The Best of America

Every country in the world has certain unique and exotic places to visit which can be termed best in that country. US is no exception, only thing it has a far more exhaustive list. Some of the Best of places, towns, monuments etc are given below which are a must visit for any tourist to the US.

Best of National Parks

  • 1. Zion National Park, Utah
  • 2. Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
  • 3. Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
  • 4. Yosemite National Park, California
  • 5. Glacier National Park, Montana
  • 6. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
  • 7. Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park, Colorado
  • 8. Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Virginia


Best of National Monuments

  • 1. Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina And Virginia
  • 2. Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah
  • 3. Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming
  • 4. Fort Laramie National Historic Site, Wyoming
  • 5. National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretative Centre, Oregon (near Baker City)


Best of Scenic Roads

  • 1. San Juan Skyway, Colorado
  • 2. Ice fields Parkway, Alberta
  • 3. Monument Valley, Arizona and Utah
  • 4. Roads Alongside The Columbia River, Oregon and Washington State, especially Washington State Highway 14 between Vancouver (Washington State) and I-82
  • 5. Shenandoah Valley, Virginia: US340 Between Front Royal and Waynesboro
  • 6. Wisconsin State Highway 35 Alongside The Mississippi River Between La Crosse and Prairie-du-Chien
  • 7. The drive round Lake Tahoe, California and Nevada
  • 8. US101 Along The Oregon Coast
  • 9. Interstate 15 - Los Angeles, Las Vegas, St George, Salt Lake City, Pocatello, Helena, Canadian Border


Best of US Towns

Please bear in mind that for us a town is mostly just somewhere to sleep, eat and buy groceries and petrol (gas).
  • 1. Alberta: Hinton; Pincher Creek
  • 2. British Columbia: Golden; Hope; Princeton; Qualicum Beach (on Vancouver Island)
  • 3. California: Bishop; Merced; Porterville
  • 4. Colorado: Cortez; Craig; Durango; Montrose
  • 5. Minnesota: Stillwater
  • 6. Montana: Dillon; Helena; Kalispell; Whitefish
  • 7. Nevada: Las Vegas
  • 8. New Mexico: Farmington
  • 9. Ohio: Marietta
  • 10. Oregon: Gold Beach
  • 11. Pennsylvania: Warren
  • 12. Tennessee: Gatlinburg
  • 13. Texas: Alpine
  • 14. Utah: Cedar City; St George
  • 15. Virginia: Front Royal; Waynesboro
  • 16. Washington State: Centralia
  • 17. Wyoming: Jackson; Rock Springs


Best of Fast Food Restaurant Chains

  • 1. In-N-Out Burgers: In central and southern California only, plus a few locations in Las Vegas and Arizona.
  • 2. Hardees: Only operates in some US states.
  • 3. Taco Bell: Mexican fast food chain
  • 4. Wendy's.
  • 5. Subway Submarine: sandwich chain.
  • 6. Dairy Queen
  • 7. StarBucks


Best of Shops

  • 1. Wal-Mart
  • 2. ShopKo
  • 3. K-Mart
  • 4. Pamida
  • 5. Zeller's