Top 25 Most Visited Tourist Destinations in America

Here is a list of top 25 most visited tourist destinations in America, according to Forbes.

The list includes the thundering falls of Niagara, it also has a harrowing water chutes at Disneyland and Pirates of the Caribbean.

Seven of 25 attractions are amusement parks, Disney World's Magic Kingdom in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, remains on top in the theme park world. Tourists appreciate renowned art collections and sunny beaches in equal measure.

Many foreign visitors are interested in seeing the natural scenic attractions like the Grand Canyon, Yosemite and Yellowstone national parks.

1st Times Square, New York City, N.Y

Times Square, the most bustling square of New York, is known for its many Broadway theaters, cinemas and great characters.

Times Square is all kinds of fun, exciting and informative tours to explore other parts of the city. You can choose between walking, bicycle, bus, food, limo, TV, landmark, ethnic or water tours.

Times Square Alliance estimates an average of more than 2,000 pedestrians traversing Block 7 Avenue during the 15-minute weekday period.

2.Las Vegas Strip, Nevada

Las Vegas is the largest city in Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally recognized center of the capital city for gambling, shopping and entertainment.

Attracts over 31 million visitors, about 80 percent of the city's total (39.2 million) visitors per year with a million gigawatt smile and globetrotting attractions, Las Vegas is more than glitz and gambling. - [Source: National scenic byways program]

3rd National Mall and Memorial Park, Washington DC

National Mall and Memorial Park contains some of the oldest protected park lands in the National Park Service.

Many of the nation's iconic public landmarks are found in the 1000-plus acres of National Mall and Memorial Park, including Washington, Lincoln and Jefferson Memorial, the Korean and Vietnam veterans monuments.

4th Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Boston, MA

Faneuil Hall Marketplace, which gets 20 million visitors, includes four historic sites in one location - Faneuil Hall, Quincy Market, North Market and South Market, all set around the quaint cobblestone promenade where jugglers, magicians and musicians entertain visitors.

There are more than 100 places to eat, shop and drink at this historic place.

5th Disney World's Magic Kingdom, Lake Buena Vista, Florida

The most popular Disney's Florida attractions saw a 2.5 percent [17.1 million] in visitation compared with 2006, according to TEA / ERA Theme Park Attendance Report.

How Magic Kingdom has managed to maintain its charm and attraction over the years has sat in its simplicity. It has remained true to his original vision, a place where families gather to clean and safe environment to enjoy their time together.

6th Disneyland Park, Anaheim, CA

Walt Disney's original theme park has eight thematic countries with classic Disney characters, favorite attractions, live entertainment and parade.

With nearly 15 million visitors last year, the original Disney park, had a record season, according to TEA / ERA.

Currently the park is visited by more than 515 million guests since it opened, including presidents, royalty and other heads of state.

7th Fisherman's Wharf / Golden Gate Recreation Area, San Francisco, CA

Golden Gate Recreation Area (GGNRA) is a U.S. National Recreation Area managed by the National Park Service that surrounds the San Francisco Bay Area.

Golden Gate recreation area, which includes the famous orange bridge along with numerous other venues throughout the Bay Area, attracting 14.3 million visitors annually.

8th Niagara Falls, N.Y.

Falls, which straddle the US-Canadian border, a tourist mecca since the mid-19th century. With statistics from the Niagara Falls Tourism Office and the Niagara Falls Concerns Commission, the visitors were approximately 12 million euros annually.

9th Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee / NC

U.S. most visited national park is not the Grand Canyon or Yosemite.Prirodne beauty and four distinct seasons enjoyed in the GSMNP is unmatched!

With more than 800 miles of protected trails, this natural wonder hosted nearly 10 million hikers, birders and drivers last year.

10th Navy Pier, Chicago, IL

Opened in 1916, this Chicago landmark on the shore of Lake Michigan has served as a campus and military training facility.

With 8.6 million visitors from rides to restaurants, exhibitions to entertainment, shopping, dining cruises and tour boats Navy Pier has it all - in a place unlike any other!

11th Lake Mead National recreation area, Arizona / Nev.

Thirty miles southeast of Las Vegas is located in the United States is the largest man-made lake and reservoir, a recreational mecca for boaters, swimmers, fishermen and naturalists attracted 7.6 million.

Lake Mead flooded a large area of ​​desert, covering the many canyons, several small villages and relics of ancient villages.

Some more views of Lake Mead.

12th Universal Studios Orlando / Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando, FL

Like its rival Disney, Universal, home of the Christian era as aaeno called a "destination resort" in Orlando, where the two theme parks, Universal Studios and Universal Orlando's Islands of Adventure, vie for 6.2 million thrill-seeking tourists.

