Country guide
United States
Fifty states of road trips, cities and national parks.
No passport needed for domestic travel, an unmatched national park system, and direct flights to nearly every major city. Costs vary sharply between coastal metros and the interior.
Best cities to visit
Austin
Live music, barbecue and swimming holes inside the city limits.
Boston
Colonial history in a walkable, compact New England city.
Charleston
Antebellum architecture, Lowcountry cooking and nearby barrier islands.
Chicago
Architecture, lakefront and one of America's great museum cities.
Denver
A mile-high base camp for the Rockies with a serious food scene.
Key West
The end of the Overseas Highway, with reef diving and sunset rituals.
Las Vegas
Resort megahotels, headline residencies, and a launchpad for the Southwest's national parks.
Los Angeles
Beaches, studios, hiking and the most varied food scene in the country.
Miami
Art Deco, Latin American food culture and the gateway to the Keys and Everglades.
Nashville
Live music seven nights a week and hot chicken worth the queue.
New Orleans
Creole food, live music every night, and architecture unlike anywhere else in America.
New York City
Five boroughs, endless itineraries, and the densest concentration of world-class museums in America.
Orlando
The theme park capital of the world, with four Disney parks and Universal in one metro area.
Salt Lake City
Four world-class ski resorts within an hour of the airport.
San Diego
Perfect weather, a world-famous zoo, and the most relaxed big city in California.
San Francisco
Seven square miles of hills, fog, and the best gateway to Napa and Yosemite.
Savannah
Spanish moss, historic squares and an easy pairing with Charleston.
Seattle
Coffee, Puget Sound ferries and a launchpad for Mount Rainier.
Sedona
Red rock canyons, trailheads and dark skies two hours from Phoenix.
Washington DC
Free national museums, monuments and the most educational family trip in America.