Here are all of the Best Things to Do in the United States of America! I sorted the states alphabetically. Also, be sure to pick up a National Park passport book to mark your journey!

*Last updated February 15, 2025

Best Things to do in the United States of America

Alabama

• Birmingham
• Gulf Shores
• Huntsville
• Mobile
• Montgomery

Alaska

• Denali National Park and Talkeetna
• Gates of the Artic National Park
• Glacier Bay National Park
• Kenai Fjords National Park, Exit Glacier and Seward
• Kobuk Valley National Park
• Lake Clark National Park
• Valdez and Kayaking Columbia Glacier
• Wrangell St. Elias National Park and Kennecott

Arizona

• Antelope Canyon
• Grand Canyon National Park
• Horseshoe Bend
• Monument Valley

Arkansas

• Hot Springs National Park

California

• California Wine Country: Napa, Sonoma and Russian River Valley
• Channel Islands National Park
• Death Valley National Park, Furnace Creek and Rhyolite
• Hearst Castle, Monterrey and the 17 Mile Drive
• Joshua Tree National Park
• Kings Canyon National Park
• Lassen Volcanic National Park
• Pinnacles National Park
• Redwood National Park
• Riverside
• San Francisco, Alcatraz and Telegraph Hill
• Sequoia National Park
• Yosemite National Park

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

Connecticut

• Gillette Castle State Park
• The Mark Twain House & Museum
• Mystic Seaport Museum

Delaware

• Rehoboth Beach

Florida

• Biscayne National Park Jones Lagoon Tour
• Destin, Okaloosa, Miramar and Santa Rosa
• Disney World: Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios
• Everglades National Park
• St Augustine, Castillo de San Marcos, Lightner Museum & Flagler College
• Universal Studios

Georgia

• Atlanta
• Augusta
• Columbus
• Savannah

Hawaii

• Big Island, Volcanoes National Park and Manta Ray Night Snorkel
• Kauai
• Maui, Haleakala National Park and the Road to Hana
• Oahu, Pearl Harbor, Bishop Museum and Diamond Head

Idaho

• Craters of the Moon National Monument
• Shoshone Falls

Illinois

• Chicago, Navy Pier and Millennium Park

Indiana

• Indiana Dunes National Park
• Southern Indiana, Holiday World, Lincoln’s Boyhood Memorial and Owensboro, KY

Iowa

• Maquoketa Caves State Park
• National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium

Kansas

• Dodge City
• Wichita and Botanica, The Wichita Gardens\

Kentucky

• Louisville, Bernheim Forest and the Bourbon Trail
• Mammoth Cave National Park
• Maysville, Red River Gorge and Natural Bridge State Park

Louisiana

• Baton Rouge
• New Orleans, Plantations and Barataria Preserve

Maine

• Acadia National Park & Mount Desert Island

Maryland

• Baltimore

Massachusetts

• Boston, The Freedom Trail, Minute Man NHS & Salem
• Cape Cod

Michigan

• Detroit
• Lake Michigan, Sleeping Bear Dunes, Traverse City & Mackinac Island

Minnesota

• Grand Portage National Monument
• Minneapolis
• Pipestone National Monument
• Voyageurs National Park

Mississippi

• Biloxi

Missouri

• Kansas City
• St Louis, Grants Farm & Gateway Arch National Park and Hannibal

Montana

• Billings
• Bozeman
• Glacier National Park
• Great Falls
• Missoula

Nebraska

• Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
• Chimney Rock National Historic Site
• Homestead National Historic Park
• Scotts Bluff National Monument

Nevada

• Lake Tahoe
• Las Vegas
• Reno

New Hampshire

• The White Mountains, Mt Washington & The Kancamagus Highway

New Jersey

• Atlantic City

New Mexico

• Carlsbad Caverns National Park
• White Sands National Park

New York

• Adirondack Mountains
• New York City
• Niagara Falls

North Carolina

• Asheville
• Charlotte
• Raleigh-Durham
• The Outer Banks

North Dakota

• Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
• Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
• Theodore Roosevelt National Park

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)

Oklahoma

• Oklahoma City
• Tulsa

Oregon

• Crater Lake National Park
• Portland

Pennsylvania

• Hershey
• Philadelphia
• Pittsburgh

Rhode Island

• Newport
• Providence

South Carolina

• Myrtle Beach, Charleston & Hilton Head

South Dakota

• Badlands National Park
• The Black Hills, Mt Rushmore and Custer State Park

Tennessee

• Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge

Texas

• Big Bend National Park and Boquillas del Carmen, Mexico
• San Antonio, The Alamo and The Missions

Utah

• Arches National Park
• Bryce National Park
• Canyonlands National Park
• Capitol Reef National Park
• Zion National Park

Vermont

• Burlington
• The Green Mountains

Virginia

• Chincoteague, Assateague and the wild ponies
• Colonial Williamsburg
• Monticello, Highland and Montpelier

Washington

• Seattle, Capitol Hill & Bainbridge Island

Washington District of Columbia

• Washington D.C, Arlington and Mt Vernon

West Virginia

• New River Gorge National Park and Preserve

Wisconsin

• Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
• Door Peninsula
• Green Bay
• Madison
• Milwaukee
• Wisconsin Dells

Wyoming

• Grand Teton National Park and Jackson
• Yellowstone National Park and Beartooth Highway