Baltimore boasts diverse arts venues, promotes experimental theatre and spoken word events, and has a legendary jazz pianist's club – complete with 1920's-style decor, says Bret McCabe
Historical monuments, huge parks, art collections, a market, a creepy old prison ... the city has plenty of experiences to delight the eye and feed the soul, writes Emily Guendelsberger
To create this 360º 'Gigapixel Panorama' of the world's largest city, photographer Jeffrey Martin took over 10,000 photos from the Tokyo Tower, and combined them digitally to form an interactive image, the second largest photo ever taken
Photography guide: The sun is out which means it's time to get snap-happy. With a bit of know how and some advice from the pros, you too can take striking images
Santa Fe, New Mexico, was reinvented to attract modernists and cultural tourists in the 1920s and 30s. Its artistic legacy is undimmed, with new artists inspired by its light and landscape, writes Henry Shukman
There's more to San Antonio than the tourist ghetto – get out of the centre and find a cornucopia of art events and galleries, off-beat tours, free swimming, and great bars and restaurants, writes San Anto resident Callie Enlow