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150 places in United States, sorted into the categories that matter when you are planning: what each place is, when it is worth going, how long to allow and how to reach it.

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Cahokia Mounds, United States
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RegionNorth America
CapitalWashington D.C.
Places written150
Categories covered5 of 5
🧭 Good to know Cost level, local customs and etiquette in United States - what is polite and what is not →
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CurrencyUS dollar (USD)
LanguagesEnglish
Driving sideright
Best months J F M A M J J A S O N D
Nature & outdoors (77) Landmarks & history (28) Museums & culture (22) Attractions & fun (7) Food & drink (16)

UNESCO heritage World Heritage Sites and living traditions on the UNESCO lists

UNESCO · World Heritage Cahokia Mounds

Cahokia Mounds

Illinois
UNESCO · World Heritage Carlsbad Caverns

Carlsbad Caverns

New Mexico
UNESCO · World Heritage Chaco Culture

Chaco Culture

New Mexico
UNESCO · World Heritage Everglades National Park

Everglades National Park

Florida
UNESCO · World Heritage Fallingwater

Fallingwater

Pennsylvania
UNESCO · World Heritage Glacier Bay

Glacier Bay

Alaska
UNESCO · World Heritage Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon

Arizona
UNESCO · World Heritage Great Smoky Mountains

Great Smoky Mountains

Tennessee and North Carolina
UNESCO · World Heritage Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Hawaii
UNESCO · World Heritage Independence Hall

Independence Hall

Pennsylvania
UNESCO · World Heritage Mammoth Cave National Park

Mammoth Cave National Park

Kentucky
UNESCO · World Heritage Mesa Verde National Park

Mesa Verde National Park

Colorado
UNESCO · World Heritage Monticello

Monticello

Virginia
UNESCO · World Heritage Olympic National Park

Olympic National Park

Washington
UNESCO · World Heritage Papahānaumokuākea

Papahānaumokuākea

Hawaii
UNESCO · World Heritage Poverty Point

Poverty Point

Louisiana
UNESCO · World Heritage Redwood National and State Parks

Redwood National and State Parks

California
UNESCO · World Heritage

Robie House and Oak Park

Illinois
UNESCO · World Heritage Statue of Liberty

Statue of Liberty

New York
UNESCO · World Heritage Taliesin West

Taliesin West

Arizona
UNESCO · World Heritage Taos Pueblo

Taos Pueblo

New Mexico
UNESCO · World Heritage The Guggenheim Museum

The Guggenheim Museum

New York
UNESCO · World Heritage The Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks

The Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks

Ohio
UNESCO · World Heritage The Moravian Settlement at Bethlehem

The Moravian Settlement at Bethlehem

Pennsylvania
UNESCO · World Heritage The San Antonio Missions

The San Antonio Missions

Texas
UNESCO · World Heritage Wrangell-St Elias National Park

Wrangell-St Elias National Park

Alaska
UNESCO · World Heritage Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park

Wyoming
UNESCO · World Heritage Yosemite National Park

Yosemite National Park

California

Nature & outdoors Waterfalls, lakes, canyons, national parks, beaches, caves and the trails that reach them.

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national park Acadia National Park

Acadia National Park

Maine
canyon Antelope Canyon

Antelope Canyon

Arizona
national park Arches National Park

Arches National Park

Utah
national park Badlands National Park

Badlands National Park

South Dakota
national park Big Bend National Park

Big Bend National Park

Texas
viewpoint Big Sur

Big Sur

California
national park Biscayne National Park

Biscayne National Park

Florida
canyon Black Canyon of the Gunnison

Black Canyon of the Gunnison

Colorado
canyon Bryce Canyon National Park

Bryce Canyon National Park

Utah
national park Canyonlands National Park

Canyonlands National Park

Utah
beach Cape Cod

Cape Cod

Massachusetts
national park Capitol Reef National Park

Capitol Reef National Park

Utah
cave Carlsbad Caverns

Carlsbad Caverns

New Mexico
island Channel Islands National Park

Channel Islands National Park

California
national park Congaree National Park

Congaree National Park

South Carolina
lake Crater Lake National Park

Crater Lake National Park

Oregon
national park Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Ohio
national park Death Valley National Park

