When I polled our team, all kinds of destinations came up.

Overdeep adds that shed like to make her trip a triple threat with additional visits toGatlinburgandDollywood.

New Orleans, Louisiana

Most people who visit New Orleans immediately fall in love.

Beaufort, South Carolina

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BelovedTodayshowhost Hoda Kotb had this to say abouther adoptive hometown: New Orleans has a heartbeat.

When the city celebrates, we celebrate.

When the city hurts, we hurt.

The Greenbrier

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New Orleans has a soul.

Associate homes editor Cameron Beall is determined to experience that soul in the new year.

From photos alone, it looks perfectly dreamy and quaint, Sadik says.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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I want to bike all over and enjoy a sunset over a marshy inlet.

Deputy editor Lisa Cericola is banking on finally making a visit to ATX this year.

Thehotel sceneis really exciting there, and there’s so much to eat and see, she says.

French Quarter New Orleans Hotels: Bienville House

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Assistant digital food editor is vowing that 2025 will be the year she finally visits the Holy City.

I want to go back and explore more of the cityespecially the food scene, she says.

I’ve been dying to tryElvie’sand the newly reopened iconicMayflower Cafe.

Beaufort, South Carolina

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She left in awe of the up-and-coming citys masterful melding of nature and art.

She hopes to return in 2025 for a museum-filled trip.

This year, Im hoping to cross a couple Southern ones off the list.

Lady Bird Lake Austin, Texas

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Dry Tortugas is actually 99% water, with sandy slips of islands punctuating the otherwise turquoise blue expanse.

As such, the thing to do there is snorkel.

Charleston, South Carolina

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Fairview Inn garden

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Bentonville, Arkansas

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Wetlands in Everglades National Park, Florida

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USA, Florida, Florida Keys, Dry Tortugas National Park, White sand beach and turquoise waters before Fort Jefferson

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