From Deseret News archives:
Where to go, what to see? Here are some ideas
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
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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