Your 10 must see destinations in the US (bridge, rail, England)

[Trimac20]

For these categories:

NATURAL:

1. Denali NP/Mt McKinley, AK
2. Grand Canyon, AZ
3. Lake Tahoe, CA/NV
4. Sierras near Mt. Whitney, CA
5. Zion NP, UT
6. Yellowstone NP, WY
7. Snake River Canyon, ID
8. Olympic NP, WA
9. White Mountains, NH
10. Grand Tetons, WY/Niagara Falls, NY/ON, Great Smokies

MANMADE:

1. French Quarter, New Orleans
2. Empire State Building, Chrysler Building, GCS, NYC
3. Mt. Rushmore, SD
4. Las Vegas Strip, NV
5. Washington DC - various
6. Boston - various
7. Liberty Bell Center, Philly
8. Sunset Strip, Los Angeles
9. Chicago waterfront
10. Downtown Charleston, SC

[mdp_az]

I have seen much of the US, but there are still a few biggies on my list:

Denali NP, AK
Acadia NP and surround ME coast
Glacier NP, MT
Olympic Peninsula, WA
White Mountains, NH/VT
Newport, RI
Big Island, HI - particularly Mauna Koa & Volcanoes NP
Wrangell-St. Elias NP, AK
Voyageurs NP, MN
Inside Passage, AK

[njkate]

Denali NP, AK
The Badlands
Pacific coast drive from Seattle to San FRancisco
Rte 66 Drive from Chicago
ArcadiaNP, been to Maine many times but never got here
Hawaii
Grand Canyon

Except for the above I've seen most of what I want to see

[stillkit]

Natural:

Grand Canyon, AZ
Smoky Mountains, TN/NC (especially Cade's Cove)
Columbia River Gorge, OR/WA
Tall Grass Prairie, KS
Carlsbad Caverns, NM or Mammoth Cave, KY.
Black Hills, SD
Mojave Desert, CA
Hudson River Valley, NY
Diamond Head Beach, HI
Lake Michigan, IL/WI/MI
(Gotta add 1 more: The bayous of south LA.)


Man-made:

New York, NY
New Orleans, LA
Santa Fe, NM
Washington, DC
Mesa Verde, CO
San Francisco, CA
Riverwalk, San Antonio, TX
Disneyland, CA (NOT Disneyworld, FL)
Gettysburg Battlefield, PA
Every city along the Mississippi River, from St. Paul to New Orleans. That especially includes St. Louis and Memphis.

[StealthRabbit]

I just have to add to above (my list too!)

UT NP's
Arches & Bryce especially
Tetons

[Deezus]

This is for places I haven't been to yet, but always have wanted to go.

Natural
1-Na Pa'li Coast, Kauai, Hawaii
2-Glacier National Park
3-Havasupai Canyon, Arizona
4-White Mountains, New Hampshire
5-Upper Peninsula/Isle Royale National Park, Michigan
6-Enchanted Valley, Olympic National Park, Washington
7-Haleakala National Park, Maui, Hawaii
8-Denali, Alaska
9-Glacier Bay, Alaska
10-The rest of Alaska...don't even know where to start. The Brooks Range, Kenai Peninsula, and so on...

[motordavid]

All very good lists; we have been to many, and a few more to get to.
Fwiw, we were in Denali last summer: maybe just a crummy few days, but it is the most overrated NP I have been to in 50 years of wandering around NP and state parks. We didn't 'camp'/hike deep, but the cursory bus rides into the fringe of the park were completely underwhelming. The joke was, 'Look, there's a crow'.

Just my 50 Cts for those of you angling for an AK trip, which may include Denali...
GL, mD

[5Lakes]

Originally Posted by Trimac20

For these categories:

NATURAL:

1. Denali NP/Mt McKinley, AK
2. Grand Canyon, AZ
3. Lake Tahoe, CA/NV
4. Sierras near Mt. Whitney, CA
5. Zion NP, UT
6. Yellowstone NP, WY
7. Snake River Canyon, ID
8. Olympic NP, WA
9. White Mountains, NH
10. Grand Tetons, WY/Niagara Falls, NY/ON, Great Smokies

MANMADE:

1. French Quarter, New Orleans
2. Empire State Building, Chrysler Building, GCS, NYC
3. Mt. Rushmore, SD
4. Las Vegas Strip, NV
5. Washington DC - various
6. Boston - various
7. Liberty Bell Center, Philly
8. Sunset Strip, Los Angeles
9. Chicago waterfront
10. Downtown Charleston, SC

Pretty good list for an Australian.

I would definitely add the Big Island of Hawaii and Big Sur/California Coast to your natural list, but I don't know which two I would remove.

On the man-made list I would get rid of the Sunset Strip/LA. It's nothing impressive and is way over hyped. I would replace it with San Francisco/Golden Gate Bridge for sure.

I would also get rid of DC and replace it with Miami Beach/Art Deco District. Miami offers a unique experience in the US with its overall Latin American flavor, plus Miami Beach is just awesome. DC is cool, but probably not a must-see after going to Boston and Philly to see older Northeastern cities.

[phxgreenfire]

Natural
1) Swamps of southern Louisiana
2) Northern Oregon coast
3) Rocky Mountain National Park, CO
4) La Brea Tar Pits, Los Angeles
5) Cumberland Gap, TN/KY/VA (because to me it's fascinating that a meteor impact millions of years ago profoundly affected American history)
6) Muir Woods, CA
7) Na Pali Coast State Park, HI
8) Yellowstone, WY
9) New England in autumn
10) Zion National Park, UT

Man-made
1) French Quarter, New Orleans
2) San Francisco
3) New York
4) Acoma Pueblo, NM
5) Smithsonian Institution, DC
6) Philadelphia City Hall
7) Freedom Trail, Boston
8) Balboa Park, San Diego
9) Historic District, Savannah, GA
10) Downtown & Strip, Las Vegas

[Trimac20]

Originally Posted by 5Lakes

Pretty good list for an Australian.

I would definitely add the Big Island of Hawaii and Big Sur/California Coast to your natural list, but I don't know which two I would remove.

On the man-made list I would get rid of the Sunset Strip/LA. It's nothing impressive and is way over hyped. I would replace it with San Francisco/Golden Gate Bridge for sure.

I would also get rid of DC and replace it with Miami Beach/Art Deco District. Miami offers a unique experience in the US with its overall Latin American flavor, plus Miami Beach is just awesome. DC is cool, but probably not a must-see after going to Boston and Philly to see older Northeastern cities.

Actually I meant to put Big Sur there, but forgot.

I've actually been to LA/ the Strip, I guess personally it'd still be on my top 10 simply because of it's cultural significance. Haven't been to SF yet but hope to next time I go over there. Miami sounds cool, too. I was pleasantly surprised by DC, actually.