Methodology | To find the most popular historical sites in America, researchers at Outdoorsy analyzed the most recent visitation statistics from the U.S. National Park Service, ranking parks by their total number of recreation visits in 2020. (Marc Dozier/Getty Images)
15. Independence National Historical Park | Park type: National Historical Park – State(s): Pennsylvania – Recreation visits: 907,090 – Recreation hours: 1,361,174 – Total park acres: 44.9 (Davel5957/Getty Images)
14. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial | Park type: National Memorial – State(s): Washington D.C. – Recreation visits: 1,010,986 – Recreation hours: 505,492 – Total park acres: 8.1 (John Greim/Getty Images)
13. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial | Park type: National Memorial – State(s): Washington D.C. – Recreation visits: 1,083,671 – Recreation hours: 541,833 – Total park acres: 2.7 (Shannon Finney/Getty Images)
12. Minute Man National Historical Park | Park type: National Historical Park – State(s): Massachusetts – Recreation visits: 1,083,973 – Recreation hours: 1,625,957 – Total park acres: 1,027.8 (John Greim/Getty Images)
11. San Antonio Missions National Historical Park | Park type: National Historical Park – State(s): Texas – Recreation visits: 1,141,353 – Recreation hours: 1,692,670 – Total park acres: 947.8 (Carol M. Highsmith/Getty Images)
10. Korean War Veterans Memorial | Park type: National Memorial – State(s): Washington D.C. – Recreation visits: 1,363,714 – Recreation hours: 681,856 – Total park acres: 1.6 (Santi Visalli/Getty Images)
9. Vietnam Veterans Memorial | Park type: National Memorial – State(s): Washington D.C. – Recreation visits: 1,585,525 – Recreation hours: 792,761 – Total park acres: 2.2 (Jim Watson/Getty Images)
8. World War II Memorial | Park type: National Memorial – State(s): Washington D.C. – Recreation visits: 1,924,128 – Recreation hours: 962,064 – Total park acres: 8.3 (Richard T. Nowitz/Getty Images)
7. San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park | Park type: National Historical Park – State(s): California – Recreation visits: 1,936,101 – Recreation hours: 1,930,915 – Total park acres: 49.9 (Robert Alexander/Getty Images)
6. Valley Forge National Historical Park | Park type: National Historical Park – State(s): Pennsylvania – Recreation visits: 2,012,832 – Recreation hours: 4,025,664 – Total park acres: 3,468.5 (Tongshan/Getty Images)
5. Mount Rushmore National Memorial | Park type: National Memorial – State(s): South Dakota – Recreation visits: 2,074,986 – Recreation hours: 2,732,050 – Total park acres: 1,278.5 (Stefano Salvetti/Getty Images)
4. Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park | Park type: National Battlefield Park – State(s): Georgia – Recreation visits: 2,356,401 – Recreation hours: 3,683,500 – Total park acres: 2,913.6 (Daniel A. Leifheit/Getty Images)
3. Colonial National Historical Park | Park type: National Historical Park – State(s): Virginia – Recreation visits: 2,946,594 – Recreation hours: 2,987,790 – Total park acres: 8,675.0 (Dreamstime/TNS)
2. Lincoln Memorial | Park type: National Memorial – State(s): Washington D.C. – Recreation visits: 2,980,075 – Recreation hours: 1,490,037 – Total park acres: 7.3 (Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images)
1. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park | Park type: National Historical Park – State(s): Maryland-Washington D.C.-West Virginia – Recreation visits: 4,888,436 – Recreation hours: 10,246,241 – Total park acres: 19,612.4 (Dreamstime/TNS)
