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3 Places In MA Among 50 Most Beautiful In U.S.: Condé Nast Traveler

The Berkshires, Martha's Vineyard among 50 Most Beautiful Places in U.S., Condé Nast says.

Oak Bluffs is the largest town on Martha's Vineyard.
Oak Bluffs is the largest town on Martha's Vineyard. (Jenna Fisher/Patch)

MASSACHUSETTS — One of the 50 most beautiful places in America is located in Massachusetts, according to the luxury travel magazine Condé Nast Traveler.

Here’s what Condé Nast Traveler’s Caitlin Moore had to say about The Berkshires:

“This hilly region of Massachusetts—a long-popular escape for New York and Boston urbanites—comes alive with color during the autumn months, especially along the 63-mile Mohawk Trail,” Moore said.

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When it comes to Martha’s Vineyard, Moore praised it for its diverse scenery of woods, beaches, and fishing villages.
“Martha’s Vineyard is a favorite summer escape, lined by rugged Atlantic beaches and dotted with quaint towns,” Moore said.

The 2025 list of the country’s most beautiful places includes rainforests, beaches, deserts, canyons, forests, lakes and national parks from one coast to the other, as well as Alaska and Hawaii.

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Go to Condé Nast Traveler for more on the other places in the ranking:

Alaska
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Mendenhall Ice Caves

Arizona
Antelope Canyon
The Grand Canyon

California
Big Sur
Joshua Tree National Park
Yosemite National Park

Colorado
Great Sand Dunes
Maroon Bells

Florida
The Everglades
The Florida Keys

Georgia
Jekyll Island

Hawaii
Molokini Crater
Na Pali Coast

Idaho
The Palouse
Shoshone Falls

Indiana
Indiana Dunes National Park

Kansas
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

Kentucky
Daniel Boone National Forest

Louisiana
Atchafalaya Basin

Maine
Acadia National Park

Maryland
Assateague Island

Michigan
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

Minnesota
Voyageurs National Park

Montana
Glacier National Park, Montana

Nevada
Lake Tahoe

New Mexico
Shiprock
White Sands National Park

New York
Letchworth State Park

North Carolina
Outer Banks

North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Ohio
Hocking Hills State Park

Oregon
Cannon Beach
Crater Lake,

South Carolina
Angel Oak

South Dakota
Badlands National Park

Tennessee
Cades Cove

Texas
Big Bend National Park

Utah
Bonneville Salt Flats
Bryce Canyon National Park

Washington
Hoh Rain Forest
Sequim-Dungeness Valley

West Virginia
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve

Virginia
Shenandoah National Park

Wisconsin
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Door County

Wyoming
Grand Prismatic Spring
Grand Teton National Park

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