhaps now more than ever.</p> <p>We travelers seem to know this deep down, because our drive to wander also seems stronger than ever. A recent survey by Allianz Partners found that <a href="https://www.allianzworldwidepartners.com/usa/media-center/press-releases/Three-quarters-of-Americans-say-taking-a-summer-vacation-is-important.html" target="_blank">61% of people</a> intended to take a vacation before the end of 2023—the highest level reported since 2010. </p> <p>Yet we’re not traveling with the same abandon. We're being more thoughtful. Just as our post-pandemic euphoria peaked, uneven economic times took hold, reflected in an October 2023 survey by Bankrate that found <a href="https://www.bankrate.com/finance/credit-cards/survey-holiday-travel/" target="_blank">77% of travelers</a> were adjusting future plans due to higher costs. </p> <p>This year, Frommer's selections for the Best Places to Go combine our growing hunger for fresh discovery, balanced with a rising need for affordability and accessibility. Frommer’s authors, researchers, and staffers around the globe have selected destinations that shine in our time and are expecting rising fortunes in 2024. <br><br>Whether it’s forging new inroads to previously isolated attractions, marking milestones in sustainability or cultural heritage, or basking in a previously denied spotlight, each destination on our Best Places to Go list could play a pivotal role in our shifting travel sensibilities in 2024. </p> <p>Even in unsettled times, we can and must find ways to build a more positive future. Our Best Places don’t just represent the best in the world—they show us how to make the best <em>of</em> our world. As long as we're still curious enough to travel, there's hope.<br><br><strong>Here, in no particular order, are the Best Places to Go in 2024</strong>.</p> </div> </div> <div class="listicle-slide-image"> <div class="image-and-pinterest-button"> <span class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_image_tool addthis_32x32_style"> <a class="addthis_button_pinterest_share"></a> </span> <img title="Frommer's Best Places to Go on Vacation in 2024: Seville, Spain" alt="Frommer's Best Places to Go on Vacation in 2024: Seville, Spain" srcset="/system/media_items/attachments/000/871/522/s980/Seville__Spain__Travel__Best_Places_to_Go_in_2024.webp?1697823479 980w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/522/s500/Seville__Spain__Travel__Best_Places_to_Go_in_2024.webp?1697823479 500w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/522/s300/Seville__Spain__Travel__Best_Places_to_Go_in_2024.webp?1697823479 300w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/522/s150/Seville__Spain__Travel__Best_Places_to_Go_in_2024.webp?1697823479 150w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/522/s100/Seville__Spain__Travel__Best_Places_to_Go_in_2024.webp?1697823479 100w" src="/system/media_items/attachments/000/871/522/s980/Seville__Spain__Travel__Best_Places_to_Go_in_2024.webp?1697823479" /> </div> <span class="slideshow-credit"><span class="link"><em>leoks / Shutterstock</em></span></span> </div> <div class="listicle-slide-content"> <span class="slideshow-subtitle">Seville, Spain</span> <div class="slideshow-body" data-link-to-frommers="true"> <p>You probably won’t visit <a href="/destinations/seville" target="_blank">Seville</a> in the peak of summer in 2024—it just gets too hot. But the warming environment is the reason why this Andalusian capital is transforming into a model for other tourist cities. Faced with the challenges of climate change and overtourism, Seville is forging an identity in ecological mitigation and has plans to be climate neutral by 2030.</p> <p>The city's historic landmarks—the <a href="/destinations/seville/attractions/alczar" target="_blank"><strong>Alcázar</strong> palace</a>, the beautifully restored <a href="/destinations/seville/attractions/catedral-de-sevilla-and-giralda-tower" target="_blank"><strong>La Giralda</strong> tower</a>, the timeless alleyways of <a href="/destinations/seville/attractions/barrio-de-santa-cruz" target="_blank"><strong>Barrio de Santa Cruz</strong></a>—attract large numbers, prompting Seville to devise technological solutions to reduce the damage. They include eco-friendly trams and bike-sharing to smooth congestion, measures to improve crowd security and impacts, and efforts to expand accessibility. These programs, which also promote traditional building materials and the conversion of public buildings to energy sustainability, earned Seville the title of <a href="https://smart-tourism-capital.ec.europa.eu/seville-winner-2023-competition_en" target="_blank"><strong>European Capital of Smart Tourism</strong></a> from the EU in 2023.</p> <p>As ever, Seville will host a slate of colorful events throughout 2024. <strong>Semana Santa</strong> (Holy Week) processions in March are the most famous in Spain. April’s <strong>Feria</strong> is an exuberant display of horsemanship and dressing up. November brings the <strong><a href="https://www.billiejeankingcup.com/en/bjkc-home" target="_blank">Billie Jean King Cup</a></strong> international tennis finals. And the <a href="/destinations/spain/planning-a-trip/calendar-of-events" target="_blank"><strong>Día de los Reyes</strong></a> on the 12th day of Christmas is a cavalcade of candy-tossing—a party that the environment-conscious authorities follow up with a thorough hosing-down of sticky streets. —<a href="/bio/peter-barron" target="_blank"><em>Peter Barron</em></a></p> </div> </div> <div class="inarticle-ad-placeholder"></div> <div class="listicle-slide-image"> <div class="image-and-pinterest-button"> <span class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_image_tool addthis_32x32_style"> <a class="addthis_button_pinterest_share"></a> </span> <img title="Frommer's Best Places to Go on Vacation in 2024: Brisbane, Australia" alt="Frommer's Best Places to Go on Vacation in 2024: Brisbane, Australia" srcset="/system/media_items/attachments/000/871/489/s980/frommers_brisbane_best_places.webp?1697705113 980w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/489/s500/frommers_brisbane_best_places.webp?1697705113 500w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/489/s300/frommers_brisbane_best_places.webp?1697705113 300w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/489/s150/frommers_brisbane_best_places.webp?1697705113 150w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/489/s100/frommers_brisbane_best_places.webp?1697705113 100w" src="/system/media_items/attachments/000/871/489/s980/frommers_brisbane_best_places.webp?1697705113" /> </div> <span class="slideshow-credit"><span class="link"><em>Courtesy of Visit Brisbane / Jesse Smith Photographer</em></span></span> </div> <div class="listicle-slide-content"> <span class="slideshow-subtitle">Brisbane, Australia</span> <div class="slideshow-body" data-link-to-frommers="true"> <p>Wrapped around the winding Brisbane River in Queensland, Australia’s third-largest city (with 2.5 million residents) has, until recently, been regarded as an uneventful town divided inconveniently by water. But suddenly, <a href="/destinations/brisbane" target="_blank">Brisbane</a> has learned how to conquer that natural obstacle and convert the river into a world-class asset, devising new ways to go over, under, and around the waterway—and show it off at new entertainment districts with dazzling views.