"The year 2026 is going to be a momentous one for the United States as it celebrates its 250th anniversary. Across the country, national parks, historic sites, and cities will gear up to show up-and show off-in ways big and small. Against this backdrop, how does one pick where to visit? Inevitably, we were led by some nostalgia: Route 66, for instance, was an easy one."
"But this list, which covers countries in North America and the Caribbean as well as Mexico, is about so much more than just the US-or 250 years of history. The earliest human settlers arrived on these noncontiguous lands tens of thousands of years ago, and the entity itself is, quite literally, a layer cake of ancient geological evolutions accrued over billions of years."
2026 will mark the United States' 250th anniversary and prompt programming across national parks, historic sites, and cities. Route 66 will celebrate its centennial with commemorative drives and renewed attention to its neon-lit heritage and historical role. Catalina Island will observe a centennial as a resort destination, nodding to its glamorous past. Former industrial cities such as Portland and Buffalo are pursuing reinvention through cultural openings and urban revitalization efforts. Deer Valley, Utah, will undergo the largest ski resort expansion in North America following the Sundance Film Festival's local transition. Human presence and geological history in the region stretch back tens of thousands and billions of years, respectively.
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