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What to see: Mirror Lake, Mount Jo, Olympic Ski Jump Complex, Brewster Peninsula Nature Trails.
What to do: bobsledding, taking a boat tour, wine tasting, hiking.
What to see: Airborne and Special Operations Museum, Veterans Park, Cape Fear Botanical Garden.
What to do: base jumping, zip lining, hiking.
What to see: Hanging Lake Trail, Glenwood Hot Springs, Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park.
What to do: biking, whitewater rafting, hiking, tubing.
What to see: Park City Mountain Resort, Utah Olympic Park, Guardsman Pass Scenic Backway.
What to do: going to the Sundance Film Festival, hiking, skiing, snowboarding, biking, visiting galleries.
What to see: Appalachian Trail, The Blue Ridge Mountains, Pisgah National Forrest, the Asheville Urban Trail.
What to do: hiking, mountain biking, fishing, camping.
What to see: Bear Creek Falls, Telluride Ski Resort, Mountain Village.
What to do: Riding the gondola, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing, hiking, off-roading, attending the Telluride Bluegrass Festival.
What to see: Seven Stars Alpaca Ranch, Coeur d'Alene Lake, Tubbs Hill Nature Trails, North Idaho Centennial Trail.
What to do: hiking, golfing, zip-lining, fishing, parasailing/paragliding.
What to see: Leavenworth Reindeer Farm, Icicle Gorge, Waterfront Park, Front Street Park.
What to do: going to a summer festival, skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling.
What to see: The Trezona Trail, Bass Lake Trail, and Hegman Lake Trail.
What to do: hiking trails, and opportunities for outdoor activities such as camping and wildlife watching.
What to see: Donner Memorial State Park and Emigrant Trail Museum, Northstar California, Historic Downtown Truckee.
What to do: whitewater rafting, skiing, snowboarding, biking, tubing.
What to see: Vail Mountain, Gore Range, Piney Lake.
What to do: skiing, snowboarding, hiking, seeing a live show, tubing, biking, ziplining, climbing.
What to see: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Ober Gatlinberg, Anakeesta.
What to do: whitewater rafting, horseback riding, ziplining, seeing live bluegrass.
What to see: Taos Pueblo, Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Study Area, El Rio Grande del Norte National Monument.
What to do: riding in a hot-air balloon, llama trekking, biking, river rafting, horseback riding, fly-fishing.
What to see: McCullough Gulch, Vail Pass Path, Boreas Pass Road, Peak 9, Breckenridge Nordic Center, Mohawk Lake.
What to do: skiing, hiking, whitewater rafting, canyoning.
What to see: Grand Portage State Forest, Judge C.R. Magney State Park, Poplar Lake, Honeymoon Bluff.
What to do: biking, boating, hiking, canoeing/kayaking, horseback riding.
What to see: Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Custer State Park, Badlands National Park, Reptile Gardens, Art Alley, Storybook Island.
What to do: Explore the hiking trails, enjoy scenic viewpoints, watch for wildlife.
What to see: Roanoke Valley Greenways, St. Andrew's Roman Catholic Church, Bottom Creek Gorge, Mill Mountain Star/Park, Taubman Museum of Art.
What to do: biking, hiking, exploring the Roanoke Star in Mill Mountain Park.
What to see: Adam's House, Mt Roosevelt Museum, Broken Boot Gold Mine, Days of '76 Museum.
What to do: skiing, snowboarding, hiking, horseback riding.
What to see: Government Trail.
What to do: skiing, snowboarding, hiking, gondola rides, whitewater rafting, dogsled rides, hot-air balloon rides.
What to see: Payette Lake, Ponderosa State Park, Brundage Mountain.
What to do: snow sculpting, snowshoeing, skiing, mountain biking, whitewater rafting, kayaking, canoeing.
What to see: Sitka Historic Totum Park, Alaska Raptor Center, Fortress of the Bear, St. Michael's Cathedral.
What to do: fishing, hiking, boat tours, whale watching.
What to see: Cathedral Rock, Red Rock State Park, Oak Creek Canyon, Slide Rock State Park, Devil's Bridge Trail.
What to do: biking, rock climbing, hiking, off-roading, horseback riding, whitewater rafting.
What to see: Harpers Ferry National Park, Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Jefferson Rock, Armory Canal Trail.
What to do: Hiking, mountain biking, rock climbing, birdwatching in the surrounding natural areas.
What to see: Mount Mansfield, Stowe Recreation Path, Moss Glen Falls, Smugglers State Park, Stowe Mountain.
What to do: skiing, hiking, biking, zip-lining, snowmobiling.
What to see: Kebler Pass, Crested Butte Nordic Center, Schofield Pass, Crested Butte Mountain Resort.
