Most Visited Places in the U.S.

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Looking for someplace fun to visit but not sure where to go? Get some inspiration from other travelers and tourists by checking out this list of the most visited places in the U.S.

Some of these places are historical sites while others are parks, monuments, tourist attractions, or nature preserves. Since these locations are popular, they are considered some of the best places to visit in the U.S.

The statistics in this article have been gathered from the National Park Services website and/or the website of the sites themselves. All sources for these statistics have been listed at the end of the article.

The following is a list of the most visited places in the U.S.:

Times Square in New York: 50,000,000 Annual Visitors

Central Park in New York: 40,000,000 Annual Visitors

Union Station in Washington D.C.: 40,000,000

Mall of America in Minnesota: 40,000,000 Annual Visitors

Las Vegas Strip in Nevada: 30,500,000 Annual Visitors

Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada

Niagra Falls in New York and Ontario: 22,000,000 Annual Visitors

Grand Central Terminal in New York: 21,600,000 Annual Visitors

Disney World’s Magic Kingdom in Florida: 18,588,00 Annual Visitors

Faneuil Hall in Massachusetts: 18,000,000 Annual Visitors

Disneyland Park in California: 16,202,000 Annual Visitors

Golden Gate National Recreational Area in California: 15,223,697 Annual Visitors

Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia and North Carolina: 14,887,442 Annual Visitors

Golden Gate National Recreation Area in California: 14,844,215 Annual Visitors

Balboa Park in California: 12,000,000 to 14,000,000 Annual Visitors

South Street Seaport in New York: 12,000,000 Annual Visitors

San Antonio River Walk in Texas: 11,500,000 Annual Visitors

Epcot at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida: 11,229,000 Annual Visitors

Disney’s Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida: 10,198,000 Annual Visitors

Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina and Tennessee: 10,188,916 Annual Visitors

Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee

Disney’s Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida: 10,110,000 Annual Visitors

Hollywood Walk of Fame in California: 10,000,000 to 12,000,000 Annual Visitors

Pike Place Market in Washington: 10,000,000 Annual Visitors

Venice Beach in California: 10,000,000 Annual Visitors

Venice Beach in California
Venice Beach in California

Mackinac Bridge in Michigan: 9,000,000 Annual Visitors

Navy Pier in Illinois: 8,900,000 Annual Visitors

Disney’s California Adventure in California: 8,514,000 Annual Visitors

Universal’s Islands of Adventure in Florida: 8,141,000 Annual Visitors

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C.: 8,000,000 Annual Visitors

Pier 39 in California: 8,000,000 Annual Visitors

Gateway National Recreation Area in New Jersey: 7,626,408 Annual Visitors

George Washington Memorial Parkway in Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia: 7,600,014 Annual Visitors

Bourbon Street in Louisiana: 7,470,000 Annual Visitors

Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Nevada: 7,065,481 Annual Visitors

Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.: 6,876,456 Annual Visitors

Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument in Washington D.C.
Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument in Washington D.C.

Natchez Trace Parkway in Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee: 5,939,617 Annual Visitors

Grand Canyon Nation Park in Arizona: 5,090,288 Annual Visitors

Vietnam Veterans Memorial in the District of Columbia: 4,667,239 Annual Visitors

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park in Maryland and West Virginia: 4,543,017 Annual Visitors

Gulf Islands National Seashore in Florida and Mississippi: 4,511,606 Annual Visitors

Cape Cod National Seashore in Massachusetts: 4,403,826 Annual Visitors

World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia.: 4,361,616 Annual Visitors

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in New Jersey and Pennsylvania: 4,341,706 Annual Visitors

San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park in California: 4,227,452 Annual Visitors

Castle Clinton National Memorial in New York: 4,104,478 Annual Visitors

Independence National Historical Park in Pennsylvania: 4,083,345 Annual Visitors

Yosemite National Park in California: 4,054,292 Annual Visitors

Statue of Liberty National Memorial in New York: 3,808,254 Annual Visitors

Statue of Liberty in New York
Statue of Liberty in New York

Yellowstone National Park in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming: 3,706,535 Annual Visitors

Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado: 3,631,181 Annual Visitors

Korean War Veterans Memorial in the District of Columbia.: 3,593,248 Annual Visitors

Zion National Park in Utah: 3,396,639 Annual Visitors

Colonial National Historical Park in Virginia: 3,330,151 Annual Visitors

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in the District of Columbia: 3,252,578 Annual Visitors

Olympic National Park in Washington: 3,140,208 Annual Visitors

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in the District of Columbia: 3,012,571 Annual Visitors

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area in Georgia: 2,988,249 Annual Visitors

Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming: 2,925,048 Annual Visitors

Thomas Jefferson Memorial in the District of Columbia: 2,760,284 Annual Visitors

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Arizona and Utah: 2,730,633 Annual Visitors

Boston National Historical Park in Massachusetts: 2,544,888 Annual Visitors

Glacier National Park in Montana: 2,435,946 Annual Visitors

Point Reyes National Seashore in California: 2,364,939 Annual Visitors

Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Ohio: 2,286,666 Annual Visitors

Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota: 2,278,101 Annual Visitors

Mount Rushmore in South Dakota
Mount Rushmore in South Dakota

Cape Hatteras National Seashore in North Carolina: 2,281,761 Annual Visitors

Rock Creek Park in the District of Columbia: 2,222,241 Annual Visitors

Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland and Virginia: 2,175,102 Annual Visitors

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park in Georgia: 2,028,987 Annual Visitors

Gateway Arch National Park in Missouri: 2,013,119 Annual Visitors

Joshua Tree National Park in California: 1,883,209 Annual Visitors

Valley Forge National Historical Park in Pennsylvania: 1,837,995 Annual Visitors

Indiana Dunes National Park in Indiana: 1,831,284 Annual Visitors

National Capital Parks Central in the District of Columbia: 1,823,317 Annual Visitors

Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah: 1,729,291 Annual Visitors

Pearl Harbor National Memorial in Hawaii: 1,662,236 Annual Visitors

Fort Point National Historic Site in California: 1,561,809 Annual Visitors

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park in Hawaii: 1,550,387 Annual Visitors

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park in Hawaii

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan: 1,460,295 Annual Visitors

Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas: 1,407,654 Annual Visitors

Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area in Washington: 1,345,303 Annual Visitors

Amistad National Recreation Area in Texas: 1,385,578 Annual Visitors

Chickasaw National Recreation Area in Oklahoma: 1,338,517 Annual Visitors

Buffalo National River in Arkansas: 1,377,347 Annual Visitors

Canaveral National Seashore in Florida: 1,312,825 Annual Visitors

Ozark National Scenic Riverways in Missouri: 1,299,750 Annual Visitors

John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway in Wyoming: 1,298,194 Annual Visitors

Shenandoah National Park in Virginia: 1,266,924 Annual Visitors

San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico: 1,248,459 Annual Visitors

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park in Texas: 1,124,278 Annual Visitors

Alamo, San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, Texas
Alamo, San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, Texas

Mount Rainier National Park in Washington: 1,237,213 Annual Visitors

Arches National Park in Utah: 1,267,724 Annual Visitors

National Capital Parks East in the District of Columbia: 1,220,676 Annual Visitors

New River Gorge National River in West Virginia: 1,146,941 Annual Visitors

Death Valley National Park in California and Nevada: 1,122,268 Annual Visitors

Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve in Florida: 1,118,842 Annual Visitors

Sequoia National Park in California: 1,090,273 Annual Visitors

Haleakala National Park in Hawaii: 1,083,051 Annual Visitors

Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania: 1,068,999 Annual Visitors

Minute Man National Historical Park in Massachusetts: 1,023,072 Annual Visitors

Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park in Georgia and Tennessee: 992,718 Annual Visitors