Death Valley National Park

California
national park Denali National Park

Denali National Park

Alaska
island Dry Tortugas National Park

Dry Tortugas National Park

Florida
national park Everglades National Park

Everglades National Park

Florida
national park Glacier Bay

Glacier Bay

Alaska
national park Glacier National Park

Glacier National Park

Montana
canyon Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon

Arizona
national park Grand Teton National Park

Grand Teton National Park

Wyoming
national park Great Basin National Park

Great Basin National Park

Nevada
national park Great Sand Dunes National Park

Great Sand Dunes National Park

Colorado
national park Great Smoky Mountains

Great Smoky Mountains

Tennessee and North Carolina
national park Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Texas
national park Haleakala National Park

Haleakala National Park

Hawaii
national park Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Hawaii
beach Honolulu and Waikīkī

Honolulu and Waikīkī

Hawaii
viewpoint Horseshoe Bend

Horseshoe Bend

Arizona
hot spring Hot Springs National Park

Hot Springs National Park

Arkansas
beach Indiana Dunes National Park

Indiana Dunes National Park

Indiana
island Isle Royale National Park

Isle Royale National Park

Michigan
national park Joshua Tree National Park

Joshua Tree National Park

California
viewpoint Katmai and Brooks Falls

Katmai and Brooks Falls

Alaska
national park Kenai Fjords National Park

Kenai Fjords National Park

Alaska
island Key West

Key West

Florida
lake Lake Powell

Lake Powell

Utah and Arizona
lake Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe

California and Nevada
mountain Lassen Volcanic National Park

Lassen Volcanic National Park

California
island Mackinac Island

Mackinac Island

Michigan
cave Mammoth Cave National Park

Mammoth Cave National Park

Kentucky
beach Miami and South Beach

Miami and South Beach

Florida
viewpoint Monument Valley

Monument Valley

Arizona and Utah
national park Mount Rainier National Park

Mount Rainier National Park

Washington
waterfall Multnomah Falls

Multnomah Falls

Oregon
viewpoint Na Pali Coast

Na Pali Coast

Hawaii
national park New River Gorge National Park

New River Gorge National Park

West Virginia
waterfall Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls

New York
national park North Cascades National Park

North Cascades National Park

Washington
national park Olympic National Park

Olympic National Park

Washington
island Papahānaumokuākea

Papahānaumokuākea

Hawaii
national park Petrified Forest National Park

Petrified Forest National Park

Arizona
national park Pinnacles National Park

Pinnacles National Park

California
forest Redwood National and State Parks

Redwood National and State Parks

California
national park Rocky Mountain National Park

Rocky Mountain National Park

Colorado
national park Saguaro National Park

Saguaro National Park

Arizona
viewpoint Sedona

Sedona

Arizona
national park Sequoia and Kings Canyon

Sequoia and Kings Canyon

California
national park Shenandoah National Park

Shenandoah National Park

Virginia
mountain The Adirondacks

The Adirondacks

New York
island The Apostle Islands

The Apostle Islands

Wisconsin
viewpoint The Blue Ridge Parkway

The Blue Ridge Parkway

Virginia and North Carolina
trail The Pacific Coast Highway

The Pacific Coast Highway

California
island The San Juan Islands

The San Juan Islands

Washington
mountain The White Mountains

The White Mountains

New Hampshire
national park Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

North Dakota
national park Voyageurs National Park

Voyageurs National Park

Minnesota
national park White Sands National Park

White Sands National Park

New Mexico
cave Wind Cave National Park

Wind Cave National Park

South Dakota
national park Wrangell-St Elias National Park

Wrangell-St Elias National Park

Alaska
national park Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park

Wyoming
national park Yosemite National Park

Yosemite National Park

California
national park Zion National Park

Zion National Park

Utah

Landmarks & history Castles, ruins, old towns, monuments and the places where the history actually happened.

