You haven’t truly lived until you’ve bitten into a perfectly crisp fried pickle while Jimmy Buffett croons overhead and a plastic flamingo watches you from behind a tiki bar in suburban Virginia.

Imagine biting into a perfectly crisp fried pickle while steel drums play in the background and a plastic parrot watches you from behind a tiki bar – all without leaving the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Weighing walkability, safety, activities and access to nature, here's a list of the best places to travel alone in the United States.

The United States is a relatively young country, but there are plenty of historical places in America where you can lear ...