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Post Ranch Inn Big Sur California

The Post Ranch Inn, perched on the cliffs of Big Sur, boasts astonishing beauty and romance – a place that will stir your soul and awaken your senses. Stretch your muscles and your gaze, and take in yoga with the most amazing view. Understated, serene, and exclusive, Post Ranch Inn is the ultimate romantic getaway. Clinging to the cliffs of Big Sur, the inn’s architecture is in perfect harmony with the stunning location.

Keswick Hall at Monticello, Virginia

Keswick Hall is a full service resort near Charlottesville VA providing a unique country estate experience on over 600-acres. The hotel has 48 rooms including 3 suites each elegantly decorated and a full complement of in-room amenities. The award-winning Fossetts is available for fine dining wines a farm-to-table inspired menu and breathtaking views of the estate.

Explore the long beaches and history The Outer Banks

Some of the most unusual and beautiful beaches on America’s Atlantic coast are in North Carolina’s Outer Banks, a string of skinny barrier islands that stretches 130 miles from the Virginia border to the southernmost point at Cape Lookout and Beaufort. With more than 600 shipwrecks here (and hence notoriety as ‘Graveyard of the Atlantic’), the Outer Banks evokes an illustrious seafaring past, but is also a great sporting playground.

The Peninsula Chicago

The Peninsula Chicago is an award-winning hotel that epitomizes the meaning of extravagance. In the heart of the Magnificent Mile, The Peninsula Chicago offers guests a calm retreat and the perfect starting point from which to discover the Windy City. Enjoy European style and indulge in fine dining, a first-class spa and beautiful accommodations at this sensational luxury property.

Top 10 Destinations for Family Fun

Among people who plan to travel in 2011, 83 percent will be traveling with family, and 90 percent of those traveling with family will keep their trips domestic, according to a recent TripAdvisor survey. What follows is the top 10 destinations where these travelers have the best-rated options for entertainment, dining, and accommodation. This ranking was released as TripAdvisor’s inaugural Traveler’s Choice Family list, compiled based on user reviews from TripAdvisor.com. The 10 destinations were determined based on the number of recommendations of users who traveled with family.