15 Most-Visited Sites In America's National Park System
#15 Vietnam Veterans Memorial
"The Wall That Heals"
Visits, 2013: 4,142,721 (↓6.4%)
Rank, 2012: #13
Location: District of Columbia
#14 San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
"Where Your Imagination Can Travel to the 19th Century"
Visits, 2013: 4,154,456 (↑0.6%)
Rank, 2012: #16
Location: California
#13 Cape Cod National Seashore
"A man may stand there and put all America behind him." — Henry David Thoreau
Visits, 2013: 4,501,897 (↑1.4%)
Rank, 2012: #12
Location: Massachusetts
#12 Grand Canyon National Park
"Powerful and Inspiring Landscape"
Visits, 2013: 4,564,841 (↑3.25%)
Rank, 2012: #14
Location: Arizona
#11 Gulf Islands National Seashore
"The Lure of the Islands in the Gulf of Mexico"
Visits, 2013: 4,837,965 (↓2.7%)
Rank, 2012: #9
Location: Florida, Mississippi
#10 Delaware Water Gap National Recreational Area
"The River, the Valley, and You"
Visits, 2013: 4,843,350 (↓2.6%)
Rank, 2012: #10
Location: New Jersey, Pennsylvania
#9 Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
"184.5 Miles of Adventure"
Visits, 2013: 4,941,367 (↑4.9%)
Rank, 2012: #11
Location: District of Columbia, Maryland, West Virginia
#8 Natchez Trace Parkway
"A Drive through History"
Visits, 2013: 6,012,740 (↑8.1%)
Rank, 2012: #7
Location: Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee
#7 Gateway National Recreation Area
"Many Places, One Park"
Visits, 2013: 6,191,246 (↑22.75%)
Rank, 2012: #8
Location: New York, New Jersey
Reasons to visit Gateway NRA
#6 Lake Mead National Recreation Area
"Recreate in Spectacular Scenery"
Visits, 2013: 6,344,714 (↑0.9%)
Rank, 2012: #5
Location: Arizona, Nevada
#5 Lincoln Memorial
"Savior of the Union"
Visits, 2013: 6,546,518 (↑5.7%)
Rank, 2012: #6
Location: District of Columbia
#4 George Washington Memorial Parkway
"A Scenic Approach"
Visits, 2013: 7,360,392 (↓0.9%)
Rank, 2012: #4
Location: District of Columbia,
#3 Great Smoky Mountains National Park
"A Wondrous Diversity of Life"
Visits, 2013: 9,354,695 (↓3.4%)
Rank, 2012: #3
Location: North Carolina, Tennessee
#2 Blue Ridge Parkway
"America's Favorite Drive"
Visits, 2013: 12,877,369 (↓15.3%)
Rank, 2012: #1
Location: North Carolina, Virginia
#1 Golden Gate National Recreation Area
"Parks For The People"
Visits, 2013: 14,289,121 (↓1.7%)
Rank, 2012: #2
Location: California