Here are all of the Best Things to Do in the United States of America! The Regions below and in this website are organized in the same format as the National Park passport book. However, I did break out Hawaii and Alaska into their own grouping to make those easier to navigate. Also, I moved Washington D.C. under the Mid-Atlantic Region. Be sure to pick up a National Park passport book to mark your journey!
*Last updated August 16, 2024
Best Things to do in the United States of America
North Atlantic Region
- Connecticut
- Gillette Castle State Park
- The Mark Twain House & Museum
- Mystic Seaport Museum
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- New Hampshire
- New York
- Adirondack Mountains
- New York City
- Niagara Falls
- Rhode Island
- Newport
- Providence
- Vermont
- Burlington
- The Green Mountains
Mid-Atlantic Region
- Delaware
- Rehoboth Beach
- Maryland
- Baltimore
- New Jersey
- Atlantic City
- Pennsylvania
- Hershey
- Philadelphia
- Pittsburgh
- West Virginia
- New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
- Washington D.C.
Southeast Region
- Alabama
- Gulf Shores
- Florida
- Georgia
- Atlanta
- Kentucky
- Mississippi
- Biloxi
- North Carolina
- Outer Banks
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
Midwest Region
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Maquoketa Caves State Park
- National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
- Kansas
- Botanica, The Wichita Gardens
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Minneapolis
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Scotts Bluff National Monument
- Ohio
- Best Ohio National Parks
- Chillicothe, Adena Mansion, Hopewell Mounds and Serpent Mound
- Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky & King’s Island
- Cleveland, Cedar Point and Put-In-Bay
- Columbus, COSI and The Wilds
- Cuyahoga Valley National Park
- Dayton and Yellow Springs
- Hocking Hills State Park (top 5 trails)
- Ohio State Reformatory (The Shawshank Prison)
- Wisconsin
Southwest Region
- Arkansas
- Louisiana
- Oklahoma
- Oklahoma City
- New Mexico
- Texas
Rocky Mountain Region
- Colorado
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
- Denver
- Frisco, Dillon and Breckenridge
- Great Dunes National Park
- Mesa Verde National Park
- Rocky Mountain National Park
- Montana
- Glacier National Park
- North Dakota
- Theodore Roosevelt National Park
- South Dakota
- Utah
- Arches National Park
- Bryce National Park
- Canyonlands National Park
- Capitol Reef National Park
- Zion National Park
- Wyoming
Western Region
- Arizona
- Antelope Canyon
- Grand Canyon National Park
- Horseshoe Bend
- Monument Valley
- California
- Nevada
Pacific Northwest Region
- Idaho
- Craters of the Moon National Monument
- Shoshone Falls
- Oregon
- Washington
Hawaii
Alaska
Our site’s regions are the same as the National Park Passport book, listed as follows. However, I have broken out Alaska and Hawaii into their own sections for ease of planning.