| Al-'Ula | Saudi Arabia | One of the oldest cities in the Arabian Peninsula and home to Hegra, a UNESCO World Heritage site. | | Scenic Wonder |
| Amelia Island, Florida | Florida | | | |
| Anaheim / Buena Park | California | Disneyland opened in 1955, the only theme park designed and built under the direct supervision of Walt Disney. Also home to Knott’s Berry Farm and numerous hotels and smaller attractions. | 1955 | Walt Disney |
| Aqaba | Jordan | Jordan's window to the Red Sea's Gulf of Aqaba. Famed for being among the filming locations for the 1962 film, "Lawrence of Arabia." Now an emerging regional destination. | | Coastal - Red Sea |
| Ashland, Oregon | Oregon | | | |
| Aspen, Colorado | Colorado | | | |
| Atlantic City | New Jersey | Atlantic City is a resort city on New Jersey's Atlantic coast that's known for its many casinos, wide beaches and iconic Boardwalk. Established in the 1800's as a health resort, today the city is dotted with glitzy high-rise hotels and nightclubs. Camden-Atlantic City Railroad extended a rail line to Atlantic City in 1854. | 1854 | Coastal - "the Shore" |
| Bainbridge Island | Washington | Puget Sound island about a 35-minute ferry ride from Seattle. Early in the 20th-century, Pleasant Beach was a big attraction for daily visitors (by boat) from Seattle. Called the “Coney Island of Puget Sound,” In its day, Pleasant Beach had a dance pavilion, heated saltwater swimming pool, and a bowling alley. | | Wine Country |
| Bar Harbor | Maine | | | |
| Black Hills | South Dakota | | | |
Branson
| Missouri | Ozark town. Marble Cave (now Marvel Cave), The Herschends. 76 Country Boulevard. The show known as The Shepherd of the Hills Outdoor Drama & Homestead continues in its 56th season for 2015. | | |
| California Coast | California | The California coast is a destination onto itself. The Hotel Del Coronado opened in 1888 establishing the California coast as a premier destination. Earlier, an 1883 promotion about Capitola printed in the "Tourists Illustrated Guide to the Celebrated Summer and Winter Resorts of California" declared that "this (Capitola) great sea-side camping resort is situated on the beautiful Bay of Monterey, and is the oldest camping ground on the Pacific Coast." | 1883 | Coast; the Pacific |
| Cape Cod | Massachusetts | | | |
| Carmel-by-the-Sea | California | | | |
| Charleston | South Carolina | | | |
| Coeur d’Alene | Idaho | | | |
| Colonial Williamsburg / Jamestown | Virginia | Colonial Williamsburg is a living-history museum and private foundation presenting part of a historic district in the city of Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. Nearby, the Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the second permanent English settlement in the Americas after Bermuda. | | Historic Settlement |
| Dam Square | Amsterdam | The most prominent feature of Dam Square is the 17th-century Koninklijk Palace, the former home of the Dutch royal family and present-day venue for royal functions. | | |
| Door County | Wisconsin | Door County is a popular vacation and tourist destination, especially for residents of Wisconsin and Illinois. Most businesses are targeted to visitors and close during the off-season. | | |
| Durango | Colorado | | | |
| Eilat | Israel | Red Sea setting, situated on the Gulf of Aqaba. | | |
El Gouna
| Egypt | Red Sea setting. | | |
| Estes Park | Colorado | | | |
| Fisherman’s Wharf & Environs | California | Fisherman's Wharf is a neighborhood and popular tourist attraction in San Francisco, California. It roughly encompasses the northern waterfront area of San Francisco from Ghirardelli Square or Van Ness Avenue east to Pier 35 or Kearny St. The district gets its name and neighborhood characteristics from the city's early days of the mid to later 1800s when Italian immigrant fishermen came to the city by the bay to take advantage of the influx of population due to the gold rush. | | |
| Florida Keys | Florida | | | |
| Forbidden City | China | | | |
