North America Urban Exploration Tours

Set sail on a 15-day voyage aboard a Viking Great Lakes cruise ship, starting in Toronto and exploring North America’s inland seas. Visit Niagara Falls, Detroit, Mackinac Island, and enjoy scenic hikes, vineyards, and optional excursions like helicopter rides on this enriching cultural voyage.

Set sail on a 12-day roundtrip cruise from Montreal aboard Victory I through the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway. Ascend Toronto's CN Tower, admire Frank Lloyd Wright's Darwin D. Martin House in Buffalo, feel the mist at Niagara Falls, stroll limestone-lined streets in Kingston, and wander Quebec City's walled Old Town.

Explore the Upper Mississippi River on this 9-day cruise from St. Louis to Minneapolis aboard the American Melody. Begin in St. Louis, Missouri, and travel through Alton, Hannibal, Muscatine, Dubuque, Winona, and Red Wing. Visit Mark Twain's boyhood home, explore historic towns, and marvel at the diverse landscapes.

Embark on a 9-day cruise from New Orleans to Memphis aboard American Melody, exploring Southern culture and history with local guides. Enjoy enriching excursions, gourmet meals, daily cocktails, and captivating shows at historic sites like Vicksburg and Natchez.

Explore the Pacific Northwest on a 9-day river cruise from Clarkston to Portland aboard American Pride. Cruise the Snake and Columbia Rivers, visit Richland, Hood River, Kalama, and Astoria, and discover Nez Perce history, Lewis and Clark sites, Ice Age geology, Mount St. Helens, Columbia River landscapes, local museums, and historic communities.

Travel from Memphis to Nashville on a 9-day river cruise aboard American Symphony. Enjoy live onboard music, explore cities like Paducah and Clarksville, and visit landmarks such as Fort Donelson and the Grand Ole Opry. Experience music, history, and river scenery through curated excursions and onboard activities.

Explore a 16-day river cruise from Huntsville to New Orleans aboard American Heritage, following the Tennessee and Mississippi Rivers through Florence, Savannah, Paducah, Memphis, Vicksburg, Natchez, St. Francisville, Baton Rouge and Oak Alley, with historic sites, museums, music, Civil War history and Southern culture and historic cultural sites.

Explore New Orleans to Huntsville on a 16-day Mississippi River cruise aboard American Heritage. Visit historic estates, Civil War sites, music landmarks, museums, arts districts, and river towns while following the Mississippi and Tennessee rivers through Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Alabama. Experience local traditions.

Aboard American Symphony, cruise round-trip from New Orleans for 8 days through Louisiana and Mississippi. Tour antebellum mansions in Natchez, walk Vicksburg's Civil War battlefields, and take an optional swamp boat ride near Oak Alley — a good match for travelers drawn to Southern history and Cajun culture.

Embark on a 17-day cruise aboard the Viking Great Lakes, exploring Niagara Falls, Detroit's skyline, and Georgian Bay's islands. Experience historic locks and remote coastal communities while enjoying the natural beauty and maritime heritage of this region.

Cruise aboard American Heritage on a 9-day cruise from New Orleans to Memphis along the Mississippi River. Visit Oak Alley, Baton Rouge, Natchez, Vicksburg, and Cleveland. Explore historic plantations, Civil War sites, blues landmarks, museums, and riverfront towns while experiencing the culture and history of the American South.

Embark on a 15-day Viking Great Lakes and Arctic cruise from Toronto to Greenland, exploring top destinations like Quebec City, Gros Morne National Park, Red Bay, and Paamiut. Discover whale-filled waters in Tadoussac, dramatic landscapes in the Mingan Archipelago, and Inuit heritage in remote Greenlandic villages.