Next 250 Best Travel Destinations — USA 4

         This is the last installment of American tourist sites which did not make the original best travel destinations in the world. It includes locations from Pennsylvania to Washington

        Pennsylvania

            Pennsylania Dutch Country (Lancaster County) — offers a look at an interesting subculture of America                        

Amish Farm

            Gettysburg National Historic Battlefield — the pivotal battle of the American Civil War                  

Overlooking the Gettysburg Battlefield

             Longwood Gardens — one of America’s best gardens                   

Longwood Gardens

    Rhode Island

              Newport — USA’s first vacation resort still draws tourists by the thousands (Walking Tour available for purchase on website)                      

Touro Synagogue, Newport

              Providence — one of New England’s first cities and a delight to experience (Walking Tour available for purchase on website)                    

Roger Williams Statue at Prospect Park

        South Carolina

            Charleston — classic city of the American South, built on the backs of slavery and cotton-farming (Walking Tour available for purchase on website)                  

Magnolia Plantation, Charleston

      Tennessee

            Memphis — Origin of the Blues (Walking Tour available for purchase on website)

            Nashville — Country Western capital of America (Walking Tour available for purchase on website)

       Texas

             Big Bend National Park — classic canyon scenery along the Rio Grande

      Utah

             Capitol Reef National Park — features a landscape associated with the Waterpocket Fold, a geological characteristic of the region                     

Capitol Reef National Park

             Canyonlands National Park — Colorado and Green Rivers have cut these marvelous canyons which stretch for miles                   

Canyonlands National Park

      Washington

              Mount Rainier National Park — features one of America’s most recognized dormant volcanoes                 

Mount Rainier National Park

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