- Taking a history tour in Boston, along the Freedom Trail and visiting pre-revolutionary sights.
- Exploring the busy, vibrant streets of New York City
- Taking a small ship cruise in Alaska and admiring the beauty and abundant wildlife of America's "Last Frontier"
- Seeing the lush greenery of the Hawaiian Islands
- Walking the boardwalks in Yellowstone National Park to view the geysers and boiling, hissing mudpots.
- Wine tasting in California and learning about how the wine industry began here
- Driving the Avenue of the Giants in northern California, in awe of the ancient redwoods, the tallest trees on earth.
- Attending a jazz or blues club in New Orleans or Memphis and discovering the roots of authentic American music.
- Standing on the rim of the Grand Canyon and peering into the depths of one of nature’s great wonders.
- Hiking to a waterfall in California’s Yosemite National Park, where it's easy to find stunning hikes no matter your physical level.
- Rafting the Salmon River in Idaho for whitewater thrills.
- Cruising down the Mississippi in an old-fashioned paddle wheeler
- Sailing through the Columbia River Gorge