All the Places We Want to Travel This Month

• [The Best Places to Visit in January](#toc_item_0) • [Let's Go](#toc_item_1) • [Why America’s Least-Visited States Deserve a Spot on Your Bucket List](#toc_item_2) • [Take Me There!](#toc_item_3) • [These National Monuments Provide Places for Reflection, Solace, and Hope](#toc_item_4) • [Time for Reflection](#toc_item_5) • [This Underrated Coast Is a Parade of Hissing Gators and White-Sand Beaches](#toc_item_6) • [Beach Day](#toc_item_7) • [Here Are All the Stargazing Events You Won't Want to Miss This Month](#toc_item_8) • [Let's Star Gaze](#toc_item_9) *Header 728x90 [( travel [] [The Best Places to Visit in January]( The Year-That-Shall-Not-Be-Named is finally behind us. And even though you’re not globetrotting like a newly invigorated James Bond quite yet, you can still treat yourself to a little R&R this January—which, in pandemic times, could mean venturing into the woods to soak in healing waters, or cozying up under the stars in a surreal Southwest desert. Maybe hit the slopes for an exhilarating breath of mountain air in one of America’s premier ski towns, or abscond to a secluded island hideaway on a working visa. Jamaica—where 007 spent his off time, and presumably his quarantine—has a great one, it turns out. [] [Let's Go]( [( *Sponsored Ads List [( travel [] [Why America’s Least-Visited States Deserve a Spot on Your Bucket List]( Even the most well-traveled American has inevitable gaps on their “where I’ve been” map. It's a big country out there, and clocking all 50 states is a fairly universal bucket list accomplishment. Still, some of the less "glamorous” states are inevitably passed over—which is a shame. Now more than ever, we’re daydreaming about hitting the interstate in search of wide-open spaces, desert expanses, serene beaches, stunning mountain vistas, and near-empty trails. [] [Take Me There!]( [( [( travel [] [These National Monuments Provide Places for Reflection, Solace, and Hope]( "National monument" is a pretty confusing designation. Whereas very likely know what you're getting into with a national memorial or a national battlefield, the monuments are seldom the statues or shrines their titles evoke: Most, in fact, are sprawling natural wonders that give the national parks a run for their money. [] [Time for Reflection]( [( [w( travel [] [This Underrated Coast Is a Parade of Hissing Gators and White-Sand Beaches]( Americans sometimes forget we have a third coastline. Sure, we’re aware the Gulf of Mexico has beaches, but we tend to lump those in with Florida, which then gets lumped in with the east coast, which means the whole rest of the coast from Alabama to Texas gets criminally overlooked. The Gulf Coast is a lot more than the “redneck Riviera” it’s long since outgrown, a land of magical swamps, remote white-sand beaches, artists, musicians, and colorful characters. And it is the best coastal road trip few in America have taken. [] [Beach Day]( [( *720x300 Ad Banner [( backyard observatory [] [Here Are All the Stargazing Events You Won't Want to Miss This Month]( It's a new year, and it's worth taking your newfound love of stargazing, birthed by social distancing, into the new year. (Or, you know, if you've got a lifelong love of the stars, you'll probably need no encouragement to get out and look up.) After a thrilling December, January arrives with a little less excitement as far as major stargazing events are concerned. There's no great conjunction, solar eclipse, or parade of visible conjunctions. Nonetheless, there are still beautiful sights, and if you escape the light pollution of the city, there's always a ton to see in the night sky no matter what night you're heading out. [] [Let's Star Gaze]( [( *Footer 728x90 Thrillist Editorial - Favorable reviews cannot be bought. Read our [Terms & Conditions](, [Privacy Policy]( Delivered by Thrillist.com, 568 Broadway, Suite 507, New York, NY 10012 [212.966.2263]( Sent to {EMAIL}. Add themove@newsletter.thrillist.com to your safe-sender list so our emails get to your inbox. [View On The Web]( [Content Settings]( [Unsubscribe](