After almost two years in Los Angeles, Gin Wigmore has tips for visitors seeking a special spot in her adopted city.

Beth J. Harpaz heads to the new epicenter of Brooklyn-cool.

There's always something happening, on and offshore, in San Diego.

Shandelle Battersby dreams a California dream in the front row at the Dolby Theatre.

You can't visit Nashville without embracing country music, writes Megan Singleton.

Winter temperatures hovering near zero make Alaska feel almost tropical, writes Stacia Glenn.

Spooky rock formations make Mark Meredith think of lost souls, doomed to crumble under a harsh Utah sky.

Brian Fallow cannot take his eyes from spectacular mountains and canyons as they glide past his train window, from Seattle to Banff.

In a restaurant in Alaska, Paul Rush has a tussle with the King of Crabs - and wins.

Shandelle Battersby finds the jewel of the missions along California's King's Highway.

Ewan McDonald sips the flavours of the Old South in Texas and New Orleans.

A guided gourmet walk is a great introduction to Vancouver, discovers Leah McLennan.

From books to bikes and beers - Shandelle Battersby looks at the best of Portland.

A friendly year-round climate makes Santa Monica a hit with locals as well as tourists, writes Tess Nichol.

It's always the perfect time to catch a wave or linger on the sidewalk in this city.

Oahu's big waves and warm waters are a magnet to all types and sizes of mammals, finds Paul Davies.

In between eating himself to bursting, Greg Bruce enjoys the folksy, smoky blues of Atlanta, Georgia.

Miami, America's subtropical paradise, is awash with surreal but intriguing contradictions - and is all the more enjoyable for it, says Gareth Wyn Davies.

It's hard to imagine this "park in the sky" was once the domain of thundering freight trains.

More than 20 years after hearing a song, Nigel Richardson sees the frontier city that inspired it.

The Texan capital has an outlaw spirit that makes it the perfect place to party, writes Ewan McDonald.

Bigger, better, busier - that's Texas, writes Megan Singleton.

Nashville's mix of Southern hospitality and rich creative heritage hits just the right note for Jez Smadja.

Listen to the music when you explore the Southern city of Memphis, Tennessee, advises Tim Lamb.

Canada's famous resort town draws in winter skiers but it's worth a look in summer, writes Winston Aldworth.

Created in 2001, Fonterra was heralded as an "icon of economic transformation", a "breakthrough idea", "helping NZ catch the knowledge wave".

Winston Aldworth checks out the differences between two great theme parks.

The Florida city of Orlando has more options than you'd think, writes Megan Singleton.

The Florida city of Orlando is much more than a theme park wonderland, discovers Tim Lamb.

Shandelle Battersby relaxes at one of Hawaii's most historic hotels, the Halekulani.