USA Travel Guide 2026: NYC, LA, National Parks, Road Trips

The USA is the country too big for a single trip — most travelers focus on one region per visit. New York is the headline city — Manhattan neighborhoods (West Village, SoHo, Lower East Side), the museums (Met, MoMA, Whitney), the food scene (Per Se, Eleven Madison Park, Le Bernardin), and hotels from the Plaza to the Carlyle to the new Aman New York. Los Angeles is the West Coast counterpoint — Hollywood, Venice, Malibu, the Getty, Disneyland, plus a food scene rivaling New York's now (Bestia, Providence, Vespertine). San Francisco for the Bay, Alcatraz, Napa wine country. Then the National Parks: Grand Canyon, Zion and Bryce in Utah, Yellowstone and the Tetons in Wyoming, Yosemite in California — these are the natural cathedrals of America. Plus New Orleans for jazz and food, Charleston for Southern charm, Santa Fe for Pueblo and art, Portland and Seattle for Pacific Northwest culture, Hawaii for islands.

Our USA coverage focuses on the regional travel approach (do one region well, not the whole country), the iconic road trips (Pacific Coast Highway, Route 66, the Utah parks loop) and the hotels (Bowery Hotel in NYC, Hotel Bel-Air in LA, Amangiri in Utah) that define American luxury hospitality.