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OVERALL RANKINGS OF U.S. TOURING AREAS ON DESTINATION SATISFACTION INDEX (DSI)

Destinations are ranked in terms of the percent of people who visited them and express great satisfaction with what they experienced while there. All personality types are included in the overall rankings.


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Tour Top Travel Destination Value For Money Total Stars
Yellowstone National Park/ Beartooth Highway, Montana 5 4 9.0
Alaska adventure activities (trekking, kayaking, fishing, etc.) 5 4 9.0
Maine adventure activities (biking, kayaking, rock climbing, etc) 5 4.5 9.5
Zion National Park, Utah 5 4 9.0
Kenai Peninsula, Alaska 5 3.5 8.5
Duluth/Lake Superior's north shore, Minnesota 5 4.5 9.5
Redwood/Sequoia/Yosemite national parks, Northern California 5 4 9.0
Glacier National Park, Montana 5 4 9.0
Alaska wildlife viewing 5 4 9.0
Grand Canyon, Arizona 5 3.5 8.5
Green Mountains/ski areas, Vermont 5 3.5 8.5
Maine coastal towns 5 4 9.0
Petoskey/Charlevoix/Traverse City area, Michigan 5 4 9.0
National parks/nature preserves, Arizona 5 4.5 9.5
Mesa Verde National Park/other parks, Colorado 5 4.5 9.5
White Mountains/ski resorts, New Hampshire 5 4.5 9.5
Alaska Inside Passage (Ketchikan, Sitka, other towns), AK 5 3.5 8.5
Maine national parks/nature preserves 5 4.5 9.5
Black Hills/Mount Rushmore, South Dakota 5 4 9.0
Blue Ridge Parkway/Skyline Drive, Virginia 5 4 9.0
Sierras, Northern California 5 3.5 8.5
Alaska Cruising 5 3.5 8.5
Mackinac Island, Michigan 5 3.5 8.5
Denali National Park/other parks, Alaska 5 3.5 8.5
Cape Ann, Massachusetts 5 4 9.0
Bozeman/Big Sky ski area, Montana 5 3.5 8.5
Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts 5 3.5 8.5
Shenandoah Valley, Virginia 5 4.5 9.5
Maine Fall foliage touring 5 4 9.0
Lake Michigan beach towns, Michigan 5 4 9.0
North Carolina mountain towns (Asheville, Blowing Rock, Lake Lure) 5 4 9.0
Nantucket, Massachusetts 5 3 8.0
Louisiana historic plantations 5 4 9.0
Connecticut Fall foliage touring 5 3.5 8.5
Olympic Peninsula, Washington 5 3.5 8.5
Blue Ridge Mountains, Georgia 5 4 9.0
Idaho outdoor activities (biking, camping, fishing, hiking, etc.) 5 4 9.0
Coastal cruising, Maine 5 3.5 8.5
Colorado Rockies/ski areas 5 3.5 8.5
Outer Banks/Crystal Coast, North Carolina 5 4 9.0
New Hampshire Fall foliage touring 5 4.5 9.5
Puget Sound/coastal islands, Washington 5 3.5 8.5
Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee 5 4 9.0
Utah outdoor activities (biking, climbing, rafting, etc.) 5 4.5 9.5
Cape Cod, Massachusetts 5 3.5 8.5
Upper Peninsula, Michigan 5 4.5 9.5
Maui, Hawaii 5 3 8.0
Wine regions, Oregon 5 4 9.0
Finger Lakes area, New York 5 4 9.0
Amelia Island, Florida 5 3 8.0
Mendocino and Humboldt counties, Northern California 5 3.5 8.5
Berkshires, Massachusetts 5 3.5 8.5
Hawaii (aka Big Island), Hawaii 5 3 8.0
Shasta/Cascade region, Northern California 5 3.5 8.5
Kawai, Hawaii 5 3 8.0
Catskills/Adirondacks, New York 4.5 3.5 8.0
Sedona, Oak Creek Canyon, Arizona 4.5 3 7.5
Golden Isles (including Sea Island, Saint Simons Island), Georgia 4.5 3.5 8.0
Napa/Sonoma wine regions, Northern California 4.5 3 7.5
