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Skyline of Nashville and the Cumberland River

The United States of America (USA) is the third largest country by geographic size on Earth. It is also our home. The second most visited country in the world, it's a place we have traveled extensively, but there's always more to see.

We love exploring things to do in big cities and smaller towns and sampling the best of the wine regions and craft distilleries that are booming across the country. Delving into US history is also a favorite for us, made that much easier by the fact that we live in Philadelphia, the place where the US Constitution and the Declaration of Independence were signed.

USA Travels

While we have traveled all over the US (Lance has been to every state once and the lower 48 twice), there are some destinations we return to over and over. We write frequently about:

Some of our favorite and most popular articles about things to do in the USA are about cities and states we visit regularly. They include:

Tennessee

Texas

Pennsylvania

New York

North Carolina

Other fun trips

Mount Airy: The Cute North Carolina Town That Inspired Mayberry

Mount Airy, North Carolina–affectionately known as Mayberry–was Andy Griffith’s hometown and the inspiration for the setting of The Andy Griffith Show. This charming town offers good eats, excitement in the great outdoors, and unexpected history lessons, with a bit of moonshine thrown in.

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