The travel guidebook publisher Lonely Planet has picked Asheville, North Carolina, as its top U.S. destination for 2017, despite a state law limiting LGBT rights that has led companies, entertainers and others to boycott the state.
Lonely Planet gave Asheville the No. 1 slot on its "Best of U.S." list despite the LGBT controversy because the city "has always been an open, welcoming place, and continues to be after the legislation," Lonely Planet magazine managing editor Rebecca Warren said. She added that "while Lonely Planet doesn't condone the political exclusion of others," Asheville "thrives on diversity and tolerance. The city has many LGBT-owned businesses and there has been an outpouring of support this year for its LGBT communities, including signs cropping up around the city saying 'Y'all means all.'"
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Lonely Planet gave Asheville the No. 1 slot on its "Best of U.S." list despite the LGBT controversy because the city "has always been an open, welcoming place, and continues to be after the legislation," Lonely Planet magazine managing editor Rebecca Warren said. She added that "while Lonely Planet doesn't condone the political exclusion of others," Asheville "thrives on diversity and tolerance. The city has many LGBT-owned businesses and there has been an outpouring of support this year for its LGBT communities, including signs cropping up around the city saying 'Y'all means all.'"
The cities in the South are some of the country’s most fascinating, from antebellum beauties like New Orleans to New South powerhouses like Nashville. Natural treasures include golden beaches and forested mountain ranges. Tying it all together? That Southern food and hospitality.
Coverage includes: North Carolina, North Carolina Coast, The Triangle, Charlotte, North Carolina Mountains, South Carolina, Charleston, Mt Pleasant, Ashley River Plantations, Lowcountry, North Coast, Greenville, the Upcountry, Tennessee & Around, Memphis, Shiloh National Military Park, Nashville, Kentucky, Louisville, Bluegrass Country, Georgia & Around, Atlanta, Brunswick, the Golden Isles, Alabama, Birmingham, Moundville, Montgomery, Selma, Mobile, Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi Delta, Jackson, Natchez, Gulf Coast, Arkansas, Little Rock, Hot Springs & Around, Arkansas River Valley, Ozark Mountains, Louisiana & Around and New Orleans & Around.
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