Wealthy Travelers

In the first two posts on U.S. vacation destinations, I highlighted the Northwest, the West, the Midwest, the far North and Northeastern states.  This post will highlight the mid Eastern and Southeastern coastal states.

One of my favorite destinations is our Nation’s Capital, Washington, D.C.; the seat of our country’s government.  I grew up in the Virginia suburbs of Washington,D.C., so this area is near and dear to my heart.  There are so many monuments and historical sites, it would take several blogs to include all of them!  You will have to spend a large portion of your vacation in this area alone because of the hundreds of historical sites to see; Mt. Vernon, George Washington’s home along the Potomac River.  The Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials, the Washington Monument, the White House and the Nation’s Capital building, just to name a few of the hundreds of sites that come to mind.

Head south from Washington, D.C. into the coastal regions of Virginia and the Carolinas, and visit some of the most beautiful beaches in this country; Virginia Beach, Nags Head and the outer banks of North Carolina, to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.  Venture further south into Florida where the water changes color to a beautiful light blue/green, to a clear turquoise the further south you go.  Florida offers you endless beach destinations on the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico side of the state.  Orlando is mid state and offers one of the premier destinations for Florida…..Disney World!  Visit the Everglades with its endless wetlands, where alligators and manatee thrive, along with countless other animals and water foul.  Go further south to Miami, where the “in-crowd” hangs out and night life is hot.  And then hit the Florida Keys, the southern most point in the United States; the home of Ernest Hemingway, and where the lifestyle is gentler and more laid back. 

As you can see, the U. S. does have some of the greatest vacation destinations in the world.  And we just scratched the surface!!