1. Times Square, kwisiXeko saseNew York:
37.6 million
Le ndlela yentengiso yaseManhattan igcina indawo ephezulu kuluhlu lwethu, ngenxa yotyelelo olwandisiweyo kwiBig Apple ngo-2008 ngaphandle kokudodobala koqoqosho. Ngokutsho kwe-Times Square Alliance, "i-80% yeendwendwe eziya e-NYC zikwenza ukutyelela i-Times Square." Utyelelo lulonke lwe-NYC kulo nyaka uphelileyo lwaluzizigidi ezingama-47, nto leyo esinika uqikelelo lwabakhenkethi abazizigidi ezingama-37.6 betyhutyha “Iindlela eziNgqongileyo zehlabathi.”
Imithombo: Uqikelelo lweForbes Umhambi olusekwe kumanani avela kwiThe Times Square Alliance kunye neNYC & Company.
2. I-Las Vegas Strip, Nev.:
30 Million
“I-Neon Trail” equka intliziyo yesiXeko saseSin ikwayinxalenye yeNkqubo yeSizwe ye-Scenic Byways kurhulumente, echaza iindlela ezisekwe “kwinzululwazi yezinto zakudala, inkcubeko, imbali, indalo, ulonwabo kunye neempawu ezibukekayo.” Kunzima ukutsho ukuba yeyiphi kwezi mpawu ichaza ngcono iVegas, kodwa sinokuthi singafaneleki "yendalo." Kunyaka ophelileyo, iindwendwe zonke eziya eLas Vegas zaziyi-37.5 yezigidi; i-poll yi-Convention yaseLas Vegas kunye neGunya labatyeleli bafumanisa ukuba umyinge we-80% yeendwendwe ziye zahlala ubusuku bonke okanye zingcakaza kwi-Strip, esinika uqikelelo lwethu londwendwe lwe-30 yezigidi.
Umthombo: Uqikelelo lwabahambi beForbes olusekwe kumanani avela kwiNgqungquthela yaseLas Vegas kunye neGunya labatyeleli.
3. Iipaki zeSizwe kunye neePaki zeSikhumbuzo, eWashington, DC
25 million
Uninzi lweempawu zelizwe ezidumileyo zifumaneka kwi-1,000-plus iihektare zeNational Mall kunye neePaki zeSikhumbuzo, kubandakanya iWashington, Lincoln, kunye neJefferson Memorials, kunye neSikhumbuzo saseKorea kunye neVietnam War Veterans Memorials. Iimyuziyam zeSmithsonian Institution zili-19 nazo zikufuphi neThe Mall; kunyaka ophelileyo, uthungelwano lweemyuziyam zasimahla zatsala ngaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-25 zotyelelo.
Umthombo: iSebe lezangaphakathi lase-US, iTrasti yeNational Mall, iPressroom yeSmithsonian Institution
4. Indawo yeMarike yaseFaneuil, eBoston:
20 Million
Yakhiwa ngo-1742 nguPeter Faneuil, umrhwebi osisityebi waseBoston, iFaneuil Hall yasebenza njengeziko lezorhwebo lesixeko kangangeenkulungwane kunye nendawo yeentetho ezidumileyo, njengentetho kaSamuel Adams yokuzimela-eyamathanga. IFaneuil ikwabandakanya iMarike yaseQuincy ebuyiselweyo yenkulungwane ye-19. Namhlanje, abathengi bathatha isabelo esikhulu sabatyeleli, kwaye ngelixa singabandakanyi iivenkile zokuthenga kuphela (ezifana neMinnesota's Mall of America) kolu luhlu, ukubaluleka kwembali yeFaneuil kuyayiphakamisa kwisimo somtsalane wenkcubeko.
Umthombo: Faneuil Hall Marketplace
5. UbuKumkani bomlingo behlabathi leDisney, iLake Buena Vista, Fla.:
17.1 million
UBukumkani bomlingo yeyona ndawo idumileyo yeDisney yaseFlorida enomtsalane, ilandelwa yi-Epcot, iDisney Hollywood Studios kunye ne-Animal Kingdom, kwaye siyisebenzisile njenge-watermark yetrafikhi kwi-Disney Florida's multiple theme-park complex. I-Magic Kingdom Park ibandakanya ukukhwela abathandekayo njengeBig Thunder Mountain Railroad kunye ne-Country Bear Jamboree.
