Immersive Van Gogh experiences, comparable to “Past Van Gogh: The Immersive Expertise,” opened in cities throughout the U.S. final yr. (Dai Sugano/Bay Space Information Group)
USA Right this moment’s travel-centric 10Best function lately tackled the subject of superior new sights, gathering nominations from its panel of consultants after which placing the record to a reader vote. When the confetti had cleared, that they had 10 high picks for vacationer sights that opened within the final yr, an array that features every thing from an 88,000-square-foot skate park in Iowa to a theatrical flying trip expertise within the Smoky Mountains.
There are three historic museums on the record, together with the Roots 101 African American Museum in Louisville, Kentucky, and Greenwood Rising in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The latter explores America’s “Black Wall Road,” the historic freedom colony destroyed within the Tulsa Race Bloodbath of 1921. And the Museum of the Jewish Southern Expertise in New Orleans — No. 5 on the record — delves into the distinctive historical past of these communities within the South.
Bay Space audiences will spot a couple of acquainted sights on the record, together with an immersive Van Gogh expertise much like the 2 that landed in San Francisco and San Jose final yr, in addition to The Mates Expertise. Designed for followers of Rachel, Ross, Joey and Monica, a pop-up model popped up — as pop-ups are wont to do — in San Francisco final yr. The complete model is headed our means in 2022. (And sure, that's the Raiders’ new stadium sitting there at No. 3. Ouch.)
Right here’s the highest 10. Discover extra particulars at www.10best.com/awards/journey/.
10 greatest new sights within the U.S.
1 SkyFly: Soar America, Pigeon Forge, TN
2 Van Gogh Exhibition: The Immersive Expertise, a number of cities
3 Allegiant Stadium Excursions, Paradise, NV
4 The Mates Expertise, a number of cities
5 Museum of the Southern Jewish Expertise, New Orleans, LA
6 Lauridsen Skatepark, Des Moines, IA
7 Greenwood Rising, Tulsa, OK
8 The Cloud Ladder at Kent Mountain Journey Heart, Estes Park, CO
9 Water Works Park and Pavilion, Minneapolis, MN
10 Roots 101 African-American Museum, Louisville, KY