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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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