North America travel guides
17 cities in North America: where to stay, rough daily budgets, getting around and when to go, plus how to meet the people who live there.
- AustinUnited StatesTexas's capital is known for live music, breakfast tacos and spring-fed swimming holes.
- BostonUnited StatesOne of the oldest cities in the United States, with brick lanes, harbour views and a large student population.
- ChicagoUnited StatesA city of landmark skyscrapers, lakefront beaches and proud neighbourhoods strung along the L train.
- HonoluluUnited StatesThe capital of Hawaiʻi sits between volcanic ridges and the Pacific on the island of Oʻahu.
- Los AngelesUnited StatesA sprawl of beach towns, hillside canyons and dozens of distinct neighbourhoods tied together by freeways.
- MiamiUnited StatesA city of Art Deco hotels, Cuban coffee windows and turquoise water, where Spanish is heard as often as English.
- MontrealCanadaA French-speaking city on an island in the St Lawrence, with spiral staircases, bagel bakeries and a summer packed with festivals.
- NashvilleUnited StatesMusic City lives up to its name, with live bands playing from late morning to the small hours.
- New OrleansUnited StatesBrass bands, wrought-iron balconies and a food culture all its own, from gumbo to beignets.
- New York CityUnited StatesFive boroughs, hundreds of neighbourhoods and a subway that runs all night.
- PortlandUnited StatesA green, bookish city on the Willamette River, known for food carts, coffee roasters and craft breweries.
- Quebec CityCanadaA walled French-speaking city on a cliff above the St Lawrence, with stone houses, steep stairways and cafés on every corner.
- San FranciscoUnited StatesA compact city of steep hills, painted Victorian houses and fog rolling in through the Golden Gate.
- SeattleUnited StatesA hilly city between Puget Sound and Lake Washington, with snow-capped Mount Rainier on clear days.
- TorontoCanadaCanada's largest city and one of the most diverse anywhere, where a single streetcar ride passes through half a dozen cuisines.
- VancouverCanadaMountains behind, ocean in front and forest inside the city limits.
- Washington, D.C.United StatesThe capital of grand monuments, leafy row-house neighbourhoods and an unusual number of free world-class museums.