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Best Places to Visit in August

Where the weather, the crowds and the prices actually line up in August.

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Good in August

30 places, each with the months that actually work.

Angel Falls

Angel Falls

Venezuela

Photo: Jlazovskis (talk)), CC BY-SA 3.0
Azores

Azores

Portugal

Banff National Park

Banff National Park

Canada

Bora Bora

Bora Bora

French Polynesia

Photo: Sergio Calleja (Life is a trip) from Barcelona, Spain, CC BY-SA 2.0
Cathedral of BrasĂ­lia

Cathedral of BrasĂ­lia

Brazil

Photo: Tissiana de A. de Souza, CC BY-SA 4.0
CN Tower

CN Tower

Canada

Photo: Canmenwalker, CC BY 4.0
Cusco

Cusco

Peru

Dolomites

Dolomites

Italy

Photo: kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0
Edinburgh

Edinburgh

United Kingdom

Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands

Denmark

Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 3.0
Fernando de Noronha

Fernando de Noronha

Brazil

Photo: Eduardo Muruci, CC BY-SA 3.0
Galápagos Islands

Galápagos Islands

Ecuador

Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0
Glacier National Park

Glacier National Park

United States

Great Barrier Reef

Great Barrier Reef

Australia

Gullfoss

Gullfoss

Iceland

Photo: Nickspix, CC BY-SA 4.0
Itaipu Dam

Itaipu Dam

Brazil

Photo: Jonas de Carvalho, CC BY-SA 2.0
Jasper National Park

Jasper National Park

Canada

Photo: Ethan Sahagun, CC BY 4.0
Kruger National Park

Kruger National Park

South Africa

Photo: Nithin bolar k, CC BY-SA 3.0
Lake Baikal

Lake Baikal

Russia

Lake Louise

Lake Louise

Canada

Photo: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
Lofoten

Lofoten

Norway

Photo: Lukas Beck, CC BY 4.0
Maasai Mara

Maasai Mara

Kenya

Photo: Danijel Mihajlovic, CC BY-SA 4.0
Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu

Peru

Photo: Draceane, CC BY-SA 4.0
Matterhorn

Matterhorn

Switzerland

Photo: Photo: chil, on Camptocamp.org Derivative work:Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 3.0
Mount Fuji

Mount Fuji

Japan

Photo: Asrsgk, CC BY-SA 4.0
Mount Kilimanjaro

Mount Kilimanjaro

Tanzania

Photo: Sergey Pesterev, CC BY-SA 4.0
Namib Desert

Namib Desert

Namibia

Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Tanzania

Photo: Grahampurse, CC BY-SA 4.0
Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls

Canada

Photo: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0
Okavango Delta

Okavango Delta

Botswana

Photo: Joachim Huber, CC BY-SA 2.0
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