</p> <p>The high-rise <a href="https://queenswharfbrisbane.com.au" target="_blank"><strong>Queen’s Wharf</strong></a> hotel-and-dining precinct, set to open in August 2024, includes a pedestrian bridge to <a href="https://visit.brisbane.qld.au/places-to-go/inner-city/south-bank" target="_blank"><strong>South Bank</strong></a>, the city’s vibrant and expanding cultural center. Introduced in late 2020, free <a href="https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/traffic-and-transport/public-transport/citycat-and-ferry-services" target="_blank"><strong>KittyCat</strong></a> ferries (smaller and more fun than the commuter CityCats) zip to popular stops such as <a href="https://howardsmithwharves.com" target="_blank"><strong>Howard Smith Wharves</strong></a>, a 2019 redevelopment featuring a sustainable art hotel known as <strong><a href="https://www.crystalbrookcollection.com/vincent" target="_blank">Crystalbrook Vincent</a></strong>, the sprawling <a href="https://felonsbrewingco.com.au" target="_blank"><strong>Felons</strong></a> brewpub, and bustling restaurants under the landmark <strong>Story Bridge, </strong>which also has its own adventure <a href="https://storybridgeadventureclimb.com.au" target="_blank">climbing experience</a>.</p> <p>The <a href="https://crossriverrail.qld.gov.au" target="_blank"><strong>Cross River Rail</strong></a> project, due to finish in 2026 much to the delight of Queenslanders, will add train tunnels under the water, uniting the city’s cleft transit options by the time Brisbane hosts the <a href="https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/brisbane-2032" target="_blank">2032 Summer Olympic Games</a>.</p> <p>Called Meanjin in local Indigenous languages, Brisbane is already an easy jumping-off point for eco-tours on the world’s two largest sand islands—<strong>K’gari</strong> (formerly <a href="/blogs/arthur-frommer-online/blog_posts/australia-s-fraser-island-sheds-a-name-born-from-lies-and-restores-the-original-one" target="_blank">Fraser Island</a>) and <strong>Minjerribah</strong> (also known as <a href="https://stradbrokeisland.com" target="_blank">North Stradbroke Island</a>). New daily nonstop flights from Vancouver on Air Canada and San Francisco on United Airlines make Brisbane a convenient base for heading to tropical North Queensland and the imperiled <a href="/destinations/queensland-and-the-great-barrier-reef" target="_blank"><strong>Great Barrier Reef</strong></a>, too.</p> <p>Brisbane’s reputation as a generic Aussie backwater is over. It belongs to the world now. —<a href="/bio/jeanne-cooper" target="_blank"><em>Jeanne Cooper</em></a></p> </div> </div> <div class="listicle-slide-image"> <div class="image-and-pinterest-button"> <span class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_image_tool addthis_32x32_style"> <a class="addthis_button_pinterest_share"></a> </span> <img title="Frommer's Best Places to Go on Vacation in 2024: Panama City, Panama" alt="Frommer's Best Places to Go on Vacation in 2024: Panama City, Panama" srcset="/system/media_items/attachments/000/871/495/s980/frommers_panama_city_best_places.webp?1697727400 980w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/495/s500/frommers_panama_city_best_places.webp?1697727400 500w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/495/s300/frommers_panama_city_best_places.webp?1697727400 300w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/495/s150/frommers_panama_city_best_places.webp?1697727400 150w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/495/s100/frommers_panama_city_best_places.webp?1697727400 100w" src="/system/media_items/attachments/000/871/495/s980/frommers_panama_city_best_places.webp?1697727400" /> </div> <span class="slideshow-credit"><span class="link"><em>GTS Productions / Shutterstock</em></span></span> </div> <div class="listicle-slide-content"> <span class="slideshow-subtitle">Panama City, Panama</span> <div class="slideshow-body" data-link-to-frommers="true"> <p><a href="/store/book/frommers-panama" target="_blank">Panama City</a> is finally getting some time in the spotlight. Since 2019, travelers have been able to access the long-overlooked city through expanded passenger terminals at <strong>Tocumen International Airport</strong> and <strong>Fuerte Amador</strong> cruise port; Copa Airlines’ no-extra-fee extended <strong><a href="https://www.copaair.com/en-us/agencies/products-services/panama-stopover/" target="_blank">Panama Stopover</a> program</strong> is also enticing flyers to explore the city on the way to other destinations.</p> <p>The new ease of arrival and added capacity are spurring improvements in neighborhoods such as <strong>Casco Viejo</strong> (Old Quarter; sometimes promoted as <a href="https://www.tourismpanama.com/places-to-visit/panama-city/casco-antiguo/" target="_blank">Casco Antiguo</a>), a district of brick streets and rooftop bars that has become a a <a href="https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/790/" target="_blank">UNESCO World Heritage–inscribed</a> setting for nightly DJ-soundtracked parties under starry skies. Only the second major hotel to open in Casco Viejo, the <a href="https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/panama/hotel-la-compania/ptyub?src=adm_sem_crp_chico_crp_ppc_LAC-Panama-None-PanamaCity-UB-PTYUB_google_Evergreen2022_e_hotel%20la%20compa%C3%B1ia%20panama&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw4bipBhCyARIsAFsieCxZpiAG5mZFiP2QOIIe85vRyHYK7AyMCLiORsjrJYifQl4SVVa-dX8aAkUVEALw_wcB" target="_blank"><strong>Hotel La Compañía</strong></a> is a luxe reimagining of three crumbling buildings constructed by waves of Jesuit, French, and American arrivals.