According to TripAdvisor,com, these are the most popular travel attractions in each of the 50 states based on the "TripAdvisor Popularity Index," which takes into account "quality, quantity, and recency" of reviews written by the site's users.

The beautiful, 223-year-old Portland Head Light lighthouse, in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, is the most popular travel attraction in the Pine Tree State, according to user data collected by the travel website TripAdvisor.com. Can you guess which tourist spot in California is the most popular? How about in Texas?

TripAdvisor shared with us the most popular attraction in each of the 50 states based on the “TripAdvisor Popularity Index, which takes into account the quality, quantity, and recency of reviews.” If you’re surprised big spots like Disneyland or the Statue of Liberty didn’t make the map, it’s because other attractions beat them out by a combination of these measures.

Check out a map of the top tourist spots in each of the 50 states below, and scroll past the image for the complete list. [Click to enlarge map]

The most popular travel attraction in each of the 50 states, according to the TripAdvisor Popularity Index, are:

Alabama
USS Alabama in Mobile

Alaska
Anan Wildlife Observatory in Wrangell

Arizona
Red Rock Scenic Byway in Sedona

Arkansas
William J. Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock

California
Pacific Coast Highway, Route 1 from Los Angeles to Carmel

 Colorado
Trail Ridge Road in Estes Park

Connecticut
The Philip Johnson Glass House in New Canaan

Delaware
Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk in Rehoboth Beach

Washington, D.C.
Lincoln Memorial and Reflecting Pool

Florida
Stetson Mansion in DeLand


Georgia
Mickve Israel Temple in Savannah

Hawaii
Na Pali Coast in Kauai

Idaho
Craters of the Moon National Monument in Arco

Illinois
Cloud Gate, a.k.a “The Bean,” in Chicago

Indiana
Indiana War Memorial in Indianapolis

Iowa
Grotto of the Redemption in West Bend

Kansas
Massachusetts Street in Lawrence

Kentucky
Floodwall Murals in Paducah

Louisiana
St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans

Massachusetts
John Jenney Museum in Plymouth

Maine
Portland Head Light in Cape Elizabeth

Maryland
Fort McHenry National Monument in Baltimore

Michigan
Guardian Building in Detroit

Minnesota

Minnesota's North Shore Scenic Drive in Duluth

Mississippi

U.S.S. Cairo Museum in Vicksburg

 Missouri
Gateway Arch in Saint Louis

Montana
Going-to-the-Sun Road at Glacier National Park

Nebraska
Great Platte River Road Archway Monument in Kearney

Nevada
Bellagio Fountains in Las Vegas

New Hampshire
Kancamagus Highway in North Conway

New Jersey
Ocean City Boardwalk in Ocean City

New Mexico
White Sands National Monument in Alamogordo

New York
Central Park in New York City

North Carolina
Blue Ridge Parkway in Asheville

North Dakota
Fargo Theatre in Fargo

Ohio
Portsmouth Floodwall Mural in Portsmouth

Oklahoma
Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum in Oklahoma City

Oregon
Cape Perpetua Scenic Area in Yachats

Pennsylvania
Gettysburg National Military Park in Gettysburg

Rhode Island
Ocean Drive in Newport

South Carolina
Hunting Island State Park in Beaufort

South Dakota
Loop Road in Badlands National Park

Tennessee
Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Texas
Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Theatre in Dallas

Utah
Observation Point in Zion National Park

Vermont
Smugglers’ Notch State Park in Stowe

Virginia
National D-Day Memorial in Bedford

Washington
Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park


West Virginia
New River Gorge Bridge in Fayetteville

Wisconsin
Basilica of St. Josaphat in Milwaukee

Wyoming
Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park

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