Destination USA

United States of America

Covering a large part of North America, it is bordered by Canada in the North an Mexico in the South. Arguably the most diverse and exciting destination in the world- see it for yourself!

Area : 9,809,155 sq km

Population : 267.000.000

Capital : Washington D.C.

Language : English

Major religion : Christianity

Major Cities :  New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Dallas, Miami, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Denver, Cleveland, San Francisco, Seattle, Minneapolis, Memphis, Pittsburgh

GNI per capita : $37610

Internet domain : .us

Currency : US Dollar

Phonecode : # 1

Hotels : JW Marriott, Atlanta ; Mansion on Peachtree, Atlanta ; Grand Hyatt Atlanta ; The Langham, Boston ; Parker House, Boston ; Fairmont Battery Wharf, Boston ; The Lenox Hotel, Boston ; XV Beacon, Boston ; WBoston ; Ames Hotel, Boston ; Newbury Guest House, Boston ; The Inn at Palmetto Bluff, Bluffton, South Carolina ; Park Hyatt Chicago; Four Seasons Chicago ; Peninsula, Chicago ; Hotel Burnham, Chicago ; Trump Tower, Chicago ; Drake Hotel, Chicago ; The James Hotel, Chicago ; Westin Book Cadillac Hotel, Detroit ; Four Seasons Resort & Club Dallas at Las Colinas ; The Mansion on Turtle Creek, Dallas ; Hotel Crescent Court, Dallas ; Hotel Za Za, Dallas ; Omni Dallas at Park West ; Grand Hyatt Dallas/Fort Worth Airport ; Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Kiawah Island, South Carolina ; Viceroy Snowmass Hotel Aspen ; St. Regis Resort, Aspen ; Hotel Jerome, Aspen ; The Little Nell Hotel, Aspen ; The Sky Hotel, Aspen ; The Capitol Peak Lodge, Aspen ; The Tree House(for kids!!!) The Osprey, Beaver Creek ; The Tryst at Vail ; Arrabelle, Vail ; Lodge, Vail ; Ritz Carlton, Bachelor Gulch ; Four SeasonsVail  ; The Devil's Thumb Ranch , Winter Park Colorado ; Colorado Trapper's Cabin, Beaver Creek ; Capella Hotel Telluride ; Lumiere, Telluride ; Grand Hotel, Steamboat Springs ; Antlers (condo), Steamboat Springs ; Waldorf Astoria Park City ; Stein Eriksen Hotel, Park City, Deer Valley ; Montage, Deer Valley ; Snow Park Lodge Deer Valley ; Jackson Hole Mountain Resort ; The Four Seasons Jacksons Hole ; Amangani Resort, Wyoming ; Hotel Terra, Teton Village ; Good Medicine Lodge, Whitefish ; Hidden Moose Lodge, Whitefish ; Lake Mcdonald Lodge, Apgar ; St Mary Lodge, Montana ; Soniac House, New Orleans ; Clift Hotel, San Francisco ; St Regis Hotel, San Francisco ; W, San Francisco ; The Fairmont, San Francisco; Mandarin Oriental, San Francisco ; The Orchard Garden Hotel, San Francisco ; Good Hotel, San Francisco ; Hotel Triton, San Francisco ; Inn Above Tide, Sausalito ; Beach House Hotel, Half Moon Bay, California ; Calistoga Inn, Napa Valley ; The Poetry Inn, Napa Valley ; The Inn at Saratoga, Silicon Valley ; The Jefferson Hotel, Richmond ; Hotel Valley Ho, Scottsdale ; Vice Roy, Palm Springs ; The Springs, Palm Springs ; Wigwam Motel, Holbrook, Arizona (Category quirky-cement tents at cheap prices) Cordevalle, San Martin ; Heartbreak Hotel, Memphis ; Marriott Desert Ridge, Scottsdale ; The Nines, Portland ; W, Seattle ; Edgewater, Seattle ; Alexis Hotel, Seattle ; Marriott Waterfront Hotel, Seattle ; Madonna Inn, San Luis Obispo (Category quirky) ; Sun Valley Resort, Idaho ; Hay-Adams, Washington D.C. ;  Park Hyatt, Washington D.C. ; Willard Intercontinental, Washington D. C. ; The Jefferson, Washington D.C ; Washington Suites, Georgetown, Washington D.C.; Mandarin Oriental, Washington D.C. ; Sofitel Lafayette Square, Washington D.C. ; Old Faithful Inn, Lake Yellowstone Hotel and Cabins, Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel and Cabins-all in Yellowstone National Park

