City Adventure Ideas
- Las Vegas may be best known as a mecca for entertainment, gambling and adult fun, but it is also home to various types of adventure spots including the Red Rock Canyon and the nearby Mount Charleston. Aside from these hiking, camping, sightseeing and sports and recreation destinations, daredevils can also go skydiving, try car racing, do death-defying motorcycle jumps and enjoy zipline, ATV and bike tours. Those with enough money to spare can also try the weightless experience by riding the Zero G flight.
The city is also close to the Grand Canyon and Hoover Dam, which makes it ideal to try the Las Vegas helicopter tours to enjoy both day and night sights of these natural attractions, the Las Vegas Strip, Lake Mead and other scenic areas around the city. - Those seeking adventure in Chicago can check out the Chicago Lakefront Bike Tour happening from April to November. Now a Chicago tradition, it starts from the North Pier docks, and takes tourists on a trip highlighting Chicago's history, including cultural and architectural grandeur. Meanwhile, Cloud 9 Living provides the opportunity to experience first-hand how to become a race car driver. This includes a classroom session, then a stock car awaits -- complete with all racing gears and crew members. Adventure seekers in Chicago can also try jet skiing at Lake Michigan to see the city from the water.
Chicago also hosts many other types of events and activities including skydives from Skydive Midwest, an indoor trampoline park in the Chicagoland area's XTreme Trampolines and the popular Walking Food Tour of Chicago. - A melting pot of world culture, New York City offers not only the bright lights from Times Square and the many streets filled with skyscrapers, theaters and museums. The city also features a number of parks, forests and world-renowned natural attractions that adventurers can check out just a few minutes from the city proper. From the Hudson River, travelers can also enjoy a wide variety of cruise offerings.
There are many options for rock climbing, swimming, biking and other sports and recreation destinations through clubs, gyms and health centers like Aviator Sports and Recreation, City Climbers Club, The Field House Rock Wall and Powerplay Recreational Center. Adventure shoppers, arts and antique lovers and those seeking bargains for souvenirs can explore New York's local stores and flea markets including A.C. Moore, Dollar General, Greenflea and Annex Antique Fair and Flea Market. - Dallas offers a unique blend of Southwestern warmth, old west charm and cosmopolitan flair with its many grand sights and destinations including the Arlington and Dallas Cowboys Stadium, a popular destination for sports fans. The city also showcases some of the nation's top convention, arts, and music venues. For adventurers, the city is home to many kinds of adventure tours and activities including Learn to Fly, Fly a Helicopter, Dallas Scenic Flight, Zipline Texas, Bungee Jump Plus and Dallas Hot Air Balloon Ride.
Travelers can also try Dallas' cattle wrangling adventure where one can experience running cattle in the streets. The city also provides countless offerings for those who want to try some motor adventure including Race a Corvette at the Texas Motor Speedway, NASCAR Stock Car Ride, Racecar Speedway Ride Along and Sonora Desert Jeep Tour.
