#51United States · Nature · North America
Wind Cave National Park
Boxwork cave below, bison prairie above.
8.7/10 · 3 ratings
World rankings
Places are ranked by their average traveler rating out of 10. Filter by theme, region, or country, then open a destination to rate it.
#51
#52United States · Nature · North America
Isle Royale National Park
A roadless island in Lake Superior for wolves, moose, and boats.
8.7/10 · 3 ratings
#53
United States · Nature · North America
Kobuk Valley National Park
Arctic sand dunes and a caribou migration corridor.
8.7/10 · 3 ratings
#54United States · Nature · North America
Yosemite National Park
Granite, waterfalls, and a valley that defined the national park idea.
8.5/10 · 4 ratings
#55United States · Nature · North America
Pinnacles National Park
Volcanic spires, talus caves, and condors on a small footprint.
8.5/10 · 4 ratings
#56United States · Nature · North America
Death Valley National Park
North America's hottest, driest, lowest place — and still beautiful.
8.3/10 · 4 ratings
#57United States · Nature · North America
White Sands National Park
Dunes of gypsum that look like snow and behave like sand.
8.3/10 · 4 ratings
#58United States · Nature · North America
Big Bend National Park
Chihuahuan Desert, river canyons, and a night sky that still works.
8.0/10 · 4 ratings
#59United States · Theme parks · North America
Walt Disney World
Four theme parks on one Florida property, each one a full day.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#60United States · Theme parks · North America
Disneyland Resort
Two Anaheim gates across a short esplanade.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#61United States · Nature · North America
Zion National Park
Red walls, a river walk, and a shuttle that is part of the deal.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#62United States · Nature · North America
Rocky Mountain National Park
Trail Ridge Road across the tundra, elk in the valleys.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#63United States · Theme parks · North America
Universal Orlando Resort
Three Orlando gates, including Epic Universe.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#64United States · Nature · North America
Glacier National Park
Going-to-the-Sun Road, turquoise lakes, and vanishing ice.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#65United States · Cities, Food · North America
San Francisco
Hills, fog, and a small city that still feels like a coast.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#66United States · Ski resorts · North America
Aspen Snowmass
Four Colorado mountains, one town, and a bus between them.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#67United States · Ski resorts · North America
Jackson Hole
The tram in Teton Village, and skiing as steep as its reputation.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#68United States · Cities, Food · North America
Chicago
Lakefront, architecture, and a food city that does not need a costume.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#69United States · Theme parks · North America
Universal Studios Hollywood
A working studio lot with a tram, a castle, and Nintendo upstairs.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#70United States · Nature · North America
Shenandoah National Park
Skyline Drive, 105 miles of Blue Ridge overlooks.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#71United States · Cities · North America
Honolulu
A real city on a famous shore, with a mountain behind the hotels.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#72United States · Cities · North America
Miami
Beaches, design districts, and a city that eats in Spanish.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#73United States · Cities · North America
Boston
A brick walking city with a harbor and a serious attitude about seafood.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#74United States · Cities · North America
Washington, D.C.
Monuments in the morning, neighborhoods after the museums close.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#75United States · Nature · North America
Indiana Dunes National Park
Lake Michigan beaches in the shadow of the steel mills.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#76United States · Nature · North America
Badlands National Park
Striped buttes, mixed-grass prairie, and fossil beds in one glance.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#77United States · Nature · North America
New River Gorge National Park
The newest national park: a whitewater gorge and a famous bridge.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#78
United States · Theme parks · North America
Universal Kids Resort
A small Universal park in Frisco, Texas, built for young children.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#79United States · Cities · North America
San Diego
A mild coast of neighborhoods, tacos, and early evenings.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#80United States · Cities · North America
Nashville
Honky-tonks on one street, and a music city that is larger than that street.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#81United States · Cities · North America
Philadelphia
History on a grid, and a food city that is done apologizing.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#82
United States · Nature · North America
Mammoth Cave National Park
The world's longest known cave system.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#83United States · Cities · North America
Atlanta
A green, spread-out city with a soundtrack and a serious table.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#84United States · Nature · North America
Mesa Verde National Park
Ancestral Pueblo cliff dwellings on a green mesa.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#85United States · Nature · North America
Glacier Bay National Park
Tidewater glaciers and a bay you usually see from a ship or a kayak.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#86United States · Nature · North America
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
A dark, steep slice of rock that photographs like a secret.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#87United States · Nature · North America
Katmai National Park
Brown bears fishing Brooks Falls, and a volcanic valley.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#88United States · Nature · Oceania
National Park of American Samoa
The only U.S. national park south of the equator.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#89United States · Nature · North America
Lake Clark National Park
Tundra, volcanoes, and bears, a short flight from Anchorage.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#90United States · Nature · North America
Gates of the Arctic National Park
No roads, no trails, no visitor center inside the park.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#91United States · Nature · North America
Joshua Tree National Park
Two deserts, one twisted tree, and a climber's playground.
7.8/10 · 4 ratings
#92United States · Nature · North America
Sequoia National Park
The General Sherman Tree and a grove that resets your sense of scale.
7.8/10 · 4 ratings
#93United States · Nature · North America
Kings Canyon National Park
A deep Sierra canyon next door to Sequoia.
7.8/10 · 4 ratings
#94United States · Nature · North America
North Cascades National Park
The American Alps, with fewer people than the name deserves.
7.8/10 · 4 ratings