Bellagio fountains come out No. 1
The No. 1 free attraction in the US: the Bellagio fountains in Las Vegas, according to TripAdvisor.com.
In addition to the famed dancing fountains, the top 10 list also included Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va..; Waimea Canyon, Waimea, Hawaii; Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco; Angel’s Landing, Zion National Park, Utah; the USS Arizona Memorial, Honolulu; Pacific Coast Highway, Route 1, California; the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, D.C.; the Freedom Trail in Boston; and Central Park in New York City.
“The Fountains of Bellagio were destined to romance your senses,†said the hotel.
The fountains on an eight-acre lake combine water, music and light. Several shows are scheduled daily.
The hotel calls it “the most ambitious, choreographically complex water feature ever conceived.â€
The runner-up attraction, Arlington National Cemetery, is visited each year by four million people, many of whom also attend regularly scheduled funerals there.
Arlington Mansion and 200 acres of ground immediately surrounding it were designated officially as a military cemetery June 15, 1864, by Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. More than 300,000 people are buried there including President John F. Kennedy.
The list was compiled by TripAdvisor.com editors based on popularity ratings by users of the travel Web site.
by David Wikening
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