The United States has been the world's number one power for half a century. Its comprehensive national strength is very strong. It has a vast land area and natural resources. Its developed industry, economy, and sports are all worthy of exploration. Here are some Let’s share our 2017 independent travel guide to the United States.

Free Travel Guide to the Western and Eastern United States

Written before departure

I have always wanted to visit the United States, the Western United States, the Eastern United States, Alaska, and Cancun. . There are so many places I want to go to. If possible, I would like to stay in the United States for half a year and travel around the country. When I finally set foot on my journey to the United States, my first choice is to drive Route 1. This is what I yearn for most. I have always loved the feeling of driving and listening to music on the road. My first trip to the United States also revolved around Highway 1. Because I went there at the end of December and wanted to go to Times Square in New York for New Year’s Eve, I chose San Francisco, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and New York for this trip. The most important thing when going out is to google the correct address, so I recommend the places I have been to everyone and attach the specific addresses. Whether you take an Uber or rent a car yourself, you need to enter the correct address to go where you want to go.

|12.21-12.23|San Francisco (Fisherman's Wharf-Golden Gate Bridge-Mosaic Art Staircase)

Fisherman's Wharf

Uber/Google :CrabHouseatPier39

In the past few days in San Francisco, we did not rent a car, so we used Uber for the whole trip. When going to scenic spots, you must not hail a taxi on the roadside. These drivers are very deceptive. Uber in the United States is very convenient. The prices are all set in advance, and there will be no price increase due to traffic jams or anything like that, and you can get a taxi within a minute. Don’t believe the driver on the roadside who says it’s difficult to get a taxi. Students who don’t have a rental car choose to call Uber, which is the best way to travel.

We chose to go to Fisherman's Wharf as our first stop. We chose the wrong place at first. We just asked the driver to go to fisherman's Wharf.

But Fisherman's Wharf is very big and there are several It consists of a pier and go directly to Pier 39, where the crowds are concentrated and there is a famous lobster restaurant called Crab

House. So just take a taxi to this address and walk around nearby. You can also see walruses nearby.

Golden Gate Bridge (Golden Gate Bridge)

Uber/Google: BatterySpencer

The Golden Gate Bridge has several best observation points, and we went to three in one visit As for the observation points, I think there are two observation points that are the most beautiful. The first one is the Spencer Battery.

Spencer. When you go there, you will find that the postcards you usually see introducing the Golden Gate Bridge are all from this perspective. Once you get there, of course the higher you climb, the better. The fewer people there are, the better the photos you can take.

Uber/Google:FortBaker

This is where the view is said to be worth a million dollars. When you come here, you will find this beach hidden under the Golden Gate Bridge. There are very few tourists here. This observation point is the most beautiful in our opinion, maybe because the weather was good that day and the sun was setting.

Walking barefoot on the beach, taking photos, I feel so good. Don't worry about not being able to get a ride when you go back. It's still Uber, and a driver will be there to take your order within a minute.

Mosaic Art Stairs (The16thAvenueTiledSteps)

Uber/Google:MoragaStreetBetween15thand16thAvenue,SanFrancisco

We did not choose to go to the famous Jiuquhua Street. First, we ran out of time< /p>

The sun has already set. Secondly, the pictures online didn’t look very good, so we gave up on this place.

I unexpectedly saw the mosaic art staircase and thought it would be great to take pictures here. So we took a taxi there as the sun was going down, but the driver had to look for it for a long time, and it was almost dark at the end, so the photos didn't turn out very well, but the art staircase was indeed beautiful.

ZYrestaurant

Uber/Google: 655Jackson St., San Francisco, CA, 94133

The biggest shortcoming of this trip to the United States is that there is no advance notice I made a good guide, so I went to the places to find the food on the spot. I don’t know if my way of opening up San Francisco’s food is wrong. We went to Chinatown four times in one ***, but it was really run-down and sparsely populated, unlike London. Systemic Chinatown is completely different.

Walking into a restaurant for dinner on the first night, it was really unpalatable. Later, I was unwilling to give in, and finally found a Sichuan restaurant that was said to be the best in San Francisco. It was also in Chinatown. There were quite a lot of people queuing up, and there were a lot of photos with national leaders posted on the door. It looked very impressive.

But after eating it, it was considered a decent Chinese food that I had in those days. It was neither outstanding nor unpalatable.

Highway 1

These three days are the three days that I am most looking forward to during my trip to the United States. We rented a car online in advance and just went to the pick-up point to pick up the car and start driving ourselves. . For specific strategies, please refer to my previous note. The link is attached here.

December Highway 1 Self-driving Route Guide

If you go to the United States, you must take a self-driving trip. Tips before departure

As we all know, novices must start a self-driving trip. Highway 1, it’s best to drive from north to south, from San Francisco to Los Angeles, so you can pull over and take photos at any time along the way.

But when setting a route with Google, you must not simply set the destination as Los Angeles. In this case, the GPS will automatically take you on Highway 101 instead of Highway 1 using the shortest route.

