There are many things that the US has to offer. With a country that big, there are plenty of different cultures to be found in every direction. The people from the North are unique and different from the people of the South. There are quite a few natural and man-made wonders to be found there and you could quite literally get lost in the various hikes and trails present all over the country. For those who love the beach, there is the coast, for the lovers of arid and dry weather, states such as Texas await your presence and people with a love for the cold can go way up North.

But what joins all these different places together is that there a lot of different, interesting, and adrenaline-inducing things to do in all these different parts of the country. So as US is one stop place for all these activities it has become a must visit place. Now, for people who wish to travel to USA the hassle of visa processing has been made easier with ESTA online application and Visa waiver programs. With this list, we bring to you the 10 most adrenaline filled things you can do in the US. These include testing your limits against nature or man-made things such as experiencing zero gravity.

1. Monster Trucks

If you want to act like you’re in a badass country song, Jack’d Up in Nashville is the right place to go. You can ride a monster truck on the streets of Nashville and look at all the puny cars driving past you and feel as cool as a modern day cowboy. You could also combine this monster truck ride with another cool thing about Nashville. Ask to stop at The Pantheon, and drive up to see the 42-foot high statue of Goddess Athena from your monster truck.

2. Trapeze

The entertainment industry in Vegas constantly pulls out the big guns and entertains its audience in ways that other places just can’t. The City of Sin has it all, but apart from gambling, another amazing thing you can do in Las Vegas is to learn how to perform high flying feats with real-life Trapeze artists. If you get tired of flying attached to cables, you can always go back to the casino or visit the Area 51 Alien Travel Center.

3. White Water Rafting

An ever-popular adventure sport, white water rafting on the Colorado River is something of a rite of passage that one must do to get the complete American experience. There is a multitude of companies offering great deals for this high-adrenaline sport and most of them are trusted and safe. But you should be careful, however, and always follow the instructions of your guide since white water rafting can be dangerous and sometimes even fatal if things go incredibly wrong.

4. Swimming with Manatees

If you’re tired of staying on land, you could always go to the Crystal River in Florida and make some friends underwater. Every winter manatees migrate to the Crystal River, looking for warmer waters and this time of year can be great to experience this fully. It is best to book a tour with a licensed company since manatee swimming is strictly regulated in the state.

5. Sand Sledding

The white sands of New Mexico are calling to all you desert lovers out there. The White Sands National Monument is a 275 square mile field of sand dunes with very less people, since it’s a very underrated spot. This works to your advantage though since you’ll have more space and less of a crowd to sand sled. The entry fee is only $5 and you can but a plastic sled at the visitor’s center and have a great afternoon amongst the sand dunes.

6. Experience Zero Gravity

As mentioned in the beginning of the article, you can experience on land what astronauts experience in space! Specially trained pilots help you perform manoeuvres that make you feel like you’re in space and floating freely. There are four different places where you can experience this, Cape Canaveral, Fort Lauderdale, Las Vegas, and Oakland, California.

7. Storm Chasing

Testing the limits of your own body is all well and good, but how about testing mother nature? That’s right, you book a tour that chases tornadoes in a car for 6 days in Oklahoma City, finding these twisters with satellite radar imaging. Spring is the ideal time to go for this; you can find winds as fast as 500 km/hr!

8. Free Fall

Recorded as the most extreme rope swing, the Utah rope swing lets you free fall 400 feet before you find yourself swinging within a slot of the Grand Canyon. This is not for the faint of heart, but if it sounds like something you may enjoy, you need to go to Corona Arch to try it out.

9. Operate Heavy Machinery

Another great experience in Las Vegas is getting to operate heavy machinery such as bulldozers and excavators. You can even test your bulldozer driving skills by participating in games like bulldozer teeter-totter and excavator basketball. For nostalgia’s sake, you can even get dirt-scented candles at gift shop.

10. Fly To Space

Quite literally. With prices starting at $250,000 you can travel to space on a Galactic Flight. The spacecraft reaches speeds of about 2000 miles per hour and altitudes of 50,000 feet. Now, what’s more adrenaline inducing than getting out of the atmosphere?

Conclusion

So there it is the 10 most unique and intense experiences in the US. There are many more that you can find, and this list is only meant to guide you to the rich and varying experiences that the US presents. Happy traveling!