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Places to See this Summer

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Miami chapter.

The best part of the year has finally arrived, the glorious summer vacation; no longer burdened with test and assignments we are free to spend our time at will. Before taking on an exciting internship or summer job take some time to indulge and venture somewhere new.

U.S

2016 marks the 100th anniversary for our National Parks, check out all the amazing nature we have right here in America.  Some suggestions are:

Glacier National Park:
Location: Montana
Highlight: Iceberg Lake Trail and Virginia Falls

Yellowstone:
Location: Wyoming
Highlight: Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and Upper Geyser Basin

Acadia National Park:
Location: Maine
Highlight: diverse landscapes from beaches to hardwood forests

Kenai Fjords National Park:
Location: Alaska
Highlight: icebergs, clear blue water, kayaking and hiking

Hawaii

Maui:

Highlights: Beautiful beaches, National Parks

Honolulu:

Highlights: Pearl Harbor

 

Martha’s vineyard:
Location: South of Cape Cod
Highlights: Edgartown lighthouse, Aquinnah cliffs

Montauk:
Location: Long Island New York
Highlights: Montauk Point Lighthouse, Ditch Plains

Arizona:

Sedona:

Highlights: Red Rock State Park, Chapel of the Holy Cross

Phoenix:

Highlights: Hike Camelback Mountain, Phoenix Zoo

Grand Canyon:

Highlights: Havasu Falls, Grand Canyon Village

 

California:

San Francisco:

Highlights: Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz

San Diego:

Highlights: Torrey Pines State Reserve, Coronado Beach

 

Georgia:

Savannah:

Highlights: Forsyth park, River Street

Tybee Island:

Highlights: Tybee Island Light Station

 

New York City:
Location: New York
Highlights: Highline, Central Park

 

Europe:

Iceland:

Reykjavik:

Highlights: Blue Lagoon, Golden Circle

Sweden:

Stockholm:

Highlights: Gamla Stan, Vasa Museum

Norway:

 Oslo:

Highlights: Vigeland Park, Akershus fortress

Bergen:

Highlights: Bryggen, Mount Floyen

Spain:

Barcelona:

Highlights: Parc GĂĽell, La Sagrada Familia

Valencia:

Highlights: Central Market, City of the Arts and Sciences

France:

Paris:

Highlights: Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame Cathedral

Nice:

Highlights: Promenade des Anglais, Castle Hill

Greece:

Athens:  

Highlights: Parthenon and Acropolis

Santorini-:

Highlights: Kamari beach and Ancient Thira

Malta:

 Valetta:

Highlight: Blue Grotto

Turkey:

Ephesus:

Highlights: Temple of Hadrian, Temple of Artemis (One of the 7 Ancient Wonders of the World)

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Highlights: Hagia Sophia , Blue Mosque, Grand Bazaar

Italy:

Florence:

Highlights: Duomo, Piazza della Signoria ,

Rome

Highlights: Trevi Fountain, Colosseum

Theresa spends her time working on her six pack, watching How to Get Away with Murder and scrolling through Instagram.