The Great American Travel Bucket List
While going out of the country is a must-have experience for any traveler, it's important to remember all the gems of our own nation — because they are plentiful. Even better news? Staying within the United States is, as a whole, cheaper than traveling internationally. Make it a point to check out all 71 of these American destinations . . . whether in your lifetime, the next decade, or even 2017! Hey, why not shoot for the stars?
01
San Diego, CA
02
Mount Desert Island, ME
03
Yosemite National Park, CA
04
New Orleans, LA
05
Baltimore, MD
06
The Rocky Mountains
07
St. Louis, MO
08
Point Clear, AL
09
Dallas, TX
10
Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, UT
11
Kulm Wetland Management District, ND
12
Chicago, IL
13
Conanicut Island, RI
14
O'ahu, HI
15
Swan Valley, ID
16
The Smoky Mountains
17
Las Vegas, NV
18
Mount Rushmore, SD
19
Louisville, KY
20
Milwaukee, WI
21
Michigan's Upper Peninsula
22
Los Angeles, CA
23
Assateague Island, MD
24
Cleveland, OH
25
The Grand Canyon
26
Avalon, NJ
27
San Francisco, CA
28
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, WI
29
Crater Lake, OR
30
Denver, CO
31
Myrtle Beach, SC
32
Indianapolis, IN
33
Grand Teton National Park, WY
34
Santa Cruz Island, CA
35
Blackwater Falls State Park, WV
36
The Florida Keys
37
Albuquerque, NM
38
Atlanta, GA
39
Bryce Canyon, UT
40
Thornton, NH
41
Minneapolis, MN
42
Lake Superior
43
Miami, FL
44
Glacier National Park, MT
45
Nashville, TN
46
Salt Lake City, UT
47
New Canaan, CT
48
Charlotte, NC
49
Shoshone Falls Park, ID
50
Biloxi, MS
51
Detroit, MI
52
Lake Tahoe
53
Boston, MA
54
Jewel Cave National Monument, SD
55
Washington DC
56
Virginia Beach, VA
57
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, OK
58
Austin, TX
59
Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument, NM
60
Kodiak, AK
61
Mackinac Island, MI
62
Des Moines, IA
63
Dewey Beach, DE
64
Pittsburgh, PA
65
Omaha, NE
66
Seattle, WA
67
Stowe, VT
68
Memphis, TN
69
Death Valley National Park, CA
70
Orlando, FL
71