Muir Woods National Memorial in California: 973,030 Annual Visitors

Everglades National Park in Florida: 967,471 Annual Visitors

Badlands National Park in South Dakota: 947,519 Annual Visitors

Badlands National Park in South Dakota
Badlands National Park in South Dakota

Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida: 943,401 Annual Visitors

Curecanti National Recreation Area in Colorado: 935,553 Annual Visitors

President’s Park in the District of Columbia: 926,627 Annual Visitors

Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park in Virginia: 915,844 Annual Visitors

Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park in Alaska: 909,678 Annual Visitors

Fort Vancouver National Historic Site in Oregon and Washington: 882,418 Annual Visitors

Cabrillo National Monument in California: 875,267 Annual Visitors

Lake Meredith National Recreation Area in Texas: 873,948 Annual Visitors

Capitol Reef National Park in Utah: 845,596 Annual Visitors

Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park in South Carolina: 841,225 Annual Visitors

Cumberland Gap National Historical Park in Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia: 821,638

Whiskeytown National Recreation Area in California: 798,313 Annual Visitors

Canyon de Chelly National Memorial in Arizona: 786,664 Annual Visitors

Castillo de San Marcos National Memorial in Florida: 768,230 Annual Visitors

Saguaro National Park in Arizona: 747,505 Annual Visitors

Ross Lake National Recreation Area in Washington: 720,797 Annual Visitors

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in California: 712,530 Annual Visitors

Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona: 676,587 Annual Visitors

Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona
Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona

Cedar Breaks National Memorial in Utah: 661,949 Annual Visitors

Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site in the District of Columbia: 659,621 Annual Visitors

Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area in Kentucky and Tennessee: 656,479 Annual Visitors

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park in Georgia: 652,067 Annual Visitors

Fort McHenry National Monument & Historic Site in Maryland: 635,736 Annual Visitors

Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota: 631,061 Annual Visitors

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Michigan: 630,264 Annual Visitors

Fort Matanzas National Monument in Florida: 599,451 Annual Visitors

Arlington House The R.E. Lee Memorial in Virginia: 599,422 Annual Visitors

Mojave National Preserve in California: 599,125 Annual Visitors

Padre Island National Seashore in Texas: 594,933 Annual Visitors

Kings Canyon National Park in California: 590,270 Annual Visitors

Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota: 580,155 Annual Visitors

Canyonlands National Park in Utah: 569,609 Annual Visitors

Manassas National Battlefield Park in Virginia: 568,846 Annual Visitors

Vicksburg National Military Park in Mississippi and Louisiana: 565,039 Annual Visitors

The White House in the District of Columbia: 563,042 Annual Visitors

The White House in Washington D.C.
The White House in Washington D.C.

Crater Lake National Park in Oregon: 562,764 Annual Visitors

Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado: 544,114 Annual Visitors

Lowell National Historical Park in Massachusetts: 533,938 Annual Visitors

Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky: 528,409 Annual Visitors

Salem Maritime National Historic Site in Massachusetts: 516,367 Annual Visitors

Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway in Wisconsin and Minnesota: 509,051 Annual Visitors

White Sands National Monument in New Mexico: 508,138 Annual Visitors

Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve in Alaska: 498,703 Annual Visitors

Denali National Park & Preserve in Alaska: 497,979 Annual Visitors

Biscayne National Park in Florida: 482,873 Annual Visitors

Governors Island National Monument in New York: 471,617 Annual Visitors

Cape Lookout National Seashore in North Carolina: 463,421 Annual Visitors

Montezuma Castle National Monument in Arizona: 460,229 Annual Visitors

Fire Island National Seashore in New York: 449,910 Annual Visitors

Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming: 443,991 Annual Visitors

Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming
Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming

Wright Brothers National Memorial in North Carolina: 441,395 Annual Visitors

Redwood National Park in California: 440,944 Annual Visitors

Lassen Volcanic National Park in California: 438,037 Annual Visitors

Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts in Virginia: 430,354 Annual Visitors

Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico: 429,153 Annual Visitors

Colorado National Monument in Colorado: 427,959 Annual Visitors

Pu’uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park in Hawaii: 427,794 Annual Visitors

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park & Preserve in Louisiana: 424,239 Annual Visitors

Virgin Islands National Park in the Virginia Islands: 396,702 Annual Visitors

Fort Pulaski National Monument in Georgia: 391,561 Annual Visitors

Fort Washington Park in Maryland: 391,177 Annual Visitors

Boston African American National Historic Site in Massachusetts: 386,145 Annual Visitors

Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site in New York 385,391 Annual Visitors

Antietam National Battlefield in Maryland: 376,854 Annual Visitors

Dunker Church at Antietam Battlefield in Maryland
Dunker Church at Antietam Battlefield in Maryland

Big Bend National Park in Texas: 367,161 Annual Visitors

Prince William Forest Park in Virginia: 336,983 Annual Visitors

War in the Pacific National Historical Park in Guam: 334,565 Annual Visitors

Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve in Colorado: 324,025 Annual Visitors

Channel Islands National Park in California: 311,236 Annual Visitors

Stonewall National Monument in New York: 309,006 Annual Visitors

Guilford Courthouse National Military Park in North Carolina: 308,005 Annual Visitors

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument in Montana: 306,041 Annual Visitors

Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska: 296,668 Annual Visitors

Washington Monument in the District of Columbia: 290,422 Annual Visitors

De Soto National Memorial in Florida: 289,307 Annual Visitors

Flight 93 National Memorial in Pennsylvania: 288,870 Annual Visitors

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site in North Carolina: 285,491 Annual Visitors

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park in West Virginia, Virginia and Maryland: 280,609 Annual Visitors

LBJ Memorial Grove on the Potomac in the District of Columbia: 275,507 Annual Visitors

Lincoln Home National Historic Site in Illinois: 274,041 Annual Visitors

Abraham Lincoln home in Springfield, Illinois
Abraham Lincoln home in Springfield, Illinois

Little River Canyon National Preserve in Alabama: 273,796 Annual Visitors

Catoctin Mountain Park in Maryland: 270,483 Annual Visitors

Kings Mountain National Military Park in South Carolina: 268,980 Annual Visitors

Morristown National Historical Park in New Jersey: 268,192 Annual Visitors

Dinosaur National Monument in Colorado and Utah: 265,952 Annual Visitors

San Juan Island National Historical Park in Washington; 265,281 Annual Visitors

Fort Caroline National Memorial in Florida: 264,067 Annual Visitors

Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River in New York and Pennsylvania: 253,218 Annual Visitors

Appomattox Court House National Historical Park in Virginia: 251,047 Annual Visitors

Stones River National Battlefield in Tennessee: 246,420 Annual Visitors

Lewis & Clark National Historical Park in Oregon and Washington: 243,160 Annual Visitors

Nez Perce National Historical Park in Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington: 241,895 Annual Visitors

Fort Necessity National Battlefield in Pennsylvania: 237,364 Annual Visitors

Fort Frederica National Monument in Georgia: 235,834 Annual Visitors

Fort Donelson National Battlefield in Kentucky and Tennessee: 235,576 Annual Visitors

Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area in Montana and Wyoming: 234,845 Annual Visitors

Pinnacles National Park in California: 234,727 Annual Visitors

Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Arizona: 232,204 Annual Visitors

Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Arizona
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Arizona

New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park in Massachusetts: 231,746 Annual Visitors

Voyageurs National Park in Minnesota: 229,803 Annual Visitors

Craters of the Moon National Monument & Preserve in Idaho: 227,233 Annual Visitors

Cowpens National Battlefield in South Carolina: 214,637 Annual Visitors

Wupatki National Monument in Arizona: 213,631 Annual Visitors

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in Colorado: 213,089 Annual Visitors

