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Best places to visit in United States

United States has 335 places on BucketList (102 landmarks, 86 museums, 55 natural sites). These are the 24 most popular. Rate the ones you have been to, and save the rest to your bucket list.

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Top places in United States

  1. New York CityCityMost populous city in the United States
  2. Washington, D.C.CityCapital city of the United States of America
  3. ChicagoCityCity and county seat of Cook County, and largest city in State of Illinois, United States of America
  4. San FranciscoCityCity and county in California, United States
  5. BostonCityCapital city of the U.S. state of Massachusetts and seat of Suffolk County
  6. AtlantaCityCapital city of the U.S. state of Georgia and seat of Fulton County, also located in DeKalb County
  7. Las VegasCitySeat of Clark County, and largest city in state of Nevada, United States
  8. HoustonCitySeat of Harris County, and largest city in State of Texas, United States
  9. HonoluluCityCapital city of the U.S. state of Hawaii and seat of Honolulu County
  10. SeattleCityCity in and county seat of King County, State of Washington, United States
  11. DenverCityConsolidated city-county and capital of the U.S. state of Colorado
  12. Statue of LibertyHistorical SiteMonument in New York
  13. White HousePolitical SiteOfficial residence and office of the President of the United States
  14. Empire State BuildingLandmarkSkyscraper located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, USA
  15. Grand CanyonNatural SiteSteep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in Arizona, United States
  16. Yellowstone National ParkNatural SiteFirst national park in the world, located in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho in the United States
  17. Golden Gate BridgeLandmarkSuspension bridge on the San Francisco Bay
  18. Lake MichiganNatural SiteOne of the Great Lakes of North America
  19. The PentagonPolitical SiteHeadquarters of the United States Department of Defense; named after the shape of the building, a polygon with five (greek: penta) sides
  20. Willis TowerLandmarkSkyscraper in Chicago, Illinois, USA
  21. Mount RushmoreNatural SiteMountain in South Dakota featuring a sculpture of four US presidents
  22. Metropolitan Museum of ArtMuseumArt museum in New York City, United States
  23. Central ParkLandmarkPublic park at the center of Manhattan in New York City, New York, United States
  24. Mauna KeaNatural SiteHawaiian volcano

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