Music, sport, history, culture, cuisine, kitsch, wildlife, beaches, thrills – whatever you want, the USA has it, says Travel Editor Graham Boynton.
1 Ellis Island Tour
One of the touchstones of America's cultural diversity, and among the most moving museums you can visit.
One of the touchstones of America's cultural diversity, and among the most moving museums you can visit.
Between 1892 and 1954 this immigration depot processed the greatest tide of humanity in US history - nearly 12 million people. Situated in New York Harbour, it is accessible via the Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island Ferry.
2 The US Masters
Arguably the world's greatest golf tournament (April 7-13), held on one of America's most challenging and picturesque courses - the Augusta National in Georgia. Tickets do not go on general sale but can be arranged (at some expense) through selected tour operators.
Arguably the world's greatest golf tournament (April 7-13), held on one of America's most challenging and picturesque courses - the Augusta National in Georgia. Tickets do not go on general sale but can be arranged (at some expense) through selected tour operators.
3 Ski in Steamboat Springs
It is not the most famous ski resort in the Rockies but it is one of the best, especially for families. It has an excellent variety of pistes and a fantastic record for light, fluffy powder snow. This year has been better than ever, with 268in (680cm) falling last month.
It is not the most famous ski resort in the Rockies but it is one of the best, especially for families. It has an excellent variety of pistes and a fantastic record for light, fluffy powder snow. This year has been better than ever, with 268in (680cm) falling last month.
See: www.steamboat.com.
4 Tornado tourism
Across much of East Coast America, the onset of autumn means only one thing: hurricane season. If you are fascinated by the destructive force of hurricanes, there is a company that can now take you to the eye of the storm.
Across much of East Coast America, the onset of autumn means only one thing: hurricane season. If you are fascinated by the destructive force of hurricanes, there is a company that can now take you to the eye of the storm.
See: www.violentskies.com.
5 South by SouthWest music festival, Austin, Texas
As well as being a great music city in its own right (home of the Geezinslaws, Austin City Limits, the Broken Spoke and the Armadillo World Headquarters), Austin is also host to one of the great international music festivals (March 7-16).
As well as being a great music city in its own right (home of the Geezinslaws, Austin City Limits, the Broken Spoke and the Armadillo World Headquarters), Austin is also host to one of the great international music festivals (March 7-16).
See: www.sxsw.com.
6 Desert drive from Las Vegas to LA
To leave the cacophony of Vegas and cruise out into the peace and quiet of the Mojave Desert in a sports car with the top down is pretty much our idea of heaven. You can interrupt your journey with a stop at Bodie, an authentic Wild West ghost town, on the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada range.
To leave the cacophony of Vegas and cruise out into the peace and quiet of the Mojave Desert in a sports car with the top down is pretty much our idea of heaven. You can interrupt your journey with a stop at Bodie, an authentic Wild West ghost town, on the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada range.
7 Indy 500, Indianapolis
"Gentlemen, start your engines," brings a deafening roar from the 30 or more racing cars and the 500,000 spectators around the concrete oval. Known as the Brickyard, the sprawling Indianapolis Motor Speedway hosts more than just a race. People camp out for three days beforehand just to be part of the spectacle.
"Gentlemen, start your engines," brings a deafening roar from the 30 or more racing cars and the 500,000 spectators around the concrete oval. Known as the Brickyard, the sprawling Indianapolis Motor Speedway hosts more than just a race. People camp out for three days beforehand just to be part of the spectacle.
Robert Broad Travel (01543 258631, www.robertbroadtravel.co.uk) has packages.
8 Superbowl, Tampa Bay, Florida Tomorrow, Glendale in Arizona
hosts the sporting event of the year in the United States. Next year the winners of the two conferences - the National Football League and the American Football League - will come face to face in Tampa Bay, Florida. It is likely to be a rowdy night, so you might want to unwind with a trip to the Everglades, the Keys or the beaches of Miami.
hosts the sporting event of the year in the United States. Next year the winners of the two conferences - the National Football League and the American Football League - will come face to face in Tampa Bay, Florida. It is likely to be a rowdy night, so you might want to unwind with a trip to the Everglades, the Keys or the beaches of Miami.
