USA holidays: Top ten things to see

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Top 20 places to visit in USA
Top 20 places to visit in USA




With a population of more than 320,000,000 and a land mass of around nearly 10 million km square, the United States is home to some of the world's most popular tourist attractions. Think of America and you think of icons such as the Golden Gate Bridge, the Statue of Liberty, The Grand Canyon, the Hollywood Hills.

So what should feature on your definitive list of places to visit on a holiday in the USA? To find out, we teamed up with TripAdvisor to get the lowdown on the 20 top attractions for visitors this year.

Perhaps surprisingly, in this year's Traveller's Choice Awards, the island of Alcatraz beat all the other attractions in the country to come top of the list. Also making its way onto the list is the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles.

See also: Top 20 things to do in New York​

Possibly one of the best-known sites in the United States, the iconic Mount Rushmore is also given a big thumbs-up. The mountain features images of four of America's presidents who have been carved into the rock, they include George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.

Take a look at our slideshow below to make sure you live the American Dream while visiting the States.



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Alcatraz Island in San Francisco, California
Alcatraz Island in San Francisco, California



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