Big-name museums, monuments and markets are on offer in the capital of the United States.

Jack Barlow visits the Louisiana museum devoted to a singer who shook our nerves and rattled our brains.

It's amazing what Americans get up to in the corn rows, writes Pamela Wade.

Stretching along the Atlantic Coast from Savannah to the border of Florida, some of Georgia's islands are developed, others remote.

Rob McFarland spent five days braving menacing rapids and feasting on the banks of Idaho's Salmon River.

Joe Kafka and his wife embrace the ease of island hopping by boat.

Zoe Walker checks into a 'Baby Grand' hotel in The Big Apple.

Hit the road and take in some spectacular scenery on these American highways.

Kate Silver joins a half-hour queue at possibly the most popular sno cone stand in Tennessee.

Fallingwater is standing the test of time despite doubts, says Heather McCracken.

The state that gave the world Motor City is naturally also home to some of the USA's best automobile museums.

Mary Jane Boland glimpses the American dream at an elite Californian resort.

Famed for its incredibly long pier, which surfers love surfing alongside, Huntington Beach has plenty to keep visitors entertained ...

The Pacific Coast sand stretches 5.6km between Venice Beach and Malibu and the well-heeled town of Santa Monica sits in the middle facing the best sunsets in California, writes Megan Singleton.

The drive from Los Angeles to San Francisco is only about six hours, but with so much to see on the way, you could make a week of it.

Megan Singleton summons up the courage to enter the Museum of Death in LA, and ponders the Dark Tourism trend.

A road trip is a great way to discover the strangeness and beauty of the various and very separate Americas - and you can still get kicks on Route 66.