Robert Broad Travel
9 New York Restaurant Week
Fancy a cheaper bite in the Big Apple? Every season, New York hosts a restaurant week, during which more than 200 of the city's finest restaurants offer three-course lunches from just $24 (£12) and dinners from $35 (£17.50). The eateries include Michelin-starred Café Boulod, Devi, Fleur de Sel, Gotham Bar and Grill and Vong.
Fancy a cheaper bite in the Big Apple? Every season, New York hosts a restaurant week, during which more than 200 of the city's finest restaurants offer three-course lunches from just $24 (£12) and dinners from $35 (£17.50). The eateries include Michelin-starred Café Boulod, Devi, Fleur de Sel, Gotham Bar and Grill and Vong.
See:www.nycvisit.com.
10 Skiing in Jackson Hole
In the heart of Wyoming, this resort offers some of North America's best terrain. With narrow chutes and steep couloirs, it has been regarded only as a playground for advanced skiers. But appeal has broadened as visitors have discovered that the sweeping pistes and tree-lined runs on Rendezvous Mountain offer fantastic skiing for all abilities.
In the heart of Wyoming, this resort offers some of North America's best terrain. With narrow chutes and steep couloirs, it has been regarded only as a playground for advanced skiers. But appeal has broadened as visitors have discovered that the sweeping pistes and tree-lined runs on Rendezvous Mountain offer fantastic skiing for all abilities.
Inghams (020 8780 4455, www.inghams.co.uk).
11 Pipeline Masters Surf Championships, Oahu, Hawaii
If you want to learn from watching the best, then head to Hawaii, the epicentre of surfing. Seven-times world champion Kelly Slater calls Oahu the "yardstick by which all breaks are measured", so expect the Pipeline Masters in December to attract all the world's best surfers once more.
If you want to learn from watching the best, then head to Hawaii, the epicentre of surfing. Seven-times world champion Kelly Slater calls Oahu the "yardstick by which all breaks are measured", so expect the Pipeline Masters in December to attract all the world's best surfers once more.
See: www.asptour.com.
12 World Rodeo Championships, Las Vegas
Pack your Stetson for the Superbowl of rodeo. The world's top 45 riders, attracted by the $1million prize, will try to cling on to the bucking bulls for eight seconds over two consecutive weekends at the end of October at Las Vegas's Thomas & Mack Center.
Pack your Stetson for the Superbowl of rodeo. The world's top 45 riders, attracted by the $1million prize, will try to cling on to the bucking bulls for eight seconds over two consecutive weekends at the end of October at Las Vegas's Thomas & Mack Center.
See: www.pbrnow.com.
13 Best Beach: Ocracoke Island, North Carolina
Voted by Dr Stephen Leatherman (aka Dr Beach) as the finest beach in the US in 2007, this, the southernmost of a string of barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina, will not disappoint. Better known as the Outer Banks, the unspoilt beaches are accessible only by ferry or private plane.
Voted by Dr Stephen Leatherman (aka Dr Beach) as the finest beach in the US in 2007, this, the southernmost of a string of barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina, will not disappoint. Better known as the Outer Banks, the unspoilt beaches are accessible only by ferry or private plane.
See: www.ocracoke-nc.com.
14 Olympic Bobsleigh, Lake Placid
Lake Placid proves to be anything but when you hitch a white-knuckle ride with a professional driver and brakeman in a four-person bobsleigh down the state-of-the-art Olympic bobsleigh track. Feel the G-force as you round the banked curves at up to 90mph.
Lake Placid proves to be anything but when you hitch a white-knuckle ride with a professional driver and brakeman in a four-person bobsleigh down the state-of-the-art Olympic bobsleigh track. Feel the G-force as you round the banked curves at up to 90mph.
See: www.orda.org.
15 Zero Gravity flights, Cape Canaveral
Take the weight off your feet with a parabolic flight from the Kennedy Space Center, near Orlando. The flight - used by Nasa to train its astronauts for the past 45 years - is the only way to experience zero gravity without actually going into space.
Take the weight off your feet with a parabolic flight from the Kennedy Space Center, near Orlando. The flight - used by Nasa to train its astronauts for the past 45 years - is the only way to experience zero gravity without actually going into space.
See: www.gozerog.com.
16 Big Fight Night, Las Vegas
Few events create more of a gladiatorial atmosphere than a big fight night in Sin City. Last year, 30,000 fans descended on the Strip to watch Ricky Hatton's doomed attempt against Floyd Mayweather. Similar numbers are expected to watch Wales's Joe Calzaghe fight Bernard Hopkins in April.
Few events create more of a gladiatorial atmosphere than a big fight night in Sin City. Last year, 30,000 fans descended on the Strip to watch Ricky Hatton's doomed attempt against Floyd Mayweather. Similar numbers are expected to watch Wales's Joe Calzaghe fight Bernard Hopkins in April.
See: www.visitlasvegas.com.
17 Dude ranch in Texas or Arizona
If your daily life revolves around commuting on overcrowded trains, a trip to the Wild West could be the holiday of your dreams. Two ranches that provide the perfect ambience are the Mayan Dude Ranch in Texas and the Tanque Verde Ranch in Tucson, Arizona.
If your daily life revolves around commuting on overcrowded trains, a trip to the Wild West could be the holiday of your dreams. Two ranches that provide the perfect ambience are the Mayan Dude Ranch in Texas and the Tanque Verde Ranch in Tucson, Arizona.
See: www.kuoni.co.uk or www.virginholidays.com.
18 Elton John and the Red Piano, Las Vegas
There is nothing quite like a Vegas show and Sir Elton's long-running, seemingly endless, gig at Caesars Palace is certainly one to catch through 2008. With visuals and set design by the outrageous David LaChapelle.
There is nothing quite like a Vegas show and Sir Elton's long-running, seemingly endless, gig at Caesars Palace is certainly one to catch through 2008. With visuals and set design by the outrageous David LaChapelle.
See: www.caesarspalace.com.
19 Graceland
No one can pass through Memphis without visiting the home of Elvis, open for tours since 1982. It is surprisingly small and unsurprisingly hillbilly in taste and style. Prices from $27 to $68.
No one can pass through Memphis without visiting the home of Elvis, open for tours since 1982. It is surprisingly small and unsurprisingly hillbilly in taste and style. Prices from $27 to $68.
See: www.elvis.com/graceland.
20 Broadway musical
To understand fully the pizzazz and sheer energy of Broadway productions, all you have to do is see an equivalent show (Chicago or The Producers for example) in London's West End. Be warned: tickets to the big hits are hard to come by and often expensive, but worth it.
To understand fully the pizzazz and sheer energy of Broadway productions, all you have to do is see an equivalent show (Chicago or The Producers for example) in London's West End. Be warned: tickets to the big hits are hard to come by and often expensive, but worth it.
See: www.broadwaynewyork.com.
21 New England fall foliage
The eruption of colour might be brief but autumn on the East Coast is one of the greatest shows on earth. With its white church steeples and clapboard homes, New England is considered the best place to catch it.
The eruption of colour might be brief but autumn on the East Coast is one of the greatest shows on earth. With its white church steeples and clapboard homes, New England is considered the best place to catch it.
22 Coast to coast by train
The road might rule the roost but the train is another good way to see the US. Travel coast to coast with overnight stops in New York, Washington DC, Chicago, LA and San Francisco. In between are the Great Plains and, in the Rockies, a trip on the historic coal-fired Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad.
