From a former convent to historic lodges, and chic city hotels to accommodations near the some of the state’s 10,000 lakes, there are the best places to stay in the North Star State.

In 2023, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey, destroying or damaging hundreds of thousands of buildings and leaving more than 53,000 people dead.

I got a special tour inside the Dome of the Rock. Here are my thoughts as I wandered around this sacred building.