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Have you traveled to America’s most photographed places?

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September 3, 2021

Are you looking for the most picturesque travel destination for your Instagram feed?

Globehunters scoured Instagram for the most-tagged destinations in the Americas. They found 50 places across North and South America that all had over nearly half a million all the way to over 14 million tagged posts each on Instagram.

From natural beauties to fun-filled amusement parks, we updated their list of top Instagram-tagged travel destinations in the U.S. and rounded up the 25 most-photographed destinations in the U.S. on Instagram.

Note that numbers are accurate as of publication.

San Diego Zoo
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25. San Diego Zoo

 

  • Location: San Diego
  • Hashtag: #sandiegozoo
  • Number of times hashtag was used: 613,584

 

Everglades
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24. The Everglades

 

  • Location: Florida
  • Hashtag: #everglades
  • Number of times hashtag was used: 740,757

 

Hollywood sign
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23. The Hollywood Sign

 

  • Location: Los Angeles
  • Hashtag: #hollywoodsign
  • Number of times hashtag was used: 769,009

 

US Capitol
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22. United State Capitol

 

  • Location: Washington, D.C.
  • Hashtag: #capitol
  • Number of times hashtag was used: 905,781

 

Santa Monica, California
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21. Santa Monica Pier

 

  • Location: Santa Monica, California
  • Hashtag: #santamonicapier
  • Number of times hashtag was used: 1,002,546

 

Yellowstone National Park
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20. Yellowstone National Park

 

  • Location: Wyoming
  • Hashtag: #yellowstone
  • Number of times hashtag was used: 1,017,904

 

Alcatraz
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19. Alcatraz

 

  • Location: San Francisco, California
  • Hashtag: #alcatraz
  • Number of times hashtag was used: 1,109,554

 

New Orleans
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18. French Quarter

 

  • Location: New Orleans
  • Hashtag:#frenchquarter
  • Number of times hashtag was used: 1,149,546

 

New York’s Coney Island
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17. Coney Island

 

  • Location: New York City
  • Hashtag: #coneyisland
  • Number of times hashtag was used: 1,460,931

 

Caesars Palace, Las Vegeas
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16. Caesars Palace

 

  • Location: Las Vegas
  • Hashtag: #caesarspalace
  • Number of times hashtag was used: 1,572,735

 

Car on Route 66
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15. Route 66

 

  • Location: Across the U.S.
  • Hashtag: #route66
  • Number of times hashtag was used: 1,893,353

 

Statue of Liberty
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14. Statue of Liberty

 

  • Location: New York City
  • Hashtag:#statueofliberty
  • Number of times hashtag was used: 2,089,347

 

Michigan lake
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13. Lake Michigan

 

  • Location: Across the U.S.
  • Hashtag: #lakemichigan
  • Number of times hashtag was used: 2,508,158

 

Rocky Mountains
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12. Rocky Mountains

 

  • Location: ACross the Northwestern U.S.
  • Hashtag: #rockymountains
  • Number of times hashtag was used: 2,925,623

 

Empire State Building
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11. Empire State Building

 

  • Location: New York City
  • Hashtag:#empirestatebuilding
  • Number of times hashtag was used: 2,961,950

 

Golden gate bridge
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10. Golden Gate Bridge

 

  • Location: San Francisco
  • Hashtag: #goldengatebridge
  • Number of times hashtag was used: 3,043,065

 

Sunrise over Yosemite National Park
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9. Yosemite National Park

 

  • Location: California
  • Hashtag: #yosemite
  • Number of times hashtag was used: 3,183,336

 

Beautiful Niagara falls.
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8. Niagara Falls

 

  • Location: New York
  • Hashtag: #niagarafalls
  • Number of times hashtag was used: 3,217,881

 

Brooklyn Bridge Park
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7. Brooklyn Bridge

 

  • Location: New York City
  • Hashtag: #brooklynbridge
  • Number of times hashtag was used: 3,478,269

 

Grand Canyon
DepositPhotos.com

6. Grand Canyon

 

  • Location: Arizona
  • Hashtag:#grandcanyon
  • Number of times hashtag was used: 3,984,018

 

Epcot Disney World
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5. Epcot

 

  • Location: Orlando, Florida
  • Hashtag: #epcot
  • Number of times hashtag was used: 4,198,023

 

Times Square
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4. Times Square

 

  • Location: New York City
  • Hashtag: #timessquare
  • Number of times hashtag was used: 4,534,257

 

las vegas
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3. Las Vegas Strip

 

  • Location: Las Vegas
  • Hashtag: #lasvegasstrip
  • Number of times hashtag was used: 5,328,644

 

Manhattan Central Park
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2. Central Park

 

  • Location: New York City
  • Hashtag: #centralpark
  • Number of times hashtag was used: 7,753,086

 

Disney World
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Kaitlyn is MediaFeed’s senior editor. She is a graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, specializing in social justice and investigative reporting. She has worked at various radio stations and newsrooms, covering higher-education, local politics, natural disasters and investigative and watchdog stories related to Title IX and transparency issues.