The road might rule the roost but the train is another good way to see the US. Travel coast to coast with overnight stops in New York, Washington DC, Chicago, LA and San Francisco. In between are the Great Plains and, in the Rockies, a trip on the historic coal-fired Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad.
See: www.amtrak.com.
23 Whale watching in Alaska
For wilderness, wildlife and native peoples, it doesn't get much better than Alaska. Watch for humpback whales and sea lions plus bears, moose and eagles. If you go in winter, you might even get a sighting of the Northern Lights.
For wilderness, wildlife and native peoples, it doesn't get much better than Alaska. Watch for humpback whales and sea lions plus bears, moose and eagles. If you go in winter, you might even get a sighting of the Northern Lights.
See: www.travelalaska.com.
24 Busch Gardens Theme Park, Tampa, Florida
Fancy a new take on the Florida experience? This spring, Busch Gardens Africa is opening a four-acre, jungle-themed attraction called Jungala. The lushly landscaped rainforest area will allow guests to get close to tigers, orang-utans and other animals.
Fancy a new take on the Florida experience? This spring, Busch Gardens Africa is opening a four-acre, jungle-themed attraction called Jungala. The lushly landscaped rainforest area will allow guests to get close to tigers, orang-utans and other animals.
See: www.buschgardens.com.
25 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
For nine days in October, the New Mexico skies are ablaze with colour as hundreds of balloons soar above spectacular arid landscapes. Featuring mass flights, night magic glows, special shape rodeos and America's Challenge Gas Balloon Race, the fiesta has become a firm favourite among balloon aficionados worldwide.
For nine days in October, the New Mexico skies are ablaze with colour as hundreds of balloons soar above spectacular arid landscapes. Featuring mass flights, night magic glows, special shape rodeos and America's Challenge Gas Balloon Race, the fiesta has become a firm favourite among balloon aficionados worldwide.
See: www.balloonfiesta.com.
26 Frank Lloyd Wright, Chicago
Minutes from downtown Chicago, it is possible to visit two architectural wonders designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, arguably America's most influential architect: his first Home and Studio in Oak Park, Illinois, and the Robie House in the neighbourhood of Hyde Park. The Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust offers guided and self-guided tours.
Minutes from downtown Chicago, it is possible to visit two architectural wonders designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, arguably America's most influential architect: his first Home and Studio in Oak Park, Illinois, and the Robie House in the neighbourhood of Hyde Park. The Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust offers guided and self-guided tours.
See: www.gowright.org.
27 That old man river
Take a ride in a paddle steamer along America's most famous river, the Mississippi, in vessels with names such as Delta Queen and American Queen. Alternatively, go under your own steam in a canoe.
Take a ride in a paddle steamer along America's most famous river, the Mississippi, in vessels with names such as Delta Queen and American Queen. Alternatively, go under your own steam in a canoe.
See: www.visitmississippi.org.
28 Woody Allen's Jazz Band at the Carlyle
The Carlyle is one of New York's fabulous historic hotels and would be worth a visit even if Woody Allen didn't play there. But he does - on Monday nights at the Café Carlyle. Not every Monday but if you're lucky you'll catch him and his excellent Dixieland jazz band.
The Carlyle is one of New York's fabulous historic hotels and would be worth a visit even if Woody Allen didn't play there. But he does - on Monday nights at the Café Carlyle. Not every Monday but if you're lucky you'll catch him and his excellent Dixieland jazz band.
See: www.thecarlyle.com.
29 Civil War battlefield tours
The Civil War ended in 1865 and yet remains a raw nerve in parts of America, particularly in the South. Franklin, Gettysburg, the Shenandoah Valley and Vicksburg are all the scenes of unholy bloodshed and the stories bring tears to the eyes of grown men.
