Don’t seek forbidden places, explore the places in your own backyard.
There are many places on this planet that you can’t visit. There are various reasons tourist can’t visit them. If you’re an adventurer 
who likes new areas to explore, you’ll find the following articles interesting.
Khanyi Molomo’s article 25 Stunning Photos of Places the World Tourist Can’t Visit lets you view 25 cities, towns and islands that are closed to visitors. Check out Wibke Carter’s Businessinsider’s article that takes you on a journey to 100 places you will never visit.
“Stuff your eyes with wonder, he said, live as if you’d drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It’s more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories.” — Ray Bradbury
Now that you checked out the places you can never add to your travel bucket list. I have some suggestions of places you can read about and visit in the 50 states of America.
Join the 50-state book tour. Before you pack your bags, you may want to pick the state’s best book to become familiar that state’s culture.
Enjoy the books for these states on 50 state book tour.
South Carolina
South Carolina’s Best read is Bastard out of Carolina by Dorothy Alison
The publication of Dorothy Alison’s Bastard out of Carolina drew comparisons to Harper Lee and launched Alison into the literary spotlight. This now-classic of rural southern literature centers on Ruth Anne Boatwright, known as Bone, who finds herself on a collision course with her increasingly violent and abusive stepfather.
South Dakota
South Dakota ‘s Best Read is The Personal History of Rachel DuPree by Ann Weisgarber
Ann Weisgarber’s debut novel offers an insightful and harrowing view into the harsh life of homesteaders at the turn of the century. The novel follows Rachel and Isaac, an African-American couple, struggling to make a life for themselves after claiming a parcel of land in the South Dakota Badlands
Tennessee
Tennessee’s Best Read is A Death in the Family by James Agee
A Death in the Family is a nearly flawless narrative, and possibly James Agee’s finest work. It is an autobiographical novel centering on the tragic death that threatens to consume an entire family. A Death in the Family is among the most powerful examinations of grief in American literature.
Texas
Texas Best Read is Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
A love story, an adventure, and an epic of the frontier, Larry McMurtry’s Pulitzer Prize-winning classic, Lonesome Dove, the third book in the Lonesome Dove tetralogy, is the grandest novel ever written about the last defiant wilderness of America.
Journey to the dusty little Texas town of Lonesome Dove and meet an unforgettable assortment of heroes and outlaws, whores and ladies, Indians and settlers. Richly authentic, beautifully written, always dramatic, Lonesome Dove is a book to make us laugh, weep, dream, and remember.