Virginia Civil War/Revolutionary War sites 4.5 4 8.5
Lake Tahoe area, Northern California 4.5 3 7.5
New Hampshire outdoor summertime activities 4.5 4 8.5
Ozarks, Arkansas 4.5 4.5 9.0
Arizona Native American experiences 4.5 4 8.5
Massachusetts Fall foliage touring 4.5 4 8.5
Alabama Gulf Coast beaches (Dauphin Island, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach) 4.5 4 8.5
Great River Road scenic byway/ river towns, Minnesota 4.5 5 9.5
Oahu, Hawaii 4.5 3 7.5
New Jersey shore towns/resorts (including Cape May, Ocean City) 4.5 3 7.5
Wilmington/Cape Fear Coast, North Carolina 4.5 4 8.5
Door County, Wisconsin 4.5 3 7.5
Illinois State/national parks 4.5 4.5 9.0
Georgia coastal resort towns 4.5 3.5 8.0
Washington Coast, Washington 4.5 4 8.5
St. Michaels area, Maryland 4.5 3.5 8.0
Brown County, Art Colony, Indiana 4.5 3.5 8.0
Lake Erie shore (including Toledo), Ohio 4.5 4 8.5
Brainerd Lakes area/Mississippi headwaters, Minnesota 4.5 4 8.5
Outdoor activities/summertime, Washington 4.5 4 8.5
Northwoods, Wisconsin 4.5 4 8.5
Massachusetts historic towns (Lexington, Concord, etc.) 4.5 3.5 8.0
Everglades National Park/other nature areas, Florida 4.5 4 8.5
New York historic forts (Niagara, Ontario, Ticonderoga, etc.) 4.5 3 7.5
Colorado ghost towns (Central City, others) 4.5 4 8.5
Cascades/Mount Rainier/ski areas, Washington 4.5 3.5 8.0
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Indiana 4.5 4 8.5
Georgia Civil War sites/reenactments 4.5 4 8.5
Ozarks/Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri 4.5 4 8.5
Cajun country (Lafayette, other towns), Louisiana 4.5 4.5 9.0
Historic Hudson River towns (Kingston, New Paltz, etc.), New York 4.5 3.5 8.0
Pennsylvania Civil War sites/events (including Gettysburg) 4.5 4 8.5
Washington wine country (Eastern Washington) 4.5 3.5 8.0
Rehoboth Beach/other beach towns, Delaware 4.5 3.5 8.0
Joshua Tree National Monument, California (Southern) 4.5 4 8.5
Temecula/wine country, California (Southern) 4.5 3.5 8.0
Poconos Mountains, Pennsylvania 4.5 3.5 8.0
New Mexico Native American experiences 4.5 4 8.5
Amish country, Ohio 4 4 8.0
Springfield/Lincoln country, Illinois 4.5 3.5 8.0
Mississippi River towns/cruising casinos, Louisiana 4.5 3.5 8.0
Pennsylvania Wilds, Pennsylvania 4.5 4 8.5
Alaska Native Culture 4.5 4 8.5
Amish country, Indiana 4.5 4 8.5
Texas Gulf Coast (Corpus Christi, Galveston, Padre Island) 4.5 4 8.5
Amish country/Lancaster County, Pennsylvania 4.5 3.5 8.0
Arizona's lakes 4.5 3.5 8.0
Bucks County, Pennsylvania 4.5 3 7.5
Amana Colonies, Iowa 4 4 8.0
Alaska Gold Rush areas 4 2.5 6.5
Old West towns (Prescott, Tombstone, others), Arizona 4 3.5 7.5
Oregon ski areas & mountain activities 4 3.5 7.5
Death Valley, Southern California 4 3.5 7.5
Hot Springs/other spa towns, Arkansas 4 4 8.0
Mississippi Gulf Coast 4 4 8.0
Delaware shopping/outlets/antiques 4 4 8.0
Maine outlet shopping 4 3.5 7.5
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin 4 2 6.0
Illinois' Mississippi River towns/cruising casinos 4 3 7.0
Long Island, New York 4 2.5 6.5
Iowa river towns/riverboat gambling 3.5 3 7.0

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