The Civil War ended in 1865 and yet remains a raw nerve in parts of America, particularly in the South. Franklin, Gettysburg, the Shenandoah Valley and Vicksburg are all the scenes of unholy bloodshed and the stories bring tears to the eyes of grown men.
See: www.holts.co.uk.
30 New York bargain basement
If you are prepared to rummage and scrummage with other bargain-hunters, Century 21, just across the road from what was the World Trade Centre, is piled high with designer brands.
If you are prepared to rummage and scrummage with other bargain-hunters, Century 21, just across the road from what was the World Trade Centre, is piled high with designer brands.
31 Dollywood
Some 35 miles southeast of Knoxville and just north of the Great Smoky Mountains is this shrine to country music's current First Lady. It is as kitsch as she is but great fun and offers some insight into Tennessee mountain culture.
Some 35 miles southeast of Knoxville and just north of the Great Smoky Mountains is this shrine to country music's current First Lady. It is as kitsch as she is but great fun and offers some insight into Tennessee mountain culture.
See: www.dollywood.com.
32 Monterey Bay Aquarium
The US's most impressive aquarium is a vast collection of towering walk-through tanks, with a strong focus on local, Pacific marine life. You can stroll through swirling schools of sardines and eerily glowing jellyfish or meet a family of penguins in the soon-to-open Splash Zone.
The US's most impressive aquarium is a vast collection of towering walk-through tanks, with a strong focus on local, Pacific marine life. You can stroll through swirling schools of sardines and eerily glowing jellyfish or meet a family of penguins in the soon-to-open Splash Zone.
See: www.mbayaq.org.
33 Big Sur
Few drives can match the drama of that stretch of California's Highway 1 known as Big Sur. It runs for 90 miles, clinging to the lower slopes of the Santa Lucia Mountains above the glittering Pacific. Spend the night at the Post Ranch Inn; the rooms look out over the ocean.
Few drives can match the drama of that stretch of California's Highway 1 known as Big Sur. It runs for 90 miles, clinging to the lower slopes of the Santa Lucia Mountains above the glittering Pacific. Spend the night at the Post Ranch Inn; the rooms look out over the ocean.
See: www.postranchinn.com.
34 Ivy League
A student-led tour of one of America's finest universities offers an appreciation of the country's (often overlooked) highbrow side. In Harvard, for example, you get a tour of Harvard Yard's handsome architecture while treading where heavyweights such as Franklin Roosevelt and John F Kennedy once walked.
A student-led tour of one of America's finest universities offers an appreciation of the country's (often overlooked) highbrow side. In Harvard, for example, you get a tour of Harvard Yard's handsome architecture while treading where heavyweights such as Franklin Roosevelt and John F Kennedy once walked.
35 Dim sum in San Francisco
The country's oldest and second-largest Chinatown offers the most authentic Chinese food. At lunchtime locals cram into the dim sum joints along Grant and Stockton Streets. Take your pick from the trolleys and be adventurous: they offer anything from slippery shaomai dumplings to roasted chicken feet.
The country's oldest and second-largest Chinatown offers the most authentic Chinese food. At lunchtime locals cram into the dim sum joints along Grant and Stockton Streets. Take your pick from the trolleys and be adventurous: they offer anything from slippery shaomai dumplings to roasted chicken feet.
36 Country music in Nashville
This is the heartland of pure country. From the honky tonks of Lower Broadway, where excellent unknown bands play for tips, to the Grand Ole Opry, where you can see and hear the rhinestone-studded superstars, this is the place for white man's soul music at its best.
This is the heartland of pure country. From the honky tonks of Lower Broadway, where excellent unknown bands play for tips, to the Grand Ole Opry, where you can see and hear the rhinestone-studded superstars, this is the place for white man's soul music at its best.
See: www.opry.com.
37 Burning Man
A far cry from our own rain-soaked music festivals, Burning Man attracts 40,000 revellers to the Nevada desert every year. A temporary "city" springs up for a week (August 25-September 1, 2008), embracing everything from art installations to live music, with an effigy burnt on the final night.
