At the Mayan ruins of Tulum in southern Mexico, the warm breeze caresses your skin as you look out onto the turquoise-hued waters of the Caribbean. In Old Havana, Cuba, the crumbling majesty of an earlier time fuels your imagination as old cars, lovingly maintained by locals on this island nation roll by. In Red Deer, well, there's more to it than Gasoline Alley and a high crime rate. According to Expedia, the middling Alberta city is at least on par with those other impressive travel spots. "One of the best features of Red Deer is that you can just as easily enjoy the lively downtown area as the great outdoors," it reads in part.

Source: CBC News April 21, 2017 18:22 UTC