So the entire navigation and positioning must be done section by section. If you are not careful, you will not be taking Route 1 but Route 101

Day1? Golden Gate Bridge Monterey17miledrive Carmel

GoogleGoldenGateBridge departs from the hotel at 9 a.m. and locates the goldengate

bridge. Starting from here to start Highway 1, I chose to stay overnight in the small town of Carmel, traveling from San Francisco to Carmel. The whole journey to Mel Town takes about 3 hours.

But it actually took us a whole day for various reasons: taking photos and finding the way.

When Google Pacifica State Beach made a guide, many people recommended attractions, but almost no one posted a guide on how to Google it.

So where should you locate at the beginning to ensure that you are taking the correct Highway 1?

If you don’t want to be dragged to National Highway 101 by the navigation system, you can do it before driving to Monterey. Add PacificaStateBeach first

So that you will not take the 101 National Highway before arriving in Monterey. After all, we are the babies who want to appreciate the scenery of Highway 1. After the last positioning of Google101NiagaraAve

< p>In fact, National Highway 101 and Highway 1 here are not completely separated. If you are not careful, you will go astray. Therefore, for the sake of safety, we must have a position for each short section to ensure that we are taking Highway 1. .

GoogleHalfMoonBay, you can see many beaches on this road at the beginning of Highway 1.

However, in order to reach Carmel before dark, we did not dare to stay longer.

GooglePigeon

Point here is strongly recommended to drive the car under the lighthouse to play. It always feels like it has appeared in some movie scene. It is very beautiful. Before arriving in Monterey, just locate the above place. Four can basically guarantee that you can completely open the gate of Highway 1. These positions do not require stopping the car.

When you are just using it to navigate the correct Route 1, you can also see that the positioned route is completely along the coast. As long as there are no other roads on your right, it is completely the sea

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Then you are driving on the right road. As for the beautiful scenery on this section of the road, you can stop and take pictures at any time. Sometimes you will discover the beautiful scenery by yourself

Googlemonterey said it when making guides We wanted to locate Monterey, but during the actual drive, our original plan was to drive around 17miledrive before the sun went down

So we didn’t stop here but went straight to 17miledrive GoogleCarmel( Hotel name) We drove like crazy but still didn’t get in before the 17mile

drive closed

We were so sad that we couldn’t find the entrance. We drove back and forth several times but still couldn’t find it. Finally we found the intersection but We were told that it was closed, so we could only navigate to the hotel

The first day’s itinerary task was not completed 27mileDriveBigSurSolvangGooglePacificGroveGate

We didn’t have a Chinese meal in the past few days on Highway 1. Their stomachs couldn't bear it for a long time, so they got off Highway 1 and drove directly to Haidilao. This is the only Haidilao restaurant in the United States. This store is not in the center of Los Angeles, but in a small county town nearby called Arcadia, which is said to be a gathering place for the rich. It was dark anyway and we couldn't see anything. I slept the whole way and my boyfriend was driving. Different from the mainland, Haidilao in Los Angeles has a small hot pot per person, unlike in China where everyone only uses one hot pot. We waited for probably more than two hours to eat. It tasted pretty good. After all, I hadn’t had Chinese food for several days, so I cried with joy.

Universal Studios (Universal Studios Hollywood)

Google: Universal Studios Hollywood

After all, there are not as many people at Universal Studios as there are at Shanghai Disney, so we are afraid of trouble. I bought the frontof

line directly. Although it is much more expensive than ordinary tickets, all projects have separate channels and you can go in and play directly. If you come here once in a while, you don’t want to waste your time waiting in line. You can also play more if you find it fun, and tickets can be purchased directly on the official website.

The Avenue of Fame (Hollywood Walk of Fame)

Google: Hollywood Blvdat Vine St, Los Angeles, CA90028

The Avenue of Fame is also a must-visit street for tourists visiting the United States for the first time. But I was really disappointed. To be honest, the scene in the first episode of The Successor where Jin Tan drags the heroine and is chased by a group of debt collectors was filmed on the Avenue of Stars. Walking through it once can be regarded as a check-in for this visit.

Hollywood Hills

Google: Griffith Observatory

The Griffith Observatory is said to be the best observation point to see the Hollywood sign. All the way up the winding mountain road, you can only see It's a very small word, magnified by a camera, and it's really not interesting. It's just my first time to check in.

PaulSmith Rainbow Background Wall

Google: PaulSmithLosAngeles-8221MelroseAve,LosAngeles,CA

This is the place I most regret not going to, the popular ins background of Internet celebrities wall. I didn’t know about this place when I went to Los Angeles. Otherwise, I would definitely drive there and give up on the Avenue of Stars. After all, I want to take beautiful photos.