A far cry from our own rain-soaked music festivals, Burning Man attracts 40,000 revellers to the Nevada desert every year. A temporary "city" springs up for a week (August 25-September 1, 2008), embracing everything from art installations to live music, with an effigy burnt on the final night.
See: www.burningman.com.
38 Riding in Montana
Perhaps the most peaceful way of taking in Montana's breathtaking scenery is on horseback. The landscape between Yellowstone and Glacier National parks is dramatic and diverse, ranging from rolling plains to jagged peaks, all framed by vast skies.
Perhaps the most peaceful way of taking in Montana's breathtaking scenery is on horseback. The landscape between Yellowstone and Glacier National parks is dramatic and diverse, ranging from rolling plains to jagged peaks, all framed by vast skies.
See: www.rideworldwide.co.uk.
39 Cycling in Sonoma
The chaps in Sideways might not have been up to it, but cycling between Sonoma's wineries is the best way of seeing the area (and you can drink and drive, too). Pedal gently from Healdsburg and stop off for tastings in Dry Creek, Russian River and Alexander valleys.
The chaps in Sideways might not have been up to it, but cycling between Sonoma's wineries is the best way of seeing the area (and you can drink and drive, too). Pedal gently from Healdsburg and stop off for tastings in Dry Creek, Russian River and Alexander valleys.
See: www.winecountrybikes.com.
40 Electric car tour of San Francisco
Children and city tours are generally a bad combination, but rent an open-sided electric buggy from San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf and turn a tour of the city's vertiginous streets into a roller-coaster ride. Two- or four-seated cars come with a (slightly corny) GPS audio tour.
Children and city tours are generally a bad combination, but rent an open-sided electric buggy from San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf and turn a tour of the city's vertiginous streets into a roller-coaster ride. Two- or four-seated cars come with a (slightly corny) GPS audio tour.
See: www.etcars.com or www.gocartours.com.
41 Alcatraz tour
Once America's maximum-security prison, this grim fortress is set on a bleak rocky island in San Francisco Bay. Take a boat from Fisherman's Wharf and follow one of the guides through the cell blocks and parade grounds. Children can experience the reality of being locked up behind bars; parents might well be tempted to leave them there.
Once America's maximum-security prison, this grim fortress is set on a bleak rocky island in San Francisco Bay. Take a boat from Fisherman's Wharf and follow one of the guides through the cell blocks and parade grounds. Children can experience the reality of being locked up behind bars; parents might well be tempted to leave them there.
See: www.nps.gov/alcatraz.
42 Cape Cod house rental
Cape Cod is where clean-cut, preppy America spends its summers. Rent a house in one of the Cape's pretty little towns with their iconic white churches and shuttered mansions floating on millpond lawns (but avoid the sprawl around Hyannis).
Cape Cod is where clean-cut, preppy America spends its summers. Rent a house in one of the Cape's pretty little towns with their iconic white churches and shuttered mansions floating on millpond lawns (but avoid the sprawl around Hyannis).
See: www.capeguide.com.
43 Grand Canyon Skywalk
Peering down into the craggy depths of the Grand Canyon to the silver thread of river is one of the best - and most vertigo-inducing - views in the world. Now you can test your nerve even further by stepping out on to the glass-floored Skywalk platform, which is suspended 4,000ft over the gorge.
Peering down into the craggy depths of the Grand Canyon to the silver thread of river is one of the best - and most vertigo-inducing - views in the world. Now you can test your nerve even further by stepping out on to the glass-floored Skywalk platform, which is suspended 4,000ft over the gorge.
44 Woodbury Common, New York State
An hour or so north of the city you'll find spectacular bargains at one of the largest outlet shopping centres in the world. Among the 220 shops offering up to 75 per cent off original prices are Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus Last Call, Fendi, Prada, Frette, Tod's and Swarovski.
