General Guides

Urban Adventure in New York City

New York City, specifically the southern and central parts of Manhattan, offers an urban experience like no other. Under the towering skyscrapers of downtown, including the Freedom Tower or One World Trade Center (the tallest building in the Western world), and the Midtown area, you’ll find some of the most attractive streets in the world for walking, shopping, entertainment, and sightseeing.

Manhattan offers an unimaginable wealth of iconic squares, such as Times Square, Madison Square, Union Square, and more. Luxury shopping districts like Fifth Avenue, world-renowned museums like MoMA and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the massive and dreamlike Central Park, and of course, a boat ride from Battery Park to the Statue of Liberty.

Urban Trips in Major U.S. Cities

Apart from Manhattan, the U.S. has many other large cities with very attractive downtown areas for exploration. Next in line after New York is Chicago, also known as the "Second City," referring to its comparison with New York. Chicago, located on Lake Michigan, is the birthplace of skyscrapers and offers stunning views from the top of the Sears Tower (now known as Willis Tower) or John Hancock, as well as super luxurious shopping along the Magnificent Mile, or a river cruise along the Chicago River beneath the skyscrapers.

Besides Chicago, the downtowns of Boston, Miami, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, and more are attractive for exploration. The downtowns of major Canadian cities like Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver also provide a fantastic urban adventure with great attractions and museums.

Road Trip Across the U.S. – By Car or RV

America is the land of the road trip. The vast expanses, endless highways, breathtaking landscapes, national parks located in the middle of nowhere, and the high level of facilities and infrastructure—no matter how remote the location—make for a dream road trip experience.

To cross America from the Atlantic to the Pacific, at least four days of driving are required, assuming you stick to the highways. Along the way, there are excellent tourist facilities—high-quality motels at every turn, fast food chains, and of course, branches of Walmart, Costco, or another giant supermarket chain in every town and village across the country.

The RV rental facilities are also top-notch. You can rent an RV and save on accommodation costs along the way. Throughout the U.S., there are parking lots designed for RVs where you can empty sewage, fill up on water, charge electrical systems, and of course, sleep safely.

RV travel in America has also become increasingly popular among Israelis, years after it became a common practice in American culture. Across the Rocky Mountain range, there are dozens of designated parks, mostly located near or within the national parks of the Rockies and the Colorado Plateau.

National Park Road Trips

Since most of the national parks in the U.S., especially the popular ones, require long drives, they are often combined with road trips, either by car or RV. There are also national parks close to major cities, such as Yosemite near San Francisco, Death Valley, and the western part of the Grand Canyon near Las Vegas, Acadia in Maine, or the Everglades near Miami.

The national parks of the Rockies and Colorado Plateau are the most popular (technically, the Great Smoky Mountains is the most visited). These include Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon, Arches, Zion, Grand Teton, Rocky Mountain, Bryce Canyon, Monument Valley, and more. U.S. national parks are well-organized for tourists and have paved roads that lead to trailheads, from which hiking trails begin. Near the parks, there are accommodations and restaurants.