
Each entry on the list includes the name of the destination, a nice accompanying photo, and a couple of paragraphs to explain why that place deserves to be in the top 10. The destinations that made the cut offer a pretty nice cross-section of places to go and things to see, ranging from coast-to-coast, with some good stops in-between.
As usual, I'll leave it up to you to find out which destinations made their way onto Lonely Planet's countdown. But, I can say that Super Bowl-host city Minneapolis is there, as is the Midcoast of Maine. Also, Chattanooga, Tennessee – which is just down the road from where I live – also earns a much-deserved mention as well.
To find out which other places joined these three destinations, you'll just have the read the rest of the list for yourself.