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Top 5 US Travel Destinations For 2013

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 10:49 AM PST

As the new year has just begun, new desires and new wishes have also taken a rise with new hopes and expectations. Where 2012 was fairly a successful year in a lot of parameters, you can help yourself make 2013 even better. Make right and accurate decisions and stay away from any form of regret that you might feel later.

Today I will acquaint you with 5 such travel destinations in the US, where you can spend your first vacation of 2013 and mark a glorious start to it.

5) Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville is a major city and the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger.

It features converted warehouses used as antique shops and the finest restaurants in the city.

4) Fairbanks, Alaska

Fairbanks is a home rule city in and the borough seat of the Fairbanks North Star Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. Fairbanks is the largest city in the Interior region of Alaska, and second largest in the state behind Anchorage.

On the ground, curious foodies can sample traditional Athabascan cuisine at Taste of Alaska (call to book in advance) at the Morris Thompson Cultural & Visitors Center, or take part in a unique pub-crawl, The Great Fairbanks Pub Paddle.

3) San Juan Islands, Washington

The San Juan Islands are an archipelago in the northwest corner of the contiguous United States between the US mainland and Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The San Juan Islands are part of the U.S. state of Washington.

The beautiful city experiences 250 days of sunshine an year. You'll find fresh, fresh food, with local artichokes and marion berries from farmers markets, seafood plates of oysters, razor clams and freshly caught salmon, and foraged edibles like seaweed and elder flowers at places like the Doe Bay Cafe on Orcas Island.

2) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the fifth-most-populous city in the United States. It is located in the Northern United States along the Delaware and Schuykill rivers, and it is the only consolidated city-country in Pennsylvania.

It has a world famous Philadelphia Museum of Art which gains attraction of the tourists. Philadelphia's gallery scene is exploding with new venues like the Icebox garnering international attention and turning the Northern Liberties and Fishtown neighborhoods into the new hot arts hub.

1) American Somoa

American Samoa is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of the Independent State of Samoa.

The location is one of the most glamorous beauty of the Pacific and contains a national park that tourists would have never seen a like of.

So don't let boredom take over your first vacation of the new year. Go out, explore new places, and give the beauty of the nature a full chance to entertain you.