A three-week, 3,500-mile journey through the country’s historic spots to a soundtrack of American classics

A proposal to create a vast new wilderness park in Utah is stirring age-old divisions

Author AD Miller goes on a journey through the history of a ‘misunderstood’ state

All over the world, wild sturgeon are endangered. But not on the Saint John River, home to a new ‘Sturgeon Safari’

Synonymous with scandal, the Watergate Hotel has reopened after nine years and a $125m revamp

Brooklyn’s latest bohemian hotel lacks authenticity — except where it’s least wanted

Can hiring a ‘cultural engineer’ help a hip new hotel become part of the city’s authentic music scene?

At the northern tip of Newfoundland, a lighthouse now welcomes guests and offers mesmerising views of the passing icebergs

El Dorado and Amador counties are emerging as compelling destinations for wine lovers

Some 7,500 tonnes of sand have been shipped from Guyana to create the Caribbean’s newest beach

Long beset by corruption, colonial rule and natural disasters, the nation is at last beginning to attract adventurous travellers

How the fog-prone Canadian city became an unlikely gourmet hit

Meet ‘Dash’, the delivery robot, who ferries items to hotel guests — when not being interrupted by people wanting selfies

Home to a dozen species, the Mission Valley is the place to go to see wild owls up close

Ice canoeing has evolved into a sport, and now tourists can have a go, too

The first destination ski resort in the US has rediscovered its 1930s allure

Mike Carter explores one of the world’s least-visited national parks, a land rich with bears, folklore and the turbulent history of the Inuit people who once called it home

Susan Elderkin finds the perfect rural retreat — on a tiny island off the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee

Following in Bill Bryson’s footsteps on the Appalachian Trail

A week-long kayaking expedition offers the prospect of paddling alongside killer whales and humpbacks — but only if you’re patient

On the banks of the Mississippi, the Whitney Plantation is America’s first museum dedicated to slavery

After designing and managing some of the world’s hippest hotels, two industry veterans have turned their attention to the humble bed and breakfast

By train, floatplane, boat, kayak and on foot across the open spaces of the 49th US state

A new resort hopes to offer an alternative to bland Caribbean hotels, becoming a cultural hub for the local community with a golf course that doubles as an organic farm