and deep-dish pizzas are among other don’tmiss experiences. AUSTIN Surround yourself with sound in Texas' legislative and music capital. Great tunes are heard everywhere, from the clubs and bars of Sixth Street and the Red River Cultural District to street corner buskers. Take a dusk cruise on the Colorado River to watch hordes of bats fly out from under Congress Avenue Bridge and get high-speed thrills at F1, NASCAR and MotoGP races or buckle in for a driving experience at the Circuit of the Americas. DETROIT Music and motor cars have been the lifeblood of Michigan’s largest city. The Motown Museum, home to iconic Hitsville USA, Studio A and an extensive array of Motown artifacts, will unveil a major expansion in summer 2026. Explore Detroit’s motoring history at the Ford Piquette Plant building, the Ford Motor Company’s first factory where the Plan a few days away to enjoy beats in Nashville, Austin and Detroit, Las Vegas showstoppers and to hit the highs in Chicago. NASHVILLE Get in the groove along Music City’s Honky Tonk Highway, where the beat goes on in its lively honky tonk bars until the early hours. Grab tickets to live shows at venues including the Bluebird Café, the historic Ryman Auditorium and the Grand Ole Opry. And be sure to visit the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, the Johnny Cash Museum, the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum and RCA Studio B, which launched the Nashville Sound in the 1960s. CHICAGO Get a different perspective of the Windy City’s towering skyscrapers on a Chicago River architectural boat tour. Step out onto the glass platform of The Ledge jutting out from the Willis Tower’s Skydeck observation deck, 103 storeys high, or be suspended at an angle 1,000 feet above Millennium Mile from the aptly-named TILT platform of 360 Chicago, formerly the John Hancock Observatory. Museums, blues and jazz clubs Take a break Get a taste of city life in America's gateway cities by enjoying an activity-packed transatlantic mini-trip SHORT STAYS Explore Denver’s museums and botanic gardens, hit a craft beer trail and see a concert at the naturally formed outdoor Red Rocks Amphitheatre PETER ELLEGARD Explore Denver’s museums and botanic gardens, hit a craft beer trail and see a concert at the outdoor Red Rocks Amphitheatre 54 visitusa.org.uk
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