Flipboard 2025 Destinations

Most of America looks ordinary from the surface. But dig beneath a highway, drain a lake or crawl deep enough into the wrong cave, and that changes fast. Every state is hiding at least one archaeological discovery that should not be there, or should not have survived...but it is, and it did. And it's amazing.

Canadians are famously proud of their country—and quick to point out where it outperforms the United States. But polling and cross-border comparisons suggest something more complicated is happening beneath the surface. On certain issues, many Canadians will admit the U.S. has real advantages. Not always comfortably. And rarely without caveats.

Most ancient cities survive as ruins. These places took a different path. Here, travelers can still walk through communities where everyday life exists directly beside the remains of the ancient world.

Canadian travelers are rethinking these 25 popular U.S. destinations as rising hotel, dining and vacation costs make old favorites much pricier.

Americans visiting Canadian cottage country discover strange traditions, stunning lakes and a completely different way to spend a summer weekend.

Starting Domino’s Pizza would be a pretty decent lifetime accomplishment for most people. Tom Monaghan apparently wasn't done. After turning one Michigan pizza shop into an empire, he eventually headed to Florida and helped start something considerably larger: a brand-new town. And yes, people actually live there.

Fast-food chains that were everywhere in the 1970s—then disappeared. How many of these forgotten restaurants do you remember?

Discover which famous tourist traps across the United States travelers say are actually worth visiting, from Niagara Falls and Times Square to Route 66 classics and landmarks.

Discover what Canadians notice first in American beach towns, from boardwalk culture and beach rules to parking, dogs, alcohol restrictions, warning flags, fishing piers, and surprising local traditions across America.

There are places you grow up assuming you simply have to see. Then you finally arrive and discover a crowd, a souvenir shop, a long line, and something that looked considerably more impressive on television. Some of North America's biggest attractions have earned surprisingly brutal reviews from travelers who found them overpriced, overcrowded, or simply underwhelming. That doesn't mean you should never go, but plenty of visitors leave thinking, “Well, I never need to do that again.”