</p> <p>During daytime explorations, visitors bike the waterfront on the 3.7-mile (6-km) <a href="/destinations/panama-city/attractions/overview" target="_blank"><strong>Amador Causeway</strong></a>, formed with rocks discarded during the construction of the Panama Canal and expanded in 2017 with a multimillion-dollar investment. The capital city that united the Northern and Southern hemispheres is about <a href="/destinations/panama/introduction/frommers-favorite-experiences" target="_blank">much more than impressive canals</a>. It’s where a lively new international scene is being constructed out of historic places. —<a href="/bio/rina-baraz-nehdar" target="_blank"><em>Rina Nehdar</em></a></p> </div> </div> <div class="inarticle-ad-placeholder"></div> <div class="listicle-slide-image"> <div class="image-and-pinterest-button"> <span class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_image_tool addthis_32x32_style"> <a class="addthis_button_pinterest_share"></a> </span> <img title="Frommer's Best Places to Go on Vacation in 2024: Kentucky" alt="Frommer's Best Places to Go on Vacation in 2024: Kentucky" srcset="/system/media_items/attachments/000/871/500/s980/frommers_kentucky_best_places.webp?1697728100 980w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/500/s500/frommers_kentucky_best_places.webp?1697728100 500w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/500/s300/frommers_kentucky_best_places.webp?1697728100 300w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/500/s150/frommers_kentucky_best_places.webp?1697728100 150w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/500/s100/frommers_kentucky_best_places.webp?1697728100 100w" src="/system/media_items/attachments/000/871/500/s980/frommers_kentucky_best_places.webp?1697728100" /> </div> <span class="slideshow-credit"><span class="link"><em>Courtesy of Kentucky Tourism</em></span></span> </div> <div class="listicle-slide-content"> <span class="slideshow-subtitle">Kentucky</span> <div class="slideshow-body" data-link-to-frommers="true"> <p>In May 2024, the <a href="https://www.kentuckyderby.com" target="_blank"><strong>Kentucky Derby</strong></a> turns 150 years old, a milestone that will be celebrated with heroic feats of day-drinking among Derby enthusiasts (and will hopefully give Derby officials cause to address the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/19/sports/dead-horses-kentucky-derby.html" target="_blank">mysterious deaths</a> of horses in 2023). In the same month, the <strong>PGA Championship</strong> returns to Louisville’s <a href="https://www.valhallagolfclub.com" target="_blank"><strong>Valhalla Golf Club</strong></a>, where in 2000 Tiger Woods managed one of the most dramatic championships of his career.</p> <p>There is more to Kentucky, however, than high-profile springtime sporting events. The real reason to visit is Kentucky itself. The state's rolling green hills are dotted with historic bourbon distilleries, many of which were built in the late 1800s but sat vacant for decades after the devastating effects of the Prohibition era.</p> <p>One by one, those distilleries have been refurbished and reopened, and the state launched the <a href="/slideshows/848572-our-kentucky-bourbon-trail-tour-a-spirited-3-day-whiskey-itinerary" target="_blank"><strong>Kentucky Bourbon Trail</strong></a>—which isn’t a trail, per se, but a network of distilleries. To accommodate a new influx of visitors, Kentucky's tourism infrastructure has taken major strides, opening the sexy <a href="https://themanchesterky.com" target="_blank"><strong>Manchester Hotel</strong></a> in Lexington's <a href="https://www.lexingtondistillerydistrict.com" target="_blank"><strong>Distillery District</strong></a> in 2023, with an upscale, $60 million <strong><a href="https://www.wdrb.com/news/business/new-renderings-show-planned-60-million-hotel-at-2nd-and-market-streets-in-downtown-louisville/article_60730364-e2d4-11ed-8e4d-cb4bd7ce9dda.html" target="_blank">Canopy by Hilton</a></strong> property arriving in 2024 near Louisville's evolving <a href="https://historiclouisville.com/whiskey-row/" target="_blank"><strong>Whiskey Row</strong></a>.</p> <p>The distilleries are expanding their tourism appeal, too. <strong><a href="https://www.makersmark.com/distillery" target="_blank">Maker's Mark Distillery</a></strong> in Loretto recently added a new restaurant; <a href="https://www.logstilldistillery.com" target="_blank"><strong>Log Still Distillery</strong></a> in Gethsemane is on track to open new dining and lodging options in 2024; and the city of Versailles has secured grant money to develop a hotel for guests of <a href="https://www.woodfordreserve.com/our-distillery/tour-our-distillery/" target="_blank"><strong>Woodford Reserve Distillery</strong></a> nearby.</p> <p>Kentucky is quickly shaping itself into the Napa Valley of the Heartland, but with bourbon. Go now, before those charming country back roads are clogged with tour buses. —<a href="/bio/dan-renzi" target="_blank"><em>Dan Renzi</em></a></p> </div> </div> <div class="listicle-slide-image"> <div class="image-and-pinterest-button"> <span class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_image_tool addthis_32x32_style"> <a class="addthis_button_pinterest_share"></a> </span> <img title="Frommer's Best Places to Go on Vacation in 2024: Dresden and Chemnitz, Germany" alt="Frommer's Best Places to Go on Vacation in 2024: Dresden and Chemnitz, Germany" srcset="/system/media_items/attachments/000/871/488/s980/frommers_dresden_best_places.webp?1697729045 980w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/488/s500/frommers_dresden_best_places.webp?1697729045 500w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/488/s300/frommers_dresden_best_places.webp?1697729045 300w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/488/s150/frommers_dresden_best_places.webp?1697729045 150w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/488/s100/frommers_dresden_best_places.webp?1697729045 100w" src="/system/media_items/attachments/000/871/488/s980/frommers_dresden_best_places.webp?1697729045" /> </div> <span class="slideshow-credit"><span class="link"><em>Courtesy of Dresden Tourism / ddpix.de</em></span></span> </div> <div class="listicle-slide-content"> <span class="slideshow-subtitle">Dresden and Chemnitz, Germany</span> <div class="slideshow-body" data-link-to-frommers="true"> <p>Chemnitz is preparing for its role as a 2025 <a href="https://culture.ec.europa.eu/news/chemnitz-to-be-the-european-capital-of-culture-2025-in-germany" target="_blank">European Capital of Culture</a>, spiffing up old theaters and converting warehouses and even garages for events and exhibitions. The festivities top off the city’s transformation in the 35 years since German reunification that have seen Chemnitz go from a drab industrial backwater to a modern metropolis.</p> <p>Even more impressive is the renaissance of near-neighbor <a href="/destinations/dresden" target="_blank">Dresden</a>. One of the most beautiful cities in Europe was quite literally blown off the map in Allied fire bombings near the end of World War II, then locked behind the Iron Curtain during years of communist rule. The city felt like one big construction site for many years, as palaces, churches, and other monuments were slowly rebuilt from the rubble.</p> <p>Nowadays, though, much of the Old Town can be savored in its former 18th-century baroque glory. The bell-shaped cupola of the <a href="/destinations/dresden/attractions/frauenkirche-church-of-our-lady" target="_blank"><strong>Frauenkirche</strong></a> rises above the pleasure pavilions of the <a href="/destinations/dresden/attractions/zwinger" target="_blank"><strong>Zwinger palace</strong></a>, the <strong><a href="/destinations/dresden/nightlife/overview" target="_blank">Semperoper</a></strong> opera house (where the work of Richard Strauss premiered), and the recently reopened <a href="https://www.skd.museum/en/visit/royal-palace/" target="_blank"><strong>Residenzschloss</strong></a>, a palace filled with treasures that include the glittering gems of the famous <a href="https://gruenes-gewoelbe.skd.museum/en/ausstellungen/neues-gruenes-gewoelbe/" target="_blank">Green Vault</a>.