From Deseret News archives:
Where to go, what to see? Here are some ideas
1. Great Smoky Mountains (Tennessee/North Carolina) 9.3 million visitors
2. Grand Canyon (Arizona) 4.4 million visitors
3. Yosemite (California) 3.5 million visitors
4. Yellowstone (Wyoming/Montana/Idaho) 3.1 million visitors
5. Olympic (Washington) 2.9 million visitors
6. Rocky Mountain (Colorado) 2.8 million visitors
7. Zion (Utah) 2.6 million visitors
8. Grand Teton (Wyoming) 2.5 million visitors
9. Cuyahoga Valley (Ohio) 2.4 million visitors
10. Acadia (Maine) 2.2 million visitors
THE 10 LEAST VISITED NATIONAL PARKS IN 2007
10. Congaree (South Carolina) 115,524 visitors
9. Katmai (Alaska) 82,634 visitors
8. Great Basin (Nevada) 81,364 visitors
7. Dry Tortugas (Florida) 60,895 visitors
6. North Cascades (Washington) 19,534 visitors
5. Isle Royale (Michigan) 15,975 visitors
3. National Park of American Samoa (American Samoa) 6,774 visitors
2. Lake Clark (Alaska) 5,549 visitors
1. Kobuk Valley (Alaska) 847 visitors
HALLS FULL OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
1. National Baseball Hall of Fame; Cooperstown, N.Y.; opened in 1939.
2. Pro Football Hall of Fame; Canton, Ohio; opened 1963.
3. International Tennis Hall of Fame; Newport, R.I.; opened 1954.
4. Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame; Springfield, Mass., opened 1959.
5. Women's Basketball Hall of Fame; Knoxville, Tenn.; opened 1999.
6. Little League Baseball Hall of Fame; Williamsport, Penn.; opened 1982.
7. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; Cleveland, Ohio; opened 1995.
8. International Bowling Hall of Fame, St. Louis, Mo.; opened 1939.
9. National Cowboy Hall of Fame, Oklahoma City, Okla.; opened 1955.
10. National Inventors Hall of Fame, Akron, Ohio; established 1973.
11. National Women's Hall of Fame, Seneca Falls, N.Y.; founded 1969.
12. National Teachers Hall of Fame, Emporia, Kan.; established 1989.
10 MAN-MADE MARVELS
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- New plans for Sandy Proscenium land 3:27 p.m.
- Holladay development appeal denied 2:59 p.m.
- BYU bug to aid in soil clean up 2:50 p.m.
- Provo council members say goodbye 2:49 p.m.
- Rancher run over by tractor, injured 2:45 p.m.
- Stronger retail boost stocks 2:44 p.m.
- Snow hampers missing mom search 2:24 p.m.
- Gun laws becoming more loose 2:16 p.m.
- Drug combo improves cancer survival 2:13 p.m.
- Cable falls on I-80; lanes reopened 2:11 p.m.
- Letters: Global warming a lie
268 - TCU to play Boise in Fiesta Bowl
207 - BYU football: Bronco weighs in on Hall
194 - Palin signs books, chats with fans
169 - Utah/BYU rivalry can be more civil
151 - Cougars going back to Vegas
150 - Andersen apologizes for Jordan hoax
142 - Nude bathers cited for lewdness
133 - Max Hall wants to look ahead
130 - Jazz fall apart late at L.A.
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