#51United States · Nature · North America
Wrangell–St. Elias National Park
The largest U.S. national park — bigger than several states.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
World rankings
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#51
#52United States · Nature · North America
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
A limestone cathedral underground, and a bat flight at dusk.
8.8/10 · 4 ratings
#53United States · Nature · North America
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The most-visited U.S. national park, for the fog and the forests.
8.7/10 · 3 ratings
#54United States · Cities, Food · North America
New York City
The density, the food, the parks, the feeling that something is always on.
8.7/10 · 3 ratings
#55United States · Ski resorts · North America
Vail
The Colorado resort built around the Back Bowls.
8.7/10 · 3 ratings
#56United States · Nature · North America
Arches National Park
More than two thousand sandstone arches in red-rock desert.
8.7/10 · 3 ratings
#57United States · Ski resorts · North America
Park City
A Utah ski town with the lifts starting on Main Street's side of the valley.
8.7/10 · 3 ratings
#58United States · Cities, Food · North America
Austin
Live music, barton springs, and a Texas city that likes a patio.
8.7/10 · 3 ratings
#59United States · Nature · North America
Hot Springs National Park
A national park that is also a spa town.
8.7/10 · 3 ratings
#60United States · Nature · North America
Biscayne National Park
A mostly underwater park at the top of the Florida Keys.
8.7/10 · 3 ratings
#61United States · Nature · North America
Wind Cave National Park
Boxwork cave below, bison prairie above.
8.7/10 · 3 ratings
#62United States · Nature · North America
Isle Royale National Park
A roadless island in Lake Superior for wolves, moose, and boats.
8.7/10 · 3 ratings
#63
United States · Nature · North America
Kobuk Valley National Park
Arctic sand dunes and a caribou migration corridor.
8.7/10 · 3 ratings
#64United States · Nature · North America
Yosemite National Park
Granite, waterfalls, and a valley that defined the national park idea.
8.5/10 · 4 ratings
#65United States · Nature · North America
Pinnacles National Park
Volcanic spires, talus caves, and condors on a small footprint.
8.5/10 · 4 ratings
#66United States · Nature · North America
Death Valley National Park
North America's hottest, driest, lowest place — and still beautiful.
8.3/10 · 4 ratings
#67United States · Nature · North America
White Sands National Park
Dunes of gypsum that look like snow and behave like sand.
8.3/10 · 4 ratings
#68United States · Nature · North America
Big Bend National Park
Chihuahuan Desert, river canyons, and a night sky that still works.
8.0/10 · 4 ratings
#69United 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
#70United States · Theme parks · North America
Disneyland Resort
Two Anaheim gates across a short esplanade.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#71United 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
#72Bahamas · Beaches · North America
Bahamas
Pink sand, swimming pigs, and 700 islands of clear water.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#73United States · Nature · North America
Rocky Mountain National Park
Trail Ridge Road across the tundra, elk in the valleys.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#74Canada · Ski resorts · North America
Whistler Blackcomb
Two huge mountains, one village, and the Peak 2 Peak between them.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#75United States · Theme parks · North America
Universal Orlando Resort
Three Orlando gates, including Epic Universe.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#76United States · Nature · North America
Glacier National Park
Going-to-the-Sun Road, turquoise lakes, and vanishing ice.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#77United States · Cities, Food · North America
San Francisco
Hills, fog, and a small city that still feels like a coast.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#78United States · Ski resorts · North America
Aspen Snowmass
Four Colorado mountains, one town, and a bus between them.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#79United States · Ski resorts · North America
Jackson Hole
The tram in Teton Village, and skiing as steep as its reputation.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#80Canada · Nature · North America
Banff
Turquoise lakes, high passes, and a national park town that still feels like a trailhead.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#81United States · Cities, Food · North America
Chicago
Lakefront, architecture, and a food city that does not need a costume.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#82United 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
#83Barbados · Beaches · North America
Barbados
A west coast of calm water and a wilder east coast you go to look at.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#84United States · Nature · North America
Shenandoah National Park
Skyline Drive, 105 miles of Blue Ridge overlooks.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#85Jamaica · Beaches · North America
Jamaica
Negril's long beach, a west-coast sunset, and an island that is not only a resort gate.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#86Mexico · Beaches · North America
Tulum
A Mayan cliff, a palm beach, and a town that outgrew the footpath.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#87United States · Cities · North America
Honolulu
A real city on a famous shore, with a mountain behind the hotels.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#88Canada · Cities · North America
Toronto
A lakefront of neighborhoods where dinner can be from anywhere.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#89United States · Cities · North America
Miami
Beaches, design districts, and a city that eats in Spanish.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#90Anguilla · Beaches · North America
Anguilla
Shoal Bay and a string of quiet, pale beaches on a low island.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#91United States · Cities · North America
Boston
A brick walking city with a harbor and a serious attitude about seafood.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#92United States · Cities · North America
Washington, D.C.
Monuments in the morning, neighborhoods after the museums close.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#93United States · Nature · North America
Indiana Dunes National Park
Lake Michigan beaches in the shadow of the steel mills.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#94United States · Nature · North America
Badlands National Park
Striped buttes, mixed-grass prairie, and fossil beds in one glance.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#95United 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
#96
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
#97United States · Cities · North America
San Diego
A mild coast of neighborhoods, tacos, and early evenings.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#98United 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
#99United States · Cities · North America
Philadelphia
History on a grid, and a food city that is done apologizing.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#100
United States · Nature · North America
Mammoth Cave National Park
The world's longest known cave system.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings