{"id":229120,"date":"2019-11-18T08:47:31","date_gmt":"2019-11-18T06:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/highlights\/new-york-san-francisco-and-chicago"},"modified":"2022-01-07T18:15:29","modified_gmt":"2022-01-07T16:15:29","slug":"new-york-san-francisco-and-chicago","status":"publish","type":"highlights","link":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/destinations\/north-america\/united-states\/new-york-san-francisco-and-chicago","title":{"rendered":"New York, San Francisco and Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>THE TOP 3 CITIES OF THE UNITED STATES<\/h2>\n<h4><strong>NEW YORK<\/strong><br \/>\nTHE CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS<\/h4>\n<p>Explore<strong> New York<\/strong> by helicopter before diving into the art scene&#8217;s epicenter of architectural treasures and culinary capital. The<strong> Of<\/strong> ,<strong> MoMA<\/strong> and the<strong> Guggenheim<\/strong> are just some of the city&#8217;s art world icons; the<strong> statue of liberty<\/strong> ,<strong> Chrysler Building<\/strong> and the<strong> Flatiron building<\/strong> just a selection of the architectural styles. Enjoy countless star restaurants in the pulsating metropolis while the sun sets<strong> Hudson<\/strong> sinks and the city slowly transforms into a stage for experimental theatre, improv comedy, indie cinema, ballet, poetry, burlesque, jazz, drag and much more.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>SAN FRANCISCO<\/strong><br \/>\nEXTRAVAGANZA GALORE<\/h4>\n<p>The iconic \u2013 usually shrouded in mist \u2013<strong> Golden Gate Bridge<\/strong> is the gateway to<strong> San Francisco<\/strong> where you will be welcomed by pastel-clad<strong> Painted Ladies<\/strong> . The liberal metropolis is the seed of the beatnik and hippie generation, pioneer of the LGBT community, hotspot of Tech and frontrunner in sustainability. Start your visit with<strong> Coit Tower<\/strong> and look out at all the beauty that this progressive Grande Dame has to offer. Discover &#8216;The City&#8217; where you conquer the steep hills with funiculars, sail from<strong> Pier 39<\/strong> nasty<strong> Alcatraz<\/strong> , feast on Hog Island Oysters and Cowgril Creamery, try your luck in<strong> Chinatown<\/strong> and visit exhibitions on<strong> Union Square<\/strong> . Before being swallowed up in the alleyways of poet-named murals, eateries and funky shops of<strong> Mission District<\/strong> .<\/p>\n<h4><strong>CHICAGO<\/strong><br \/>\nFROM GANGSTERS TO BASEBALL<\/h4>\n<p>Like a phoenix rises from its ashes<strong> Chicago&#8217;s<\/strong> steel skyline out<strong> Lake Michigan<\/strong> \u2026 The Windy City, the city that<em> &#8216;Can do&#8217;.<\/em> It\u00a0 is the capital of blues, the cradle of house and the treasury of modern architecture. feel<strong> Willis Tower<\/strong> sway in the wind, bathe in luxury on<strong> Magnificent Mile<\/strong> and Segway your way into the future<strong> Millennium Park<\/strong> . Step outside<strong> The Loop<\/strong> for a festival in<strong> Lincoln Park<\/strong> , sink your teeth into real deep dish pizza and attend a baseball game.<em> Where the world can&#8217;t find you\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our cities top 3 in the United States<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":303,"featured_media":27695,"parent":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"country":[256],"highlight_category":[602],"continent_category":[232],"class_list":["post-229120","highlights","type-highlights","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","country-united-states","highlight_category-gebied-en","continent_category-north-america"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights\/229120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/highlights"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/303"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=229120"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights\/229120\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":247378,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights\/229120\/revisions\/247378"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=229120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=229120"},{"taxonomy":"highlight_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlight_category?post=229120"},{"taxonomy":"continent_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/continent_category?post=229120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}