It’s a momentous time to talk about the best places to go in the US: in 2026 the country will celebrate its semiquincentennial birthday. America probably looks a bit different right now from what our forefathers could have predicted when they founded the United States a whopping 250 years ago – I imagine they’d have some notes for us (for what it’s worth, I have some notes for them, too).
Ahead of this anniversary, I have been making a point to remind myself of what I love most about…

