Travelers head to 'most welcoming cities' in America: See if yours made the list

When you’re plotting your adjacent domestic getaway oregon roadworthy travel successful the U.S., kindness whitethorn count.

Booking.com precocious announced the "most welcoming" U.S. cities successful its 2025 Traveler Review Awards, which relied connected 360 cardinal verified lawsuit reviews.

Ben Harrell, managing manager of Booking.com, said much than 70,000 partners person been recognized successful the United States unsocial successful this year’s planetary awards. 

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Hawaii; Maine; Washington, D.C.; Utahl and Idaho are the astir welcoming states and districts successful the United States, portion the astir welcoming places successful the United States include Saint Augustine, Florida; Cape May, New Jersey; Newport, Rhode Island; Joshua Tree, California; and Sedona, Arizona. 

If you are looking to conscionable immoderate of the nicest radical crossed America, look nary further than these astir welcoming destinations crossed the country. (iStock)

"Notably, St. Augustine, Florida, is featured arsenic 1 of the ‘Most Welcoming Cities’ globally," adds Harrell. 

Read connected for ideas connected what to spot and bash astatine these destinations. 

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St. Augustine, Florida

History and kindness spell manus successful manus erstwhile we sojourn St. Augustine, the oldest metropolis successful America. (St. Augustine Ponte Vedra)

America’s oldest metropolis — it’s been continuously inhabited since 1565 — rolls retired the reddish carpet for each who visit. 

Consider scoping retired the architecture of St. Augustine’s Historic District, an eye-catching assortment of Spanish Colonial, Mediterranean Revival and Moorish styles.

You tin besides sojourn the Castillo de San Marcos. On St. Augustine's bayfront, you’ll find a sprawling coquina chromatic fort designed to support the metropolis from overseas invaders that's implicit with h2o vistas.

It's a accidental for past buffs to fixate connected the information that it's a sojourn to 1 of the best-preserved examples of 17th-century subject architecture successful the U.S. 

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Other spots to spot see the St. Augustine Lighthouse and Maritime Museum. 

There are besides galore walking and riding tours wherever you tin larn astir the city’s past from affable circuit guides. 

When you request to rest, cheque retired the St. George Inn oregon Marker 8 Hotel and Marina.

Newport, Rhode Island

You volition consciousness similar a autochthonal coming location to spot friends erstwhile you cheque retired Newport, R.I. (Discover Newport/Corey Favino)

Newport is said to beryllium the benignant of spot that greets each visitors with unfastened arms.

Check retired Mend Yoga, a wonderfully lukewarm yoga spot that's owned by 2 sisters who besides ain The Nitro Bar, a popular java shop with 2 locations successful Newport and 1 successful Providence.

While successful town, halt by The Sailing Museum to amended yourself connected 1 of the "Sailing Capitals of the World," and sojourn arsenic galore of the Gilded Age Mansions arsenic you tin (open seasonally). 

Some see The Breakers, Marble House and The Elms, though Doris Duke’s Rough Point Museum and Rosecliff mansion are great, too. 

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You tin circuit the International Tennis Hall of Fame and Touro Synagogue, a preserved nationalist historical tract that dates backmost to the mid-1700s and serves arsenic a awesome of spiritual state for each Americans. It was visited by George Washington.

Cape May, New Jersey

There is plentifulness to bash and determination are plentifulness of radical to conscionable erstwhile you are successful the metropolis of Cape May, N.J. (Visit Cape May MAC)

For a spot to enactment successful Cpae May, see Angel of the Sea Bed and Breakfast oregon La Mer Beachfront Resort, 2 of Booking.com’s apical picks for this welcoming enactment town. 

After a sojourn to Cape May Beach, you tin program a halt astatine Washington Street Mall, an outdoor buying halfway featuring historical Victorian-era architecture, boutiques, dessert spots and restaurants aplenty. 

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For vacationers 21 and up, task to Cape May Winery & Vineyard, wherever you tin savor a vino tasting oregon person brunch connected the 100-acre farmland property.  

Joshua Tree, California 

If you are looking for a spot to unbend that feels similar a location distant from home, cheque retired Joshua Tree successful California. (Gry Space)

Joshua Tree is inhabited by 6,700 residents.

Consider checking retired Reset Hotel, slated to unfastened successful May 2025, which is conscionable a five-minute thrust to the northbound entranceway of Joshua Tree National Park and boasts godforsaken scenery. 

Some of Booking.com’s apical choices for accommodations connected the marketplace see The Bungalows by Homestead Modern and Desert Cove.

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You tin soak up immoderate section tone astatine Pappy & Harriet's, established successful 1982, which serves arsenic a barbecue house, unrecorded euphony venue and roadhouse-style saloon each successful one. 

Another enactment is to drawback a array astatine Kitchen successful the Desert. The fare is simply a blend of Caribbean and New American cuisine, and the edifice has spacious patio seating.

Sedona, Arizona

When you sojourn Sedona, Ariz., you'll acquisition a wide scope of views with deserts and cliffs successful your surroundings. (L’Auberge de Sedona)

Sedona is said to beryllium a spot wherever travelers spell for spiritual awakenings.

Pack comfy sneakers oregon hiking boots erstwhile hiking anyplace successful Red Rocks Country, an country of sandstone cliffs featuring hues of reds and rust.

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Consider a enactment astatine L’Auberge de Sedona, a edifice located on the banks of Oak Creek, which offers experiences similar the Shamanic Breathwork experience, "7 Bowls for 7 Chakras" dependable healing and Shamanic Drum Reiki. 

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On these grounds, you tin dainty yourself to immoderate remainder and relaxation astatine L’Apothecary Spa, wherever the Chai Hands and Feet Renewal Scrub oregon the Infinite Love Massage volition circular retired your clip successful 1 of the astir welcoming destinations successful the U.S.