USA Bucket List

Mission Control at the Johnson Space Center and the most diverse food scene in the country.

Music City: the Grand Ole Opry, honky-tonks on Broadway and hot chicken.

Graceland, Sun Studio where Elvis recorded, Beale Street blues and the Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel.

Slot canyon on Navajo land near Page, Arizona, carved into swirling sandstone by flash floods.

Manhattan’s 340-hectare green heart — rowboats on the lake, Bethesda Fountain, Strawberry Fields and skyline views from Belvedere Castle.

New Orleans's wild pre-Lenten carnival.

American football's championship spectacle.

Hundreds of hot-air balloons fill the dawn sky.

Melville's obsessive hunt for the white whale (1851).

Hike volcanic spires, talus caves, and condor habitat in Pinnacles National Park.

See fossilized trees, painted desert badlands, ancient sites, and Triassic landscapes in Petrified Forest National Park.

Explore America's largest national park with glaciers, mountains, volcanoes, and remote Alaska wilderness.

Paddle lakes, islands, boreal forest, and northern waterways in Voyageurs National Park.

Cross Arctic sand dunes and caribou migration country in remote Kobuk Valley National Park.

Explore remote Brooks Range wilderness with rivers, mountains, tundra, and no roads in Gates of the Arctic National Park.

See Denali, glaciers, tundra, boreal forest, and Alaska wildlife in Denali National Park.

Explore alpine lakes, glaciers, mountain roads, and wildlife in Glacier National Park.

Explore bristlecone pines, Lehman Caves, Wheeler Peak, and dark skies in Great Basin National Park.

See the steep dark cliffs and narrow river-carved gorge of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park.

Visit historic bathhouses and thermal springs in the Ouachita Mountains at Hot Springs National Park.

Descend into vast limestone caves and desert landscapes at Carlsbad Caverns National Park.

Visit remote California islands with sea caves, kelp forests, wildlife, and rugged coastlines.

Explore sandstone domes, cliffs, canyons, and the Waterpocket Fold in Capitol Reef National Park.

See jagged Teton peaks, alpine lakes, sagebrush valleys, and wildlife in Grand Teton National Park.

Visit an In-N-Out Burger location and order the famous Animal Fries: a tray of crispy french fries topped with melted American cheese, grilled onions, and their signature spread. In-N-Out, founded in 1948 in Baldwin Park, California, is a beloved West Coast chain known for its fresh, made-to-order ingredients and secret menu.

Watch the 2021 Best Picture Oscar-winning film CODA, a heartwarming story about a child of deaf adults

Attend a live concert by Kendrick Lamar, the acclaimed American rapper and songwriter.

Attend a live concert by the American rock band Rage Against the Machine

Attend a live performance by the Godfather of Soul, James Brown

Enjoy world-renowned barbecue at Franklin BBQ in Austin, Texas