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Places to go in life
Rockefeller Center is one of Places to go in life.

1. Rockefeller Center

9.1
Rockefeller Plaza (btwn W 49th & W 50th St), New York, NY
Plaza · Rockefeller Center · 847 tips and reviews

HISTORYHISTORY: Covering 22 acres, Rockefeller Center is a complex of 19 commercial buildings that was built during the 1930s.

2. Navy Pier

8.7
600 E Grand Ave (at Streeter Dr), Chicago, IL
Pier · Streeterville · 370 tips and reviews

HISTORYHISTORY: Attracting 8.6 million visitors annually, Navy Pier is Chicago's lakefront playground. It was designed for shipping and recreation and has evolved into a major Midwest leisure destination.

Grand Canyon National Park is one of Places to go in life.

3. Grand Canyon National Park

9.4
Entrance Rd (btwn Route 89 & Route 93), Grand Canyon Village, AZ
National Park · 467 tips and reviews

HISTORYHISTORY: More than 270 miles long, 18 miles wide, and a mile deep, this vast canyon is known throughout the world for its size and beauty.

Mount Rushmore National Memorial is one of Places to go in life.

4. Mount Rushmore National Memorial

9.0
13000 SD Highway 244 (btwn Iron Mountain & Palmer Gulch Rd), Keystone, SD
Monument · 165 tips and reviews

HISTORYHISTORY: It took 14 years and a team of 400 sculptors, led by Gutzon Borglum, to complete this massive "Shrine of Democracy," dedicated in 1941.

Hoover Dam is one of Places to go in life.

5. Hoover Dam

9.3
Hoover Dam Access Rd, Boulder City, NV
Dam · 341 tips and reviews

HISTORYHISTORY: Hoover Dam was built during the Great Depression, between 1931 and 1936. The project employed thousands of workers, cost more than 100 lives and gave rise to Boulder City.

Mammoth Cave National Park is one of Places to go in life.

6. Mammoth Cave National Park

9.0
1 Mammoth Cave Pkwy, Mammoth Cave, KY
National Park · 69 tips and reviews

7. Cuyahoga Valley National Park

9.2
1550 Boston Mills Rd, Peninsula, OH
National Park · 28 tips and reviews

NASANASA: Though a short distance from the urban environments of Cleveland and Akron, Cuyahoga Valley National Park seems worlds away.

Guaranteed Rate Field is one of Places to go in life.

8. Guaranteed Rate Field

8.6
333 W 35th St (at Wentworth Ave), Chicago, IL
Baseball Stadium · 300 tips and reviews

9. Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

9.1
W Potomac Park (btwn Lincoln & World War II Memorials), Washington, D.C.
Fountain · Southwest Washington · 76 tips and reviews

HISTORYHISTORY: The pool, measuring some 2,000 feet long, was built soon after the 1922 dedication of the Lincoln Memorial; both were designed by architect Henry Bacon.

Anheuser-Busch Brewery Experiences is one of Places to go in life.

10. Anheuser-Busch Brewery Experiences

8.9
1127 Pestalozzi St (at Lynch St), St Louis, MO
Brewery · Soulard · 173 tips and reviews
Microbrewers Festival is one of Places to go in life.

11. Microbrewers Festival

820 E 67th St, Indianapolis, IN
Festival · Broad Ripple · 3 tips and reviews
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is one of Places to go in life.

12. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

8.9
100 Raoul Wallenberg Pl SW, Washington, D.C.
History Museum · Southwest Washington · 256 tips and reviews

HISTORYHISTORY: Opened in 1993, this museum is devoted to the history of the Holocaust, the state-sponsored murder of 6 million Jews in Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945.

Disney's Hollywood Studios is one of Places to go in life.

13. Disney's Hollywood Studios

9.4
351 S Studio Dr (at E Buena Vista Dr), Lake Buena Vista, FL
Amusement Park · Walt Disney World Resort · 849 tips and reviews

14. Disney's Hollywood Studios

9.4
351 S Studio Dr (at E Buena Vista Dr), Lake Buena Vista, FL
Amusement Park · Walt Disney World Resort · 849 tips and reviews

4sqLoveStory4sqLoveStory: (07/23/12) The cast members are so nice - very observant that we are celebrating our 2nd anniversary (bf/gf)

Mall of America is one of Places to go in life.

15. Mall of America

8.5
60 E Broadway (btwn Lindau Ln & Killebrew Dr), Bloomington, MN
Shopping Mall · East Bloomington · 418 tips and reviews
Magic Kingdom Park is one of Places to go in life.