</p> <p>Not that the capital of Saxony is just a time capsule—the hip 19th-century <a href="/destinations/dresden/attractions/overview" target="_blank"><strong>Neustadt</strong></a> (New Town), left mostly unscathed by the bombings, has the youthful energy of Berlin. Rivaling Dresden’s architectural wonders are the mountains and gorges of <strong>Saxon Switzerland National Park</strong>, a short boat ride away up the River Elbe.—<a href="/bio/stephen-brewer" target="_blank"><em>Stephen Brewer</em></a></p> </div> </div> <div class="inarticle-ad-placeholder"></div> <div class="listicle-slide-image"> <div class="image-and-pinterest-button"> <span class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_image_tool addthis_32x32_style"> <a class="addthis_button_pinterest_share"></a> </span> <img title="Frommer's Best Places to Go on Vacation in 2024: Guanajuato, Mexico" alt="Frommer's Best Places to Go on Vacation in 2024: Guanajuato, Mexico" srcset="/system/media_items/attachments/000/871/507/s980/frommers_guanajuato_best_places.webp?1697729374 980w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/507/s500/frommers_guanajuato_best_places.webp?1697729374 500w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/507/s300/frommers_guanajuato_best_places.webp?1697729374 300w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/507/s150/frommers_guanajuato_best_places.webp?1697729374 150w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/507/s100/frommers_guanajuato_best_places.webp?1697729374 100w" src="/system/media_items/attachments/000/871/507/s980/frommers_guanajuato_best_places.webp?1697729374" /> </div> <span class="slideshow-credit"><span class="link"><em>eskystudio / Shutterstock</em></span></span> </div> <div class="listicle-slide-content"> <span class="slideshow-subtitle">Guanajuato, Mexico</span> <div class="slideshow-body" data-link-to-frommers="true"> <p><a href="/destinations/san-miguel-de-allende" target="_blank">San Miguel de Allende</a>, rich with luxury hotels, vineyards, and magnificent temperate weather, is fabulous. But the crowds of North American tourists speaking English and drinking chardonnay can make that city feel like an outpost of Northern California.</p> <p>Try <a href="/destinations/guanajuato" target="_blank">Guanajuato</a>, just a little over an hour’s drive away. Founded by the Spanish in the early 1700s and built with the vast wealth derived from the area's silver mines, Guanajuato is a gorgeous, elegant, living museum of Mexican culture. The winding, hilly streets are a treasure trove of baroque and neoclassical architecture mixed with candy-colored row houses, tree-filled parks and elegant plazas, and murals illustrating the city's role in the Mexican fight for independence.</p> <p>Museums abound, including <strong>Museo Casa Diego Rivera</strong>, the former home of the famous Mexican muralist, and <a href="http://www.momiasdeguanajuato.gob.mx" target="_blank"><strong>Museo de las Momias</strong></a>, a creepy (and disturbingly popular) collection of preserved human remains from a nearby graveyard. Guanajuato is already a top destination for Mexican nationals, especially in October during the <a href="https://festivalcervantino.gob.mx" target="_blank"><strong>Festival Internacional Cervantino</strong></a>, a visual and performing arts celebration that is one of the most important cultural events in Latin America.</p> <p>Music and theater are part of daily life here, especially at night (thanks to that incredible weather), when you can join a <em>callejoneada. </em>These evening tours through the city streets are led by university students known as <em>estudiantinas</em>, who wear period costumes as they perform music and tell funny stories, inviting spectators to sing and dance (and drink) along. —<a href="/bio/dan-renzi" target="_blank"><em>Dan Renzi</em></a></p> </div> </div> <div class="listicle-slide-image"> <div class="image-and-pinterest-button"> <span class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_image_tool addthis_32x32_style"> <a class="addthis_button_pinterest_share"></a> </span> <img title="Frommer's Best Places to Go on Vacation in 2024: The Cook Islands" alt="Frommer's Best Places to Go on Vacation in 2024: The Cook Islands" srcset="/system/media_items/attachments/000/871/491/s980/frommers_cook_islands_best_places.webp?1697729177 980w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/491/s500/frommers_cook_islands_best_places.webp?1697729177 500w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/491/s300/frommers_cook_islands_best_places.webp?1697729177 300w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/491/s150/frommers_cook_islands_best_places.webp?1697729177 150w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/491/s100/frommers_cook_islands_best_places.webp?1697729177 100w" src="/system/media_items/attachments/000/871/491/s980/frommers_cook_islands_best_places.webp?1697729177" /> </div> <span class="slideshow-credit"><span class="link"><em>Courtesy of Cook Islands Tourism / David Kirkland</em></span></span> </div> <div class="listicle-slide-content"> <span class="slideshow-subtitle">The Cook Islands</span> <div class="slideshow-body" data-link-to-frommers="true"> <p>A longtime favorite holiday haunt of Kiwis and Aussies, the English-speaking Cook Islands, located about <a href="https://cookislands.travel/islands" target="_blank">midway between</a> Hawaii and New Zealand, are still under the radar for most U.S. residents. On average, only about 8,000 Americans visit these Polynesian settlements each year.</p> <p>But that may not be the case for long. <strong>Hawaiian Airlines</strong>, which hadn't offered a flight from Honolulu to <strong>Rarotonga </strong>for three decades, <a href="https://www.hawaiianairlines.com/aloha-cook-islands" target="_blank">revived service</a> in May 2023. It's the only flight to the Cook Islands directly from the United States. Another enticement: The U.S. dollar goes a long way here, making expenses on the ground a lot lower than during visits to Tahiti or Hawaii.