Embassy of the United States

Travel to the United States

What to See: Tourist Attractions

For your convenience, below we collected links to the most popular tourist destinations. This is by no means a complete list. For more information, please consult with the travel guides.

Major U.S. Cities

• Chicago, IL
• Las Vegas, NV
• Los Angeles, CA
• Miami, FL
• New Orleans, LA
• New York City, NY
• Philadelphia, PA
• San Francisco, CA
• Seattle, WA
• Washington, D.C.

Popular Tourist Attractions

• White House Visitor Center (Washington, D.C.)
• U.S. Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
• National Parks (National Park Service)
  - Grand Canyon (Arizona)
  - Everglades (Florida)
  - Yellowstone (Wyoming/Montana)
  - Yosemite (California)
• Indian Country Tourism USA (Native Tourism Alliance)
• Kennedy Space Center (NASA)
• Museums in the USA (Links to hundreds of American museums)
  - The Art Institute of Chicago
  - Holocaust Memorial Museum (Washington, D.C.)
  - The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
  - National Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.)
  - Smithsonian (Washington, D.C.) - An umbrella organization of research centers and museums including the Air and Space Museum and Undvar-Hazy Center; Museum of African American History and Culture; American History Museum; American Indian Museum; Natural History Museum; and many more.
• Outdoors Activities: Recreation.gov - Federal web site with information on biking, camping, climbing, fishing, and many more.
• Statue of Liberty National Monument (New York)
• Theme Park City - Directory of theme parks, amusement parks, water parks, and zoos
  - Disneyland (California)
  - National Zoo (Washington, D.C.)
  - San Diego Zoo (California)
  - Universal Studios Hollywood (California)
  - Walt Disney World (Florida)
• World Heritage Sites in the U.S.

Last updated: 06/18/2009