Looking for the breathtaking place
 

Mom is turning 65 in June.
Want to take her on vacation, no cruises.
Where would you go where is the beach and casinos (optional) and it is not LV nor AC.
Or it can be simply some gorgeous place we had never thought about.
She is able to walk a lot, very huge nature lover and animal adorer.
Thanks
P.S. Considered she has a defibrilator I wouldn't want her to be in a veru hot climate.

a breathtaking place?

Try putting a plastic bag over your head.

Within the US?

(Yes, I know this is the US Forum, but wondered how far you might consider taking her.)

My top breathtaking places in the US are the Grand Canyon and Big Sur/Carmel/Monterey, that whole stretch of coastline. Santa Fe runs third for me, and high on my list of places to go is the Four Corners area. You can tell I love the desert!

Or how about Hawaii? Also gorgeous.

New York and DC are breathtaking in their own way, but as a nature lover, I bet your mom would not enjoy them as much, and has also probably already seen them.

vjp,
how did plastic bag worked for your mom?

Everyone else, I am want to go somewhere in US.
I will look at Santa Fe. Anywhere else? Thanks

I was just kidding around.

I think Sedona is really pretty if you haven't been there. You could take about a 2 hour drive to the Grand Canyon from there. No beach or casinos though

How long of a trip are you planning? I ask because although I agree that the red rocks of Sedona are spectacular, even breathtaking, unless you want to do a LOT of hiking, for me, it's a 2-day visit at most (actually, 1 was fine).

The Oregon and central California coasts are breathtaking. If the trip is long enough, you could combine the Monterey-Carmel-Big Sur part with a few days in San Francisco.

San Juan Puerto Rico...beaches and casinos!

I am planning a week or so. Thanks and keep them coming!:-)

Where do I fly if i go to Monterey-Carmel-Big Sur?
It seems so pretty. What can we do in there?
Thanks

You would fly into San Francisco or Oakland or San Jose and drive 1-2 hours to get to the Monterey Bay area. You can fly into Monterey, too, but it's always a connecting hop from SFO, plus you'll need a car anyway, so SFO or San Jose make more sense and are always cheaper, too.

You can eat seafood, walk on the beach, shop the quaint shops and art galleries in Carmel, drive Route 1 along the Pacific Coast, visit Point Lobos to see otters and sea lions, take a whale-watching trip (depending on the time of year), go to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, visit Pebble Beach golf course, visit an old California mission or two... it really is very pretty there.

I'd go to Grand Canyon for most breathtaking with no ocean and either Big Sur or Acadia National park for breathtaking with ocean.

South lake Tahoe. Or North in June. Casinos, beaches. You can fly into Reno, go to N Tahoe, San Francisco and fly home.

There is no casino, but the view is breathaking and the hotel unforgettable. Chateau Louise at Lake Louise, British Columbia, Canada. We had a package (not a tour) from Liberty Travel, flight, rental care and three nights about 2 years ago a really good deal. We flew to Calgary, and stayed a night and enjoyed the town as well.