</p> <p>The South Pacific archipelago is home to turquoise waters, volcanic mountains, and marine life including spotted eagle rays and humpback whales (July–Oct). As opposed to other tropical islands where monolithic resorts predominate, the vibe in the Cook Islands is one of boutique hospitality. Beaches are never crowded, traffic is nonexistent, there are no annoying tour coaches, and no buildings stand taller than a coconut tree. Think Hawaii, but 90 years ago. —<a href="/bio/sarah-sekula" target="_blank"><em>Sarah Sekula</em></a></p> </div> </div> <div class="inarticle-ad-placeholder"></div> <div class="listicle-slide-image"> <div class="image-and-pinterest-button"> <span class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_image_tool addthis_32x32_style"> <a class="addthis_button_pinterest_share"></a> </span> <img title="Frommer's Best Places to Go on Vacation in 2024: Santa Fe, New Mexico" alt="Frommer's Best Places to Go on Vacation in 2024: Santa Fe, New Mexico" srcset="/system/media_items/attachments/000/871/502/s980/frommers_santa_fe_best_places.webp?1697728585 980w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/502/s500/frommers_santa_fe_best_places.webp?1697728585 500w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/502/s300/frommers_santa_fe_best_places.webp?1697728585 300w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/502/s150/frommers_santa_fe_best_places.webp?1697728585 150w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/502/s100/frommers_santa_fe_best_places.webp?1697728585 100w" src="/system/media_items/attachments/000/871/502/s980/frommers_santa_fe_best_places.webp?1697728585" /> </div> <span class="slideshow-credit"><span class="link"><em>Courtesy of Tourism Santa Fe / Brenda Kelley</em></span></span> </div> <div class="listicle-slide-content"> <span class="slideshow-subtitle">Santa Fe, New Mexico</span> <div class="slideshow-body" data-link-to-frommers="true"> <p>In 2024 New Mexico's enchanting capital city will ring in the 100th anniversary of the <a href="/burnzozobra.com" target="_blank"><strong>Burning of Zozobra</strong></a>, a Labor Day tradition in which a 50-foot-tall dummy of a mythical figure stuffed with “glooms” (aka divorce documents, parking tickets, and other downers) gets cathartically burned to the ground.</p> <p>As if to balance that scene of cleansing destruction, <a href="/store/book/frommers-easyguide-to-santa-fe-taos-and-albuquerque" target="_blank">Santa Fe</a> abounds, as usual, with artistic creation, too. <a href="https://www.nmartmuseum.org/events/vladem-contemporary-grand-opening-saturday/" target="_blank"><strong>New Mexico Museum of Art Vladem Contemporary</strong></a> opened in September 2023. Meanwhile, modern Native American artistry is establishing new platforms across town: A new gallery show at the <a href="http://www.iafcontemporary.com" target="_blank"><strong>Indigenous Art Fair Contemporary</strong></a> launches in August 2024 with the aim of being the Art Basel of Native American art, while the first <strong><a href="https://swaianativefashion.org" target="_blank">Santa Fe Indigenous Fashion Week</a></strong> hits the runways in May.</p> <p>In August 2023, the <a href="https://www.fourseasons.com/santafe/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organicsearch&utm_campaign=tor-ssf-hre-mid-seo-na&utm_content=na-na&utm_term=na" target="_blank">Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado</a> launched an 8-hour <strong>Tsi’pin Ruins Tour</strong> that pairs guests with a geologist and archaeologist to discuss artifacts and explore ancient Indigenous dwellings built around the year 1175. The hotel also leads yoga/hiking/meditation excursions to Plaza Blanca, an area so dreamy it was <a href="https://www.okeeffemuseum.org/report-from-the-faraway-plaza-blanca/" target="_blank">Georgia O’Keeffe’s go-to canyon</a> for inspiration. —<a href="/bio/sarah-sekula" target="_blank"><em>Sarah Sekula</em></a></p> </div> </div> <div class="listicle-slide-image"> <div class="image-and-pinterest-button"> <span class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_image_tool addthis_32x32_style"> <a class="addthis_button_pinterest_share"></a> </span> <img title="Frommer's Best Places to Go on Vacation in 2024: Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho" alt="Frommer's Best Places to Go on Vacation in 2024: Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho" srcset="/system/media_items/attachments/000/871/492/s980/frommers_craters_of_the_moon_best_places.webp?1697706201 980w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/492/s500/frommers_craters_of_the_moon_best_places.webp?1697706201 500w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/492/s300/frommers_craters_of_the_moon_best_places.webp?1697706201 300w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/492/s150/frommers_craters_of_the_moon_best_places.webp?1697706201 150w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/492/s100/frommers_craters_of_the_moon_best_places.webp?1697706201 100w" src="/system/media_items/attachments/000/871/492/s980/frommers_craters_of_the_moon_best_places.webp?1697706201" /> </div> <span class="slideshow-credit"><span class="link"><em>Courtesy of Visit Idaho / Tony Anderson</em></span></span> </div> <div class="listicle-slide-content"> <span class="slideshow-subtitle">Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho</span> <div class="slideshow-body" data-link-to-frommers="true"> <p>This unfairly overlooked natural wonder marks its 100th anniversary as a <a href="https://www.nps.gov/crmo/index.htm" target="_blank">U.S. national monument</a> in 2024. Chances are you’ve never seen it.</p> <p>Home to spectacular geological formations some 15,000 years in the making, this <a href="/destinations/sun-valley/attractions/overview" target="_blank">rugged landscape</a> of sand dunes, lofty peaks, and lava fields has an otherworldly beauty that reminds even NASA of the moon. In fact, <a href="https://www.nps.gov/crmo/learn/historyculture/astronauts.htm" target="_blank">Apollo 14 astronauts</a> trained here in 1969.</p> <p>In the summers, rangers and astronomers host free <a href="https://www.nps.gov/crmo/learn/nature/night-sky.htm" target="_blank"><strong>Star Parties</strong></a> for observing the heavens in a spot that has “some of the darkest night skies of any national park unit,” according to the the National Park Service. In 2024, those evenings will be augmented by <a href="https://www.nps.gov/crmo/planyourvisit/centennial.htm" target="_blank">special events</a> to celebrate the monument's centennial.</p> <p>After 5 years of construction across cooled lava flows, the park’s <strong>North Crater Flow Trail</strong> <a href="https://www.nps.gov/crmo/planyourvisit/conditions.htm" target="_blank">will reopen</a> in spring as the site's first wheelchair-accessible trail. That much-needed improvement helps update a seemingly timeless site encompassing a 1,200-year-old tree and the ancient remains of eroded vents and cinder cones.