The Statue of Liberty, the Grand Canyon, and the Golden Gate Bridge— the United States of America is synonymous with these iconic landmarks. But there are just as many spectacular scenes across the countries that don’t receive the attention they deserve. In fact, you may have seen photos of such spots and not even realized they were in the USA, including the five featured below.
5 places you won’t believe are in the USA
Dry Tortugas National Park
Surrounded by azure waters and flanked by white, sandy beaches, Dry Tortugas National Park in Florida conjures images of life on the high seas. Roughly 115 kilometers of the west coast of Key West, this group of seven sm...more
Bannerman Castle
Bannerman Castle could easily be mistaken for a scene out of Gaelic lore. On Pollepel Island in New York state’s Hudson Valley (about 100 kilometers north of New York City) are the ruins of Bannerman Castle. Considering ...more
Skagit Valley Tulip Fields
Visit the northwestern corner of Washington state during the annual Skagit Valley Tulip Festival in April, and you might think you accidently traveled to the Netherlands. Each spring, millions of tulips bloom, forming ro...more
White Sands National Monument
Sprawling across more than 71,000 hectares of southern New Mexico (about a 360-kilometer drive south of Albuquerque), White Sands National Monument looks as though it jumped off the pages of a luxury travel magazine’s be...more
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