Trying to plan out your next travel adventure across the United States? Whether you are traveling from coast to coast, or island hopping in Hawaii, this section has everything you need to help you plan your next trip in any North American location.
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Plenty of Canadian trips follow the same pattern. You land in a big airport, pick up a rental car or board a train, and head straight for the mountains, the coa
Canada's small towns often run on a tight calendar. Summer fills the beaches, ferries and patios, then the crowds leave and the pace changes quickly. For some t
Few travelers plan a trip around crime statistics, yet plenty of them end up Googling "is it safe at night?" somewhere between booking the hotel and packing. Me
Americans are still traveling, and by most forecasts they're doing plenty of it. IBISWorld estimates 717 million domestic trips by U.S. residents in 2026[1]. Wh
Every road trip has a few stops that get checked off and left behind. They're the places with one famous hook, a great photo, and a souvenir for the dashboard.
Canada's headline attractions can get busy in summer, with long queues, packed boardwalks and parking lots that fill before breakfast. The country is huge, thou
Canada is the most convenient foreign trip many Americans can take, yet plenty of visitors still follow the same short list. Most travelers stick to the largest
Most first-time visitors to Canada build their itineraries around the same few names: Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, and maybe Banff. Those places earn their rep
Most American road trips chase the famous names: national parks, big-city skylines, neon strips. A handful of places sit far off those routes, with few resident
Canada has a reputation for being easy to visit, and mostly that's earned. The border is straightforward for many travellers, the cities are walkable, and stran
Mexico is unusual in that the United States government does not issue one blanket safety rating for the whole country. Instead, the State Department grades each
Not long ago, plenty of small Canadian towns were the kind of places locals kept to themselves, a fishing village here, a quarry swimming hole there, maybe a wi
There's a quiet shift happening in how Americans picture retirement. Instead of golf courses and gated communities, more retirees are looking at leafy campus st
Most Americans still get behind the wheel every morning, and for good reason: in the vast majority of the country, a bus or train simply can't compete with a ca
National parks get all the glory, but they also get all the traffic. Timed entry systems, packed parking lots, and shuttle buses have become the norm at many of
America's national parks were meant to be sanctuaries, wide open spaces where visitors could escape the noise of daily life. These days, though, a handful of th
There's something about U.S. cities which has always enthralled me. Probably because, like most of us, my childhood was spent gawping at scenes of New York and
Costa Rica is well-known for its stunning nature, abundance of animal life (500,000-plus species), and epic waves that cater to surfers of all levels, from novi
Mexico City has spent the last few years riding two very different headlines at once. On one side, it keeps landing on "best places to live and work remotely" l
Mexico City is having its moment in the limelight, with an increase in visitors drawn to its energy, history, and reputation as one of the world’s premier food