16. Magic Kingdom Park

9.5
1180 Seven Seas Dr (Walt Disney World Resort), Lake Buena Vista, FL
Amusement Park · Walt Disney World Resort · 1676 tips and reviews
Sugarloaf Park is one of Places to go in life.

17. Sugarloaf Park

Duluth, GA
Field · 1 tip
875 North Michigan Avenue is one of Places to go in life.

18. 875 North Michigan Avenue

875 N Michigan Ave (btwn Delaware Pl & Chestnut St), Chicago, IL
Structure · Streeterville · 206 tips and reviews

HISTORYHISTORY: One of Chicago’s tallest buildings, this 100-story structure opened in 1970 and rises 1,127 feet above the ground.

Eiffel Tower is one of Places to go in life.

19. Eiffel Tower

9.4
(Tour Eiffel)
5 avenue Anatole France, Paris, Île-de-France
Monument · Tour Eiffel - Parc du Champ-de-Mars · 2702 tips and reviews
Trafalgar Square is one of Places to go in life.

20. Trafalgar Square

9.3
Trafalgar Sq, London, Greater London
Plaza · Piccadilly · 554 tips and reviews
National September 11 Memorial is one of Places to go in life.

21. National September 11 Memorial

9.3
180 Greenwich St (btwn Liberty & Fulton St), New York, NY
Memorial Site · Financial District · 869 tips and reviews
Gatlinburg Falls is one of Places to go in life.

22. Gatlinburg Falls

Gatlinburg, TN
Uncategorized · No tips or reviews
Miami Seaquarium is one of Places to go in life.

23. Miami Seaquarium

7.2
4400 Rickenbacker Cswy (Rickenbacker Causeway on Virginia Key), Key Biscayne, FL
Aquarium · Village of Key Biscayne · 139 tips and reviews

HISTORYHISTORY: This was Miami’s first marine-life attraction when it opened in 1955, as well as the world’s largest one at the time.

Washington Monument is one of Places to go in life.

24. Washington Monument

9.5
2 15th St NW (btwn Constitution Ave NW & Independence Ave SW), Washington, D.C.
Monument · Southwest Washington · 344 tips and reviews
Quietwater Beach Boardwalk is one of Places to go in life.

25. Quietwater Beach Boardwalk

8.7
253 Pensacola Beach Blvd, Gulf Breeze, FL
Pedestrian Plaza · Pensacola Beach · 9 tips and reviews
Gulf Islands National Seashore Naval Live Oaks is one of Places to go in life.

26. Gulf Islands National Seashore Naval Live Oaks

7.8
2101-2103 Florida 30, Gulf Breeze, FL
Hiking Trail · 5 tips and reviews
Fort Pickens Pier is one of Places to go in life.

27. Fort Pickens Pier

Fort Pickens Rd, Pensacola Beach, FL
Pier · 2 tips and reviews
Pit Lane Indianapolis 500 is one of Places to go in life.

28. Pit Lane Indianapolis 500

at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, IN
Race Track · 7 tips and reviews
National World War I Museum and Memorial is one of Places to go in life.

29. National World War I Museum and Memorial

9.3
100 W 26th St (at Liberty Memorial Mall), Kansas City, MO
History Museum · 64 tips and reviews
Lincoln Park Zoo is one of Places to go in life.

30. Lincoln Park Zoo

9.2
2001 N Clark St (btwn Fullerton Pkwy & LaSalle Dr), Chicago, IL
Zoo · Lincoln Park · 283 tips and reviews
Downtown Chicago is one of Places to go in life.

31. Downtown Chicago

Chicago, IL
Neighborhood · 38 tips and reviews
Castaway Bay Resort is one of Places to go in life.

32. Castaway Bay Resort

7.5
2001 Cleveland Rd, Sandusky, OH
Water Park · 21 tips and reviews
Space Camp is one of Places to go in life.

33. Space Camp

9.1
1 Tranquility Base (I-565 and Old Madison Pike), Huntsville, AL
Science Museum · 22 tips and reviews
Cathedral Caverns State Park is one of Places to go in life.

34. Cathedral Caverns State Park

7.5
637 Cave Rd (Cathedral Caverns Rd.), Woodville, AL
State or Provincial Park · 2 tips and reviews
World of Beer is one of Places to go in life.

35. World of Beer

1005 20th St S, Birmingham, AL
Bar · Five Points South · 32 tips and reviews