This Arizona monument is among the top 2024 travel destinations, per New York Times

• President Biden established the new national monument last August, protecting nearly a million acres of land around the Grand Canyon.

What they're saying: "While Grand Canyon National Park is no stranger to travel bucket lists, there's a new reason to visit the southwestern United States," the Times' Gina Rae La Cerva wrote.

If you go: La Cerva recommends a whitewater rafting adventure led by Hualapai Tribe river guides and birdwatching to see the California condor, which once faced extinction.