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story beneath downtown San Antonio, Texas. Lined by bars, shops and restaurants. The River Walk
proclaims itself the Number One entertainment destination in Texas, with 5.1 million visitors a year.
15. Temple Square, Salt Lake City, UT
Temple Square is the most popular attraction in the state with five million annual visitors. This tenacre block located in the middle of downtown Salt Lake City is Utahs number one tourist attraction.
The Mormon churchs headquarters are here, but Temple Square is more than just a destination for
Latter Day Saints.
16. Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Penn./N.J.
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area is a beautiful part of the Appalachian Mountains with
all kinds of outdoors recreation available. This park preserves 40 miles of the middle Delaware River
and almost 70,000 acres of land along the rivers New Jersey and Pennsylvania shores. River-focused
recreation is what draws nearly five million tourists to this Appalachian-ridge park on the border of
New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
17. Universal Studios,Hollywood, CA
Its official marketing headline is The Entertainment Capital of LA, though during the summer it is
often advertised as The Coolest Place in LA. Nearly five million star gazers and thrill seekers came
last year to tour the sets of Desperate Housewives, King Kong and other Universal productions.
18. Metropolitan Museum, New York, N.Y.
Founded in 1870 (and moved to its current home in Central Park in 1880), the Mets vast stores of art
include more than two million works in its two-million-square-foot building. It has a permanent
collection containing more than two million works of art, divided into nineteen curatorial
departments. The museum is also home to encyclopedic collections of musical instruments, costumes
and accessories, and antique weapons and armor from around the world. Four and a half million
visitors came to peruse some of the worlds greatest art collections, from American and European to
Egyptian and the newly refurbished Greek and Roman Galleries.
19. Waikiki Beach, Oahu, Hawaii
Waikiki Beach is a legendary tourist zone on the south shore of Oahu in Hawaii. This iconic Hawaiian
tourist destination, on the edge of the Honolulu neighborhood that shares is name, offers splendid
views of the volcanic cone, Diamond Head. With its droves of tourists, it also made Forbes Travelers
list of over-hyped beaches. Upwards of 4.5 million sunbathers try to relax on its sands each year.
20. Grand Canyon, AZ
The canyon is the most famous natural attraction in the USA and possibly in the world. The Grand
Canyon is a steep-sided gorge carved by the Colorado River in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is largely
contained within the Grand Canyon National Park one of the first national parks in the United States.
Tourists have arrived at a much quicker rate since the canyon achieved National Park status in 1919. A
horseshoe-shaped glass Skywalk, opened in 2007, allows the nearly 4.5 million visitors a chance to
experience vertigo.
21. Busch Gardens Africa, Tampa Bay, FL
Busch Gardens is the ultimate family adventure park offering an array of fascinating attractions based
on exotic encounters with the African continent. This Africa-themed park, which houses over 2,700
animals alongside the usual array of rides, restaurants and shows, attracts 4.4 million every year.