Last week we wrote about staycations, which seems to be what many are being forced to do as we continue to struggle through the coronavirus pandemic. This week we’re going to be looking forward: What is the location of your dream vacation? (That is, of course, when people are again “free to move about the country,” to steal a line from an old Southwest Airlines ad.)
Where is your dream vacation location? (Assuming money was no object.) Let us know in the Comments section toward the bottom of the page.
So where would you want to go? Obviously this is a very subjective question.
But to get a sense of what people around the country were interested in, RENTCafé.com—a nationwide apartment search website and research blog—recently analyzed travel-related Google searches for 960 destinations in the U.S. and then ranked the destinations, towns, beaches, and natural areas that saw the smallest drop in interest from people dreaming about a future escape.
Here are their results:
20 Top Destinations
- Outer Banks, North Carolina
- Yellowstone National Park
- Fairbanks, Alaska
- Aspen, Colorado
- Honolulu, Hawaii
- Glacier National Park, Montana
- Nantucket, Massachusetts
- Moab, Utah
- Kauai, Hawaii
- Cheyenne, Wyoming
- Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- Anchorage, Alaska
- Taos, New Mexico
- Rapid City, South Dakota
- Eureka Springs, Arkansas
- Bozeman, Montana
- Amarillo, Texas
- Fredericksburg, Texas
- Breckenridge, Colorado
- Ruidoso, New Mexico
10 Top Beach Destinations
- Outer Banks, North Carolina
- Honolulu, Hawaii
- Nantucket, Massachusetts
- Kauai, Hawaii
- Maui, Hawaii
- The Florida Keys
- Hilo, Hawaii
- Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts
- Oahu, Hawaii
- Seaside, Oregon
10 Top Small Town Destinations
- Fairbanks, Alaska
- Moab, Utah
- Cheyenne, Wyoming
- Taos, New Mexico
- Eureka Springs, Arkansas
- Fredericksburg, Texas
- Durango, Colorado
- St. George, Utah
- Bar Harbor, Maine
- Sedona, Arizona
10 Top Nature Travel Destinations
- Yellowstone National Park
- Aspen, Colorado
- Glacier National Park, Montana
- Bozeman, Montana
- Breckenridge, Colorado
- Ruidoso, New Mexico
- Gatlinburg, Tennessee
- Vail, Colorado
- Mackinac Island, Michigan
- Boone, North Carolina
Now if time and money were not a factor, there are plenty of other places people would love to go for their dream vacation location.
Other Dream Vacation Locations
According to usnews.com, here are some of those highly ranked locations of the world’s best places to visit.
- South Island, New Zealand
- Paris
- Bora Bora
- Glacier National Park
- London
- Maui
- Tahiti
- Tokyo
- Rome
- Phuket
- Barcelona
- Bali
- New York City
- Grand Canyon
- Dubai
- Machu Picchu
- Sydney
- Banff
- Florence
- Yosemite
- Santorini
- Yellowstone
- St. Lucia
- Great Barrier Reef
- San Francisco
- Amsterdam
- Rio de Janeiro
- Argentine Patagonia
- Costa Rica
- Niagara Falls
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Again, please tell us your dream vacation location. Is it someplace in the United States? Or is it someplace else in the world. Let us know!
I don’t know about you, but I’ll be spending time dreaming of my next vacation.
Hope you have a great weekend. Stay safe!
Best Regards,
Taylor
I’ve always wanted to visit Rome and see the Vatican. It is so historic and beautiful.
I was surprised to not find Branson, MO in your list of top 20 vacation destinations. It is a great family vacation destination. Silver Dollar City is a wonderful fun place with something for all ages. There are nearby places for nature lovers with Table Rock Lake a major boating and water sports Mecca. A wide range of housing choices is available at very reasonable prices. We rate it as one of our widely traveled families favorite places.
I was scheduled to go to Egypt in September but it was cancelled. I’m still gonna try to go next September.
We were scheduled to go to our timeshare in Grand Cayman in May, rescheduled for September and have rescheduled for the third time for next April. It’s my happy place and can’t wait to return
A top dream vacation location would be Neuschwanstein Castle. It’s a 19th-century Bavarian palace on a rugged hill near Hohenschwangau and Füssen in southwest Bavaria, Germany. I cannot think of a better location than a castle in the clouds!
My vacation would be Bahamas
WOW…That sounds heavenly!!
I would love to go to Alaska or Paris, France 🇫🇷
My dream vaca is Australia and New Zealand, but mainly I would love to be able to go to CT where some of my family live(daughter, son-in-law, & mostly my only grandson)
A far away vacation for me would be Australia. I’ve always wanted to go to the Outback.
I would also love to see Montana and Wyoming. There is so much to see in America ❤️
I’ve always wanted to go to Hawaii or Paris. I’ve lived in Philadelphia, Pa. all my life and it would be my dream come true if I could go to Hawaii one day.
WOULD LOVE to go to Maui, Hawaii, or Morocco to meet my son-in-law’s family who live there.
I too have wanted to visit the Hawaiian Island that has the black sandy beach
Hawaii and Alaska. We live in NC so we’ve been to the outerbanks a lot!
My dream vaca is Australia and New Zealand!
I’ve always wanted to go to Rome or Paris, for the cool sights to see 🙂
I wish i could go on vacation but can’t sorry