| Galveston | Texas | In the late 1800s Galveston was known as the "Playground of the South" Today, it still retains a shared claim to the title among major cities along the Gulf Coast states. Galveston is a popular tourist destination which in 2007 brought $808 million to the local economy and attracted 5.4 million visitors. Home of Kemah Boardwalk, owned/operated by Landry’s. | | |
| Gatlinburg / Pigeon Forge | Tennessee | Gatlinburg, a mountain town in eastern Tennessee, is known as a gateway to the roughly 520,000-acre Great Smoky Mountains National Park. | | |
| Grand Canyon | Arizona | Arizona’s Grand Canyon is a natural formation distinguished by its layered bands of red rock and its vast scale, averaging 10 miles across and a mile deep along its 277-mile length. In 1905, the Santa Fe Railroad built the extravagant El Tovar Hotel | 1905 | Scenic Wonder |
| Great Smoky Mountains | Tennessee | | | |
| Great Wall of China | China | | | |
| Gulf Shores | Alabama | Ocean fishing, beaches, boating cruises, and especially golf are major draws for the area. Chartered fishing boats and cruise boats for sunsets, dinner cruises, dolphin watching, and watersports embark regularly. Other popular attractions include the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo, Pelican Place at Craft Farms, and Waterville USA, a family amusement/waterpark. | | |
| Hainan Island, Sanya | China | Known for tropical climate and beaches. | | |
| Hatta | Dubai, UAE | Hatta is an exclave of Dubai located high in the Hajar mountains, on the border with Oman. The destination is a focus of tourism development, at or about Jabal Umm Al Nusour, Dubai's highest peak. Design concepts include a 5.4-kilometre cable car, a sustainable waterfall attraction, an international hotel and new hiking tracks up to Jabal Umm Al Nusour – Dubai's highest peak at 1,300 meters. There are also plans to build 200 holiday homes to support domestic tourism. | 2020, first announced | |
| Hoover Dam / Lake Mead | Nevada, Arizona | Construction of Hoover Dam's wall began in 1931 during the Great Depression, and it officially opened in 1936. | 1936 | |
| Hurghada | Egypt | Red Sea setting. | | |
| Jackson Hole | Wyoming | | | |
| Jordaan Neighborhood | Amsterdam | The Jordaan neighborhood is known for its mix of residential areas with garden courtyards, lively markets, and upscale boutiques and eateries. | | |
| Key West | Florida | | | |
Kyoto
| Japan | Japan's historic former capital . | | |
| Lahaina | Hawaii | | | |
| Lake Havasu City | Arizona | An active destination for a wide range of people. Home of the old London Bridge, it was bought for US $2.5 million from the City of London when the bridge was replaced in 1968. | | |
| Lake Placid | New York | | | |
| Lake Tahoe | California | | | |
Las Vegas Strip
| Nevada | The Las Vegas Strip is a stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard South in Clark County, Nevada, internationally known for its concentration of resort hotels and casinos. The first casino to be built on Highway 91 was the Pair-o-Dice Club in 1931, but the first on what is currently the Strip was the El Rancho Vegas (1941) with 63 rooms. Organized crime figures such as New York's Bugsy Siegel took interest in the growing gaming center leading to other resorts such as the Flamingo (1946) and the Desert Inn (1950). | 1941 | Bugsy Siegel |
| Laughlin | Nevada | Laughlin is best known for its gaming, entertainment, and water recreation, and is said to be the third most visited casino and resort destination in the state after Las Vegas and Reno. It is one of the top five destinations for American RV enthusiasts | 1966 | Don Laughlin |
| Macau | an SAR, China | | | Gaming |
Mackinac Island
| Michigan | Grand Hotel. In the late 19th century, Mackinac Island became a popular tourist attraction and summer colony. Much of the island has undergone extensive historical preservation and restoration; as a result, the entire island is listed as a National Historic Landmark. The Grand Hotel opened on Mackinac Island in 1887. | 1887 | |
Moab
Eastern Utah | U.S. | | | |
| Monterey Bay / Big Sur | U.S. | | | |
| Montreal, Quebec | Canada | | | |
| Mount Huang | China | Also known as Huangshan (“Yellow Mountain”). | | |
