Cultural Photography Tours & Trips in Sun Belt

Hike 12 miles round-trip to Plateau Point via Bright Angel Trail for sweeping Grand Canyon views, then head to Page where you'll photograph Horseshoe Bend and walk through Antelope Canyon X's sculpted sandstone corridors. See Monument Valley's iconic formations with Navajo guides and check out Canyon de Chelly's ancient cliff dwellings.

Start at Paris Las Vegas and head through Nevada and California's desert landscapes to capture the Hollywood Sign and Rodeo Drive's glamour. Photograph Yosemite's waterfalls and El Capitan before framing the Golden Gate Bridge from your San Francisco Bay Cruise, then ride the historic Cable Car through the city's rolling hills.

Photograph the Spanish Colonial architecture at Santa Barbara Courthouse and capture the twin towers of the Old Mission. Frame the colorful windmills and Danish-style buildings along Solvang's Santa Ynez Valley streets. Snap images of sea otters and marine life along Monterey's Cannery Row waterfront, made famous in Steinbeck's novel.

Walk through Boone Hall Plantation, a working farm since 1681, where you'll attend Gullah presentations and see Black History exhibits along Wampacheone Creek. Take a cooking class in Savannah and try shrimp and grits at local Charleston spots, then spend 2 nights at Jekyll Island Club where the Vanderbilts used to winter.

Do three guided hikes—South Kaibab Trail along Cedar Ridge's exposed ridgeline, Bright Angel Trail descending into the ancient Bright Angel Fault, and historic Grandview Trail with hand-carved switchbacks showing Colorado River views 4,000 feet below. See Desert View Watchtower, a four-story stone structure with great canyon views.

Check out Elvis's Solid Gold Cadillac at Nashville's Country Music Hall of Fame and find Dolly Parton's bronze statue at Sevier County Courthouse. Head to Tupelo Hardware Company where Elvis's mother bought his first guitar, then drive through Great Smoky Mountains National Park with a stop at the Colonel Harland Sanders Café & Museum.

Head from Los Angeles' Hollywood Hills to Las Vegas' Strip where you'll stay at the pyramid-shaped Luxor Hotel. See Santa Barbara's Spanish colonial architecture, then drive through the Mojave Desert along historic Route 66 with a stop in Kingman. Hike Zion National Park's red sandstone cliffs and check out Bryce Canyon's hoodoos.

Frame Monument Valley's iconic Mittens and Merrick Butte formations rising from the desert floor along the Scenic Drive, where Western films like Easy Rider were shot. Photograph Horseshoe Bend's 270-degree river curve at Glen Canyon during golden hour when the Colorado River glows emerald against terracotta cliffs. Capture the neon lights of Las Vegas' Bellagio fountains and vintage signs at the Neon Museum, staying 2 nights along the famous Strip.

The Hollywood Sign looks great during golden hour from Griffith Observatory, and you can photograph the 2,800 pink stars along the Walk of Fame. Las Vegas Strip's neon-lit casinos make for good shots, along with the colorful Victorian Painted Ladies from Alamo Square against San Francisco's skyline. The Golden Gate Bridge offers multiple angles for photos, and Santa Monica Pier's Ferris wheel is particularly nice at sunset.