The United States is filled with exciting places to see and adventures to be had. With each state having its own unique culture and charms, a great place to start exploring is your own backyard!
From landmarks and capitols to theme parks and history, you can start filling your bucket list with everything your state has to offer.
We made a list of the top five attractions in the ten most popular Expat states in the USA:
California
- The Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco)
- Theme Parks: Disneyland (Anaheim), Magic Mountain (Valencia), Universal Studios (Universal City)
- Winery Tours (Paso Robles and Napa Valley)
- Yosemite National Park (Yosemite Village)
- Walk of Fame (Hollywood)
Florida
- Theme Parks: Walt Disney World (Orlando), Universal Studios (Orlando)
- Everglades National Park
- Beach Destinations (Key West, Miami, Jacksonville, and Fort Lauderdale)
- Kennedy Space Center
- Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden (Miami)
Georgia
- Stone Mountain Park (Atlanta)
- Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site (Atlanta)
- Monterey Square (Savannah)
- Okefenokee Swamp (Waycross)
- Jekyll Island State Park (Jekyll Island)
Illinois
- Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (Springfield)
- Magificent Mile (Chicago)
- Starved Rock State Park (Oglesby)
- Navy Pier (Chicago)
- Anderson Japanese Gardens (Rockford)
Massachusetts
- Freedom Trail (Boston)
- Salem Witch Trials Memorial (Salem)
- Martha’s Vineyard Tours (Martha’s Vineyard
- Waterfront attractions ( Cape Cod and Nantucket)
- Plimoth Plantation (Plymouth)
New Jersey
- Six Flags Great Adventure and Wild Safari (Jackson)
- Liberty State Park (Jersey City)
- Atlantic City Boardwalk (Atlantic City)
- Jersey Shore
- Cape May Whale and Dolphin Tours (Cape May)
New York
- New York City Landmarks: Liberty Island, Empire State Building, National September 11 Memorial & Museum, and Central Park (New York City)
- Niagara Falls (Niagara Falls)
- New York State Capitol (Albany)
- Long Island Wine Tours (Eastern Long Island)
- Coney Island (Brooklyn)
Texas
- The Alamo (San Antonio)
- Theme Parks: Schlitterbahn Water Parks (New Braunfels) and Six Flags (Arlington)
- Texas State Fair (Dallas)
- Space Center (Houston)
- Big Bend National Park (Big Bend National Park)
Washinton D.C.
- White House
- National Monuments and Memorials
- Museums: The Smithsonian, National Museum of Natural History, National Air and Space Museum
- U.S. Captitol and the Library of Congress
- Washington National Cathedral
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