The Southwest
Rugged. Beautiful. And fun. The Southwest is the ultimate playground, luring adventurers with red-rock canyons, Wild West legends and the kicky delights of green chile stew.
Nathan Yan / Stocksy United
Latest Stories
- Amy C. Balfour | Nov 26, 2025How to see the best of the Southwest: 4 incredible USA itineraries
- Lauren Keith | Sep 6, 2025Riding in luxury on Canyon Spirit's Rockies to the Red Rocks train route
- Mike Shubic | Mar 15, 2023History and culture are on display in this American Southwest road trip
- Mike Shubic | Mar 15, 2023Start in Arizona for a road trip to the Southwest’s best big cities and small towns
Book
Trusted Partner
Dreaming of The Southwest? Protect your trip
Travel with confidence. Protect your trip and your wallet.
We don’t represent World Nomads, we receive a fee from quotes using this link. This is not a recommendation to buy travel insurance.
Book your United States (USA) trip with Lonely Planet Journeys
See United States (USA) how it's meant to be seen
Planned by local experts and tailored to you, Lonely Planet Journeys handles the logistics so you can just enjoy the trip. Tell us what you want and we'll build your United States (USA) itinerary from scratch, or browse our bookable trips to get inspired.
Get a book. Get inspired. Get exploring.
in partnership with getyourguide
Book popular activities in The Southwest
Lonely Planet may earn a commission from affiliate links on our site. All recommendations and reviews reflect our own independent opinions.
The Southwest and beyond
- destinationLas Vegas
-
destinationGrand Canyon National Park - destinationZion & Bryce Canyon National Parks
- destinationArizona
- destinationNevada
- destinationUtah
- destinationNew Mexico
- destinationGreater Phoenix
