Lifestyle | top travel destinations 15 Must-See American Sights Forget Paris—these great vacation sites can be found in your own backyard By Sophie Goldstein Posted Nov 11, 2007 8:23 AM CST Copied Great views of the Pacific can be had from 17 Mile Drive along the coast of the Monterey Peninsula in California. (KRT Photos) See 1 more photo Patricia Schultz, author of 1,000 Places to See in the USA and Canada Before You Die, turns Forbes readers onto her top 15: The Pacific Coast Highway Monument Valley, Utah and Ariz. Texas Hill Country Charleston, SC The Biltmore Estate, Asheville, NC The San Juan Islands, Wash. The Windjammers, Maine Sun Valley, Idaho New River Gorge for white-water rafting, WV Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland, Ore. Shaker Village Of Pleasant Hill, Harrodsburg, Ky. Grafton, Vt. Sedona, Ariz. Zion National Park, Utah New Orleans Jazz Festival Read These Next "Admiral Piett" of the Star Wars universe died from COVID. Trump voter who supported mass deportations could be deported herself. Shooter opens fire on Texas Border Patrol Rescuer in floods gets a poignant question. See 1 more photo Report an error