What to do: skiing, biking, hiking, camping, rafting, horseback riding.
What to see: Aurora Dora, Byers Lake, Talkeetna Historical Society Museum.
What to do: taking a riverboat tour, rafting, tubing, fishing, ziplining, taking a "flightseeing" tour.
What to see: Hidden Lake.
What to do: hiking, fly-fishing, rafting, snowshoeing, skiing, tubing, biking, snowmobiling, horseback riding, helicopter tour.
What to see: Lassen Volcanic National Park, Lassen National Forest.
What to do: swimming, tubing, kayaking, canoeing, hiking, snowshoeing, skiing, fishing, boating, snowmobiling.
What to see: Cascase Falls Park, Ouray Ice Park, Box Canyon Falls Park, Ouray Hot Springs Pool.
What to do: ice climbing, hiking, off-roading, climbing, horseback riding.
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What to see: Ka'ena Point State Park, Makaha Beach Park, Pu’U’Ohulu Kai.
What to do: surfing, swimming, snorkeling, diving, hiking, boat tours, kitesurfing.
What to see: Ariel Fire Depot and Smokejumper Center, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, A Carousel for Missoula.
What to do: skiing, snowboarding, hiking, fishing.
What to see: Killington Peak, Pico Mountain Ski Area, Killington Ski Resort.
What to do: skiing, hiking, climbing, snowshoeing, golfing, music festivals.
What to see: Hood River Waterfront Park, Columbia River Gorge, Mount Hood, Marchesi Vineyards, Mirror Lake Trail.
What to do: windsurfing, biking, hiking, whitewater rafting, horseback riding.
What to see: Turpentine Creek Wildlife Wildlife Refuge, Thorncrown Chapel, Beaver Lake, St. Elizabeth Catholic Church.
What to do: hiking, canoeing, kayaking, fishing.
What to see: Great Smoky Mountains Railroad, Swain County Heritage Museum.
What to do: hiking, biking, whitewater rafting, fly-fishing, tubing, stand-up paddleboarding.
What to see: Dollywood, Rockin' Raceway Arcade, Ole Smoky Tennessee Moonshine Distillery, Parrot Mountain & Gardens.
What to do: whitewater rafting, ziplining, hiking.
What to see: Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary, Red Lodge Mountain, Wild Bill Lake, Lake Fork Trail.
What to do: skiing, snowboarding, rafting horseback riding, climbing, fishing.
What to see: Rocky Mountain National Park, Peak to Peak Scenic Byway, the Stanley Hotel, Lily Lake, Estes Park Aerial Tramway.
What to do: hiking, horseback riding, off-roading.
What to see: Kancamagus Highway, White Mountain National Forest, Mount Washington Observatory, Cathedral Ledge, Diana's Baths.
What to do: hiking, skiing, snowboarding.
What to see: McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass loop, Sahalie and Koosah Falls, Clear Lake.
What to do: skiing, snowboarding, sledding, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, hiking, paddling, biking, horseback riding.
What to see: Maroon Bells, Independence Pass, Maroon Lake Scenic Trail, Rio Grande Trail.
What to do: hiking, biking, whitewater rafting, horseback riding, riding the gondola.
What to see: Sandpoint City Beach, Schweitzer Mountain, Panida Theater, Bonner County History Museum.
What to do: hiking, climbing, fishing, skiing, boat tours.
What to see: Glacier National Park
What to do: a year-round destination known for skiing, hiking, and its charming downtown.
What to see: Strawberry Park Hot Springs, Yampa River Botanic Park, Fish Creek Falls.
What to do: Skiing , snowboarding, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing.
What to see: Blue Ridge Mountains, Grandfather Mountain, Linville Caverns.
What to do: outdoor activities and scenic views at this picturesque lake.
What to see: Acadia National Park, Cadillac Mountain,Park Loop Road.
What to do: hiking trails and maritime activities.
What to see: Waterfront Park, Cascade Loop, Leavenworth Reindeer Farm.
What to do: hiking, river rafting, skiing.
What to see: Arches National Park, Canyonlands National Park, Dead Horse Point State Park
What to do: mountain biking, rafting, kayaking, hot-air balloon rides.
What to see: Banff National Park, Lake Louise, Moraine Lake.
What to do: gondola ride, hiking.
The United States is home to some of the most stunning mountain scenery in the world. Snow or shine, you can visit one of these towns and find the outdoor adventure of your dreams.
Without further ado, here are 50 of the most beautiful mountain destinations America has to offer. Click on to discover them all.
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The United States is home to some of the most stunning mountain scenery in the world. Snow or shine, you can visit one of these towns and find the outdoor adventure of your dreams.
Without further ado, here are 50 of the most beautiful mountain destinations America has to offer. Click on to discover them all.