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fortress Alcatraz Island

Alcatraz Island

California
bridge Brooklyn Bridge

Brooklyn Bridge

New York
archaeological site Cahokia Mounds

Cahokia Mounds

Illinois
lighthouse Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

North Carolina
archaeological site Chaco Culture

Chaco Culture

New Mexico
old town Charleston Historic District

Charleston Historic District

South Carolina
monument Empire State Building

Empire State Building

New York
monument Fallingwater

Fallingwater

Pennsylvania
old town Freedom Trail

Freedom Trail

Massachusetts
old town French Quarter

French Quarter

Louisiana
monument Gateway Arch

Gateway Arch

Missouri
bridge Golden Gate Bridge

Golden Gate Bridge

California
monument Hollywood

Hollywood

California
monument Independence Hall

Independence Hall

Pennsylvania
archaeological site Mesa Verde National Park

Mesa Verde National Park

Colorado
monument Monticello

Monticello

Virginia
monument Mount Rushmore

Mount Rushmore

South Dakota
archaeological site Poverty Point

Poverty Point

Louisiana
old town Santa Fe Plaza

Santa Fe Plaza

New Mexico
old town Savannah Historic District

Savannah Historic District

Georgia
old town St Augustine

St Augustine

Florida
monument Statue of Liberty

Statue of Liberty

New York
old town Taos Pueblo

Taos Pueblo

New Mexico
fortress The Alamo

The Alamo

Texas
archaeological site The Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks

The Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks

Ohio
old town The Moravian Settlement at Bethlehem

The Moravian Settlement at Bethlehem

Pennsylvania
monument The National Mall

The National Mall

District of Columbia
church The San Antonio Missions

The San Antonio Missions

Texas

Museums & culture Museums, galleries, open-air heritage sites and the collections worth planning a day around.

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tradition Amish Country

Amish Country

Pennsylvania and Ohio
tradition

Appalachian Old-Time Music

Virginia, Tennessee and North Carolina
gallery Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago

Illinois
tradition Austin's Live Music

Austin's Live Music

Texas
theatre Broadway

Broadway

New York
open-air museum Colonial Williamsburg

Colonial Williamsburg

Virginia
museum Graceland

Graceland

Tennessee
theatre Grand Ole Opry

Grand Ole Opry

Tennessee
observatory Griffith Observatory

Griffith Observatory

California
museum Kennedy Space Center

Kennedy Space Center

Florida
library Library of Congress

Library of Congress

Washington, DC
tradition Memphis and Beale Street

Memphis and Beale Street

Tennessee
tradition Nashville's Honky-Tonks

Nashville's Honky-Tonks

Tennessee
theatre Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Colorado
museum

Robie House and Oak Park

Illinois
tradition Route 66

Route 66

Illinois to California
museum Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

District of Columbia
museum Taliesin West

Taliesin West

Arizona
gallery The Getty Center

The Getty Center

California
museum The Guggenheim Museum

The Guggenheim Museum

New York
gallery The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York
tradition The Navajo Nation

The Navajo Nation

Arizona, New Mexico and Utah

Attractions & fun Theme parks, zoos, aquariums, towers and the built attractions families actually queue for.

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theme park Disneyland

Disneyland

California
aquarium Monterey Bay Aquarium

Monterey Bay Aquarium

California
zoo San Diego Zoo

San Diego Zoo

California
tower Space Needle

Space Needle

Washington
theme park The Las Vegas Strip

The Las Vegas Strip

Nevada
theme park Universal Orlando Resort

Universal Orlando Resort

Florida
theme park Walt Disney World

Walt Disney World

Florida

Food & drink Market halls, food streets and the dishes a country is genuinely known for - areas and traditions, not single venues.

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food district Cajun and Creole Cuisine

Cajun and Creole Cuisine

Louisiana
dish California Tacos and Mexican Food

California Tacos and Mexican Food

California
dish Chicago Deep-Dish Pizza

Chicago Deep-Dish Pizza

Illinois
dish Kentucky Bourbon

Kentucky Bourbon

Kentucky
dish Memphis Barbecue

Memphis Barbecue

Tennessee
winery region Napa Valley

Napa Valley

California
dish New England Lobster

New England Lobster

Maine
dish New Mexican Green Chile

New Mexican Green Chile

New Mexico
dish New York Pizza

New York Pizza

New York
dish Philly Cheesesteak

Philly Cheesesteak

Pennsylvania
market Pike Place Market

Pike Place Market

Washington
dish

Poke and the Plate Lunch

Hawaii
coffee culture

Seattle Coffee Culture

Washington
dish Southern Soul Food

Southern Soul Food

The South
dish Texas Barbecue

Texas Barbecue

Texas
winery region The Finger Lakes

The Finger Lakes

New York

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