The most beautiful places in the US

Skagit Valley hosts an annual blink-and-you'll-miss-it Tulip Festival when the flowers are in peak bloom.

Glaciers might look stationary, but their movements sculpt landscapes. Exit Glacier is the only part accessible by road, otherwise you can navigate the park by boat, kayak, or on foot. The park is also home to Alaskan wildlife such as whales, mountain goats, bears, and moose.

Oak Alley Plantation was built from 1837 through 1839 and named for the 800 feet of oak trees that predated its construction.

The water coming from a crack in the ground running 121 feet deep gets its vibrant hues from bacteria living around the spring.

The gorge is tucked away inside vibrant green cliffs.

The sand covers 275 miles, making it the largest gypsum dunefield in the world.

The water in Hot Springs National Park is a toasty 143 degrees Fahrenheit, and the park is full of hiking trails and historic bathhouses.

National Geographic also named it the happiest city in the US. Is there a better combination?

One TripAdvisor user wrote: "Having flown from upstate New York, with its snow and cold blowing wind, Clearwater was a wonderful respite. The white sand, and calm ocean waves made for a wonderful break!"

In 2016 it was voted the best city in the world by Travel + Leisure. With colorful houses lining its streets and tons of beautiful settings for outdoor recreation, it's a well-deserved honor.

It's famous for its cliff-side ocean views and pit stops like the Golden Gate Bridge and redwood forests.

With 158 miles of hiking trails and seven peaks above 1,000 feet, it's no wonder that 3.3 million people visit the park each year.

The Badlands' otherworldly rock formations and fossil beds stretch for 244,000 acres.

Newport, Rhode Island, is full of adorable cottages, enormous mansions, and miles of coastal walkways.

The shut-ins are a series of mild river rapids and igneous rocks leftover from volcanic activity billions of years ago.

Microsoft included an image of The Wave in their desktop wallpaper options in 2009, skyrocketing what was once a little-known local gem into a worldwide phenomenon.

Located in Montana's Rocky Mountains, near the Canadian border, Glacier National Park has over 700 miles of hiking trails, and terrain ranging from glaciers and lakes to alpine meadows and forests.

New Vrindaban was founded in the 1960s by followers of Hare Krishna, and is sometimes referred to as "America's Taj Mahal." Its lavish ornamentation includes marble, onyx, teak, and 22-karat gold leaf.

The park contains over 2,000 stone arches formed naturally, the largest one spanning 306 feet.

Architect Santiago Calatrava designed the innovative building. It's scenically situated on Lake Michigan along bike paths and walkways.

The park contains two of the world's most active volcanoes.

Lake Tahoe is the second-deepest lake in the US

The 500-acre campus comes with a private lake.

The park is surrounded by skyscrapers but also full of wooded paths.

The waterfall flows with more than 700,000 gallons of water per second.

It stretches for 277 miles and could date as far back as 70 million years ago.

There's nothing like 10,894 acres of fresh country air and wide, open space.

Just don't get too close to this "drainpipe of the Pacific."

Standing at 110 stories tall, the Willis Tower's skydeck offers a panoramic view of the city and Lake Michigan.

If you go during firefly mating season, you'll be treated to a stunning light show.

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