Things to do in the USA
Things to do in the USA
The USA has a tremendous amount to offer a traveller. You want mountains? Head to the Rockies in Colorado. For big city flavour there is nothing like New York, and if it’s a tropical getaway you’re craving, Hawaii will make all your beach dreams come true (at least the G-rated ones). Other iconic destinations to visit in the United States include the Las Vegas Strip, Hollywood in Los Angeles, Route 66 from Chicago to Los Angeles, the National Mall in Washington and Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park.
But don’t think that’s the extent of it. There are so many different things to do in the USA it can break your brain, so to help you plan your trip, here are my picks for the Top 10 Tourist Sights, the Top 10 Nature Destinations, Top 10 Cities to visit in the USA and the Top 10 Museums.
And don’t forget to scroll down for all my USA posts below.
New York! New York!
Things to do in the USA – the Top 10 Tourist Sights
- The Statue of Liberty in New York City, New York
- Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida
- The Empire State Building in New York City
- The White House in Washington, DC
- The Hoover Dam on the border between Nevada and Arizona
- Alcatraz in San Francisco, California
- Bourbon Street in New Orleans
- The Kennedy Space Center in Florida
- Mount Rushmore in South Dakota
- The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco
Arizona!
Things to do in the USA – Top Nature Destinations
- The Grand Canyon in Arizona
- Niagara Falls in New York State
- Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming
- Yosemite National Park in California
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
- The Florida Everglades
- Mount McKinley (also known as Denali) in Alaska
- Big Sur, California
- The Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine – the longest marked hiking trail in the world
- Sedona in Arizona
Vegas!
Top 10 cities to visit in the USA
- New York City, New York
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Los Angeles, California
- Miami, Florida
- San Francisco, California
- Orlando, Florida
- Chicago, Illinois
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Washington, DC
Grand Canyon!
Things to do in the USA – the Top 10 Museums
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
- The Art Institute of Chicago
- The National Gallery of Art in Washington
- Smithsonian in Washington (19 museums combined)
- The American Museum of Natural History in New York City
- Chihuly Garden and Glass in Seattle, Washington
- The United States Holocaust Memorial in Washington
- The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson, Arizona
- The Museum of Modern Art in New York City
- The National WWII Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana
