10 heavily visited parks in America

1.   Great Smoky Mountains

 

National Park's busiest, Great Smoky Mountains attracts more than 9 million visitors a year, double the amount of any other national park. It is located in Tennessee and North Carolina.

2. Grand Canyon

 

Grand Canyon National Park is a conservation area in Arizona, USA. In this national park is a large canyon Grand Canyon each year attracted nearly 5 million people travel the canyon. 90% of visitors were first to see the canyon from the South Rim.

However, visitors can hike through the trails of the park or driving to the cool green forests of the North Rim.

3. Yosemite

 

Yosemite Park is located in the State of California, United States attracted more than 3 million visitors each year. Park in 1984 by UNESCO as world cultural heritage. Park, famous throughout the world with beautiful granite cliffs, high waterfalls, the great pine tree and the recent biodiversity.

4. Yellowstone

 

Yellowstone National Park is the first and oldest in the world, located in Wyoming, USA. Yellowstone is famous for wild animals such as elk, Bighorn sheep, grizzly bears ... and the geysers and hot springs, geysers, especially Old Faithul.

5. Rocky Mountain

 

Rocky Mountain National Park located in Colorado. This park has 150 lakes, streams up to 450 miles plus the different ecosystems from the swamps, pine forests to the tundra.

The park has many wild animals live as elk, beaver, Bighorn sheep and many birds.

6. Olympic

 

Olympic National Park is located in Washington on the Olympic Peninsula. The park can be divided into three basic areas: Pacific Coast, the Olympic mountains, and temperate rain forest.

Park to 1441 square miles wide, relatively untouched landscape, landscape park, designated by UNESCO as a World Natural Heritage in 1981 and is the international biosphere reserve.

7. Grand Teton

Grand Teton National Park is located in the north of the state of Wyoming and in the south of Yellowstone National Park. Teton is the name taken from the name of the highest mountain in the region.

Although tourists can enjoy the scenic park to park throughout the year but in September and October bring the guests feel comfortable, less crowded and have more chances to see elk.

8. Zion

 

Zion National Park is the state of Utah, United States, attracting 2.5 million visitors a year. This is the shrine is made of sandstone, limestone, volcanic rock, shale and sedimentary rocks are layered together infinite convex and concave.

9. Acadia

 

Acadia National Park located in Maine, each year attracting two million tourists to visit. Many people came to Acadia park to enjoy the sunrise, especially to find themselves the first to welcome the new day in America.

Many tourists come to visit Cadillac Mountain, waiting for the sun. Cadillac is the highest peak Maine coast and the northeastern United States. The sun will rise here before other parts of the vast country the United States.

10. Cuyahoga Valley

 

Cuyahoga Valley National Park is located in Ohio of the United States is among the top 10 national parks most heavily visited. Although the Cuyahoga Valley to people attracted to Blue Hen falls Brandywine but beautiful waterfall is equally attractive.

The beautiful desert paradise

Taklamakan (China)

 

Taklamakan is one of the largest sand desert in the world, located in the Autonomous Region Uighur people of Xinjiang. Taklamakan stretches over 270 000 km2 area of ​​the Tarim Basin, with a length of 1,000 km and 400 km wide. In the north and the south edge of this desert are two branches of the Silk Road by the traveler looking to avoid the arid wasteland.

In 2008, the Taklamakan desert weather has lowered the minimum after 11 days with snow. This is the first largest desert in China is completely covered by a 4 cm thick snow.

Lencois Maranhenses (Brazil)

 

In a country surrounded by fresh water and 30% large tropical forests, we can find a "desert". Located in the state of Maranhao, on the north bank of Brazil, Lencois Maranhenses National Park is an area about 300 km2 area of ​​white sand and deep blue lagoons, creating one of the beautiful scenery and unique in the world world. The dunes invade the mainland about 50 km from the coast, leaving the scene here is like a white carpet when viewed from above.

Salar de Uyuni (Bolivia)

 

Salar lf one of the symbols of Bolivia, a vast salt desert is located in central Altiplano. It's a seemingly flat desert, reflecting sunlight. On the desert there are a few lakes with exotic colors derived from minerals in the region.

About 40,000 years ago, this area is part of the lake Minchi, a giant prehistoric lake. When the lake dried, forming two small lakes today and Uru Uru Lake Poopo with two large salt desert Salar de Uyuni and Coipasa. Uyuni roughly 25 times larger than the size of the Bonneville Salt Flats in America.

Farafra (Egypt)
 

The main attraction of Farafra is the White Desert (also known as the "sahara el Beyda, in which 'sahara' you think is a desert). White Desert of Egypt is located 45 kilometers Farafra north. desert is white, cream and the formation of giant chalk rocks, sometimes creating sand storms in the area.

Simpson Desert (Australia)
 

Australia is home to four major deserts: Simpson, Tanami, Great Victoria and Sturt's Stoney. In it, Simpson desert known as "red giant stone" because of the presence of red sand dunes. The sand dunes running north to south in the static position and is retained by the plants. They transform heights from 3m to about 30m north east. Nappaneric famous dunes, also known as the Red Rock about 40m.

Sahara (South Africa)

 

Sahara, an area of ​​8.6 million km2, is the world's largest desert, covering a vast area of South Africa. About 4 million people living in this area. Saraha is the maximum length is 4,800 km, running from west to east and the distance from north to south is 1,200 km. Sahara stretching over a territory of the countries: Mauritania, Western Sahara, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Chad, Niger and Mali.

10 tourist destinations the world's most dangerous

There are many types of tourism, tourist attraction, but of which there are also some sites contain potentially dangerous that tourists should carefully consider before you go. The adventurous can make your trip more fun, but sometimes a big tradeoff with health and human life. Danger in tourism can be a country at war, theft, dangerous terrain, and animals as well as severe weather ...

Brazil
 

Brazil country possesses a great beauty, a cultural festival with a variety of very diverse tourist attractions. But here also harbor a lot of risk. The danger always lurking with the crime rate is extremely high, with a murder rate of four times higher than the United States. But the crime of murder is just one of hot issues. The number of rapes, looting and "quicknappings" happens a lot ("quicknappings" is a new crime, they kidnap a person in a short period of time and money required to pay quickly by means of ATM ). Regional economic downturn such as Sao Palo and Salvador are some of the gang hot spots of black society. Rio de Jeneiro, although one of the top tourist destinations of Brazil, but also a hotbed of criminal activity. The gap keeps growing social classes in Brazil will increase the risk of more violence.

Venezuela

 

 
Venezuela has beautiful beaches and mountainous terrain perfect for those who like adventure. But the South American country also contains many dangers. Murder rate in Caracas is said to be the world's highest and most murders are not resolved. Poor neighborhoods of Caracas rarely see a police presence. Pocketing, armed robbery, the thieves, fraud raged through the streets. Beware of illegal gangs fake police ... Crime is rampant even at the airport, this place also believed to be rife with corruption.

Mount Everest 

Mount Everest is one of the most spectacular sights in the world. Be watching everything while on the mountain is something special that not everyone get a chance. But there is always some permanent danger to those who intend to conquer this place. Weather is the number one enemy, the mountains are covered with ice, as the thinner air up and cold ... Just up to the first camp, will have a lot of people perished because of freeze to death. The good news is the crime rate in Nepal is quite low, but you also have to prevent robberies, pickpockets and scam artists.

Russia

Since the end of the Cold War and the Soviet Union disintegrated, tourism in Russia has grown significantly. Moscow and St Petersburg are the two popular tourist destination for tourists interested in architecture and impressive experience Eastern culture. Both cities have problems with crime, violence, increased crime, mainly from skinhead groups targeting ethnic tourists. Travel to the southern states of Russia as Chechnya can be extremely dangerous because of political instability. The terrorist bombings and kidnappings common in these areas. You should also be wary of Russia's police force. They can stop you without cause and there have been harassed and extorted money from tourists occurs.

