List: 25 Most Beautiful Landmarks In The US Featuring One In North Carolina

Author Melanie Day

February 10th, 2022 10:51 AM

The world is home to so many incredible landmarks and places to visit. You could spend your entire life traveling and still not see everything our planet has to offer. It can be hard to even know where to begin. But lucky for us, one of the most beautiful landmarks in the US is right here in North Carolina. And another sits just a few hours south in South Carolina.

ParkSleepFly recently analyzed TripAdvisor reviews for famous US landmarks. They then analyzed how many reviews each of the landmarks had that featured the terms “beautiful, pretty, picturesque, and stunning” to create this list. Many sit in our nation’s capital, two of which I’ve added to my travel bucket list call Louisiana home, and another on the island of Hawaii. The rich, though brief, history of the United States is well represented with landmarks and monuments representing many time periods.

I’ve personally seen 8 of these in real life but would love to have the opportunity to experience them all. Read on for the list of the 25 most beautiful landmarks in the US including one from North Carolina! Can you guess which one made the list? Hint it is very near the top!

Gallery: 25 Most Beautiful Landmarks In The US

List features rankings from ParkSleepFly

• 25. Taos Pueblo

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  Beauty Reviews: 626 Taos Pueblo is the only living Native American community designated both a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and a National Historic Landmark. It is located 1 mile north of the modern city of Taos, New Mexico.

• 24. Fort Sumter

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  Beauty Reviews: 628 Fort Sumter sits on a man-made island in the Charleston Harbor. The fort served to protect Charleston, South Carolina from naval invasion during the Civil War.

• 23. Pearl Harbor National Memorial

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  Beauty Reviews: 863 This one needs no introduction, the memorial for those lost in when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor lies in of course Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
• 22. The White House

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  Beauty Reviews: 1104 The icon of American Democracy sits on Pennsylvania Ave in DC. It's the first, but not last DC attraction we will see on this list.

• 21. Gettysburg National Military Park

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  Beauty Reviews: 1151 The site of the infamous 1863 Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. Today the Pennsylvania land is protected by the National Park Service

• 20. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

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  Beauty Reviews: 1209 Located in West Potomac Park next to the National Mall in D.C.. The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial encompasses four acres and includes the Stone of Hope, a granite statue of Civil Rights Movement leader.
• 19. Arlington National Cementary

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  Beauty Reviews: 1226 Arlington in the nation's largest military cemetery. It spans 639 acres and has provided a final resting place to some of America's finest since the Civil War.

• 18. United States Capitol

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  Beauty Reviews: 1236 The home to Congress The United States Capitol sits on the Washington Mall in D.C.

• 17. Monticello

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  Beauty Reviews: 1351 Located in Charlottesville, VA Monticello was the home of Thomas Jefferson. Today you can tour the home and the expansive grounds.
• 16. Hoover Dam

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  Beauty Reviews: 1362 Located in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River on the border of Arizona and Nevada, the Hoover Dam was constructed during the Great Depression.

• 15. Korean War Veterans Memorial

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  Beauty Reviews: 1366 The Korean War Veterans Memorial, located in West Potomac Park who answered the call to defend a country they never knew and a people they never met. The site of the infamous 1863 Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. Today the Pennsylvania land is protected by the National Park Service

• 14. Washington Monument

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  Beauty Reviews: 1413 This 555-foot marble obelisk was build to honor George Washington, this nation's first president.
• 13. Oak Alley Plantation

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  Beauty Reviews: 1443 Oak Alley Plantation sits in Vacherie, Louisiana. It's been a sugar plantation; an abandoned investment property; a cattle ranch; a landscape of defiance in the face of the Army Corps of Engineers and today it is a historic site.

• 12. Castillo de San Marcos

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  Beauty Reviews: 1450 The Castillo de San Marcos is the oldest masonry fort in the continental United States. St. Augustine is home to the fort which was Built by the Spanish in St. Augustine to defend Florida and the Atlantic trade route.

• 11. Niagara Falls

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  Beauty Reviews: 1475 Situated on the border of New York and Canada Niagara Falls features three waterfalls as well as other tourist attractions.
• 10. The Alamo

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  Beauty Reviews: 1703 Often referred to as the Shrine of Texas Liberty, is a historic Spanish mission and fortress compound founded in the 18th century by Roman Catholic missionaries. It was the site of the "Battle at the Alamo" in 1863.

• 9. Mount Rushmore

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  Beauty Reviews: 1756 This breathtaking monument in the Black Hills of South Dakota features U.S. presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.

• 8. St Louis Cathedral

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  Beauty Reviews: 1769 St. Louis Cathedral is the oldest cathedral in North America. The New Orleans landmark dates back to 1720.
• 7. Gateway Arch

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  Beauty Reviews: 1962 The symbol of St. Louis was created to commemorate President Thomas Jefferson's Louisiana Purchase.

• 6. The Statue of Liberty

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  Beauty Reviews: 2437 A gift from the people of France, the Statue of Liberty has served as a welcome to countless people coming to New York.

• 5. Alcatraz Island

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  Beauty Reviews: 2497 Once home to some of the worst criminals in the country, this former maximum security prison sits on a small island in the San Fransisco Bay.
• 4. National September 11 Memorial and Museum

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  Beauty Reviews: 2672 A sobering reminder of the worst terrorist attack in American history, the memorial tells the story and commemorates the lives of all those lost on September 11, 2001.

• 3. The Empire State Building

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  Beauty Reviews: 3023 This Midtown Manhattan skyscraper is an iconic part of the New York City skyline. It towers 102 stories over the streets of New York.

• 2. Biltmore Estate

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  Beauty Scores: 3042 America's largest home, built by George Vanderbilt and still owned and operated by his descendants sits in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Asheville, NC.
• 1. Golden Gate Bridge

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  Beauty Reviews: 3163 The Golden Gate Bridge connects San Fransisco to Marin County. When it was completed in 1937, it was the tallest and longest suspension bridge in the world. It's tops the list of the most beautiful landmarks in the US and if you've ever seen it with the fog rolling in, it's hard to disagree with that title.

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