</p> <p><a href="/destinations/boise" target="_blank"><strong>Boise</strong></a>, where you'll find the closest major airport, is<strong> </strong>about a 2.5-hour drive away. Before or after your trip to Craters, make sure to check out some of the intriguing developments in Idaho's capital. The <a href="https://theaveryboise.com" target="_blank"><strong>Avery Hotel & Brasserie</strong></a>, once a historic boxing venue and theater, recently opened after years of vacancy, and the 122-room <a href="https://www.hotelrenegade.com" target="_blank"><strong>Hotel Renegade</strong></a>, a new building with an eighth-floor restaurant that will have commanding views of the area, is slated to begin welcoming guests in the spring of 2024. —<a href="/bio/sarah-sekula" target="_blank"><em>Sarah Sekula</em></a></p> </div> </div> <div class="inarticle-ad-placeholder"></div> <div class="listicle-slide-image"> <div class="image-and-pinterest-button"> <span class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_image_tool addthis_32x32_style"> <a class="addthis_button_pinterest_share"></a> </span> <img title="Frommer's Best Places to Go on Vacation in 2024: The Scottish Islands" alt="Frommer's Best Places to Go on Vacation in 2024: The Scottish Islands" srcset="/system/media_items/attachments/000/871/501/s980/frommers_scottish_islands_best_places.webp?1697728418 980w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/501/s500/frommers_scottish_islands_best_places.webp?1697728418 500w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/501/s300/frommers_scottish_islands_best_places.webp?1697728418 300w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/501/s150/frommers_scottish_islands_best_places.webp?1697728418 150w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/501/s100/frommers_scottish_islands_best_places.webp?1697728418 100w" src="/system/media_items/attachments/000/871/501/s980/frommers_scottish_islands_best_places.webp?1697728418" /> </div> <span class="slideshow-credit"><span class="link"><em>Courtesy of Scotland Info / www.scotlandinfo.eu</em></span></span> </div> <div class="listicle-slide-content"> <span class="slideshow-subtitle">The Scottish Islands</span> <div class="slideshow-body" data-link-to-frommers="true"> <p>As soaring temperatures turn the Greek isles and other popular Mediterranean getaways into literal hot spots, <a href="/store/book/frommers-england-and-scotland" target="_blank">Scotland</a>’s wildly scenic islands deliver a breath of fresh air, with summertime temperatures rarely climbing out of the 60s Fahrenheit (or upper teens Celsius). The <a href="/destinations/the-hebridean-islands/planning-a-trip" target="_blank"><strong>Hebrides</strong></a>, off the west coast, are a haven for sea life, heaven for seafood lovers, and an unspoiled playground for hiking, biking, kayaking, and other outdoor pursuits. For the truly hearty, that includes swimming off the white sandy beaches of <a href="/destinations/barra" target="_blank"><strong>Barra</strong></a> and <a href="/destinations/harris" target="_blank"><strong>Harris</strong></a>. On <a href="/destinations/the-isle-of-islay" target="_blank"><strong>Islay</strong></a>, meanwhile, the preferred pastime is drinking some of the world’s finest whiskies from the island’s nine <a href="/destinations/the-isle-of-islay/attractions/overview" target="_blank">distilleries</a>.</p> <p>To the north, the <a href="/destinations/the-orkney-islands" target="_blank"><strong>Orkneys</strong></a> are edged with dramatic sea stacks and the remarkable remains of villages where islanders farmed and fished 5,000 years ago. Even farther north, halfway between Scotland and Norway, the <a href="/destinations/the-orkney-and-shetland-islands" target="_blank"><strong>Shetlands</strong></a> are sprinkled with Viking settlements and brimming with bird life—as well as sheep, from which the islands’ famous wool is spun. This is also where sturdy little Shetland ponies roam wild.</p> <p>All of these islands are just a ferry ride away from the mainland, but a world apart, with more than a hint of magic to each of them. —<a href="/bio/stephen-brewer" target="_blank"><em>Stephen Brewer</em></a></p> </div> </div> <div class="listicle-slide-image"> <div class="image-and-pinterest-button"> <span class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_image_tool addthis_32x32_style"> <a class="addthis_button_pinterest_share"></a> </span> <img title="Frommer's Best Places to Go on Vacation in 2024: Glendale, Arizona" alt="Frommer's Best Places to Go on Vacation in 2024: Glendale, Arizona" srcset="/system/media_items/attachments/000/871/506/s980/frommers_glendale_best_places.webp?1697728979 980w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/506/s500/frommers_glendale_best_places.webp?1697728979 500w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/506/s300/frommers_glendale_best_places.webp?1697728979 300w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/506/s150/frommers_glendale_best_places.webp?1697728979 150w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/506/s100/frommers_glendale_best_places.webp?1697728979 100w" src="/system/media_items/attachments/000/871/506/s980/frommers_glendale_best_places.webp?1697728979" /> </div> <span class="slideshow-credit"><span class="link"><em>Courtesy of Mattel Adventure Park</em></span></span> </div> <div class="listicle-slide-content"> <span class="slideshow-subtitle">Glendale, Arizona</span> <div class="slideshow-body" data-link-to-frommers="true"> <p>In Greta Gerwig’s boffo, bonkers <em>Barbie</em> movie, getting to Barbieland from our human realm requires traveling through six different stages of limbo via six different pink-hued vehicles. But by the end of 2024, you’ll have a less arduous way to enter the plastic icon’s world: Go to Glendale, Arizona. </p> <p>The <a href="/destinations/phoenix" target="_blank">Phoenix</a> suburb is getting the globe’s first <a href="https://www.matteladventurepark.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Mattel Adventure Park</strong></a>, a mostly indoor and therefore mercifully air-conditioned attraction devoted to the toy maker's intellectual property. Alongside two Hot Wheels roller coasters and family-friendly fun inspired by Uno and other beloved childhood relics, a “full-scale” Barbie Beach House will let visitors raid Barbie’s closet, dine at a rooftop restaurant, and commune with the “fashion doll” herself by hologram. </p> <p>The Mattel theme park will be part of the massive, 60-acre <a href="https://www.vairesort.com/" target="_blank"><strong>VAI Resort</strong></a> complex, also set to open in late 2024 near <a href="https://www.statefarmstadium.com/" target="_blank">State Farm Stadium</a>, where the NFL's Arizona Cardinals play. Billed as the largest hotel in <a href="/store/book/frommers-arizona-and-the-grand-canyon" target="_blank">Arizona</a>, the VAI property will encompass 1,100 guest rooms, an outdoor concert venue, a “party island” with a manmade beach and “swimming oasis,” 12 restaurants, a 130-foot-high sky bar, and a tethered hot air balloon. </p> <p>All that’s missing is Ken’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EW684vNPoo" target="_blank">Mojo Dojo Casa House</a>. —<em>Zac Thompson</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="inarticle-ad-placeholder"></div> <div class="listicle-slide-image"> <div class="image-and-pinterest-button"> <span class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_image_tool addthis_32x32_style"> <a class="addthis_button_pinterest_share"></a> </span> <img title="Frommer's Best Places to Go on Vacation in 2024: Nepal" alt="Frommer's Best Places to Go on Vacation in 2024: Nepal" srcset="/system/media_items/attachments/000/871/504/s980/frommers_nepal_best_places.webp?1697728770 980w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/504/s500/frommers_nepal_best_places.webp?1697728770 500w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/504/s300/frommers_nepal_best_places.webp?1697728770 300w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/504/s150/frommers_nepal_best_places.webp?1697728770 150w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/504/s100/frommers_nepal_best_places.webp?1697728770 100w" src="/system/media_items/attachments/000/871/504/s980/frommers_nepal_best_places.webp?1697728770" /> </div> <span class="slideshow-credit"><span class="link"><em>soft_light / Shutterstock</em></span></span> </div> <div class="listicle-slide-content"> <span class="slideshow-subtitle">Nepal</span> <div class="slideshow-body" data-link-to-frommers="true"> <p>Because of its remote, mountain-bound location and terrain, the Kingdom of Nepal has always been a somewhat challenging destination to visit for people with limited vacation time. Then, after a 2015 earthquake wiped out key parts of the country's <strong>Langtang</strong> trekking region and the pandemic paralyzed travel, the bottom fell out of the Nepalese tourism industry.