An hour or so north of the city you'll find spectacular bargains at one of the largest outlet shopping centres in the world. Among the 220 shops offering up to 75 per cent off original prices are Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus Last Call, Fendi, Prada, Frette, Tod's and Swarovski.
See: www.premiumoutlets.com.
45 Fishing in Colorado
The state's mountain rivers provide superb fly fishing - in remote valleys surrounded by high desert canyons. Stay at Smith Fork Ranch on a high ridge in the Gunnison National Forest and expert fishing guides will take you to the rushing waters of the Gunnison, Roaring Fork and Frying Pan rivers.
The state's mountain rivers provide superb fly fishing - in remote valleys surrounded by high desert canyons. Stay at Smith Fork Ranch on a high ridge in the Gunnison National Forest and expert fishing guides will take you to the rushing waters of the Gunnison, Roaring Fork and Frying Pan rivers.
See: www.smithforkranch.com.
46 Santa Cruz Giant Dipper
This is the antidote to theme-park exhaustion. Santa Cruz's Giant Dipper - a 1924 wooden roller-coaster - is set right by the beach on the boardwalk of this laid-back California resort. Surrounded by a delightfully old-fashioned funfair full of courting college students, the Dipper gives panoramic views of Monterey Bay. At $4.50 (£2.25) a ride, it's a lot cheaper than Disney.
This is the antidote to theme-park exhaustion. Santa Cruz's Giant Dipper - a 1924 wooden roller-coaster - is set right by the beach on the boardwalk of this laid-back California resort. Surrounded by a delightfully old-fashioned funfair full of courting college students, the Dipper gives panoramic views of Monterey Bay. At $4.50 (£2.25) a ride, it's a lot cheaper than Disney.
See: www.beachboardwalk.com.
47 Watch the winter surf at Waimea Bay
If you are in Hawaii to watch the Pipeline Masters (see number 11 above), you'd be missing something if you didn't visit the north shore, where the winter surf is nothing short of awesome. If you surf you have to try the 40ft monsters; if you don't, it is a show of nature's great power you won't want to miss.
If you are in Hawaii to watch the Pipeline Masters (see number 11 above), you'd be missing something if you didn't visit the north shore, where the winter surf is nothing short of awesome. If you surf you have to try the 40ft monsters; if you don't, it is a show of nature's great power you won't want to miss.
See: www.waimea.com.
48 Charleston, Savannah and the Antebellum South
The wonderful Southern centres are only 90 miles apart. Savannah is the more beautiful of the two and Charleston has beach islands that are great to visit in spring and fall, but avoid the steamy intense summer months.
The wonderful Southern centres are only 90 miles apart. Savannah is the more beautiful of the two and Charleston has beach islands that are great to visit in spring and fall, but avoid the steamy intense summer months.
See: www.visitusa.org.uk.
49 Hang out at Venice Beach
It has been called the Coney Island of the Pacific, but it's cooler than that, if only because this is California. Bodybuilders, skateboarders, street performers and California girls in skimpy bikinis - so all you need are the Beach Boys on your iPod and you're in LA heaven.
It has been called the Coney Island of the Pacific, but it's cooler than that, if only because this is California. Bodybuilders, skateboarders, street performers and California girls in skimpy bikinis - so all you need are the Beach Boys on your iPod and you're in LA heaven.
See: www.westland.net/venice.
50 Stand in immigration queues at major airports
This is not something you would necessarily choose to do when you visit America, but it is something you are increasingly likely to do. Fingerprinting and the officious attitude of immigration officials are the main complaints, but if you want to enjoy the wonderful variety listed above you're simply going to have to endure it.
This is not something you would necessarily choose to do when you visit America, but it is something you are increasingly likely to do. Fingerprinting and the officious attitude of immigration officials are the main complaints, but if you want to enjoy the wonderful variety listed above you're simply going to have to endure it.
Take a book.
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