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The weather in the US varies wildly from one place to another. Hawaii and parts of Florida are downright tropical while parts of Alaska are frozen tundra for most of the year. In the continental US, the Northeast and the Midwest have severe seasons where it's blistering hot in the summer and frozen in the winter. In the southwest part of the country, it's warm in the middle of winter and hot in the summer. The Northwest is beautiful in the summer, but miserably gloomy the rest of the year. The Southeast is hot and sticky in the heart of the summer and mild the rest of the year. Hawaii and southern California have the only really dependable year-round warm climates. The best bet for a traveler is to travel in the north during the summer and move south towards fall and winter.

The US is a huge country and quite diverse in its landscape. The Northwest has oodles of outdoor activities and is home to the beautiful San Juan Islands. San Francisco is a beautifully scenic and metropolitan city. Southern California has many seaside and beach towns. Hollywood is the movie capital of the world. Las Vegas, in the middle of nowhere, is an awe inspiring spectacle of American excess and greed. Hawaii is a renowned tropical paradise with tons to keep a traveler busy. Alaska is a rich wildlife treasure. The Southwest has many unique natural wonders including the Grand Canyon, Zion national park, Carlsbad Caverns, vast deserts, and the unique cactus countryside of Arizona. The Midwest is home to five huge great lakes. Texas is home to the American cowboy lifestyle. New Orleans is the heartbeat of American jazz and the venue for the America's Mardi Gras. New York is a world class metropolitan city. This is only the short list and there are many, many more treasures in the US that are all worth experiencing first hand.

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