Umthombo: i-TEA/ERA Theme Park Attendance Report 2007
6. Disneyland Park, Anaheim, Calif.:
14.9 million
Ngokumalunga ne-15 yezigidi zeendwendwe ngo-2007, i-Disney Park yoqobo e-Anaheim, eCalifornia iye yaba ngumtsalane wabakhenkethi baseMelika ukususela ekuvulweni kwayo ngo-1955.
Umthombo: i-TEA/ERA Theme Park Attendance Report 2007
7. IFisherman's Wharf/Golden Gate Indawo yoLonwabo yeSizwe, eSan Francisco:
14.1 million
Isixeko saseBay sifumene malunga ne-16.1 yezigidi zabatyeleli ngo-2007 (idatha yamva nje ekhoyo), kwaye iFisherman's Wharf yeyona nto inomtsalane kubakhenkethi (uqikelelo lwabatyeleli beFisherman's Wharf lusuka kwi-12 lezigidi ukuya kwi-15 lezigidi). Indawo yoLonwabo yeSango leSizwe, ebandakanya ibhulorho yegolide edumileyo kunye nezinye iindawo ezininzi kwiBay Area, yatsala abatyeleli abazizigidi ezili-14.6 ngo-2008. Indawo yoLonwabo. Siwenze umndilili wamanani ukufikelela kuqikelelo lwethu lwezigidi ezili-14.
Imithombo: INkonzo yePaki yeSizwe ye-2008 Ingxelo yoNyelelo loNyaka, i-Fisherman's Wharf Merchants Association, iSixeko kunye ne-County yaseSan Francisco, eSan Francisco Chronicle.
8. IiNgxangxasi zaseNiagara, NY:
12 million
Iingxangxasi, ezinqumla kumda wase-US-Canada, ibiyindawo yabakhenkethi ukusukela kwinkulungwane ye-19. Amanzi adumayo abonakala kwiinqaba zokujonga, ngesikhephe kunye nakwiindlela ezahlukeneyo zokuhamba kwaye, kwicala laseCanada, ukusuka kwi-Whirlpool Aero Car, i-antique cable car. Ngezibalo ezivela kwi-Niagara Falls Tourism Bureau kunye neKomishoni yeBhulorho yeeNgxaki zaseNiagara, iindwendwe ziqikelelwa kwi-12 yezigidi ngonyaka.
Umthombo: I-Niagara Falls Tourism (Umtyeleli kunye ne-Convention Bureau) kunye neKhomishoni yeBhulorho yeeNgxaki zaseNiagara
9. I-Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tenn./NC:
9.04 million
Eyona paki ityelelwe kakhulu eMelika ayiyoGrand Canyon okanye iYosemite. Ngaphezulu kweemayile ezingama-800 zeendlela ezikhuselweyo, lo mmangaliso wendalo ubambe malunga nezigidi ezisi-9 zabahambi, abakhweli beentaka kunye nabaqhubi kulo nyaka uphelileyo.
Umthombo: Ingxelo yeNkonzo yePaka yeSizwe ka-2008 yoTyelelo loNyaka lwezoLonwabo
10. I-Navy Pier, eChicago:
8.6 million
Yavulwa ngo-1916, le ndawo yaseChicago kunxweme lweLake Michigan isebenze njengekhampasi kunye neziko loqeqesho lwasemkhosini. Namhlanje ibamba iihektare ezingama-50 zeevenkile, iindawo zokutyela kunye neendawo zokubonisa. Ithiyetha yaseChicago Shakespeare kunye neMyuziyam yaBantwana yaseChicago zilapha, kunye nekhalenda epheleleyo yemiboniso yomlilo yasebusuku.
Umthombo: Metropolitan Pier kunye ne-Exposition Authority