| Myrtle Beach | South Carolina | The hub of the Grand Strand, a 60-mile string of beaches. It’s known for its celebrity-designed golf courses and brown-sugar-colored beach. Along its beachfront boardwalk are arcades, souvenir stands and restaurants, as well as the old-fashioned Family Kingdom Amusement Park and the SkyWheel, one of the country’s tallest Ferris wheels. Some 16.1 million people visited Myrtle Beach in 2013, including day-trippers and overnight visitors. In 1881, Burroughs & Collins Company of Conway — predecessor of modern day Burroughs & Chapin Co. — purchases land that would become Myrtle Beach from the Withers family. The area's first post office, Withers post office, opens seven years later in 1888. | 1881 | |
| Napa Valley | California | Napa Valley is considered one of the premier wine regions in the world. The town of Calistoga is at the north end of the Napa Valley. | | Wine |
| New York City | New York | | | Entertainment; Power |
| Niagara Falls | New York | | | Scenic Wonder |
Ocean City
| Maryland | Ocean City is a resort town in the U.S. state of Maryland between the Atlantic Ocean and Isle of Wight Bay. It features miles of beach and a wooden boardwalk lined with restaurants, shops and hotels. | | |
| Odaiba | Japan, Tokyo | Artificial island in Tokyo Bay, started as port and shipyard. | 1999 | |
| Okanagan Valley | Canada, BC | A beautiful wine country with its signature Kettle Valley steam train. | | Wine Country |
| Old Montreal | Canada, Québec | | | |
| Orlando | Florida | Home to Walt Disney World, Universal Studios Orlando, SeaWorld, and scores of additional attractions, resort hotels, restaurants, and recreation activities. | 1971 | Walt Disney |
| Palm Springs | California | The Desert Inn's Hollywood clientele was part of establishing a national reputation. opened by Nellie Coffman in 1909. The Desert Inn was a sanatorium for patients with tuberculous and other respiratory ailments. The first hotel in the area was the Palm Springs Hotel, opened in 1886. The Desert Inn was demolished in 1966. | 1886 | |
| Panama City Beach | Florida | Panama City Beach is a waterfront town and vacation destination in northwestern Florida. It's known for miles of sandy beaches fronting the Gulf of Mexico and raucous spring-break parties. Popular theme parks include Gulf World Marine Park, offering swimming with dolphin experiences, and Shipwreck Island Waterpark, featuring waterslides and pools. | | Pristine Beaches |
| Park City | Utah | | | |
| Port Ghalib | Egypt | Red Sea setting. | | |
| Qiddiya Entertainment City | KSA, Riyadh | A Saudi Vision 2030 project. | TBD | |
| Quebec City | Canada | | | |
| San Antonio | Texas | Known for The Alamo, and the San Antonio River Walk. Following the San Antonio River, the miles-long River Walk is a landmark pedestrian promenade lined with cafes and shops. | | |
| San Diego | California | An array of activities including Sea World theme park. | | |
| Sandusky / Lake Erie Shores | Ohio | Home to Cedar Point amusement park, with associated Castaway Bay Water Park, Challenge Park, and Soak City. | | |
| Santa Catalina Island | U.S. | An island off the coast of Southern California, one of California’s Channel Islands. | | Natural Attraction |
| Santa Fe - Taos | New Mexico | The Santa Fe art colony was an art colony in Santa Fe, New Mexico which developed in the early 1900's. Santa Fe is the oldest capital city in North America. | | |
| Santa Ynez / Solvang | California | | | |
| Sedona | Arizona | Sedona is an Arizona desert town near Flagstaff that’s surrounded by red-rock buttes, steep canyon walls and pine forests. It’s noted for its mild climate and vibrant arts community. Uptown Sedona is dense with New Age shops, spas and art galleries. | | Scenic Wonder |
| Sharm El-Sheikh, Naama Bay | Egypt | Red Sea setting, known for its sheltered sandy beaches, clear waters and coral reefs. | | |
| South Dakota | South Dakota | Mount Rushmore, the Black Hills, Crazy Horse Memorial, Badlands, Custer State Park, etc. The sculpting of Mount Rushmore was formerly called complete, in 1941. | 1933 | Mount Rushmore |