Restaurants : Cafe Dupri, Atlanta ; Goldberg's Bagel Company & Deli ; Posh, Atlanta ; Soleil Bistro, Atlanta ; Fogo de Chao, Atlanta ; Buckhead Diner, Atlanta ; Cafe Fleuri, Langham Hotel, Boston ; Teranga, Boston ; The Beehive, Boston ; Eastern Standard, Boston ; Neptune Oyster, Boston ; Ye Old Union Oyster House, Boston ; Cambridge 1, Fenway ; Bistro du Midi, Boston ; Charley's on Newbury Street, Boston ; Grafton Street Bar and Grill, Cambridge ; Summer Shack, Back Bay, Boston ; Woodward, Ames Hotel, Boston ; Frontera Grill, Chicago ; Les Nomades, Chicago ; Aria, Chicago ; Moto, Chicago ; Alinea, Chicago ; Morton's , Chicago ; Keefer's, Chicago ; Gene & Georgetti's, Chicago ; Charlie Trotters, Chicago ; Schwa, Chicago ; Table Fifty-Two (former Oprah Winfrey chef), Chicago ; Tru, Chicago ; Blackbird, Chicago ; Avec, Chicago ; The Smoke Daddy, Chicago ; Chicago Chop House ; Sepia, Chicago ; West Egg (for breakfast), Chicago ; Gono's East, (pizza) Chicago ; Uno, (pizza) Chicago ; RL, corner of Michigan and Chicago ; Rockit, (best burger in the US ), Chicago ; For a Chicago Hot Dog-try The Wiener's Circle or Hot Doug's ; Roast, Detroit ; Robert's of Charleston ; SNOB, Charleston ; Fig, Charleston ; Carolina's, Charleston ; McCrady's, Charleston ; Charleston Grill at Charleston Place ; Cochon, New Orleans ; August, New Orleans ; Emiril's, New Orleans ; Lilett, New Orleans ; Patois, New Orleans ; Gautreau's, New Orleans ; Herbsaint, New Orleans ; El Rayo Taqueria, Portland, Maine ; Sonny's, Portland Maine ; Grace, Portland, Maine ; Farmer's Table, Portland, Maine ; Stinking Rose, San Francisco ; South food & wine bar, San Francisco ; Jardiniere, San Francisco ; South (Luke Mangan), San Francisco ; SPQR, San Francisco ; Quince , San Francisco ; Millenium, San Francisco ; Slanted Door , San Francisco ; Swan Oyster Depot, San Francisco ; The Carnelian Room, San Francisco ; Madera, San Jose ; Laili, Santa Cruz ; La Posta, Santa Cruz ; St Michael's Alley, Palo Alto  ; The Rose Cafe, Santa Barbara ; Blue Duck Tavern, Washington D.C. ; Bombay Club, Washington D.C. ; Cafe Atlantico, Washington D. C. ; Palena, Washington D.C. ; Fino Restaurante Italian, Washington D.C. ; Grill from Ipanema, Washington D.C.; Johnny's Half Shell, Washington D. C. ; Melrose, Washington D.C. ; Sea Catch Restaurant and Raw Bar, Washington D. C.; Urbana, Washington D. C.; 701, Washington D.C. ; The Monocle, Washington D.C. ; Cafe Milano, Washington D.C. ; Gershwin's Dallas ; Navarra , Telluride ; The French Laundry, Yountsville, California ; Wild Ginger, Seattle ; Cafe Diva, Steamboat Springs ; Da Marco, Houston ; Sam's Smokehouse, Aspen ; The Sweet Life, Snowmass Aspen ; Sneaky's Tavern, Snowmass ; Buchi Tavern, Snowmass ; L'Hostaria, Aspen ; Social, Aspen ; Krabloonik, Aspen ; Spago at Ritz-Carlton, Beaver Creek ; Cail Chophouse ; The Snake River Grill, Jackson Hole ; The Silver Dollar Bar & Grill, Jackson Hole ; Bubbba's BBQ Restaurant, Jackson Wyoming ; Old Yellowstone Garage, Jackson Hole ; Larkspur, Golden Peak, Vail

Bars & Cafes : Jerome Bar, Aspen ; Bear River Bar, Steamboat Springs ; 39 Degrees, Sky Hotel, Aspen ; Antone's, Austin ; Beluga Martini Bar, Atlanta ; Cheers Bar, Boston ; 75 Chestnut, Boston ; Delux Cafe, Boston ; Deep Ellum, Allston,  Boston ; Drink, Boston ;  Drink, Boston ; Pavilion Rooftop Bar, Charleston ; Cafe Iguana, Chicago ;NoMI, Lounge, Chicago ; Rust BBQ Pub, Detroit ; The Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, Jackson, Wyoming ; Mangy Moose, Teton Village, Wyoming ; The Village Cafe, Jackson Hole ;  Silver Dollar Bar, Jackson Hole ; Snake River Brewpub, Jackson Hole ; Koshu Wine Bar, Jackson Hole ; La Divina Gelateria, New Orleans ; Napoleon House, New Orleans ; Cure, New Orleans ; Bombay Club, New Orleans ; Tipitinas, New Orleans ; Kamasouptra, Portland, Maine ; Bayside Bowl, Portland, Maine ; Novare Res beers garden, Portland, Maine ; Maine Mead Works, Portland ; Redwood Room, Clift Hotel, San Francisco ; Big 4 Bar &Restaurant, Huntington Hotel, San Francisco ; Mark Hopkins Hotel pinnacle bar, San Francisco ; 1550 Hyde cafe & wine bar San Francisco ; Palomar Ballroom , Santa Cruz ; Santa Cruz Micro Brewing ; Kelly's French Bakery, Santa Cruz ; Bonny Doon Vineyard, Santa Cruz ; 515 Kitchen & Cocktails, Santa Cruz ; Seabreeze Cafe, Santa Cru ;  Red Restaurant & Bar, Santa Cruz ; Gourmet Haus Staudt, famous beer garden Silicon Valley ; Chi Cha Lounge, Washington D.C.; Bar Pillar, Washington D.C. ; Five, Washington D. C. ; Fly Lounge, Washington D. C.; Habana Village, Washington D. C. ; Halo, Washington D. C.; Love, Washington D. C.; Rock and Roll Hotel on  H Street, Washington D. C.; When in Washington D.C. go to Georgetown (MStreet)!!

