Places to See in the United States
The Great American Travel Bucket List
Image Source: Flickr user Lee Ruk
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?
1 San Diego, CA
Image Source: Flickr user peasap
2 Mount Desert Island, ME
Image Source: Flickr user Adam Matthew Van Kampen
3 Yosemite National Park, CA
Image Source: Flickr user Ellison Acosta
4 New Orleans, LA
Image Source: Flickr user Paul Taylor
5 Baltimore, MD
Image Source: Flickr user Tony Brooks
6 The Rocky Mountains
Image Source: Flickr user Steven Bratman
7 St. Louis, MO
Image Source: Flickr user Paul Sableman
8 Point Clear, AL
Image Source: Flickr user Conal Gallagher
9 Dallas, TX
Image Source: Flickr user Daxis
10 Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, UT
Image Source: Flickr user Marcus
11 Kulm Wetland Management District, ND
Image Source: Flickr user USFWS Mountain-Prairie
12 Chicago, IL
Image Source: Flickr user Kevin Dickert
13 Conanicut Island, RI
Image Source: Flickr user Timothy Burling
14 O'ahu, HI
Image Source: Flickr user Floyd Manzano
15 Swan Valley, ID
Image Source: Flickr user Loren Kerns
16 The Smoky Mountains
Image Source: Flickr user Mary Anne Baker
17 Las Vegas, NV
Image Source: Flickr user Joseph De Palma
18 Mount Rushmore, SD
Image Source: Flickr user Josh Grenier
19 Louisville, KY
Image Source: Flickr user Scott Oves
20 Milwaukee, WI
Image Source: Flickr user Jim Bauer
21 Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Image Source: Flickr user Paul*Nelson
22 Los Angeles, CA
Image Source: Flickr user Arman Thanvir
23 Assateague Island, MD
Image Source: Flickr user Mumu Matryoshka
24 Cleveland, OH
Image Source: Flickr user Erik Drost
25 The Grand Canyon
Image Source: Flickr user PiConsti
26 Avalon, NJ
Image Source: Flickr user Alan Strakey
27 San Francisco, CA
Image Source: Flickr user Zach Dischner
28 Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, WI
Image Source: Flickr user The Cut
29 Crater Lake, OR
Image Source: Flickr user Travis Wise
30 Denver, CO
Image Source: Flickr user Jeff Turner
31 Myrtle Beach, SC
Image Source: Flickr user Greg Kintz
32 Indianapolis, IN
Image Source: Flickr user Serge Melki
33 Grand Teton National Park, WY
Image Source: Flickr user Diana Robinson
34 Santa Cruz Island, CA
Image Source: Flickr user David Wan
35 Blackwater Falls State Park, WV
Image Source: Flickr user Nicolas Raymond
36 The Florida Keys
Image Source: Flickr user 1nelly
37 Albuquerque, NM
Image Source: Flickr user Lee Ruk
38 Atlanta, GA
Image Source: Flickr user Steve Hardy
39 Bryce Canyon, UT
Image Source: Flickr user Diana Robinson
40 Thornton, NH
Image Source: Flickr user Robbie Shade
41 Minneapolis, MN
Image Source: Flickr user Nick Ortloff
42 Lake Superior
Image Source: Flickr user Jereme Rauckman
43 Miami, FL
Image Source: Flickr user Jimmy Baikovicius
44 Glacier National Park, MT
Image Source: Flickr user Ryan McKee
45 Nashville, TN
Image Source: Flickr user Eric Henderson
46 Salt Lake City, UT
Image Source: Flickr user Ron Reiring
47 New Canaan, CT
Image Source: Flickr user Chris Burke
48 Charlotte, NC
Image Source: Flickr user James Willamor
49 Shoshone Falls Park, ID
Image Source: Flickr user Todd Kulesza
50 Biloxi, MS
Image Source: Flickr user Visit Mississippi
51 Detroit, MI
Image Source: Flickr user pparasurama
52 Lake Tahoe
Image Source: Flickr user Trevor Bexon
53 Boston, MA
Image Source: Flickr user liz west
54 Jewel Cave National Monument, SD
Image Source: Flickr user Margaret River
55 Washington DC
Image Source: Flickr user Nicolas Raymond
56 Virginia Beach, VA
Image Source: Flickr user lina smith
57 Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, OK
Image Source: Flickr user Larry Smith
58 Austin, TX
Image Source: Flickr user Gino
59 Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument, NM
Image Source: Flickr user Bureau of Land Management
60 Kodiak, AK
Image Source: Flickr user Andrew Petersen
61 Mackinac Island, MI
Image Source: Flickr user Michael Patterson
62 Des Moines, IA
Image Source: Flickr user Phil Roeder
63 Dewey Beach, DE
Image Source: Flickr user megDiverG
64 Pittsburgh, PA
Image Source: Flickr user Alan Charness
65 Omaha, NE
Image Source: Flickr user RLEVANS
66 Seattle, WA
Image Source: Flickr user Tiffany Von Arnim
67 Stowe, VT
Image Source: Flickr user Sundar M
68 Memphis, TN
Image Source: Flickr user Sean Davis
69 Death Valley National Park, CA
Image Source: Flickr user John Fowler
70 Orlando, FL
Image Source: Flickr user Ryan McKee
71 Philadelphia, PA
Image Source: Flickr user Chad Martin
The Great American Travel Bucket List
originally posted on POPSUGAR Smart Living