| St. Augustine | Florida | The oldest city in the U.S., and is known for its Spanish colonial architecture as well as Atlantic Ocean beaches like sandy St. Augustine Beach and tranquil Crescent Beach. | | |
Steamboat Springs
Colorado | U.S. | | | |
| Sun Valley | Idaho | | | |
| Taba / Taba Heights, Gulf of Aqaba | Egypt | | | |
| Telluride | | | | |
| Terracotta Army, Xi'an | China | | | |
| Texas Hill Country | Texas | | | |
| The Berkshires | Massachusetts | | | |
| The Bund, Shanghai | China | The Bund is situated along the Huangpu River. | | |
| The Catskills | New York | The Catskills are well known in American culture, both as the setting for many 19th-century Hudson River School paintings and as the favored destination for urban vacationers from New York City in the mid-20th century. In 1824 a group of businessmen opened the Catskill Mountain House, which some consider to be have been American's first grand resort hotel, in a spectacular location at the top of a ledge about 1,500 feet above the Hudson Valley hamlet of Palenville (New York). | | Scenic Beauty; Popularized in Literature. |
| The Poconos | Pennsylvania | The wooded hills and valleys have long been a popular vacation area, with many communities having resort hotels with fishing, hunting, skiing, and other sports facilities. Two of the earliest resorts in the Poconos were opened by Philadelphia Quakers: Inn at Buck Hill Falls (1901) and Pocono Manor (1902). | 1901 | |
| Traverse City | Michigan | The Traverse City area is the largest producer of tart cherries in the United States. Near the time of cherry harvest, the city hosts the annual week-long National Cherry Festival in the first full week of July. | | |
| Ulcinj | Montenegro | Known for its Old Town, history, and City Beach, and the grand Velika Beach just to the south. Under the new government of Montenegro following Yugolavia's breakup, the resort was among the first assets of Ulcinjska Rivijera. | 1964 | |
| Vancouver | Canada, BC | | | |
| Victoria, British Columbia | Canada | | | |
| Virginia Beach | Virginia | The city is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as having the longest pleasure beach in the world. A 3-mile boardwalk stretches along its beach-lined oceanfront. In the late 19th century, the small resort area of Virginia Beach developed in Princess Anne County after the 1883 arrival of rail service to the coast. | 1883 | Pristine Beaches |
| Vondelpark | Amsterdam | A 120-acre urban park. | | |
| Wadi Rum Protected Area | Jordan | A UNESCO World Heritage Site. | | Scenic Wonder |
| Washington, DC | DC | | | History; Power |
| West Lake, Hangzhou | China | West Lake is a large freshwater lake, the symbol of Hangzhou. | | |
Wisconsin Dells
| Wisconsin | Known for its glacially formed gorge that features striking sandstone formation along the bank of the Wisconsin River. The Wisconsin Dells area has more hotel rooms and lodging options than any other destination in the state, at just over 10,000. Not to mention, 20 campgrounds with nearly 3,200 sites. The railroad arrived in 1857. H.H. Bennett’s stop-action photo of his son Ashley leaping to Stand Rock occurred in 1886. Ducks, the army surplus land and water vehicles, were first brought into Lake Delton by Mel Flath in 1946. | | Scenic Wonder |
| Yanbu | Saudi Arabia | Red Sea setting. | | |
| Yellowstone National Park | Wyoming | Yellowstone National Park is a nearly 3,500-sq.-mile wilderness recreation area atop a volcanic hot spot. Mostly in Wyoming, the park also spreads into parts of Montana and Idaho. | 1872 | Scenic Wonder |
| Yosemite National Park | California | The national park is set within California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. It’s famed for its giant, ancient sequoias, and for Tunnel View, the iconic vista of towering Bridalveil Fall and the granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome. | 1890 | Scenic Wonder |
| Zhangjiajie National Forest Park | China | The first national forest park in China (established 1982) and is part of the Wulingyuan Scenic Areas. | 1982 | |
| Rio Vista | California | | 1893 | The Sacramento River |
