The US is full of beautiful places, and every state has some beautiful places inside it. The following photos aren't, of course, a representation of the average view you'd see, but instead highlight some of the most dazzling places in the US, state by state. So let's take a look at 50 stunning sites from around the US!
Alabama
Monte Sano State Park
Alaska
Mount McKinley/Denali
Arizona
Horseshoe Bend, Colorado River
Arkansas
Hawksbill Crag/Whitaker Point, Ozark Mountains
California
Yosemite National Park
Colorado
Maroon Bells, Elk Mountains
Connecticut
Young’s Pond, Branford
Delaware
Port Mahon
Florida
Florida Trail, Big Cypress National Preserve
Georgia
Wormsloe Historic Site, Savannah
Hawaii
Waipio Valley, Big Island
Idaho
Little Redfish Lake, Sawtooth National Recreation Area
Illinois
North Blackjack Road, Galena
Indiana
Cub Lake, Merry Lea Environmental Center
Iowa
Clayton County
Kansas
Cimarron National Grassland, Morton County
Kentucky
Indian Fort Mountain, Berea
Louisiana
Oak Alley Plantation, Vacherie
Maine
Portland Head Light, Cape Elizabeth
Maryland
Route 40 – Exit 52, East of Cumberland
Massachusetts
Houghtonville, North Adams
Michigan
Lake of the Clouds, Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park
Minnesota
Minnehaha Falls, Minneapolis
Mississippi
Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge
Missouri
Lake Taneycomo, Table Rock
Montana
Glacier National Park
Nebraska
Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park, Royal
Nevada
Valley Of Fire State Park
New Hampshire
White Mountains, Rockywold, Holderness
New Jersey
Silver Spray Falls, Walpack Township, Sussex County
New Mexico
Manzano Mountains, Southeast of Albuquerque
New York
Central Park, New York City
North Carolina
Smoky Mountains, Suttontown
North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Ohio
Ash Cave, Hocking Hills State Park
Oklahoma
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, Lawton
Oregon
Lower Kentucky Falls
Pennsylvania
Pine Creek Gorge, Tioga County
Rhode Island
Portsmouth, Newport County
South Carolina
Landsford Canal State Park
South Dakota
Badlands National Park
Tennessee
Mt. Cammerer, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Texas
Hamilton Pool Nature Preserve, Southwest of Austin
Utah
Thor’s Hammer, Bryce Canyon National Park
Vermont
Peacham, Caledonia County
Virginia
Pembroke, Giles County
Washington
Tipsoo Meadow, Pierce County
Washington D.C.
Monumental Core
West Virginia
Hawks Nest Bridge, Macdougal
Wisconsin
Gibraltar Rock, Okee
Wyoming
John Moulton Barn, Mormon Row, Grand Teton National Park
Submitted by: Stan Y.
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