The Lonely Planet has listed the Top 10 U.S. Destinations for 2013 and the San Juan Islands are listed as number three.

Dubbing the islands, “The Gourmet Archipelago,” Lonely Planet author Brendan Sainsbury states, “Gastronomic movements usually take hold in cities rather than on isolated archipelagos but the San Juan Islands in America’s Pacific Northwest … have always been a little different.

“Between them, the three main islands support two vineyards, a lavender farm, an alpaca ranch and weekend farmers’ markets that ply everything from artichokes to marionberries.”

Now in its third year, the list is compiled annually by Lonely Planet’s U.S. office team of editors and authors.

The article announcing the list is one of the most read stories on www.lonelyplanet.com every year, which receives over 12 million unique visitors each month.

To read the entire article, go to: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/usa/travel-tips-and-articles/77583.