Obed Wild & Scenic River in Tennessee: 211,032 Annual Visitors

Natchez National Historical Park in Mississippi: 209,910 Annual Visitors

Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park in New Jersey: 209,767 Annual Visitors

Federal Hall National Memorial in New York: 206,677 Annual Visitors

Mississippi National River and Recreation Area in Minnesota: 203,777 Annual Visitors

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in Wisconsin: 197,802 Annual Visitors

Petersburg National Battlefield in Virginia:193,297 Annual Visitors

Sitka National Historical Park in Alaska: 193,071 Annual Visitors

Bandelier National Monument in New Mexico: 182,856 Annual Visitors

Bandelier National Monument in Arizona
Bandelier National Monument in Arizona

Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield in Missouri: 179,119 Annual Visitors

Guadalupe Mountains National Park in Texas: 176,451 Annual Visitors

Piscataway Park in Maryland: 172,962 Annual Visitors

John Day Fossil Beds National Monument in Oregon: 172,750 Annual Visitors

Richmond National Battlefield Park in Virginia: 170,867 Annual Visitors

Kaloko Honokohau National Historical Park in Hawaii: 169,853 Annual Visitors

Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site in the District of Columbia: 157,847 Annual Visitors

Greenbelt Park in Maryland: 157,039 Annual Visitors

Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site in New York: 156,450 Annual Visitors

Missouri National Recreational River in South Dakota and Nebraska: 154,752 Annual Visitors

Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument in Arizona: 153,733 Annual Visitors

Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site in Pennsylvania: 151,312 Annual Visitors

Theodore Roosevelt Island in the District of Columbia: 149,793 Annual Visitors

Big Thicket National Preserve in Texas: 145,485 Annual Visitors

El Malpais National Monument in New Mexico: 142,772 Annual Visitors

Herbert Hoover National Historic Site in Iowa: 139,871 Annual Visitors

Walnut Canyon National Monument in Arizona: 138,974 Annual Visitors

Johnstown Flood National Memorial in Pennsylvania: 134,342 Annual Visitors

Petroglyph National Monument in New Mexico: 134,156 Annual Visitors

Pu’ukohola Heiau National Historic Site in Hawaii: 132,801 Annual Visitors

Chamizal National Memorial in Texas: 131,394 Annual Visitors

Lava Beds National Monument in California: 130,928 Annual Visitors

Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park in Georgia: 130,914 Annual Visitors

Perry’s Victory & International Peace Memorial in Ohio: 130,253 Annual Visitors

Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial in Indiana: 129,001 Annual Visitors

Scotts Bluff National Monument in Nebraska: 128,959 Annual Visitors

Scotts Bluff National Monument in Nebraska
Scotts Bluff National Monument in Nebraska

George Washington Birthplace National Monument in Virginia: 126,460 Annual Visitors

Andersonville National Historic Site in Georgia: 125,667 Annual Visitors

Congaree National Park in South Carolina: 125,137 Annual Visitors

George Rogers Clark National Historical Park in Indiana: 124,792 Annual Visitors

River Raisin National Battlefield Park in Michigan: 123,809 Annual Visitors

Coronado National Memorial in Arizona: 120,858 Annual Visitors

Jewel Cave National Monument in South Dakota: 116,272 Annual Visitors

Great Basin National Park in Nevada: 114,266 Annual Visitors

Christiansted National Historic Site in the Virgin Islands: 114,259 Annual Visitors

Gauley River National Recreation Area in West Virginia: 113,591 Annual Visitors

Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park in Texas: 112,544 Annual Visitors

Devils Postpile National Monument in California: 110,683 Annual Visitors

Pea Ridge National Military Park in Arkansas: 108,715 Annual Visitors

Timpanogos Cave National Monument in Utah: 107,882 Annual Visitors

Fort Stanwix National Monument in New York: 106,288 Annual Visitors

City of Rocks National Reserve in Idaho: 105,930 Annual Visitors

Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site in Arkansas: 104,495 Annual Visitors

