Central location. It’s a word you hear a lot, about a lot of different destinations. But it doesn’t get more central than Lincoln, Nebraska.

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is located in the Piedmont Triad (sometimes just called the Triad), meaning the three major cities of Winston-Salem, Greensboro and High Point.

It’s impossible to mention the name of the area and not hear the Jan and Dean song, “Surf City.” In fact, that’s what the Surf City USA - Huntington Beach Marketing and Visitors Bureau hopes.

Just 33 miles east of San Francisco sits an area with a cache of assets. It offers beautiful scenery, outstanding connectivity and more than enough hotels and restaurants to take care of the largest e...