Taste of Chengdu (ChengduTaste)

Google: 8526WValleyBlvd, #108-109, Ro, 91770

After 14 days of my trip to the United States, this is the most unforgettable thing for me The restaurant is a taste of Chengdu, highly recommended. Every dish is delicious. After discovering this restaurant, we also saw a branch of this restaurant in Las Vegas, so it became our go-to restaurant. I've eaten Taste of Chengdu three or four times, but I couldn't get Bobo Chicken every time. I don't know why it's so popular, which is also a pity. However, I personally feel that the restaurants in Los Angeles are a bit tastier than the ones in Las Vegas, and I don’t know why. I can’t remember exactly what I ordered at that time, so I just asked the waiter what was the most popular dish. I only remember that the rattan pepper fish was particularly delicious.

|12.27-12.30|Las Vegas (Las Vegas Strip-South Canyon-Antelope Canyon-Oshow)

Las Vegas Strip

Paragon (Musical Fountain)

Google: 3600SLasVegasBlvdLasVegas,NV89109

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Vegas is paradise. I am used to staying in the UK for a long time. I have never seen the streets crowded with people and feasting at night. It is said that this is a city that never sleeps, and it is really true. It is really exciting. We arranged to pave the road on the first day. Taking Caesar's Palace as the starting point, go left or right to see famous buildings from all over the world that you want to see. If you can stay at the Paragon Hotel, it is very convenient to go anywhere. You can also see the musical fountain, which is very spectacular.

Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino (Eiffel Tower)

Google: ParisLasVegasHotel&Casino

If you have not been to the Eiffel Tower in France, you can go here Come and satisfy yourself, the location is diagonally opposite Paragon.

Venetian Resort Casino Hotel (Venice Water City)

Google: Venetian Resort Hotel Casino, 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South

If you have not been to Venice, you can go there to see and go boating. Feel the charm of Water City. However, it is a little far to walk from Paragon, so just take a walk and hit the road.

Luxor Hotel (Pyramid)

Google: Luxor, 3900 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Students who want to see the Pyramids can go there. I didn’t have time at that time. One day I was a little tired after walking, so I didn’t go.

South Canyon

We returned the car on the first day we arrived in Las Vegas. We originally wanted to drive to the South Canyon, stay there for a day, and then drive to Antelope. Canyon, and back to Las Vegas. But I saw many guides saying that the signal there is very poor, it is a mountain road, and sometimes there is no signal in Google Navigation. Considering that there were only two of us and we were really tired after driving down Highway 1, we chose a one-day tour and the small plane went directly there.

You can search for similar one-day tours on some domestic travel websites, and just sign up, saving time and effort.

Antelope Canyon

Like the South Canyon, we also chose to sign up for a one-day tour, which was safe and worry-free. But you must choose to go on a sunny day, otherwise it will be in vain and you will not see anything.

Oshow

Google: 3600SLasVegasBlvdLasVegas,NV89109

When you come to Las Vegas, you must see a show. We have made a guide. I chose the most expensive o

show. The tickets were bought on Dianping.com, and the viewing location was Paragon. Be sure to buy tickets a few days in advance because they are very popular.

|12.30-1.2|New York (Times Square-Empire Building-Statue of Liberty-LadyM)

Times Square (New Year's Eve)

Uber/Google: TimesSquare

We went to Times Square just for New Year's Eve. The hotel we booked was right inside Times Square. Because of the location, the room rates were ridiculously expensive. But in order to feel the atmosphere, I worked hard. It turns out that we really stood there for 5 hours without seeing any performance. Shivering from the cold again. I just want to say that after experiencing it once, I will never go there again. But even though it was cold, I was very touched to celebrate the New Year with so many people.

Empire State Building

Uber/Google: EmpireStateBuilding

We went to the Empire State Building on the first morning of the New Year on January 1. The tickets were booked one day in advance on the official website , I also bought the 86th floor VIP fast track e-ticket, because I just didn’t want to wait in line all day at this awkward time. With the express lane, it’s effortless to go directly to the top.

Statue of Liberty

Uber/Google:BatteryPark

Although I have seen the Statue of Liberty countless times on TV, I still have the mentality of a tourist and must See it with your own eyes. The tickets are also purchased on the official website. You must book a few days in advance. Otherwise, if you queue up on site, you may not be able to get on the boat in one day because the number of people is limited. Take a taxi to Battery Park

Park. After buying the tickets online, you can go to the site to exchange for physical tickets. There is no need to queue. Don’t queue up stupidly. Those are people who have not bought tickets online. . It rained on the day we went, so the photos we took were ugly.

LadyM

Uber/Google: LadyMCakeBoutique (FlagshipBoutique), 41East78thSt, New

York, NY10021

The best matcha The layer cake is definitely something you have to try. There are still many people queuing up.

Written at the end

I have always wanted to write this guide to the United States, but I thought the amount of work was really huge, so I never started writing it. It wasn’t until a few days ago that a little sweet potato said that he wanted to read my travel guide to the United States. Because of the commitment, this note was created. I don’t know if the little sweet potato can be seen, but I hope it can be of some help to you. In fact, many details have not been written yet, but Naihe doesn’t know how to intersperse them. Some of the restaurant recommendations interspersed in the article are also ones that I think are pretty good, so I share them with you. If you have any specific questions, you can leave a message and ask me.