Northern America

What setsO’ahu apart from other Hawaiian islands? Honolulu, of course. It’s the only Hawaiian island with a bonafide city, complete with high-rises, loads of fine-dining options and enough shopping to keep you busy for an entire vacation. In other words, you will never run out of things to do. The world-famous beaches, …

One of the few places in the US that experiences all four seasons as if they were crafted with a painter’s brush, there is no bad time to visit Santa Fe, just different color palettes. At an altitude of 7000ft, winters are white – but not wicked – and summers …

There are few sights as awe-inspiring as the night sky, with the cloudy band of the Milky Way and the planets shining overhead. While most people travel for daytime sightseeing or adventure experiences, there are plenty of reasons to plan extra time into your vacation to enjoy stargazing in the …

Most people hear “Everglades” and think “swamps and alligators,” but the western edge of the park is taken up by the Ten Thousand Islands, a fringe of coral cays and mangrove islands off of Florida’s southern Gulf Coast. In the quiet, so-laid-back-it’s-comatose town of Everglades City, find the Gulf Coast Visitor Center for Everglades National Park. Rangers …

Just offshore from Miami (and not to be confused with Biscayne National Park), Key Biscayne is an island with a small-town, residential feel just minutes from the frenetic pulse of south Florida. For all the tranquility to be had on Key Biscayne, the road that connects the island to the mainland, the …

John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park in Key Largo is the largest reef in the continental USA. As with Biscayne National Park, the real draw at this state park isn’t the land (170 dry acres): it’s the water (48,000 wet acres). But there is plenty to do in the “dry” section of the park, including a …

The thing about Biscayne National Park, located near Florida’s southern tip on the Atlantic Coast, is that you can drive to it and not know you’re there. Sure, there’s the Dante Fascell Visitor Center and a parking lot, but the national park itself? All you can see is water. But that’s exactly …

Outdoor enthusiasts usually head to Arapahoe Basin Ski Area in Colorado to ski and snowboard its towering slopes. But now there’s another reason to visit with the launch of a new via ferrata. The team at Arapahoe say it’s the highest in North America and it’s already welcoming climbers after opening last week. If …

Twenty-four-hour darkness and sun at midnight. Ice-worm festivals and sweltering outdoor salmon bakes. Sun-dappled rainforest and freezing-cold arctic tundra. Alaska is a place of extreme seasonal and regional contrasts. In a state that practically invented social distancing, you’ll rarely encounter crowds, but costs can be high, and the weather can deliver an …

The natural beauty and scale of Alaska is difficult to convey if you’ve never been there – a visual treat awaits you on your maiden voyage! With glaciers bigger than many US states, you’ll never see everything in just the one trip. We’ve rounded up our best places to visit in Alaska to help you …