The 50 Best Places to Visit in the U.S.A.

Idaho: Ski the slopes of Sun Valley.
The country's first winter destination resort (developed in the late 1930s by W. Averell Harriman, a prominent businessman, politician, diplomat, and socialite) was also the first in the world to install chairlifts. Today, it's home to North America's largest super pipe, Adventure Trails for kids, and almost 25 miles of Nordic skiing, not to mention après-ski activities such as ice skating and trampoline jumping. The smaller, treeless slopes of Dollar Mountain—separate from neighboring behemoth Bald Mountain—make it easy to keep track of kids