Your Guide to getting the best from your USA City Adventures
May 21th, 2023 Today was going to be a little bit of an odd day really. We start out on the Pacific Coastline, before feeding Giraffes, wave goodbye to the Ocean for the rest of the trip, visit the third tallest tree in the world, drive through the Mountains and Forests, past Lakes and Rivers, … Read more
May 20th, 2023 The Pacific Coast Highway is probably our favorite road in the whole world. The stretch of road that runs from Monterey CA to Morro Bay and Pismo Brach, is truly one of our happy places and home to some of the most scenically beautiful vistas and landscapes you can ever imagine. We … Read more
May 19th, 2023 The May Grey returned today and forced our hand in once again altering our plans. The forecast for both days resolutely stated we would get sunny blue skies both days but instead both days we found cold and drizzly grey fog blanketing the bay area both mornings we woke. So again our … Read more
May 18th, 2023 The plan for today was pretty simple but also not. We were basically going to head out and explore the City but were not really sure of an exact plan or timeframe. We had a Go City San Francisco Pass, so would be hitting attractions using the Pass. The weather forecast had … Read more
May 17th, 2023 Preamble It’s been a long cold winter! After our last trip to celebrate Halloween on the West Coast and then over to Hawaii for 2 glorious weeks on Maui, we have been wintering in the cold wet shores of the United Kingdom. Pretty much just waiting for our next trip, which is … Read more
The 4th of July Fireworks Display in New York is an absolute icon of pyrotechnics. It is one of the biggest and best Fireworks displays anywhere on the planet and puts most New Year’s Displays to shame. A barrage of shells launches skyward from several barges moored in the east river, illuminating the iconic skyline … Read more
Knott’s Berry Farm is one of California’s best theme parks. The fairly small location is Anahiehn California, only a few minutes out from Disneyland packs an incredible punch into its fairly petite footprint. The Park has a lot on offer with its Replica Ghost Town, Mining and Forging exhibits, great restaurants, model trains, and Carriages, … Read more
The Secret Life of Pets is Universal Studio’s newest ride at the Hollywood location. The Ride is a little out of the norm for Universal and is more akin to the dark Rides found at Disney parks. The Ride Tech is pretty low end and the ride relies more on intricate and detailed theming. It … Read more
Based on the successful and in our opinion very good Movies the Revenge of the Mummy Ride is a highly themed, technologically sophisticated indoor dark coaster that is much applauded within the industry. Our Revenge Of The Mummy – The Ride Review takes a ride on this highly decorated coaster and explains why we find … Read more
There are only two Rides in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Universal Studios Hollywood and With the Forbidden Journey is a fairly intense thrill ride there is only one ride for younger kids. The worry is this is just a token coaster to appease the parents rather than a worthwhile addition, Find out … Read more
