Austin isn’t the cheap city it used to be. Hotels have gotten pricey, and a night out on Rainey Street can add up fast. But some of the very best things to do here are still free, or close to it. You can swim in a natural spring, watch a million bats fly out at
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Charleston might be the most romantic city in the US. It’s small and walkable, with cobblestone lanes, candlelit restaurants, gas lamps flickering in the evening and the sound of horse carriages on the streets. It’s no surprise it’s one of the most popular wedding and honeymoon spots in the South. I’ve put together seven things
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The Pacific Northwest packs more variety into a week than almost anywhere in the US. In one loop through Washington and Oregon, you’ll drive through a temperate rainforest, walk a wild beach covered in driftwood, look into the crater of a volcano and eat your way through two of the country’s best food cities. This
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Monterey and Carmel are about ten minutes apart, but they feel like different worlds. Monterey is a working harbor town with a world-class aquarium and a lot of history. Carmel-by-the-Sea is a tiny village of storybook cottages, art galleries and a white sand beach. Put them together and you’ve got one of the best weekends
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Most Arizona trips go Phoenix, Sedona, Grand Canyon. Tucson rarely makes the cut, and I think that’s a mistake. It’s smaller, slower and a lot more relaxed than Phoenix, with mountains on every side and the best Mexican food I’ve had north of the border. It’s also surrounded by the Sonoran Desert at its most
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Albuquerque gets overlooked. People fly in, pick up a rental car and drive straight to Santa Fe without a second glance. I get it, Santa Fe is lovely. But Albuquerque is bigger, cheaper, more down to earth, and honestly a lot more fun to eat your way through. It has a mountain you can ride
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Most people who fly into Honolulu never leave Waikiki. That’s a shame. Waikiki is fun for a day or two, but it’s basically a strip of high-rise hotels and chain stores on a crowded beach. The real Honolulu, and the rest of Oahu, is so much more interesting. Within half an hour of your hotel
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San Francisco is a very romantic city, as long as you’re fine with a little fog. It’s full of hilltop views, Victorian houses, hidden staircases, candlelit restaurants and a famous bridge that looks good from every angle. The city is small, about seven miles across, so you can fit a lot into a weekend together.
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Seattle has a reputation, and most of it is wrong. People expect constant rain, grumpy locals and nothing to do but drink coffee. The truth is more interesting. It’s a beautiful city of water, mountains and green hills, with great food, easy day trips and a summer that’s honestly hard to beat. That said, a
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Washington DC might be the easiest big city in America to visit on your own. Most of the best things are free, the subway is clean and simple, the center is walkable, and museums are perfect for solo travel. You can linger as long as you like in front of a painting, and nobody’s tapping
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