Planning A Trip This Summer? Check These Top Destinations

SEATTLE — Want to get away this summer? U.S. News & World Report has ranked the best places to go on vacation in the United States, and even Seattle made the list.

The annual list from the publication ranks vacations in a number of categories including the best places to visit in the U.S., best cheap vacations in the U.S., best U.S. national parks, best small towns to visit in the U.S. and best historical cities to visit in the U.S. Top vacation destinations around the world are also ranked by U.S. News.

Seattle was included among the best places to visit in the U.S., coming in at 22nd, according to U.S. News, and Olympic National Park was ranked among the best national parks in the world.

Among the top places to visit in the U.S., four of the top five spots were taken by national parks.

"This year we saw an unmistakable travel trend: More people are interested in spending their hard-earned vacation days outdoors," Christine Smith, travel editor at U.S. News, said in a press release. "Although travel trends and the appeal of various vacation destinations are always changing, the U.S. News Best Vacations lists feature a mix of destinations so travelers can find the right vacation for them, regardless of interests and budget."

You can view the full U.S. News rankings of best vacations here, or see below:

Best Regional Vacations Results 2019-20

World's Best Places to Visit

1. Paris, France
2. South Island, New Zealand
3. Rome, Italy
4. Tahiti
5. London
6. Maui
7. Bora Bora
8. Phuket
9. Grand Canyon
10. Yosemite
11. Barcelona, Spain
12. New York City
13. Dubai
14. Machu Picchu
15. Sydney, Australia
16. Maldives
17. Amsterdam
18. San Francisco
19. Florence, Italy
20. Yellowstone
21. Banff, Alberta, Canada
22. Argentine Patagonia
23. British Virgin Islands
24. Santorini
25. St. Lucia
26. Prague
27. Rio de Janeiro
28. Great Barrier Reef
29. Costa Rica
30. Amalfi Coast

Best Places to Visit in the U.S.A.

1. Grand Canyon
2. Yosemite
3. Yellowstone
4. Maui
5. Glacier National Park
6. New York City
7. San Francisco
8. Washington, D.C.
9. Honolulu – Oahu
10. Telluride, Colorado
11. Jackson Hole, Wyoming
12. Lake Tahoe
13. Juneau
14. Grand Teton National Park
15. Zion National Park
16. Kauai
17. San Diego
18. Aspen
19. New Orleans
20. Boston
21. Chicago
22. Seattle
23. Sedona
24. Miami
25. Outer Banks
26. Las Vegas
27. Charleston
28. Key West
29. Adirondacks
30. Savannah

Best Cheap Vacations in the U.S.

1. Glacier National Park
2. Grand Canyon
3. Olympic National Park
4. Gatlinburg
5. Sequoia National Park
6. Anchorage
7. Colorado Springs
8. Portland, OR
9. San Antonio
10. Williamsburg
11. Nags Head
12. Memphis
13. Albuquerque
14. Tucson
15. Myrtle Beach
16. The Finger Lakes
17. Salt Lake City
18. St. Augustine
19. Branson
20. Gettysburg

Best National Parks in the World

1. Yellowstone
2. Yosemite
3. Glacier National Park
4. Grand Canyon
5. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa
6. Zion National Park
7. Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada
8. Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
9. Torres Del Paine National Park, Chile
10. Kruger National Park, South Africa
11. Grand Teton National Park
12. Guilin and Lijiang River National Park, southern China
13. Rocky Mountain National Park
14. Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Petermann, Australia
15. Fiordland National Park, New Zealand
16. Arches National Park
17. Sequoia National Park
18. Bryce Canyon National Park
19. Swiss National Park, Switzerland
20. Olympic National Park

Best U.S. National Parks

1. Yellowstone
2. Yosemite
3. Glacier National Park
4. Grand Canyon
5. Zion National Park
6. Grand Teton National Park
7. Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
8. Arches National ParkRocky Mountain National Park
9. Acadia National Park

Best Small Towns to Visit in the U.S.A.

1. Telluride
2. Jackson Hole
3. Lake Tahoe
4. Sedona
5. Bar Harbor, Maine
6. Gatlinburg
7. Monterey
8. Steamboat Springs, Colorado
9. Williamsburg, Virginia
10. Moab
11. Stowe, Vermont
12. Juneau
13. Laguna Beach
14. Sonoma
15. Breckenridge, Colorado
16. Sanibel Island, Florida
17. Martha's Vineyard
18. Hilton Head, South Carolina
19. St. Augustine, Florida
20. Destin, Florida
21. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
22. Ocean City, Maryland
23. Cannon Beach, Oregon
24. Charlottesville, Virginia
25. Cape May , New Jersey

Best Historical Cities to Visit in the U.S.A.

1. Washington, D.C.
2. Boston
3. Philadelphia
4. Gettysburg
5. Williamsburg
6. Charleston
7. Savannah
8. Plymouth
9. St. Augustine
10. Salem, Massachusetts

Patch National Writer Feroze Dhanoa contributed to this report