Ways to explore
Theme & water parks
Rides, slides and full family days out. 133 picks across 73 destinations.
The best of the best
BransonSilver Dollar City
Branson's world-class theme park — an 1880s Ozark craft village wrapped around top-ten coasters like Time Traveler and Outlaw Run, built over a real cave, with festivals (and 6.5 million Christmas lights) all season long.
Los AngelesUniversal Studios Hollywood
A movie-themed amusement park and working studio in one — the famous backlot Studio Tour tram, plus immersive lands and rides built around major film and TV franchises.
OrlandoWalt Disney World Resort
The most visited resort destination on earth — four enormous theme parks (Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom), two water parks, and Disney Springs.
Pigeon ForgeDollywood
Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountain masterpiece — America's most beloved theme park, where world-class coasters like Lightning Rod and the new NightFlight Expedition share the hollow with craftsmen, cinnamon bread, bald eagles, and five festivals a year.
San DiegoSeaWorld San Diego
A marine-life theme park on Mission Bay combining animal exhibits and shows with thrill rides and roller coasters — penguins, orcas, dolphins, sharks, and aquariums alongside a growing lineup of attractions.
Williamsburg & JamestownBusch Gardens Williamsburg
A wooded, European-themed theme park with some of the best roller coasters on the East Coast, which becomes Christmas Town with more than ten million lights on select dates from 13 November 2026 to 3 January 2027.
Disneyland ParisDisneyland Park
The original park of the resort, built around the pink Sleeping Beauty Castle with five lands: Main Street, Frontierland, Adventureland, Fantasyland and Discoveryland.
DurbanuShaka Marine World
Durban's big beachfront marine park pairs a shipwreck-themed aquarium and dolphin, seal and penguin shows with the Wet n Wild water park, a free village walk of shops and restaurants and a zip line.