The purpose of this study is to investigate the perceptions of tourists from the United States about traveling to Jordan and to identify the factors that may influence their visiting intentions and to provide data on current American perceptions of Jordan. Quantitative research method was used; data was collected from 430respondents using a survey. The results show that there are significant differences in perceptions of American tourist. They are most concerned about the safety of traveling to Jordan and are uneducated about Jordan overall. In addition, this research also found that Americans do care about local communities as well as the local culture and would be interested in learning more about it.