<strong>1. Blue Ridge Parkway</strong> (North Carolina and Virginia): This driving treasure was the most visited site in the National Park System in 2021. This is the Linn Cove Viaduct in North Carolina, one of the most beautiful and thrilling parts of the parkway. Click through the gallery for the other nine most visited places.
1. Blue Ridge Parkway (North Carolina and Virginia): This driving treasure was the most visited site in the National Park System in 2021. This is the Linn Cove Viaduct in North Carolina, one of the most beautiful and thrilling parts of the parkway. Click through the gallery for the other nine most visited places.
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<strong>2. Great Smoky Mountains National Park</strong> (North Carolina and Tennessee): At an elevation of 5,046 feet, Newfound Gap is the lowest drivable pass through the park. And the surrounding scenery is gorgeous.
2. Great Smoky Mountains National Park (North Carolina and Tennessee): At an elevation of 5,046 feet, Newfound Gap is the lowest drivable pass through the park. And the surrounding scenery is gorgeous.
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<strong>3. Golden Gate National Recreation Area</strong> (California): Take in the stunning sunset view of the Golden Gate Bridge. This park has numerous overlooks for memorable views.
3. Golden Gate National Recreation Area (California): Take in the stunning sunset view of the Golden Gate Bridge. This park has numerous overlooks for memorable views.
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<strong>4. Gateway National Recreational Area</strong> (New York and New Jersey): A view of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge from Fort Wadsworth, which is in Gateway. The bridge was prominently featured in "Saturday Night Fever."
4. Gateway National Recreational Area (New York and New Jersey): A view of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge from Fort Wadsworth, which is in Gateway. The bridge was prominently featured in "Saturday Night Fever."
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<strong>5. Lake Mead National Recreation Area</strong> (Arizona and Nevada): Enjoy the view of Lake Mead from the Hoover Dam, which was finished in 1936. Lake Mead has more than 750 miles of shoreline.
5. Lake Mead National Recreation Area (Arizona and Nevada): Enjoy the view of Lake Mead from the Hoover Dam, which was finished in 1936. Lake Mead has more than 750 miles of shoreline.
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<strong>6. George Washington Memorial Parkway</strong> (District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia): An aerial view of the parkway. It links places that commemorate important episodes in US history as well as provides a wildlife habitat in a dense urban area.
6. George Washington Memorial Parkway (District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia): An aerial view of the parkway. It links places that commemorate important episodes in US history as well as provides a wildlife habitat in a dense urban area.
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<strong>7. Natchez Trace Parkway</strong> (Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee): The Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge is a double arch structure near the northern terminus close to Nashville, Tennessee. The 444-mile parkway goes southwest all the way to the historic Mississippi River town of Natchez.
7. Natchez Trace Parkway (Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee): The Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge is a double arch structure near the northern terminus close to Nashville, Tennessee. The 444-mile parkway goes southwest all the way to the historic Mississippi River town of Natchez.
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<strong>8. Lincoln Memorial</strong> (District of Columbia): Roughly 5.8 million visits were paid in 2021 to the inspirational memorial to President Abraham Lincoln. It opened in 1922.
8. Lincoln Memorial (District of Columbia): Roughly 5.8 million visits were paid in 2021 to the inspirational memorial to President Abraham Lincoln. It opened in 1922.
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<strong>9. Gulf Islands National Seashore</strong> (Florida and Mississippi): Pensacola Beach is part of this national seashore that has gorgeous beaches in two Gulf Coast states.
9. Gulf Islands National Seashore (Florida and Mississippi): Pensacola Beach is part of this national seashore that has gorgeous beaches in two Gulf Coast states.
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<strong>10. Zion National Park</strong> (Utah): With views like this from Angels Landing, it's no wonder Zion is such a popular park.
10. Zion National Park (Utah): With views like this from Angels Landing, it's no wonder Zion is such a popular park.
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