Lifestyle | top travel destinations 15 Must-See American Sights Forget Paris—these great vacation sites can be found in your own backyard By Sophie Goldstein Posted Nov 11, 2007 8:23 AM CST Copied Great views of the Pacific can be had from 17 Mile Drive along the coast of the Monterey Peninsula in California. (KRT Photos) See 1 more photo Patricia Schultz, author of 1,000 Places to See in the USA and Canada Before You Die, turns Forbes readers onto her top 15: The Pacific Coast Highway Monument Valley, Utah and Ariz. Texas Hill Country Charleston, SC The Biltmore Estate, Asheville, NC The San Juan Islands, Wash. The Windjammers, Maine Sun Valley, Idaho New River Gorge for white-water rafting, WV Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland, Ore. Shaker Village Of Pleasant Hill, Harrodsburg, Ky. Grafton, Vt. Sedona, Ariz. Zion National Park, Utah New Orleans Jazz Festival Read These Next Melinda French Gates reacts to her ex showing up in new Epstein files. Sarah Ferguson said she cut off Epstein. Not quite, emails show. Turning Point reveals lineup for its alternative halftime show. Trump signs bill to end the latest government shutdown. See 1 more photo Report an error