10. National Mall and Memorial Parks
The National Parks Service is located in an area of more than 4,000 km², also known as the National Capital Parks Center, to which iconic statues located throughout the country are connected. In addition to the Washington, Lincoln and Jefferson monuments, the Korean and Vietnam War monuments are also located here. 19 museums of the Smithsonian Institution are also located in the same area. Millions of people visit this park every year. There is no fee for entry. If you want to enjoy the view, do sports outside and relax your mind, visit this place.
9. Denali National Park
Denali National Park and Preserve, this park where North America's highest mountain Mckinley is located, is located in Interior Alaska. The word “Denali” means “high one” in the Athabaskan language and refers to Mount McKinley. Denali's habitat is a forest climate with deciduous taiga at its lowest elevations. It hosts a tundra climate at mid-altitudes and a glacier, stone and snow climate at higher altitudes. The longest glacier is Kahiltna Glacier. Additionally, the park has incredible wilderness, including grizzly bears, reindeer, moose, wolves, and a variety of other animals.
8. Florida Keys
Florida Keys, a coral archipelago located in the southeast of the United States, consists of 190 kilometers of tropical islands that surround the Florida peninsula and are connected to the mainland by bridges. It is famous as the place where Americans go on a tropical holiday without leaving the country. Its flagship bridge, the Seven Mile Bridge in the Lower Keys, has been the location for many films, including True Lies and Fast & Furious 2. The US's No. 1 “overseas highway” extends to the most remote and popular island, reaching Key Largo, Islamadora, Marathon, the Lower Keys and finally Key West.
7. Kilauea
Kilauea is the shield of the five most active volcanic mountains that together form the island of Hawaii. It is a much lower and flat shield-shaped volcano, unlike the high, sharply inclined stratovolcanoes around it. In the 1840s, local businessmen such as Benjamin Pitman and George Lycurgus opened many hotel chains on the shore, adding a touristic appeal to the volcano.
6. Niagara Falls
Located between New York and Ontario, the most spectacular natural wonder of the North American continent, Niagara Falls is also one of the largest waterfalls in the world. In fact, Niagara Falls consists of three separate waterfalls: American Falls, Bridal Veil Falls and Horseshoe Falls. While Horseshoe Falls is located in Canada, other waterfalls are located in New York. With 14 million tourists visiting each year, Niagara Falls is the world's most popular tourist attraction. In addition to being known for its natural wonder, Niagara Falls is also known as an important hydroelectric source.
5. Golden Gate Bridge
It is known as the most beautiful and most photographed bridge in the world. The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate Strait to Marin Conty at the entrance of San Francisco Bay in California. When built in 1937, the bridge was the largest suspension bridge in the world and became an international symbol of San Francisco and California. It has been declared a wonder of the Modern World by the American Society of Civil Engineers. Since fog often forms around the bridge, its color was chosen as red-orange so that it can be easily noticed by ships in the fog.
4.Yellowstone
In fact, Yellowstone Natural Park, located in the state of Wyoming, also extends to Montana and Idaho. The park was created by the US Congress in 1872 to protect the hot springs, spas and other thermal areas found here, as well as its incredible wilderness and rugged beauty. Yellowstone sits above a massive hot spring where light, heat and molten soil rise to the surface of the water. It is possible to say that more than 10,000 geysers and hot water springs, that is, more than half of the world's resources, are located here. Additionally, it is possible to find black bear, grizzly bear, elk, moose, bison and wolves within the borders of this park.
3. Las Vegas Strip
Las Vegas, the gambling paradise of the world, is located almost in the middle of the southern Nevada desert. The Las Vegas Strip does not pass within the city of Las Vegas, but between the independent cities of Paradise and Winchester to the south of Las Vegas. Although there are many casinos in the city of Las Vegas, South Las Vegas Street has the most casinos. Huge mega casino hotels are also located here, where luxury care is provided and a fantastic atmosphere is created. Casinos often use names and themes that focus on romance, mystery and distant lands. The overall visible cityscape of Las Vegas is the use of dramatic architecture. All of this makes this city one of the most popular destinations for tourists.
2. Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon, which attracts the most tourists in the USA, is located in Northern Arizona. It is located in the hollow of the Colorado River and has a depth of around 1.6 km and a length of around 446 km. The Grand Canyon is not the deepest or longest canyon in the world, but its overwhelming size and intricate and colorful landscape provide unique views to tourists. The Grand Canyon is among the Seven Wonders of Nature.
1. Times Square
The world's most visited tourist attraction welcomes approximately 39 million tourists annually. Approximately 300,000 people pass through the square a day. These Manhattan commercial fourways manage to top our list of increasing visits despite the Big Apple's economic crisis in 2008. “80% of New York City visitors also visit Times Square,” according to the Times Square association. Times Square, the liveliest square in New York City, is known for its Broadway theatres, cinemas and huge signs. All kinds of entertainment are available here. You can choose between walking, cycling, bus, food, limousine, television, scenic, ethnic and water tours, and you can find informative tours suitable for all of them.
