Where to go in October

Vilnius, Lithuania

Baroque, bohemian, cheerfully cheap

12°C in October · 12h from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights

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Copenhagen, Denmark

Low-rise, cycled, candlelit, considered

13°C in October · 11h 20m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Hallstatt, Austria

Vertical, ancient, quietly overwhelmed

13°C in October · 12h 10m from Los Angeles · 1–2 nights

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Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy

Rose-lit peaks, well-dressed, alpine grandeur

12°C in October · 12h 10m from Los Angeles · a week in winter, 3–4 nights in summer

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Ordesa y Monte Perdido, Spain

Vertical, green, properly wild

11°C in October · 11h 50m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Stockholm, Sweden

Watery, orderly, quietly stylish

11°C in October · 11h 10m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Durmitor National Park, Montenegro

Rugged, remote, quietly spectacular

9°C in October · 13h 05m from Los Angeles · 3-4 nights

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Legoland Billund, Denmark

Cheerful, orderly, built for children

13°C in October · 11h 10m from Los Angeles · 2 nights

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Nida, Curonian Spit, Lithuania

Pine-scented, pale, deeply calm

12°C in October · 11h 40m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Tallinn, Estonia

Medieval, crisp, quietly modern

11°C in October · 11h 25m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights

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Riga, Latvia

Art nouveau, cheap, quietly cool

12°C in October · 11h 40m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights

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Edinburgh, Scotland

Dramatic, literary, atmospherically Gothic

12°C in October · 10h 25m from Los Angeles · 3-4 nights

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Peak 2 Peak Gondola, Whistler, Canada

High, engineered, jaw-dropping in clear air

10°C in October · 2h 40m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights in whistler

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Passo Giau, Dolomites, Italy

High, sharp-edged, postcard alpine

7°C in October · 12h 20m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights in the dolomites

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Ben Nevis, Scotland

Big, serious, weather-beaten

12°C in October · 10h 25m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights in fort william

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Trollstigen, Norway

Vertical, dramatic, briskly Norwegian

10°C in October · 10h 25m from Los Angeles · a day, within a longer fjord drive

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Bad Gastein, Austria

Faded grandeur, steam and snow

7°C in October · 12h 10m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Cares Gorge, Picos de Europa, Spain

Vertical, green, bracing, unshowy

9°C in October · 11h 20m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Lac Blanc, Chamonix, France

High, bright, unambiguously alpine

7°C in October · 11h 55m from Los Angeles · a half day from chamonix

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Icefields Parkway, Canada

Vast, glacial, gloriously empty

6°C in October · 2h 55m from Los Angeles · 2 days, with a night en route

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Blue Lagoon, Iceland

Steamy, engineered, oddly serene

7°C in October · 8h 50m from Los Angeles · a half-day stop

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Stelvio Pass, Italy

Steep, exhilarating, engine-warm

4°C in October · 12h 10m from Los Angeles · a day, from a base in bormio or the vinschgau

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Berchtesgaden National Park, Germany

Sheer, green, alpine and quiet

6°C in October · 12h 10m from Los Angeles · 3–5 nights

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Flåm Railway, Norway

Vertical, green, engineered spectacle

9°C in October · 10h 30m from Los Angeles · a day, or a night in flåm

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Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Dolomites, Italy

Vertical, pale grey, high summer

4°C in October · 12h 20m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights in the area

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Cairngorms, Scotland

Big, bare, weather-ruled

7°C in October · 10h 25m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Furka Pass, Switzerland

High, bare, cinematic tarmac

5°C in October · 11h 55m from Los Angeles · a day, based in andermatt

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Old Man of Storr, Isle of Skye, Scotland

Bleak, jagged, quietly unsettling

9°C in October · 10h 15m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights on skye

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Santa's home town, Rovaniemi, Finland

Snowbound, festive, briskly Finnish

4°C in October · 10h 35m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Bealach na Bà, Scotland

Wild, exposed, gloriously severe

9°C in October · 10h 15m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights on the peninsula

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Dachstein, Austria

Dramatic, alpine, postcard-pretty

3°C in October · 12h 10m from Los Angeles · 3-4 nights

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The Icehotel, Jukkasjärvi, Sweden

Frozen, sculpted, oddly cosy

2°C in October · 10h 20m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights

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Gornergrat Railway, Switzerland

High, glacial, postcard-perfect

2°C in October · 11h 55m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights in zermatt

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Mount Fuji, Japan

Sacred, punishing, oddly communal

1°C in October · 11h 05m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights

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