There’s more to the largest and least densely populated state than political hacks, hirsute men, and AARP cruise ships. Alaska’s vast, rugged wilderness can be explored in action-packed bits, starting with Inside Passage islands and channels in the southeast.

Check out our Alaska guide.

Drink in the city known as Beervana: It’s got the suds, of course, but it’s also got world-class restaurants and an obsession with bikes.

Check out our guide to Portland here. 

Sometimes you just need a little space. Montana has just that: thousands and thousands of glorious acres of it.

Start your Lewis and Clark expedition with the help of our Bozeman guide. 

With its evergreen forests, unstuffy restos, and colorful shops, capital city Victoria is the shining jewel in British Columbia’s crown.

Trek across the border with our guide to Victoria, British Columbia.

They call it the Palm Springs of Washington. You call it guaranteed sunshine; a mecca for wine and Mexican food; and the mellowest place on the planet.

You’re guaranteed a good time with our Yakima Valley guide. 

If you’re looking for beautiful sights around every corner, there’s no better destination than the truly abundant Whidbey Island.

No man is an island on Whidbey Island.

Sip your way to scenic spots and family-owned wineries in the vineyards of Willamette Valley.

Explore the wine country with our Willamette Valley guide.

Phenomenally beautiful and metropolitan, Vancouver is where nature and city meet. Prepare to fall in love with crashing waves, snowcapped peaks, and more restaurants than you can shake a piece of driftwood at.

Navigate the city with our Vancouver guide.

Between work drama and holiday stress, the only thing you want to occupy is a vacation. Steal away for the weekend to one of these wintry locales.

Now pack your bags and get outta town with our guide here.

A doable drive (two hours from Fresno Airport; five hours from L.A.), Yosemite National Park offers supersize splendor with a heaping helping of majesty.

Get outdoorsy.

Book it like a Christopher Pike novel to Mount Shasta, where spooky mysteries and unexplained curiosities have long been a magnet for mystics, sages, and gurus. But there’s a lot more to the magic mountain than sci-fi channel fodder.

Take a Shasta-farian adventure.