COOK UP A STORM Join a cooking class to show off your master chef or bake-off abilities. Discover how to rustle up regional dishes and local favourites such as a Cajun-style meal in New Orleans’ French Quarter, Lowcountry cuisine in Charleston, sushi in Milwaukee, Jacksonville and Detroit, and pasta in New York City, Denver, Tucson, Boston and Las Vegas. Wannabe mixologists can discover the secrets of cocktail making at classes in destinations such as Seattle, West Palm Beach and San Francisco. BOOT-SCOOTIN’ Those boots were made for dancing, so put on your finest Western gear for some line dancing and two-step lessons. Step out to Country and Western songs in beginners’ classes in Nashville, Boston, Austin, Mesa and many other places across the country. Then once you have perfected the triple step move hold the line in popular dance venues such as Billy Bob’s Texas in Fort Worth, which styles itself as “the world’s largest honky tonk”, Anaheim’s Ranch Saloon and Cowboys Orlando. Learn to line dance, be an astronaut, drive a supercar, cook like a native or be a cowboy on an experiential break. PEDAL TO THE METAL Strap yourself into a NASCAR racing car for a heart-pounding ride around the banked Daytona International Speedway circuit in Florida. You are driven at 170mph just inches from the track’s perimeter wall. You can also take the wheel for a solo drive after lessons. The Richard Petty Driving Experience offers rides at more than a dozen other U.S. tracks. SPACE CADETS Enjoy a Space Camp adventure at the U.S. Space and Rocket Centre in Huntsville, Alabama. Weekend adult space academies allow trainees to assume roles in hands-on, interactive space missions and learn what it takes to be an astronaut. On three-day space camps, kids aged seven to 18 and their grown-ups can try the multi-axis trainer and 1/6th gravity chair, carry out simulated missions to the International Space Station and build and launch their own model rocket. Make it personal by taking part in experiences and activities available across the U.S. Get involved EXPERIENTIAL TRAVEL PETER ELLEGARD Learn to surf at locations like Cocoa Beach, Florida, Huntington Beach, California, and North Shore in Oahu, Hawaii 22 visitusa.org.uk
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