Americans Pick Top U.S. Treasures

Travel Industry Association of America ^ | April 28, 2005

[ConservativeStatement]

WASHINGTON, April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The Grand Canyon, the Statue of Liberty, and Yellowstone National Park are the clear front-runners in a national survey conducted by the Travel Industry Association of America (TIA) that asked Americans to name the top American treasures they would like to visit. Results showed a true appreciation for the nation's natural and historic sites. The top ten selections, in order, were:

[ApplegateRanch]

The Tower Museum, Limon, CO

Craters of the Moon, ID

Spiral Jetty, NW shore of the Great Salt Lake, UT

Carlsbad Caverns, NM

Bad Lands & Wall Drug

Patriot's Point Naval & Maritime Museum, Charleston, SC

Valley of Fire State Park, NV

House On the Rock, Spring Green, WI

Arches N.P., Moab, UT

Blue Ridge Parkway, VA

[uglybiker]

Here is one of my personal favorites that will also thwart any terrorist plan to destroy it.... The Okefenokee Swamp!!

There's an idea!

Next we can make our national symbol the fire-ant!

[2nd Bn, 11th Mar]

Hunt's oyster bar in Panama City, FL.

Semper Fi,

[Smokin' Joe]

Fire ants are no one to mess with, either!

[Fighter@heart]

"What about the Fort Knox gold depository?" It's as empty as John Kerry's head!!!

[speedy]

I made it to Wall, SD. :-)

Hope you got your free ice water and saw the exhibit of the singing cowboys and prarie dogs! Glad to see you mention the Green Giant, which is not far from the Spam Museum in Austin, MN (and a short drive to Clear Lake, Iowa, the Buddy Holly/Ritchie Valens/Big Bopper death site.)

[ConservativeStatement]

The free ice water came in very handy. The temperature, the day I was there, reached 100+ if I recall correctly.

[mollynme]

Hey - I can see #10 out of my front window! However, I think I would have added this to the list.