</p> <p>The government knew it had to start taking more aggressive steps to bolster the nation's health as a destination without allowing crowds to overrun the charm of those world-famous vertiginous villages. So Nepal is embarking on a still-forming 10-year plan that aims to make the country's wonders easier to reach and safer for casual adventurers.</p> <p>New Chinese-funded international airports, which are controversial locally, have opened at <a href="https://gbia.caanepal.gov.np" target="_blank"><strong>Siddharthanagar</strong></a> and <strong><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/16/business/nepal-pokhara-airport-china.html" target="_blank">Pokhara</a></strong>, and leaders are reaching out to vacationers across Asia to persuade them to book flights. On the safety front, trekkers on many important trails are now required, as of April 2023, to <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/8/nepal-says-tourists-trekking-in-himalayas-must-hire-local-guides" target="_blank">hike with a local guide</a>—a boon for cultural exchange and local employment.</p> <p>The main city of <strong>Kathmandu</strong>, where most tourists first touch down, is adding more things to do, including new <a href="https://kathmandupost.com/money/2023/05/23/nepal-introduces-hop-on-hop-off-bus-services-for-tourists-sightseeing" target="_blank">tour bus service</a>, a new <a href="https://www.skywalknepal.com" target="_blank"><strong>Skywalk Tower</strong> attraction</a>, and even <a href="https://www.cnn.com/travel/nepal-lgbt-tourism-intl-hnk-cmd/index.html" target="_blank">LGBTQ-themed heritage tours and treks</a> for visitors who don't plan to go anywhere near Mount Everest. Perhaps wishfully, the government has set an aggressive goal of increasing tourist spending from $48 to $125 a day within a decade, which would improve employment figures and fund better infrastructure while still offering a bargain for most North American travelers.</p> <p>Nepal’s rustic simplicity will never be suited to the pressures of a true tourism powerhouse. But if the country can build a more reliable travel industry, this Himalayan kingdom's recovery could shape up to be a reinvention.—<a href="/bio/jason-cochran" target="_blank"><em>Jason Cochran</em></a></p> </div> </div> <div class="listicle-slide-image"> <div class="image-and-pinterest-button"> <span class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_image_tool addthis_32x32_style"> <a class="addthis_button_pinterest_share"></a> </span> <img title="Frommer's Best Places to Go on Vacation in 2024: Prince Edward Island, Canada" alt="Frommer's Best Places to Go on Vacation in 2024: Prince Edward Island, Canada" srcset="/system/media_items/attachments/000/871/496/s980/frommers_prince_edward_island_best_places.webp?1697727545 980w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/496/s500/frommers_prince_edward_island_best_places.webp?1697727545 500w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/496/s300/frommers_prince_edward_island_best_places.webp?1697727545 300w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/496/s150/frommers_prince_edward_island_best_places.webp?1697727545 150w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/496/s100/frommers_prince_edward_island_best_places.webp?1697727545 100w" src="/system/media_items/attachments/000/871/496/s980/frommers_prince_edward_island_best_places.webp?1697727545" /> </div> <span class="slideshow-credit"><span class="link"><em>Courtesy of Tourism PEI / John Sylvester</em></span></span> </div> <div class="listicle-slide-content"> <span class="slideshow-subtitle">Prince Edward Island, Canada</span> <div class="slideshow-body" data-link-to-frommers="true"> <p>In 2024, <a href="/destinations/prince-edward-island" target="_blank">Prince Edward Island</a> is throwing a 150th birthday party for writer Lucy Maud Montgomery, whose beloved <em>Anne of Green Gables</em> has been making readers dream of the island's red roads, green sloping fields, and shining waters ever since the novel was published in 1908.</p> <p>In honor of the occasion, the <a href="https://confederationcentre.com/chfest24/" target="_blank"><strong>Charlottetown Festival</strong></a> is bringing back a musical stage adaptation (previously recognized by Guinness World Records as the <a href="https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/114132-longest-running-annual-musical-theatre-production" target="_blank">world’s longest running annual musical theater production</a>). Among other planned events: In November, <a href="/destinations/queens-county/attractions/green-gables-heritage-place" target="_blank"><strong>Green Gables Heritage Place</strong></a> will throw a birthday bash for Montgomery and debut a new documentary about the complicated author behind <em>Anne</em> and 19 other novels, nearly all of which were set on Prince Edward Island.</p> <p>But no matter what time of year you visit Canada’s smallest province, you can make your own literary pilgrimage to the modest green-and-white house that inspired Montgomery, have a picnic next to a life-size bronze sculpture of the author and her cat in <strong><a href="/destinations/queens-county/attractions" target="_blank">Montgomery Park</a></strong>, and simply soak up the island's bucolic serenity. —<a href="/bio/joni-sweet" target="_blank"><em>Joni Sweet</em></a></p> </div> </div> <div class="inarticle-ad-placeholder"></div> <div class="listicle-slide-image"> <div class="image-and-pinterest-button"> <span class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_image_tool addthis_32x32_style"> <a class="addthis_button_pinterest_share"></a> </span> <img title="Frommer's Best Places to Go on Vacation in 2024: Utqiagvik, Alaska" alt="Frommer's Best Places to Go on Vacation in 2024: Utqiagvik, Alaska" srcset="/system/media_items/attachments/000/871/521/s980/Alaska.webp?1697735742 980w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/521/s500/Alaska.webp?1697735742 500w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/521/s300/Alaska.webp?1697735742 