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Tikal Temple I in Tikal, Guatemala. Visit while it’s still relatively undiscovered.

The new highlights of North and Central America

From the bright lights of Broadway to the northern lights, the Americas add up to epic destinations.

  • Kristie Kellahan
The US remains one of the best travel destinations in the world, regardless of who’s in charge.

I’ve changed my mind about travelling to Trump’s America

Until a few weeks ago, my opinion was: why would you bother going there? But a conversation with a travel-loving friend changed my mind.

  • Ben Groundwater
United Airlines’ economy class seats on a Boeing 777.

Previously underwhelming, airline’s long-haul economy now a winner

Several economy-class trips to the United States have converted me to this airline, with its award-winning app the game-changer.

  • Catherine Marshall
Historic Linden Hotel in Old Town Fort Collins.

Disneyland in real life: The gorgeous town that inspired the theme park

Cinderella Castle took cues from Germany’s Neuschwanstein. But when it came to the blueprint for Main Street, Disney found a muse closer to home.

  • Julia D'Orazio
The Hoover Dam might be the greatest engineering achievement in history.

Inside one of the greatest engineering achievements in human history

From outside, this vast construction is about size, scale and spectacle. Once inside, it becomes more about appreciating how the whole thing holds together.

  • David Whitley
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Moraine Lake in Banff National Park.

It’s time for one of the best countries on Earth to stop being humble

With so much bluster coming from the White House, it’s time for America’s northern neighbour to step into the spotlight.

  • Ute Junker
The colours of Sedona.

America’s most beautiful city is unlike anywhere else

Sedona is like a greatest-hits package of the world’s most beautiful cities, all rolled into one.

  • David Whitley
Pyramid Lake, where a hand-built, seven-metre cedar canoe – a nod to Indigenous canoes – awaits us on the shore.

Beautiful one day, freezing the next: Rocky Mountains outside the peak

We’ve come to experience Jasper and Banff in spring during the lull between the ski season finishing and the summer crowds descending.

  • Sheriden Rhodes
Pre-game partying at Levi’s Stadium, San Francisco.

The best thing about American football happens before the kick-off

Tailgating is a spectacle unique to American football. Rain, hail or shine, nothing stops the pre-game party.

  • Kate Allman
You can tour the iconic US Capitol Building for free.

Seven highlights of the majestic (and infamous) US Capitol Building

As the 47th president celebrates his inauguration, here’s what to see at the epicentre of American democracy (and yes, the site of the attack on January 6, 2021).

  • Kate Armstrong

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