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Attractions in USA

Sights, markets, museums and nights out in USA, with our top choices first and then the places readers open most.

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a flag flying on top of a mountain next to a river

Sight · North CarolinaChimney Rock Park

Fort Macon State Park

Sight · North CarolinaFort Macon State Park

white and brown concrete building

Sight · North CarolinaDuke University

a large building with columns and steps leading up to it

Museum · North CarolinaNorth Carolina Museum of Art

a metal structure with a tower in the background

Sight · North CarolinaCape Hatteras National Seashore

Wright Brothers National Memorial

Sight · North CarolinaWright Brothers National Memorial

brown wooden bench near brown trees and river during daytime

Sight · North CarolinaLinville Falls

Sight · North CarolinaWhalehead Club

Reynolda House Museum of American Art

Sight · North CarolinaReynolda House Museum of American Art

Cradle of Forestry in America

Museum · North CarolinaCradle of Forestry in America

Grandfather Mountain

Sight · North CarolinaGrandfather Mountain

Romare Bearden Park

Park · North CarolinaRomare Bearden Park

Nasher Museum of Art

Sight · North CarolinaNasher Museum of Art

Museum of the Cherokee People

Museum · North CarolinaMuseum of the Cherokee People

North Carolina Museum of History

Sight · North CarolinaNorth Carolina Museum of History

Old Burying Ground

Sight · North CarolinaOld Burying Ground

Mount Mitchell State Park

Sight · North CarolinaMount Mitchell State Park

Bodie Island Lighthouse

Sight · North CarolinaBodie Island Lighthouse

North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

Museum · North CarolinaNorth Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

Sight · North CarolinaOld Salem

white and black concrete building under blue sky during daytime

Sight · North CarolinaCape Hatteras Lighthouse

Sarah P Duke Gardens

Sight · North CarolinaSarah P Duke Gardens

International Civil Rights Center & Museum

Sight · North CarolinaInternational Civil Rights Center & Museum

white stone on green grass field during daytime

Sight · North CarolinaGraveyard of the Atlantic Museum

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DestinationsWhere to go, when to go and how to get around in 221 countries. Every practical fact shows the date we checked it and who checked it.Where to stayNeighborhoods walked end to end: who each area suits, how far it is from the airport train, and the hotels we would book ourselves.PlanVisas and entry rules, travel insurance, eSIMs and rail passes, explained in plain words and rechecked when the rules change.EventsFestivals, concerts and tours with confirmed dates, rooms near the venue and the fastest way on to the next city.StoriesField reports and data stories from the road. We time the queues, count the costs and say what changed since last year.