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Exclusive guide to the best holiday destinations in the USA, independent reviews from award-winning travel writers

Twelve Top USA Art Museums

07/09/2016 by .
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People holiday in the States for many reasons – Disneyland, beaches, Hollywood, to ski, to see Graceland or to party in New Orleans – but going to art museums is not usually the main attraction. Nevertheless, many of the world’s finest art museums are in the USA, giving extra reasons to visit city break destinations that are already popular, such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago and New York. In fact New York has so many fine art collections it’s one city that’s worth visiting for that reason alone. Here are twelve top USA art museums, in alphabetical order, from a list that could easily be twice as long.

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Best things to do in Denver

25/08/2016 by .

Georgia O’Keeffe’s New Mexico: Sublime Landscapes.

05/07/2016 by .

Arizona is not just a Grand Canyon State. Captivating wonders beyond the Canyon.

09/06/2016 by .
Andy Mossack discovers the extraordinary beauty of Arizona's Sedona.

Andy Mossack visits Arizona and discovers there is so much more to see than the obvious. Arizona is not just a Grand Canyon State.

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Do you know the way to San Jose?

07/06/2016 by .
San Jose Santana Row at night

When Dionne Warwick posed the question in Burt Bacharach’s hit song she could hardly have imagined British Airways would come up with an answer nearly half a century later.   But San Jose, the capital of Silicon Valley, is the airline’s newest California destination, making the best international jumping-off point to date for the many attractions of central California.

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On the Trail of Civil Rights in Alabama. Discover the heart of America’s equality struggle.

17/04/2016 by .
Rupeert Parker sets out on the trail of Civil Rights in Alabama, the state that saw some of the fiercest equal rights protests. Copy of Selma Browns Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Rupeert Parker sets out on the trail of Civil Rights in Alabama, the state that saw some of the fiercest equal rights protests.

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Sweet Home Alabama. Discover the home of sensational soul music.

06/04/2016 by .

Burning Man Festival. Stunning Nevada Desert Experience.

10/11/2015 by .

Walking in Memphis. Following the famous song as a guide to Memphis.

10/10/2015 by .
Andy Mossack goes walking in Memphis, using Marc Cohn's song lyrics as a guide to the city.

Andy Mossack goes walking in Memphis, using Marc Cohn’s song lyrics as a guide to the city.

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Guide to Nashville. Music City is still in tune

06/10/2015 by .