300w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/521/s150/Alaska.webp?1697735742 150w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/521/s100/Alaska.webp?1697735742 100w" src="/system/media_items/attachments/000/871/521/s980/Alaska.webp?1697735742" /> </div> <span class="slideshow-credit"><span class="link"><em>JKBay / Shutterstock</em></span></span> </div> <div class="listicle-slide-content"> <span class="slideshow-subtitle">Utqiagvik, Alaska</span> <div class="slideshow-body" data-link-to-frommers="true"> <p>A trip to Utqiagvik (<em>uut-kee-AGG-vik</em>) comes with bragging rights. Located more than <a href="https://www.radford.edu/content/alaska/home/barrow.html" target="_blank">300 miles north</a> of the Arctic Circle and accessible only by plane, this remote village (population: 4,500), once known as Barrow, is the northernmost community in the United States—and one of the <a href="https://www.travelalaska.com/Destinations/Cities-Towns/Barrow-Utqiagvik" target="_blank">oldest inhabited</a> ones, too. Thanks to the town's extreme location, if you visit between May 10 and August 2, you’ll experience <a href="https://www.travelalaska.com/Destinations/Cities-Towns/Barrow-Utqiagvik" target="_blank">24 hours of daylight</a>; from mid-November to late January, on the other hand, there’s <a href="https://www.alaska.org/advice/shortest-day-in-alaska" target="_blank">no sunshine</a> at all. Show up from the middle of September through late April, and the Northern Lights, polar bears, and caribou are the main attractions.</p> <p>Human history has touched this remote outpost, too. The <a href="https://www.nps.gov/articles/rogers-post-site.htm#:~:text=The%20Will%20Rogers-Wiley%20Post,family%20homestead%20at%20Claremore,%20Oklahoma" target="_blank"><strong>Will Rogers-Wiley Post Monument</strong></a> commemorates the 1935 airplane crash that killed humorist Rogers and aviator Post. The <a href="https://www.nps.gov/places/birnirk-site.htm" target="_blank"><strong>Birnirk National Historic Landmark</strong></a><strong> </strong>pays tribute to<strong> </strong>one of the earliest examples of Indigenous culture in North America.</p> <p>Mostly, though, Utqiagvik is notable for the immense wilderness that surrounds it. The gradual unfreezing of the Arctic adds a layer of urgency to the area’s wildlife-spotting opportunities. Animal residents include snowy owls in autumn and beluga whales in spring and fall. Keep an eye out for walruses on large ice floes.</p> <p>Don’t leave without taking a photo of the <strong>Whale Bone Arch</strong> that faces the Chukchi Sea. As of November 2023, you can also shop for handcrafted mementoes at the brand-new <strong>Utqiagvik Visitor Center</strong>.<strong> </strong>And if you have an adventurous palate, be sure to try a bowl of reindeer soup from the <a href="https://www.tundratoursinc.com" target="_blank"><strong>Top of the World Hotel</strong></a>. No matter when you visit, pack warm clothes—climate change may be melting and softening surfaces here, but even in the summer, temps hover just above freezing.—<a href="/bio/sarah-sekula" target="_blank"><em>Sarah Sekula</em></a></p> </div> </div> <div class="listicle-slide-image"> <div class="image-and-pinterest-button"> <span class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_image_tool addthis_32x32_style"> <a class="addthis_button_pinterest_share"></a> </span> <img title="Frommer's Best Places to Go on Vacation in 2024: Maui, Hawaii" alt="Frommer's Best Places to Go on Vacation in 2024: Maui, Hawaii" srcset="/system/media_items/attachments/000/871/494/s980/frommers_maui_best_places.webp?1697727250 980w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/494/s500/frommers_maui_best_places.webp?1697727250 500w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/494/s300/frommers_maui_best_places.webp?1697727250 300w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/494/s150/frommers_maui_best_places.webp?1697727250 150w, /system/media_items/attachments/000/871/494/s100/frommers_maui_best_places.webp?1697727250 100w" src="/system/media_items/attachments/000/871/494/s980/frommers_maui_best_places.webp?1697727250" /> </div> <span class="slideshow-credit"><span class="link"><em>arkanto / Shutterstock</em></span></span> </div> <div class="listicle-slide-content"> <span class="slideshow-subtitle">Maui, Hawaii</span> <div class="slideshow-body" data-link-to-frommers="true"> <p>While it's wise to give Lahaina the space and time it needs to heal and rebuild from <a href="/slideshows/848585-a-list-of-places-we-lost-in-lahaina-and-more-maui-treasures-worth-seeing" target="_blank">the August 2023 wildfires</a>, the resorts of <a href="/destinations/maui" target="_blank">Maui</a> remain open and eager for visitors. In fact, several properties had just completed major improvements when the fires hit other parts of the Valley Isle.</p> <p>In South Maui, all 413 suites and 37 villas at the 22-acre <strong>Fairmont Kea Lani </strong>were recently redesigned as part of a 3-year, <a href="https://www.fairmont-kea-lani.com/culture/transformation/" target="_blank">multimillion-dollar renovation</a> that will also add an interactive cultural center and restaurant (expected to be complete in December 2023). Likewise, the 40-acre <a href="https://www.grandwailea.com/?SEO_id=GMB-AMER-WA-JHMGWWA&y_source=1_MjA4MzkwOS03MTUtbG9jYXRpb24ud2Vic2l0ZQ%3D%3D" target="_blank"><strong>Grand Wailea</strong></a>, one of the most famous luxury resorts on the island, is emerging from its most extensive renovation since the hotel's 1991 opening; the makeover involves new dining options, updates to the 776 guest rooms, and a full revamp of the 50,000-square-foot spa. On the west side, the <strong>Ritz-Carlton </strong>in Kapalua launched the island’s newest luau and dinner show, <em><a href="https://www.ritzcarltonmauiluau.com/our-story" target="_blank">Tales of the Kapa Moe</a></em>, just a month before the fires.</p> <p>But you don’t have to stay at a budget-busting luxury resort to help Maui (and, fair warning, you might spend more than usual at any hotel in the short term, given that rates have been driven up by labor shortages and <a href="https://governor.hawaii.gov/newsroom/office-of-the-governor-news-release-gov-green-announces-progress-on-west-maui-school-housing-transition-and-financial-help-for-wildfire-survivors/" target="_blank">emergency housing demands</a> caused by the disaster). At <strong><a href="https://www.mauinuistrong.info" target="_blank">MauiNuiStrong.info</a></strong> and <a href="https://www.gohawaii.com/malama" target="_blank">GoHawaii.com's <strong>Malama Hawaii</strong></a> section, you can find ways to donate through hands-on efforts and contributions. Additionally, supporting local small businesses while you're on the island has a huge impact when it comes to offsetting financial losses from the fires; for a good list of local businesses to support, see <strong><a href="https://www.mauinuifirst.com" target="_blank">MauiNuiFirst.com</a></strong>. 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