Zimbabwe 

Zimbabwe National Sea is not a destination with many options in Africa. It features a waterfall on the Zambezi River Victorya-one spectacular natural wonders of the world. It along with the big game parks Zimbabwe have helped the tourism is quite developed. Zimbabwe is also a sensitive area, climate, political - society is described as unpredictable. Political instability occurs frequently affected directly to tourists. And also because in this economy crisis so serious accident, armed robbery, car hijacking, "quicknapping" raging in the streets. You also need to be wary of unscrupulous taxi drivers to avoid being scammed.

Haiti 

Haiti share the Caribbean island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic. This country is not a bad choice for the trip. However, this is one of the least developed countries and the poorest in the Western Hemisphere, which means rampant crime. U.S. State Department noted that Haiti unsafe area. The agency also estimates that eight percent of the cocaine entering the U.S. via Haiti - an alarming figure. Most car crime in Haiti robbery, murder, armed robbery and kidnapping. In 2008, 27 U.S. citizens are reported missing in the kidnapping. These victims often report being beaten and raped during the arrest. So with uncertainty and danger, whether you want to come here?

Yemen 

Yemen is a developing country with modern facilities in the tourist areas along the southern coast of the country. The beach Socotra, Aden and Kamaran island is attractive sights. The good news is almost Yemen crimes related to the theft of four-wheel vehicle. But the U.S. government believes that Al Qaeda extremist organizations based in this play. U.S. State Department worry about the safety of American tourists in Yemen on suspicion of Al Qaeda presence. In September 2008, a terrorist attack on the embassy building led to the death of a U.S. visitor. The other attacks in March and April 2008 injury to some American tourists. The State Department warned travelers away from the area of political protest is taking place. If tourism in Yemen, the advice to you is do not come near the four-wheel vehicle.

Kenya 

Kenya possesses a natural wonder. If you like hunting, no place more suitable Republic of Kenya. Unfortunately this place is also a dangerous point in Africa. Main tourist attractions in Kenya is home to lucrative for the attackers, armed pickpockets and scam artists. Rampant violent crime and many times fatal for tourists. The carjacking, hotel rooms invasion kidnapping and rape are also the permanent danger for tourists addition, the political climate in Kenya is very bad, sometimes tourists are liable to photo effects of terrorism. One of the 1998 bombings that killed 225 people and injuring another 5,000 people. Violence also erupted in recent years as a result of political unrest.

Lebanon 

Lebanon and Beirut are carrying a pretty bad reputation in the 1970s and 1980s because of civil war gripped the country. After the 1990s, this bad impression partly be overcome and tourism development in Beirut-which is known as the "Paris of the Middle East" and along the Mediterranean coast. Recently, the war with Israel has escalated and the U.S. State Department warned its citizens because, unlike in some other countries, Americans are often the target of terrorist organizations. Palestinian groups and militant organizations like Hezbollah does not control activities in Lebanon. In May 2008, Hezbollah militants blocked roads to the airport and out of the country. Since then, the situation becomes better, the new government was established, but U.S. officials cautious with this country. Street crime here is not serious enough although the armed carjacking and is still happening.

Somalia

Somalia is home to the largest coastline in Africa, where there are good hotels and cheap food with beautiful mountain Almadow. But you will not find any here where tourists do. In 2004, Abdi Osman Jimale, tourism minister of Somalia, claiming that it had no visitors are admitted within 14 years. What are the reasons? Somalia is one of the most dangerous places on earth. Civil War and the war between the leaders seek to control drug and arms trade has made Somalia worse than ever. Since civil war erupted in 1990, Somalia is divided into many small parts. The owners of hotels in Mogadishu Sharmo can serve lobster and watch the sea, but they also advise visitors hire at least 10 armed guards to get them from the airport to the hotel. United States did not have an embassy in Somalia, terror attacks, the border war, everyday street crime made ​​this place even more deplorable. So maybe you should come here, at least until things stabilize somewhat.