Americas

The Americas are two continents masquerading as one travel region — and that double identity is half the point. The US national-park circuit, Canada's Rockies, Mexico City's food scene and the Caribbean's beaches are first-trip territory. Peru's Machu Picchu and Colombia's Caribbean coast are the natural next.

Our coverage skews towards the trips repeat visitors actually take — the US south's music corridor, Mexico beyond Cancún, the Andean rail rides, Costa Rica's Pacific surf coast, the Canadian Maritimes nobody flies for. Each is reviewed by an editor based on the ground or with serious time in country.

Use this regional index to pick the country, then go deep into the country page. Visa and budget breakdowns are checked against current conditions; the topical guides we cross-link cover the angles travellers actually plan from — Mexican mezcal trails, Andean trekking, the New Orleans jazz circuit.