Today, a visit to Villa Vizcaya, located on Biscayne Bay, was on our agenda. The villa used to be the residence of an industrialist, today it is a museum with a beautiful adjoining garden. In 1970, Villa Vizcaya was listed as a Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places. It has been a National Historic Landmark since 1994.
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We love to travel the USA. We like the country, the people, the nature, the cities, shopping and in general the incredible diversity of this continent. From deserts to swamps, huge mountain ranges, virgin forests, beautiful beaches, glaciers, cities with over a million inhabitants or lonely prairies – the USA is characterized by an incredible variety of landscapes. So far we have been together in New York, Washington, Philadelphia, Orlando, Miami, Denver, Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Hawaii and have explored fascinating national parks like Yellowstone National Park, Bryce Canyon, Zion National Park, Big Island Volcanoes National Park, Waimea Canyon, Napali Coast and of course the Everglades National Park in Florida.
Miami – Street Art & colorful Murals in the Wynwood Art District (USA)
After our week-long stay in the Bahamas we added a few more days of vacation in Florida, as these are two destinations that can be combined very well. From the absolute tranquility of Long Island in the Bahamas, we took a plane via Nassau to the vibrant Miami metropolitan area with its more than 5 million inhabitants and the Wynwood Art District.
» Read the full blog postShopping in the USA – Outlet Center, Malls & the best savings tips
For us, a holiday in the USA is simply an extensive shopping tour in addition to exploring the cities, sights, national parks or landscapes. We love to shop in the USA! Whether in the big malls, in small shops or the great factory outlet centers. You simply see other designs and other brands and that – in relation to Europe – at often unbeatable prices. With a good dollar rate and with additional use of discount coupons, there are really …
» Read the full blog postLos Angeles – 3 famous Instagram photo spots (USA)
After 2 really great weeks across California our trip ends in Los Angeles. Since we already knew Los Angeles from previous trips, we had planned only one night here before our return flight to Frankfurt. But nevertheless we visited 3 beautiful places, which we knew from many pictures on Instagram and had not seen ourselves 🙂
» Read the full blog postHearst Castle – The castle on the Pacific Coast Highway (USA)
After looking at some sights along Highway 1 this morning, a visit to the pompous Hearst Castle was on the agenda this afternoon.
» Read the full blog postHighway 1 between Monterey and Los Angeles (USA)
After driving a beautiful panoramic road on the Pacific Ocean of California yesterday with the 17-Mile Drive, we made our way to Los Angeles today on Highway 1.
» Read the full blog post17-Mile Drive – Travel Guide, Things to Do & beautiful photo spots (USA)
After doing a Whale Watching Tour in Monterey Bay this morning and then visiting the Monterey Bay Aquarium, we used the rest of the day to drive off the 17-Mile Drive. The 17-Mile Drive Interesting facts The 17-Mile Drive is located about 200 kilometers south of San Francisco between the beautiful coastal towns of Monterey and Carmel-by-the-Sea in California. The privately managed road, which winds between Pacific Grove and Pebble Beach, runs for a total of 27 kilometers (17 miles) …
» Read the full blog postMonterey Bay – The Monterey Bay Aquarium in Cannery Row (USA)
After doing a Whale Watching Tour in Monterey Bay this morning, we wanted to see the famous Monterey Bay Aquarium in The Cannery Row of Monterey in the afternoon.
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After 2 really great days in Yosemite National Park, our tour through California continued back to california’s Pacific coast. The 300 km long stretch from Mariposa to Monterey (approx. 3.5 hours drive) is not very exciting.
» Read the full blog postYosemite National Park – Glacier Point & the Yosemite Valley (USA)
After visiting the giant sequoias of Mariposa Grove in the morning, we continued towards Yosemite Valley. Before that, however, we made a detour to the 2,200 meter high Glacier Point.
» Read the full blog postYosemite National Park – Mariposa Grove & the Grizzly Giant (USA)
After exploring yosemite national park from the east via the Tioga Pass yesterday, we went from our Hotel in Mariposa to the south entrance of the park today first to the giant sequoias of Mariposa Grove.
» Read the full blog postYosemite National Park – Things to know & Tioga Pass (USA)
After visiting the ghost town of Bodie in the morning, we set off for Yosemite National Park at around 12 o’clock. The eastern entrance of the park at Tioga Pass is only about an hour away from Bodie. On the way there we made a short stop at Mono Lake.
» Read the full blog postBodie Town – The most beautiful ghost town in California (USA)
In the early hours of the morning we set off from Lake Tahoe to drive along US-395 towards Yosemite National Park. On the way there we wanted to take another attraction that was on the route: the small “town” Bodie.
» Read the full blog postLake Tahoe – Tourist Attractions & the most beautiful photo spots (USA)
On our journey for 2 weeks across California we went after the start in San Francisco and a stop in Sacramento over the Lincoln Highway to the beautiful Lake Tahoe.
» Read the full blog postSacramento – Tourist Attractions & Things to do in the Old Town (USA)
On the way from San Francisco to Lake Tahoe, halfway through the capital of California is the cityof Sacramento . It takes only 1.5 hours from San Francisco for the approximately 150-kilometer stretch of Interstate 80. Due to the evening traffic and longer traffic jams, it took us about 3 hours the night before. This morning we wanted to use to explore downtown Sacramento.
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