Fort Smith National Historic Site in Arkansas and Oklahoma: 101,769 Annual Visitors

General Grant National Memorial in New York: 97,681 Annual Visitors

Tuzigoot National Monument in Arizona: 97,581 Annual Visitors

Steamtown National Historic Site in Pennsylvania: 94,462 Annual Visitors

Natural Bridges National Monument in Utah: 94,454 Annual Visitors

Grand Portage National Monument in Minnesota: 93,589 Annual Visitors

New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park in Louisiana: 89,270 Annual Visitors

Manzanar National Historic Site in California: 89,252 Annual Visitors

Rainbow Bridge National Monument in Utah: 88,613 Annual Visitors

Manhattan Project National Historical Park in New Mexico, Washington and Tennessee: 87,952 Annual Visitors

Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in Massachusetts: 86,986 Annual Visitors

Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site in North Carolina: 81,565 Annual Visitors

Homestead National Monument of America in Nebraska: 81,371 Annual Visitor

Ninety Six National Historic Site in South Carolina: 79,977 Annual Visitors

Saratoga National Historical Park in New York: 79,000 Annual Visitors

Saratoga Battlefield in New York
Saratoga Battlefield in New York

Oregon Caves National Monument & Preserve in Oregon: 76,426 Annual Visitors

Effigy Mounds National Monument in Iowa: 74,965 Annual Visitors

Waco Mammoth National Monument in Texas: 74,696 Annual Visitors

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve in Alaska: 73,738 Annual Visitors

Moores Creek National Battlefield in North Carolina: 73,687 Annual Visitors

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park in Ohio: 73,531 Annual Visitors

Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site in Arizona: 71,905 Annual Visitors

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in Arizona: 71,038 Annual Visitors

Navajo National Monument in Arizona: 70,121 Annual Visitors

Pipestone National Monument in Minnesota: 70,049 Annual Visitors

Horseshoe Bend National Military Park in Alabama: 68,029 Annual Visitors

Niobrara National Scenic River in Nebraska: 67,923 Annual Visitors

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument in Colorado: 66,895 Annual Visitors

Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park in Seattle: 66,636 Annual Visitors

Cumberland Island National Seashore in Georgia: 64,753 Annual Visitors

Jimmy Carter National Historic Site in Georgia: 64,708 Annual Visitors

Kalaupapa National Historical Park in Hawaii: 63,169 Annual Visitors

Dry Tortugas National Park in Florida: 62,050 Annual Visitors

Dry Tortugas in Florida
Jets flying over Dry Tortugas in Florida

Monocacy National Battlefield in Maryland: 59,649 Annual Visitors

Roger Williams National Memorial in Rhode Island: 57,278 Annual Visitors

Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site in New York: 56,727 Annual Visitors

Eisenhower National Historic Site in Pennsylvania: 55,671 Annual Visitors

Frederick Douglass National Historic Site in the District of Columbia: 55,001 Annual Visitors

Fort Laramie National Historic Site in Wyoming: 54,825 Annual Visitors

Capulin Volcano National Monument in New Mexico: 53,661 Annual Visitors

Whitman Mission National Historic Site in Washington: 53,241 Annual Visitors

Rosie The Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park in California: 52,772 Annual Visitors

Thomas Edison National Historical Park in New Jersey: 51,656 Annual Visitors

El Morro National Monument in New Mexico: 51,354 Annual Visitors

Chiricahua National Monument in Arizona: 51,220 Annual Visitors

Andrew Johnson National Historic Site in Tennessee: 50,896 Annual Visitors

Golden Spike National Historical Park in Utah: 50,732 Annual Visitors

Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site in Pennsylvania: 50,205 Annual Visitors

Fort Davis National Historic Site in Texas: 48,885 Annual Visitors

Pipe Spring National Monument in Arizona: 48,461 Annual Visitors

Longfellow House Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site in Massachusetts: 48,312 Annual Visitors

Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park in Texas: 47,723 Annual Visitors

Most Visited Places in the U.S.
Most Visited Places in the U.S.

