The most beautiful places in the US

Talia LakritzMay 29, 2020, 01:08 IST

Arches National Park in Utah.Andrew S./Shutterstock

Insider rounded up the most beautiful places in the US, based on our own rankings as well as those of other publications.
Notable sites include the Pacific Coast Highway, Lake Tahoe, and Central Park.

From breathtaking natural wonders to architectural marvels built by humans, America is a beautiful place with no shortage of gorgeous sites.

Based on rankings from Insider and other publications, as well as sites such as TripAdvisor, we rounded up the most beautiful places in the US.

In no particular order, here are 30 parts of the country that put their postcard photos to shame.

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Skagit Valley Tulip Fields in Washington is a stunning landscape in the spring.

Skagit Valley. Shutterstock/karamysh

Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska features a majestic glacier.

Kenai Fjords. Sean Lema / Shutterstock

Country Living named Oak Alley Plantation in Vacherie, Louisiana, the most beautiful historic home in America.

Oak Alley Plantation. iStock / zrfphoto

The Grand Prismatic Spring's bright colors make it a standout spot in Yellowstone National Park in Teton County, Wyoming.

Grand Prismatic Spring. Yongyut Kumsri/Shutterstock

Insider named Oregon's Oneonta Gorge one of the 11 most spectacular waterfalls in the US.

Oneonta Gorge. evenfh/Shutterstock

White Sands National Monument in New Mexico consists of gleaming gypsum sand dunes.

White Sands National Monument. sunsinger/Shutterstock

They don't call Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas "The American Spa" for nothing.

Hot Springs National Park Zack Frank / Shutterstock

With its views of the Rocky Mountains and charming hubs like Pearl Street, Insider named Boulder, Colorado one of the prettiest cities in the US.

Boulder. littlenySTOCK/Shutterstock

Clearwater Beach in Florida was voted the best beach in the US by TripAdvisor.

Clearwater Beach. kurdistan/Shutterstock

Charleston was voted America's Best Small City by Condé Nast Traveler readers for its fifth consecutive year in 2015, and again in 2017.

Charleston. Sean Pavone/Shutterstock

The Pacific Coast Highway in California is one of the most well-known scenic drives in the US.

The Pacific Coast Highway. Pung / Shutterstock

Acadia National Park in Maine is one of the most-visited parks in North America.

Acadia National Park. Joesph Sohm/Shutterstock

Badlands National Park in South Dakota is known as "the Grand Canyon of the Midwest."

Badlands. Natchapon L. / Shutterstock

Newport, Rhode Island, is a whimsical storybook town.

Newport. Shutterstock

Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park, known as "Nature's waterpark," is nestled in Missouri's St. Francois Mountains.

Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park. Sharon Day/Shutterstock

The Wave in Coyote Buttes North, Arizona, is a famous computer desktop background.

The surreal sandstone rock formation called The Wave may draw you to Arizona, but a difficult hike awaits those who reach it. Tu Le/Shutterstock

Glacier National Park's natural beauty made the cut as the most breathtaking natural wonder in Montana in Insider's roundup.

Glacier National Park. Vaclav Sebek/Shutterstock

Business Insider readers dubbed the Palace of Gold the most beautiful building in the state of West Virginia.

The Palace of Gold. Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Arches National Park in Utah is nature's sculpture garden.

Arches National Park. Andrew S./Shutterstock

The Milwaukee Art Museum in Wisconsin features 90-foot ceilings in Windhover Hall and wings that open up.

The Milwaukee Art Museum. Checubus/Shutterstock

Volcanoes in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island ooze lava.

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Alexey Kamenskiy/Shutterstock

Lake Tahoe's clear blue waters make for breathtaking scuba diving.

Lake Tahoe. Anton Foltin/Shutterstock

Wellesley College in Massachusetts is one of the most beautiful college campuses in America.

Wellesley. EvgeniiAnd/Shutterstock

Central Park in New York covers 843 acres of land in one of the world's busiest cities.

Central Park. Shutterstock

Established in 1885, Niagara Falls State Park in Buffalo, New York, is the oldest state park in the US.

Niagara Falls. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

The Grand Canyon is one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

The Grand Canyon. Anton Foltin/Shutterstock

Tallgrass Prairie Natural Reserve in Kansas is the only national park dedicated to preserving the tallgrass prairie ecosystem full of forbs, flowers, trees, and shrubs.

Tallgrass Prairie. Ricardo Reitmeyer/Shutterstock

At Thor's Well in Yachats, Oregon, water fills it up during high tide, sprays out of it, and drains back inside for a mesmerizing water show.

Thor's Well. Lijuan Guo/Shutterstock

The top of the Willis Tower provides a sprawling view of Chicago, Illinois.

The view from the Willis Tower. Angel Stellrecht/Shutterstock

Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee is the most popular national park in the US.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Shutterstock/Dean Fikar

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