Lesser-Known Places to Go in the United States

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Afar reveals our list of the best outdoor spaces to visit in the United States, along with why you’ll want to add them to your travel plans. Get to know some of the places on the list in this video, then head over to afar.com to learn more.  ---- CONNECT WITH AFAR Afar.com is a digital and print magazine that publishes travel tips, guides, news, and stories: https://www.afar.com  Get updates on the latest articles, travel news, and more from AFAR by signing up for the AFAR newsletter: https://afar.com/newsletters  Follow AFAR on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AfarMedia Follow AFAR on Twitter: https://twitter.com/afarmedia Follow AFAR on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/afarmedia Follow AFAR on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/afarmedia  ---- CREDITS  Claudia Cardia - Video Editor Jessie Beck - AFAR Producer Elizabeth See - Designer Sarika Bansal - Editorial Director Michelle Heimerman - Photo Editor Chloe Arrojado  MUSIC “Lucky” Mountain Boy/ Musicbed   FOOTAGE / PHOTOGRAPHY iStock Storyblocks

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00:00Hey there, it's Chloe from afar. After living out of my car in 2021 solely for the purpose of

00:06exploring the United States, I was shocked by how diverse the country is. Traveling from North

00:11Carolina to Seattle, down to San Diego, and back to North Carolina, I realized that the country

00:16has it all. Deserts, mountains, fields that seem to go on forever, there are just so many places

00:21to visit. A lot of them are justifiably popular, but if you want to see America's great outdoors

00:27with fewer crowds, try these spots.

00:36In the southwest corner of Texas, Big Bend National Park is far from the big cities of Dallas,

00:40Houston, and Austin, but its appeal isn't how remote it is. On the Rio Grande boundary

00:44between Texas and Mexico, Big Bend is a stargazing haven as an international dark sky park. The

00:50park has three distinct landscapes, centered around the Chisos Mountains, the Chihuahuan

00:54Desert, and the Rio Grande.

00:57Alabama may be the most underrated beach destination in the US. As part of the Gulf Coast has more

01:02than 30 miles of beach to enjoy, and islands off the coast give even more opportunities

01:06for outdoor adventuring. For crowdless beaches, head to places like Gulf State Park. Don't

01:10confuse it with Gulf Shores, and Dauphin Island, which is off the Gulf Coast.

01:15Voyager's National Park, along the Canadian border in Minnesota, is amazing for seeing the

01:19night sky. It's one of the places to see the Northern Lights in the lower 48. It's

01:23also a place you'd explore by canoe, because the park is laced with waterways and lakes.

01:27There's evidence that humans have been using its waterways for fishing and transportation

01:31for more than 10,000 years.

01:33With so few people and so much land, South Dakota is full of peaceful outdoor adventure.

01:38Mount Nashville National Memorial and the Black Hills National Forest is just the start.

01:42There's also the incredible rock formations of Badlands National Park, and the state's

01:46Native American Scenic Byway, a 350-mile series of highways and roads that follow the Missouri

01:51River through the lands of Native American tribes.

01:55We all know about Utah's 95 National Parks, which are some of the most loved in the country.

01:59But the state's red rock formations can be appreciated in less crowded, but just as beautiful places

02:04throughout the state. Goblin Valley State Park, Comb Ridge, and the Natural Bridges National

02:08Monument are a few places that have the Mars-like landscapes similar to those of Zion or Canyonlands

02:14National Park.

02:16More than 99% of Florida's Dry Tortugas National Park consists of water. This national park is

02:21about 70 miles west of Key West in the Gulf of Mexico, and is a marine sanctuary for species

02:26including angelfish and barracuda. Don't forget to check out Fort Jefferson, which is

02:29the former US military coastal fort that spread across the second largest island in Dry Tortugas.

02:36I feel very passionately about heading outside and really seeing the United States, especially

02:41places that aren't super well known. The country's beautiful diversity simply cannot

02:45be matched.

02:46Is there a place in the United States you really love and you think more people should know

02:49about? Comment down below. Remember to hit that like button and subscribe for more recommendations

02:54of the world's best places to visit.

02:56Thanks for watching and happy travels.

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