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Where to go, what to see? Here are some ideas

Published: Sunday, May 11, 2008 12:47 a.m. MDT
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THE 10 MOST VISITED NATIONAL PARKS IN 2007

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

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4. Gates of the Arctic (Alaska) — 10.942 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.

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Yosemite Half Dome at Yosemite National Park in California.

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