The Vacation Spots You Keep Returning To, From Zion to the ‘Very Best Beach’ in Hawaii

Maybe we can never truly visit the same place twice.

The homes and inns surrounding Lake George, in the Adirondacks region of New York, draws legions of families on return visits each summer. Christopher Reynolds/The Los Angeles Times/TNS

By Christopher Reynolds Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES—There are times when you want a vacation that challenges you. But there are other times when you crave a familiar scene, a traveler’s version of comfort food.