TripAdvisor names top ten US attractions
TripAdvisor announced the top 10 attractions in the US, according to traveler popularity and TripAdvisor editors. And the No. 1 place was no surprise: Orlando, Florida.
“Although Orlando’s attractions top the list again in 2007, there are some newcomers to the top ten this year, including Central Park, Alcatraz and the Bellagio Fountains,” said Michele Perry, director of communications for TripAdvisor.
“Between Universal Studios, Sea World, Discovery Cove and the home of a particularly famous mouse, Orlando is the Mecca of attractions,” TripAdvisor said.
The runner-up at No. 2 was Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas for its “contemporary, hip circus.”
No. 3 was a 60-mile stretch connecting Hana to Maui, in Hawaii, which the site says “stuns with its spectacular views and natural adornments, including magnificent waterfalls, beaches and the ‘Seven Sacred Pools’ – just make sure to keep your eyes on the road.”
No 4 was the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, described as “one of the ‘Seven Natural Wonders of the World,” and “perhaps the most famous hiking destination in the US with outstanding hiking trails to the base of the canyon.”
Other on the list were Central Park in New York City, the former Alcatraz prison in San Francisco, the Top of the Rock Observation Deck in New York, the Monterey Bay Aquarium, The “water-ful” fountains at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, and Animal Kingdom at the San Diego Zoo, which has more than 4,000 rare and endangered animals and the largest collection of Giant Pandas outside of mainland China.
Report by David Wilkening
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