Charles Pinckney National Historic Site in South Carolina: 46,617 Annual Visitors

Aztec Ruins National Monument in New Mexico: 46,610 Annual Visitors

Tonto National Monument in Arizona: 45,862 Annual Visitors

Hopewell Culture National Historical Park in Ohio: 43,142 Annual Visitors

Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument in New Mexico: 42,460 Annual Visitors

Chaco Culture National Historical Park in New Mexico: 42,424 Annual Visitors

Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site in Missouri: 42,308 Annual Visitors

Big Hole National Battlefield in Montana: 41,617 Annual Visitors

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site in New York: 40,774 Annual Visitors

John Muir National Historic Site in California: 40,320 Annual Visitors

Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park in Vermont: 39,812 Annual Visitors

Tumacacori National Historical Park in Arizona: 39,194 Annual Visitors

Katmai National Park & Preserve in Alaska: 39,810 Annual Visitors

Lake Chelan National Recreation Area in Washington: 38,614 Annual Visitors

George Washington Carver National Monument in Missouri: 38,479 Annual Visitors

Pecos National Historical Park in New Mexico: 37,819 Annual Visitors

Bluestone National Scenic River in West Virginia: 37,114 Annual Visitors

Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park in New Hampshire: 36,187 Annual Visitors

Women’s Rights National Historical Park in New York: 35,410 Annual Visitors

Friendship Hill National Historical Site in Pennsylvania: 35,062 Annual Visitors

Arkansas Post National Memorial in Arkansas: 35,029 Annual Visitors

Buck Island Reef National Monument in Virgin Islands: 34,213 Annual Visitors

Hamilton Grange National Memorial in New York: 33,831 Annual Visitors

Hampton National Historic Site in Maryland: 33,751 Annual Visitors

Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site in Alabama: 32,277 Annual Visitors

Harry S. Truman National Historic Site in Missouri: 32,039 Annual Visitors

Hovenweep National Monument in Colorado and Utah: 31,810 Annual Visitors

Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument in New Mexico: 31,704 Annual Visitors

James A. Garfield National Historic Site in Ohio: 31,312 Annual Visitors

Weir Farm National Historic Site in Connecticut: 29,930 Annual Visitors

Fort Larned National Historic Site in Kansas: 29,039 Annual Visitors

Cane River Creole National Historical Park in Louisiana: 27,711 Annual Visitors

Fort Scott National Historic Site in Kansas: 26,942 Annual Visitors

Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site in Colorado: 26,591 Annual Visitors

Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument in Idaho: 25,386 Annual Visitors

North Cascades National Park in Washington: 25,300 Annual Visitors

William Howard Taft National Historic Site in Ohio: 24,797 Annual Visitors

Booker T. Washington National Monument in Virginia: 23,836 Annual Visitors

Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site in Alabama: 23,577 Annual Visitors

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Kansas: 23,390 Annual Visitors

Shiloh National Military Park in Tennessee and Mississippi: 23,151 Annual Visitors

Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site in Kansas: 22,384 Annual Visitors

Russell Cave National Monument in Alabama: 21,819 Annual Visitors

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site in New York: 21,662 Annual Visitors

John F. Kennedy National Historic Site in Massachusetts: 21,688 Annual Visitors

Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site in Montana: 21,504 Annual Visitors

Martin Van Buren National Historic Site in New York: 20,235 Annual Visitors

National Park of American Samoa: 19,815 Annual Visitors

Springfield Armory National Historic Site in Massachusetts: 19,564 Annual Visitors

Isle Royale National Park in Michigan: 19,148 Annual Visitors

Fossil Butte National Monument in Wyoming: 18,967 Annual Visitors

Saint Paul’s Church National Historic Site in New York: 17,321 Annual Visitors

Keweenaw National Historical Park in Michigan: 17,169 Annual Visitors

Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site in North Dakota: 15,640 Annual Visitors

Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site in New York: 15,493 Annual Visitors

Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site in Pennsylvania: 14,733 Annual Visitors

Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument in Ohio: 14,514 Annual Visitors

Lake Clark National Park & Preserve in Alaska: 14,169 Annual Visitors

Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site in Montana and North Dakota: 13,693 Annual Visitors

Cesar E. Chavez National Monument in California: 12,186 Annual Visitors

Clara Barton National Historic Site in Maryland: 12,171 Annual Visitors

Saint Croix Island International Historic Site in Maine: 12,097 Annual Visitors

Washita Battlefield National Historic Site in Oklahoma: 11,596 Annual Visitors

Minidoka National Historic Site in Idaho and Washington: 11,595 Annual Visitors

Noatak National Preserve in Alaska: 11,575 Annual Visitors

First Ladies National Historic Site in Ohio: 11,359 Annual Visitors

Kobuk Valley National Park in Alaska: 10,889 Annual Visitors

Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve in Alaska: 10,858 Annual Visitors

Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site in Massachusetts: 10,677 Annual Visitors

Fort Union National Monument in New Mexico: 10,661 Annual Visitors

President W.J. Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site in Arkansas: 10,198 Annual Visitors

Cape Krusenstern National Monument in Alaska: 10,126 Annual Visitors

Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site in Virginia: 9,617 Annual Visitors

Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site in the District of Columbia: 9,688 Annual Visitors

Fort Bowie National Historic Site in Arizona: 8,324 Annual Visitors

Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site in Massachusetts: 7,587 Annual Visitors

Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument: 7,559 Annual Visitors

Thomas Stone National Historic Site in Maryland: 7,183 Annual Visitors

Salt River Bay National Historical Park & Ecological Preserve in the Virgin Islands: 6,037 Annual Visitors

Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site in Colorado: 5,539 Annual Visitors

Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument in Texas: 5,161 Annual Visitors

Eugene O’Neill National Historic Site in California: 3,333 Annual Visitors

Nicodemus National Historic Site in Kansas: 3,174 Annual Visitors

Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve in Alaska: 2,650 Annual Visitors

Bering Land Bridge National Preserve in Alaska: 2,407 Annual Visitors

Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial in Pennsylvania: 2,182 Annual Visitors

Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site in the District of Columbia: 1,919 Annual Visitors

Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial in California: 899 Annual Visitors

Rio Grande Wild & Scenic River in Texas: 595 Annual Visitors

Aniakchak National Monument & Preserve in Alaska: 87 Annual Visitors

Sources:
“Annual Visitation Report by Years: 2008 to 2018.” IRMA Portal, Integrated Resource Management Applications, irma.nps.gov/Stats/SSRSReports/National%20Reports/Annual%20Visitation%20By%20Park%20(1979%20-%20Last%20Calendar%20Year)
“Visitation Numbers.” NPS.gov, National Parks Service, www.nps.gov/aboutus/visitation-numbers.htm
“Annual Park Ranking Report for Recreation Visits in: 2018.” IRMA Portal, Integrated Resource Management Applications, irma.nps.gov/Stats/SSRSReports/National%20Reports/Annual%20Park%20Ranking%20Report%20(1979%20-%20Last%20Calendar%20Year)
“The History of Faneuil Hall.” Faneuil Hall Marketplace, faneuilhallmarketplace.com/the-history-of-faneuil-hall/
“Mall of America By the Numbers.” Mall of America, www.mallofamerica.com/upload/FactSheets_2016.pdf
“America’s Most Visited Tourist Attractions.” Travel + Leisure, 9 May. 2017, www.travelandleisure.com/slideshows/americas-most-visited-tourist-attractions
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“Most Visited Places in the United States.” World Atlas, www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-most-visited-places-in-the-us.html