Unusual Activities in the United States

Are you planning a trip to the United States and need inspiration? We have gathered in this article 15 unique activity ideas that you can experience during your stay on American soil!

Camp in an American national park, such as Yellowstone or the Grand Canyon

Take a tour of speakeasies in Chicago, where alcohol was served during Prohibition

Visit the ghost town of Bodie in California, an abandoned 19th-century mining town

Drive a race car across the Mojave Desert in California

Go skydiving over the city of Las Vegas, Nevada

Explore the Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico and sleep in an underground room

Attend a rodeo show in Texas or Wyoming

Visit the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, California, famous for its strange architecture

Take a Segway guided tour of the historic city of Savannah, Georgia

Walk across the Skywalk glass bridge at the Grand Canyon in Arizona

Attend a major league quidditch match (inspired by Harry Potter) at an American university

Participate in a Cajun cooking workshop in New Orleans, Louisiana

Surf on the coast of California or Hawaii

Discover the mysteries of the Stonehenge stone circles at Maryhill, where a replica is located, in Washington State

Take a hot air balloon ride over the vineyards of Napa Valley, California

Want to explore the United States? Here are some travel ideas available on our site:

• Hiking in the National Parks of the American West
• Discovering the East by Train
• Under the Florida Sun, a Month on the Road
• Aloha Hawaii
• Cooking Class in Louisiana

Do you want a personalized trip? Request your unique journey with our local partner agencies by filling out this questionnaire.