13. SeaWorld Florida, Orlando, FL

Participation was up one percent over the previous year, this water amusement park and one of the few places on our Orlando popisu.TEA / ERA puts SeaWorld in 2007, participation of 5.8 million.

14th San Antonio River Walk, Texas

Riverwalk is one of the most visited sites in all of Texas and the greater San Antonio area a world of fun and exciting things to do and see.

San Antonio River Walk (also known as the Paseo del Rio) is a network of walking trails around the San Antonio River, linking several major attractions one story beneath downtown San Antonio, Texas. Align the bars, shops and restaurants.

River Walk is labeled as "the number one entertainment destination in Texas," with 5.1 million visitors annually.

15. Temple Square, Salt Lake City, UT

Temple Square is the most popular attractions in the country with five million visitors annually. This ten-acre block is located in the middle of downtown Salt Lake City Utah's number one tourist attraction.

Mormon church headquarters here, but Temple Square is more than just a place for Latter-day Saints.

16. Delaware Water Gap national recreation area, Penn. / NJ

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area is a beautiful part of the Appalachian Mountains with all types of outdoor recreation available.

This park preserves 40 miles of the middle Delaware River and almost 70,000 acres of land along the New Jersey and Pennsylvania shores.

River-oriented recreation is what attracts nearly five million tourists in this Appalachian ridge-park on the border between New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

17th Universal Studios, Hollywood, CA

Its official marketing headline is "Entertainment Capital of LA," though during the summer are often advertised as "the coolest places in LA."

Nearly five million star gazers and thrill seekers came last year for a tour of the set 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 Met's vast stores of art include more than two million works of two million square meters of buildings.

This is a permanent exhibition contains more than two million works of art, divided in nineteen curatorial odjela.Muzej 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 come to view some of the world's greatest collections of American and European in Egypt and the newly refurbished Greek and Roman Galleries.

19th Waikiki Beach, Oahu, Hawaii

Waikiki Beach is a legendary tourist zone on the southern coast of Oahu in Hawaii. This iconic Hawaiian tourist destination on the edge of the Honolulu neighborhood that shares its name, offers a breathtaking view of the volcanic cone, Diamond Head.

With their flocks of tourists, also made ​​the Forbes magazine list of passengers over-hyped beaches. More than 4.5 million sunbathers try to relax on the sand every year.

20th Grand Canyon, AZ

The canyon is most famous natural attraction in the United States and possibly in svijetu.Grand Canyon is a steep sided gorge carved the Colorado River in the U.S. state of Arizona.

It is largely contained in the Grand Canyon National Park is one of the first national parks in the United States. Tourists come at a much faster rate than the canyon achieve National Park status in 1919.

The horseshoe-shaped glass Skywalk, opened in 2007, provides nearly 4.5 million visitors a chance to experience vertigo.

21st Busch Gardens Africa Tampa Bay, FL

Busch Gardens is the ultimate family Adventure Park offers an array of fascinating attractions based on exotic encounters with the African continent.

This Africa-themed park, where there is more than 2,700 animals with the usual range of rides, restaurants and shows, attracting 4.4 million each year.

22nd Cape Cod National shore, MA

Cape Cod National Seashore is comprised of several beautiful beaches. It is a land of parabolic sand dunes, from the 19th century lighthouses, shipwrecks, pilgrims, and piping plovers.

Sightseeing, trail and beach walking, swimming, historic building tours, fishing, biking and all the key activities that can be enjoyed ovdje.Bicikl and walking trails and sandy beaches attracts more than 4 million visitors last year.

23rd SeaWorld San Diego, San Diego, CA

SeaWorld San Diego is one of the world's premier marine adventure parks with 200 acres of world-class shows, thrilling rides and unforgettable animal encounters.

More than 4 million visitors to explore the secrets of the sea each year, with close animal interactions and exhilarating thrills.

24th American Museum of Natural History, NY

American Museum of Natural History, which attracts 4 million visitors, was one of the world's preeminent scientific and research institutions, renowned for its collections and exhibitions that illuminate millions of years of Earth's evolution, from the birth of our planet through the present.

AMNH's 45 permanent exhibit halls contain a vast record of world history, from dinosaur fossils to the human genome.

18 - acre campus is located in Theodore Roosevelt Park on Manhattan's Upper West Side, a popular overnight program gives eight-to-12-year-olds the thrill of "falling asleep in the darkened halls of one of the world's most famous museums."

25. Atlantic City Boardwalk, New Jersey

Riva (immortalized in the Monopoly board game) runs along the beach for four miles, skirting the past, casinos, hotels and shops, and connects with a garden Pier, home of Atlantic City Historical Museum and the Atlantic City Art Center.

Although boardwalks can be found throughout the world, are especially common along the eastern coast of the United States in North America, where many of the functions of city streets and are often tourist attractions themselves. This is to get 4 million visitors each year.