Trip ideas in North America
61 ready-made itineraries for North America, each with a day-by-day plan, a map with the route and the best time to go from real weather.
United States
All 48 ideas in United States
Los Angeles
Hollywood, downtown, the coast and the museums, planned by area
Anchorage
Glaciers, fjords and a train to Denali
Ely
Granite shores, loons and a night camping on a lake
Bayfield
Sea caves, lighthouses and island ferries on Lake Superior
Lake Tahoe
Clear blue water, granite shores and a different side of the lake each day
Bar Harbor
A sunrise summit, granite shores and carriage roads on the Maine coast
Santa Fe
Adobe plazas, galleries and a mountain pueblo on the High Road
Key West
One road over the sea, a living reef and a sunset at the end
Palm Springs
Desert quiet, boulder fields and a mid-century pool town
Kailua-Kona
Volcanoes, waterfalls, black sand and a sunny coast
Atlanta
Civil rights history, green parks and two granite mountains
Yosemite Valley
Granite cliffs, waterfalls and the biggest trees on Earth in the Sierra Nevada
Grand Canyon Village
The South Rim, a river bend and a slot canyon on one desert road trip
Helen
Gorges, waterfalls and mountain towns in the southern Blue Ridge
Finger Lakes
Gorge waterfalls, long lakes and a slow table in upstate New York
Asheville
Makers, a Gilded Age estate and two days on the Blue Ridge Parkway
Zion and Bryce Canyon
A red canyon on foot, a car-free valley day and an amphitheater of hoodoos
Olympic National Park
Rain forest, wild beaches, hot springs and a mountain ridge on one loop
Savannah
Oak-shaded squares, old houses and a day out to the forts and the sea
New Orleans
The French Quarter, the Garden District and live music
Honolulu
Beaches, Diamond Head and Pearl Harbor
Las Vegas
The Strip, downtown and the desert
New York City
Skyline, parks and the classics
Alamogordo
White gypsum dunes, a great underground room and the long desert road between
Brunswick
Barrier islands, live oaks and a blackwater swamp on the Georgia coast
Sturgeon Bay
Lighthouses, white dunes and harbor villages on a Lake Michigan peninsula
Great Smoky Mountains
Ridge views, old mountain farms and wildlife valleys on both sides of the park
Seattle
Ferries, locks and lakeside views, with the mountains in the distance
Orlando
Big park days for the whole group, with an easy day after each
Nashville
Honky-tonks, the Ryman and a night at the Opry
Miami
Art Deco neon, a night of salsa on Calle Ocho and a beach to recover on
Big Sur
Slow days on the California coast, with room to do nothing
New Orleans
Parades, king cake and Fat Tuesday, with a quiet Ash Wednesday to leave on
Washington, D.C.
Marble monuments, museum mornings and picnics on the Mall
Santa Barbara
Red tile roofs, quiet gardens and the Pacific at sunset
San Francisco
Hills, bridges and the bay, with room to wander
San Diego
Balboa Park, the bay, Coronado and the La Jolla coast
Denver
A mile-high city, red rocks and a mountain park where elk gather
Chicago
A shiny bean, a lake of museums and pizza for the whole table
Charleston
Pastel houses, garden gates and one special evening by the harbor
Boston
History you can walk, from the Common to the harbor
Austin
Live music, bats at dusk and tacos late at night
Sedona
Red rocks, slow mornings and quiet sunsets
Maui
Calm beaches, a boat day and the high road to Haleakala
Glacier National Park
Alpine lakes, a high mountain road and wild valleys
Yellowstone National Park
Geysers, a great canyon, wildlife valleys and the Teton range
Napa
Long lunches, vineyard roads and slow mornings
Moab
Sandstone arches, canyon rims and a river road at golden hour
Mexico
All 7 ideas in Mexico
Yucatan
Maya ruins, swimming sinkholes, flamingos and yellow colonial towns
Oaxaca
Altars, markets and candlelit cemeteries, as a respectful guest in Oaxaca
San Miguel de Allende
Cobbled lanes, rooftop sunsets and long dinners for two
Oaxaca
Markets, moles and mezcal, with a ruin or a village most mornings
Mexico City
Plazas, parks and neighborhoods to wander at your own pace
Puerto Vallarta
Sunset toasts, a boat to a quiet bay and a night out in the old town
Riviera Maya
Warm sea, swimmable cenotes and shady ruins for the whole family
Canada
All 6 ideas in Canada
Vancouver
A big park, a market, a gondola and a ferry day for the whole group
Quebec City
Cobbled lanes, a river view and long, quiet dinners for two
Nova Scotia
Lighthouses, fishing villages and slow coastal roads
Montreal
Markets, bagels, long dinners and a late night in a French-speaking city
Canadian Rockies
Glacier lakes, the Icefields Parkway and a train to the coast
Banff
Gondola views, canyon boardwalks, turquoise lakes and a hot soak
How a trip idea works
Each trip idea is a short itinerary: a few places a day that sit close together, in the order that saves walking, with an estimate of the time between stops. Open one to see it on a map and to see the best months to go, worked out from the average weather of the last five years. Then plan your own dates in the Archie app.