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United States
North America
A vast and varied country spanning coasts, mountains, deserts, and cities, the United States hosts the world's most influential independent film festival (Sundance) and its most watched fashion week (New York).
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What you can do in United States
Cycling / Bike Touring
- Cuyahoga ValleyApr May Jun Jul Aug Sep OctEighty seven miles of flat crushed-limestone towpath along the old canal, with a scenic railroad running parallel that will carry you and your bike one way so you only ride the direction you want.
- Ohio to Erie TrailApr May Jun Sep OctThree hundred and twenty six miles from Cincinnati to Cleveland, mostly on rail trail and towpath, and one of the longest continuous car-free routes in the United States.
Freediving
- KonaApr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov DecThe Kona coast falls into thousands of feet of water within a mile or two of shore, which is why Hawaii Island is a freediving and blackwater destination rather than a reef destination. Visibility runs 23 to 30 meters most of the year and water sits near 26C in November. Manta rays feed off the coast at night year round, humpbacks arrive through December, and pelagic encounters are a normal part of a training day rather than a lucky one. Instruction here is FII, which is uncommon outside the United States and worth seeking out if you want that system specifically. This is a small scene: two operators, both FII, both teaching in small groups.
- Riviera Beachyear-roundBlue Heron Bridge is a shallow, drift-fed site with extraordinary marine life for its depth, and the Palm Beach corridor is where Florida's freediving and spearfishing scene actually lives.
Music at the Source
- Austinyear-roundAustin's claim to the Live Music Capital of the World is backed by genuine density, hundreds of venues, a strong songwriter and session musician community, and a culture that treats music as a local utility. South by Southwest (March) makes Austin the most concentrated new-music event on earth for one week. But the Continental Club, Hole in the Wall, and the Sixth Street scene run every night.
- ChicagoApr May Jun Jul Aug Sep OctChicago's South Side gave the world the electric blues, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Buddy Guy all recorded here. The Old Town School of Folk Music is one of America's great community music institutions, offering workshops in blues, roots, and jazz to anyone who walks in. The city's jazz scene runs in parallel, with Green Mill and Andy's Jazz Club hosting serious players nightly.
- Nashvilleyear-roundNashville is where country and Americana songwriting is practiced professionally, Music Row studios, the Bluebird Cafe's writers-in-the-round format, and a community of working songwriters who treat the craft as a discipline. It is possible to sit in a workshop, co-write with a stranger, and walk into a honky-tonk to hear the results performed the same evening.
- New OrleansJan Feb Mar Apr May Oct Nov DecJazz was invented here, and New Orleans remains the only American city where live music is a permanent feature of everyday public life, second lines, brass bands in the street, clubs that open at noon. The music is participatory by tradition; musicians expect the audience to move. Jazz Fest (late April–early May) is a world-class event, but the city is always on.
- New York Cityyear-roundNew York is the global capital of jazz, the Village Vanguard has hosted every major player since 1935, Jazz at Lincoln Center runs the most serious educational programming in the world, and the New School's jazz program has trained generations of professionals. The density of talent means that any night of the week, multiple world-class musicians are playing within a few miles of each other.
Rock Climbing
- Hocking HillsMar Apr May Sep Oct NovBlackhand sandstone gorges give Ohio its only real vertical rock, with guided rappels of up to 120 feet beside waterfalls. It is the one outdoor thing in the state people genuinely travel for.
- Red Rock CanyonMar Apr May Oct NovThirty minutes from the Las Vegas Strip sits 26 miles of Aztec sandstone in every shade of red and cream, and one of the finest trad and sport climbing destinations in North America. The escarpment's 2,000+ routes, from single-pitch roadside classics to serious multi-pitch adventures on Calico Hills and Black Velvet Canyon, have made Red Rock a fixture on every serious climber's map. The desert clarity and striking geology outlast the novelty of Las Vegas as context.
Scuba Diving
- Devil's Denyear-roundA spring inside a collapsed karst dome, lit through a hole in the roof, with prehistoric fossil beds in the walls. It is the accessible counterpoint to cave country: cavern diving under daylight, open to certified recreational divers.
- High Springsyear-roundThe densest concentration of underwater cave systems anywhere in the world, and the place people fly to in order to get cave certified. Ginnie Springs, Devil's Ear, Peacock and Madison Blue are all within a short drive.
- Key LargoMay Jun Jul Aug SepKey Largo pairs the continental US's only living coral barrier reef, protected inside a national marine sanctuary, with one of the world's great wreck lineups: the USS Spiegel Grove, a 155-meter landing ship in 15 to 40 meters that takes two dives just to tour the outside, plus the Duane and Bibb. The infrastructure matches: Rainbow Reef is one of the largest dive centers in North America, a PADI Career Development Center running a full boat fleet and three night dives a week, while Horizon Divers carries the technical ladder through advanced wreck, trimix, and rebreather. Everything is day-boat, no liveaboard required, and Christ of the Abyss remains the hemisphere's most photographed underwater statue.
- PensacolaApr May Jun Jul Aug Sep OctThe USS Oriskany, an aircraft carrier sunk deliberately in 2006, sits in 65 metres with its flight deck at around 43. It is the largest artificial reef in the world and a genuine technical objective.
Whitewater Kayaking / Rafting
- Arkansas RiverMay Jun Jul AugThe most commercially rafted river in the United States offers more options than almost anywhere else, from the gentle Milk Run (Class I–II, suitable for ages 4+) to Browns Canyon (Class III–IV, the most popular section) to the Royal Gorge (Class IV–V, 1,000-foot granite walls). All within a few miles of each other on the Arkansas River Valley. The combination of range, infrastructure, scenery, and accessibility makes the Arkansas the default introduction to Colorado whitewater and an annual ritual for families, corporates, and experienced paddlers alike.
- Gauley RiverSep OctThe Upper Gauley during Gauley Season, seven weekends of Army Corps of Engineers dam releases each September and October, is the most intense commercially rafted water in North America. Five named Class V rapids in sequence, 335 feet of drop over 12 miles, in a remote West Virginia gorge with no road access. Gauley Season is a genuine American institution: outfitters are booked months in advance, and experienced rafters return year after year.
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Upcoming events in United States
- New York Fashion WeekSep 10–15, 2026confirmed
- Albuquerque International Balloon FiestaOct 3–11, 2026confirmed
- New York Fashion WeekFeb 11–16, 2027expected
- The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation, Inc.Apr 22–25, 2027confirmed
- The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation, Inc.Apr 29, 2027 – May 2, 2027confirmed