I'm so excited to talk about this because I think you'll be really surprised.
What up, everybody? Welcome to "Be My Travel Muse."
I'm Kristin, and today we are talking about the
best places to travel if you're alone in the USA particularly for solo female travelers, because
I am a solo female traveler and I'm speaking from my own experience for the most part.
I'm so excited to talk about this because I think you'll be really surprised. We have some tropical
places. We have some snowy, winter wonderlands. We have Vegas as well. So these places might not
initially seem like a great place to travel solo, but believe you me they are and they
are amazing for a lot of different reasons. So without further ado, these are the top 10
best places to travel alone in the U.S. starting with number one,
the Alabama Hills in California.
And you might be wondering what the hell they even are;
they're in a remote part of California of the 395 if you're making your way,
say, from LA to Death Valley or you're making your way up to Mammoth.
And it's just this little pull-off that you could very easily miss, but it is this rocky,
really cool sort of wonderland. It's the gateway to the Mt. Whitney wilderness as well,
and there's a really cool arch there where you can see Mt. Whitney through
an arch at sunset. It's pretty stunning.
This one behind me is the Mobius Arch, and it's the most famous, but
I'm the only person here, so that's pretty cool.
So the great thing that I love about the Alabama Hills
is this is a nice distant vacation.
You have plenty of space out there. It's Bureau of Land Management lands; that means you can camp anywhere you want
provided that you leave no trace, and
it's just so beautiful out there at night. You see amazing stars. You might meet some other really cool campers if you want to.
If you don't, the wonderful thing about the Alabama Hills is it's remote and
it can be very secluded.
Next is Page, Arizona.
So there's a few really cool things that you can see out of Page.
First, there is the very famous horseshoe bend that I'm sure you've seen before
as well as the Antelope Canyon, which are at the time of this recording closed but this video can
be relevant to any time. So perhaps after COVID, when you get a chance, check out Antelope Canyon.
It is beautiful with these rays of light coming through at any time of day, but they do have
peak photography hours that you can go through and take some awesome pics if you want to.
I actually had a really easy time meeting people there even though I was by myself.
So you often will meet other campers, other hikers who are also alone and they want to
see these beautiful places, too. So I find this is a great opportunity to share it.
Number three, the Bay Area in San Francisco. As a Los Angeles girl, I naturally have a
little bit of a rivalry with San Francisco, but I'm recommending it here because all my
friends freaking love it. Especially my European friends, they're like, "Oh, this is so European,"
but for real the nice thing about the Bay Area is that you can be, like, anyone there. You can find
anything there. You can just be accepted for who you are, at least that's the impression
that I get from my friends who live there, and these are the reasons why they love it.
I like to go because it's really interesting in terms of just the architecture. The food
is amazing. Be sure to hit up Chinatown, and I just love the view of the Golden Gate Bridge
from Baker Beach. You can't beat it.
Number four is Moab, Utah.
Another place where it's really easy to meet people. I've met people at the Dead Horse Point overlook.
You just make friends so easily if you're willing to be outgoing and chatty in places like this.
Again, a lot of solo travelers really like to visit this part of Utah because you've got
Arches National Park, you have the Mesa Overlook, you have Dead Horse Point, and so much more.
So this is just a really beautiful part of Utah to visit, and it does attract the adventurous
solo traveler out there, and I love meeting these kinds of people when I'm on the road.
It also gives you some really nice solitude if that's what you're after as well.
Number five, Las Vegas, Nevada. You might not think that Las Vegas is the type of place that you
would really want to go alone, but just imagine how many interesting people are also going to Las
Vegas. So you do get a lot of solo travelers who you can meet and also have a good time with.
Obviously when in Vegas, it's important to keep your head on straight, so do have that
in mind. It goes without saying especially for solo travelers from a safety perspective,
but you can have a really good time in Vegas just meeting people, going to shows, eating really good
food, take yourself out on a date, have a good time. You can head out to the nature, check out
Seven Magic Mountains, see Valley of Fire. Vegas has a lot more to see than meets the eye.
Number six is the big island of Hawaii. This place is very near and dear to my heart. I've actually
been to all of the visitable Hawaiian islands, but I love the big island because you've got
almost every microclimate of the world on this one island. Like, seriously, you have deserts, rain
forests, you have snow on the tallest peak. And if you love just outdoorsy, rugged adventures,
it's amazing, but I find Hawaii as a solo traveler can also be quite a friendly place.
It's easy to meet people. You can take surf lessons and meet people that way.
Hiking in the national parks, it's easier to strike up conversations with people. There's
a lot of super cool Airbnbs there that look like treehouses and stuff like that. So I really think
that no matter what you're looking for, you can find it on the big island, but in general,
I think Hawaii can be an amazing destination when you're by yourself because you'd be surprised at
how many other people are solo there, too, and very excited to hang out and meet each other.
Number seven is New Orleans, Louisiana. So New Orleans is often thought of as a place where what
you do is party, but when I went there, I actually didn't drink alcohol. I didn't even eat meat,
and I had an amazing, vegan, sober experience by myself in NOLA. I found that people were really
friendly. I had a super good time just taking selfies around the French Quarter and some girl
rode by on a bike and, like, cheered me on. So that will color one's experience, but there's also
really fun, vintage shopping there. If you're into like spooky stuff, you can do tours
of the haunted parts of New Orleans, but I just found that it had everything that I really wanted.
Delicious food. You can walk around and have a good time by yourself. People are very friendly,
and they really like to help you experience New Orleans so they give really good advice.
And it's super artistic. There's just something to see everywhere, and to me it was a really
unique experience to do it alone.
Number eight is Seattle, Washington.
Seattle obviously is the gateway to so many amazing, beautiful national parks in Washington
and personally, I love going on solo outdoor adventures. You've got Mount Rainier National
Park, you've got Olympic, and then you've got the Cascades. And it's just so much beautiful hiking
and outdoorsiness to experience, but it's not so remote that you're like ever totally
alone. This is a trip I would definitely enjoy by myself. Seattle is a super vibrant city as well,
so it's great to fly into and fly out of. Another great foodie spot and just overall an approachable
city with lots of friendly people and lots of really good outdoorsy options.
Next is Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Cape Cod is known as the Tale of Massachusetts and a
family-friendly beach destination in New England but it's also great for solo female travelers.
It's safe. It's super easy to get around, and it's downright beautiful. It's just an
hours drive from Boston or Providence, and I do recommend that you have a car to freely explore,
but you'll find beautiful Sand Dunes, beautiful beaches, and amazing sunsets out there.
And then finally New York City is number 10.
Obviously, the biggest city in the U.S. offers so many boroughs to explore and so
many different opportunities.
The couch surfing there can be amazing. Just have your bullshit meter on high alert as you're reading,
and make sure you're comfortable with the couch surfing situation.
But even then Airbnb experiences can be really amazing.
There's a company called Eatwith where you can eat with local people and they cook food for you. Obviously,
this isn't like a COVID-friendly recommendation, but
again you can plan this trip for the future. We need to dream for the future right now, don't we?
So this recommendation is one that I think will be amazing in a couple years' time,
maybe one year's time, maybe it's amazing right now but either way,
New York has so much to offer. There's always something you can find to do there.
There's so many different neighborhoods that you can explore, and it's really easy to get around on public transportation.
So those are my top 10 recommendations for the best places to solo travel in the U.S. I hope that
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