Top 10 up-and-coming travel destinations according to VirtualTourist

VirtualTourist has used feedback from its visitors (over 6 million a month, they claim) to determine the world’s most up-and-coming destinations.   Within the US, Nevada’s Valley of Fire State Park tops the list. And, when it comes to international destinations, Lake Atitlán in  the beautiful Guatemalan Highlands  comes up trumps:

U.S. Destinations

1. Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada
2. Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
3. Molokai, Hawaii
4. Ocracoke Island, North Carolina
5. Bisbee, Arizona
6. St. Michaels, Maryland
7. Yachats, Oregon
8. Redwood National Park, California
9. Chimayo, New Mexico
10. White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia

International Destinations

1. Lake Atitlán, Guatemala
2. Tartu, Estonia
3. Irkutsk, Russia
4. São Miguel Island, Portugal
5. Mérida, Venezuela
6. Chitral, Pakistan
7. Raiatea, French Polynesia
8. Exmouth, Australia
9. Valladolid, Mexico
10. Sangkhla Buri, Thailand