NORTH AMERICA

Stretching from the Tropics to the Arctic, the North American continent contains must-see sites, and opportunities for crowd-free adventures. Come to Canada for its Great Lakes, peaceful cities, and vast wildernesses; its 41+ million citizens tend to live in urban centres along its eastern seaboard and southern border with the USA, leaving huge expanses largely to the north and west unspoilt by human habitation.

The United States’ awesome natural features – such as the rock formations of Monument Valley and New England’s kaleidoscopic autumn leaves – are complemented by equally wonderful centres of high and low culture, from New York City’s vital contemporary art scene to the West Coast’s mid-century Googie architecture.