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Four Best Places to Travel for the Summer of 2019
If you're still deciding where
to take your summer vacation, 2019 brings major anniversaries, new flight
routes, buzzy museum openings and more. In no particular order, check out our
picks for where to travel this summer:
Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
The Salar de Uyuni, or Uyuni Salt Flat, is a
vast expanse near the Bolivian Andes that resembles ice. The surreal landscape
is actually leftover salt from ancient lakes. A large lounge dome offers a
public space with tables, floor cushions and hanging lanterns. Food is provided
by Gustu in La Paz, considered one of Latin America's top restaurants. Beyond
simply enjoying the food and scenery, guests can hike to the crater of Tunupa
Volcano, mountain bike across the Salar or visit the village of Jirira. Come
nightfall, onsite telescopes take full advantage of the starflooded sky.
Las Vegas
There's the Park Theater, where
up to 5,200 people can enjoy Alist artist residencies: Lady Gaga is currently in
residence until November, with Janet Jackson and Cher starting this summer. For
good measure, Bruno Mars will also be performing some dates in September.
Daniel Humm and Will Guidara, perhaps best known for NYC's Eleven Madison Park
restaurant, are behind the NoMad Restaurant and NoMad Bar. And foodies will no
doubt want to experience Roy Choi's Best Friend, the first brickandmortar restaurant following his hugely
successful Korean BBQ truck.
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia often gets
overlooked for popular provinces like British Columbia and Quebec, but its
quiet charms are worth exploring. Cape Breton Island takes a bit of work to
reach, but it's here that you'll find challenging hiking trails, a scenic
driving route minus the traffic and realdeal Celtic culture. The Halifax
Jazz Festival, held in the province's capital, is considered Nova Scotia's
largest music festival, and goes down from July 914 on
the waterfront.
Grand Canyon
It's the Grand Canyon's 100th
anniversary as a national park, and there are multiple ways to celebrate this
notable occasion. From June 2229, stargazers can join amateur astronomers for free at
the park's North and South Rims for the Star Party. Telescopes will be on hand
to find planets (Jupiter and Saturn among them), star clusters and nebulae.
There will also be slide show programs with a different focus each night, from
protecting dark skies to learning how planets form. Constellation talks and
night sky photography workshops are among the free offerings, just allow
yourself enough time since you won't be the only one with this idea.