Attractions : Walk Freedom Trail through Boston ; Rose Kennedy Greenway, Boston ; Samuel Adams Brewery, Boston ; Beacon Hill, Boston ; Walden Pond, Boston ; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston ; Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston ; Harvard University ; Cambridge ; Fenway Park, Boston ; Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston ; Millenium Park, Chicago; Sears Tower, Chicago ; Wrigley Field, Chicago ; Rookery, Chicago ; Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago ; Shed Aquarium, Chicago ; Cloud Gate Sculpture (the Bean ), Chicago ; Architecture Cruise, Chicago River ; Steppenwolf, Lookingglass and Chicago Shakespeare Theatres ; Blommer Chocolate factory, Chicago ; Art Museum, Chicago ; Graceland, Memphis ; Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.; White House, Washington D.C. ; National Archives Building, Washington D.C ; Capitol, Washington D.C.; Union Station, Washington D.C. ; International Spy Museum, Washington D.C. ; Washington Monument, Washington D.C ;  Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C. ; National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C ; Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington D.C. ; Phillips Collection, Washington D.C ; Coca Cola, Atlanta ; CNN, Atlanta ; Atlanta History Centre ; Jackson Hole, Wyoming ; Yellowstone National Park ; Space Needle, Seattle ; Pike Place Markets, Seattle ; DUKW amphibious tours, Seattle ; Mt San Jacinto, Palm Springs ; Golden Gate Bridge/Alcatraz/Fishermans Wharf/Cable Cars/Sausalito, San Francisco/Napa Valley ; Wilder Ranch State Park, Santa Cru ; NASA, Hosuston ;The Alamo, San Antonio ; Riverfront, New Orleans ; New Orleans Jazz Festival, April/May ; Casco Bay Cruise, Portland, Maine ; Winter Park Colorado for Skiing (get an Epic ski pass in Vail ; Sun Valley ; Taos Ski Valley New Mexico ; Ajax/Aspen Highlands/Snowmass, Buttermilk -Aspen Colorado ; Telluride/Wolf's Creek Colorado ; Deer Valley, Park City and The Canyons snow fields,Utah ;  Hiking through the Sierra Nevada ; Glacier National Park, Montana ; Monkeybar Gym, Madison Wisconsin ; Heavenly and Squaw Valley Resort, Lake Tahoe ; Multi Sport through Yellowstone and Wyoming-O.A.R.S-hiking, kayak, rafting-www.oars.com ; Salt River Tubing, Phoenix ; Wiking (wine tasting/hiking) see wildrogue.com ; Cross the US by bicycle-www.trektravel.com

Shopping : Buckhead, Atlanta ; Newbury Street, Boston ; LouisBoston ; Filene's Basement, Boston ; Tess and Carlos, Boston ; Acquire, Boston ; Velvet Fly, Boston ; In, jen.ius, Boston ; The Galleria, Hoston ; Tootsies, Houston ; Magnificent Mile, Chicago ; Damen Avenue, Chicago ; Macy's State Street, Chicago ; Haberdash Men's Shop, Chicago ; Silver Room Boutique, Chicago ; Lakeside Shopping Centre, New Orleans ; Plum, New Orleans ; Powell's Books, Portland ; Hayes Street,/Wilkes Bashford/Button Down/Sarah Shaw/San Francisco ; Buttery Bakery, Santa Cruz ;  Salt, San Jose ; Infiniti Boutique, San Jose ; Idle Hands Dry Goods, Santa Cruz ; True Love Antiques & Vintage, Santa Cruz ; Meta Vinyl, Santa Cruz ; Betsy Fisher, Forecast, Hu's Shoes, Muleh, The Remix, Sassanove, Urban Chic-all Washington D.C. ;

Airports : Major international gateways- New York(LGA/JFK/EWR),  Chicago(ORD), Atlanta(ATL), Miami(MIA), Honolulu(HNL), Los Angeles(LAX), San Francisco(SFO), Boston(BOS)

Spas : Ten Thousand Waves Spa, Santa Fe ; Yampah Spa and Hot Springs Vapor Cave, Aspen ; Strawberry Park Hot Springs, Steamboat Springs ; Four Seasons Hotel, Jackson Hole ;

Must play 18 @ : The ultimate collection of courses. Pine Valley G.C.(Pine Valley New Jersey), Augusta National (Augusta Georgia), Cypress Point Club/Pebble Beach Golf Links (Pebble Beach Cailfornia), Oakmont C.C.(Oakmont, Pennsylvania)