10
BEST SEPTEMBER VACATIONS
September is one of the prettiest times of
year in most of the United States, and unless you’re a child facing
back-to-school time, it may be one of your favorite times of year. To get you
rolling into fall, here are the 10 best September vacations. If you stay in a
vacation rental at any of these destinations, you are bound to have the time of
your life.
1.
SHENANDOAH
VALLEY, VIRGINIA
Less than two hours from Washington DC lies Shenandoah
National Park. If you take Skyline Drive through the mountains, you will witness some
of the most glorious fall colors to be seen anywhere in the country. The hiking
and camping are first-rate, and the air is crisp and clean.
2.
WASHINGTON
DC
Having mentioned the nation’s capital in the entry above, it
would be a terrible oversight to omit DC from any list of the 10 best September
vacations. In September the kids are in school and the summer vacationers have
gone home, so a visitor to DC can explore the historic monuments, theNational Mall and the Smithsonian with fewer crowds.
3.
TELLURIDE,
COLORADO
Every September, Telluride hosts the three-day Telluride
Blues and Brews Festival,
which in the past has featured performances by luminaries such as B.B. King,
who said - referring to Telluride’s mountain views - that he’d been to ninety
different countries in the course of his career, but he’d never seen anyplace
as beautiful.
4.
RENO,
NEVADA
If you’re going to Burning Man in Nevada’s Blackrock Desert, you’ll be
planning a rough week camping in one of the harshest environments in the West.
Before you go, you may want to check into a vacation rental in Reno, which is
only three hours away. While you’re there you can take care of the difficult
logistical planning involved with the Burning Man experience, and maybe even do
some gambling before you go.
5.
BOSTON,
MASS
New England is the one part of the country that equals the
Shenandoah Valley for fall color, and if you go in September you can sample the
finest desserts in the region at the The New England Dessert Showcase.
6.
TAMPA,
FLORIDA
Much like DC, Tampa is a busy city that is perhaps more
enjoyable when it is less crowded. Best of all, by September the summer heat
and humidity have faded, but it is still nice enough to go to the beach.
7.
SAN
FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
On the other hand, you may not be ready for summer to end, in
which case you should take advantage of San Francisco’s famously backwards
weather and make it one of the 10 best September vacations you’ve ever taken!
The best
weather in the Bay Area comes in the fall, and September temperatures average in the 70s and 80s.
8.
POMONA,
CALIFORNIA
For most of the year Pomona is a very nice city, but in
September it explodes with life hosting theLA County Fair. It’s a great place to take the kids for
rides, food, and music. They can pet live animals and eat - in true country
fair tradition - fried Oreos and Twinkies.
9.
BLACK
HILLS, SOUTH DAKOTA
South Dakota’s gorgeous Black Hills are where you’ll find the
most inspiring work of patriotic art west of the Statue of Liberty - Mount
Rushmore. If you ask nicely,
maybe the park rangers will let you re-enact that scene from Hitchcock’s North
by Northwest.
10.
GRAND
CANYON, ARIZONA
Every American—indeed, every person on Earth - should see the
Grand Canyon at least once in their lives, and the weather in Arizona becomes
cool enough by September to make the experience as comfortable as it is
humbling.
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