ParksRanked

Best National Monuments

The top pick for national monument visits is Devils Tower National Monument with a ParksRanked Score of 77, from 120 places ranked by our own ParksRanked Score.

120 places · 120 ranked · ranked honestly, never by who pays.

These are the best places we track for national monument visits, ranked purely by our own ParksRanked Score. We show every qualifying place; any without enough data yet carries an Insufficient ranking data marker instead of a guessed score.

Top of the list right now: Devils Tower National Monument with a ParksRanked Score of 77.

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  1. Devils Tower National MonumentNational Monument · Wyoming, United States · Score 77
  2. Great Zimbabwe National MonumentNational Monument · Masvingo, Zimbabwe · Score 77
  3. Lincoln MemorialNational Monument · Washington, United States · Score 77
  4. Monument ValleyNational Monument · Arizona, United States · Score 77
  5. National MallNational Monument · Washington, United States · Score 77
  6. Thomas Jefferson MemorialNational Monument · Washington, United States · Score 77
  7. Washington MonumentNational Monument · Washington, United States · Score 77
  8. Canyon de Chelly National MonumentNational Monument · Arizona, United States · Score 74
  9. Castle Clinton National MonumentNational Monument · New York, United States · Score 74
  10. Crazy Horse MemorialNational Monument · South Dakota, United States · Score 74
  11. National Museum of the US Air ForceNational Monument · Ohio, United States · Score 74
  12. Rainbow Bridge National MonumentNational Monument · Utah, United States · Score 74
  13. African Burial Ground National MonumentNational Monument · New York, United States · Score 70
  14. Agate Fossil Beds National MonumentNational Monument · Nebraska, United States · Score 70
  15. Aztec Ruins National MonumentNational Monument · New Mexico, United States · Score 70
  16. Bandelier National MonumentNational Monument · New Mexico, United States · Score 70
  17. Bunker Hill MonumentNational Monument · Massachusetts, United States · Score 70
  18. Cabrillo National MonumentNational Monument · California, United States · Score 70
  19. Casa Grande Ruins National MonumentNational Monument · Arizona, United States · Score 70
  20. Castillo de San Marcos National MonumentNational Monument · Florida, United States · Score 70
  21. Cedar Breaks National MonumentNational Monument · Utah, United States · Score 70
  22. Chiricahua National MonumentNational Monument · Arizona, United States · Score 70
  23. Craters of the Moon National Monument & PreserveNational Monument · Idaho, United States · Score 70
  24. Dinosaur National MonumentNational Monument · Utah, United States · Score 70
  25. El Morro National MonumentNational Monument · New Mexico, United States · Score 70
  26. Fort Matanzas National MonumentNational Monument · Florida, United States · Score 70
  27. Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic ShrineNational Monument · Maryland, United States · Score 70
  28. Fort Monroe National MonumentNational Monument · Virginia, United States · Score 70
  29. Fort Pulaski National MonumentNational Monument · Georgia, United States · Score 70
  30. Grand Staircase-Escalante National MonumentNational Monument · Utah, United States · Score 70
  31. Jewel Cave National MonumentNational Monument · South Dakota, United States · Score 70
  32. Lava Beds National MonumentNational Monument · California, United States · Score 70
  33. Lincoln Tomb State Historic SiteNational Monument · Illinois, United States · Score 70
  34. Montezuma Castle National MonumentNational Monument · Arizona, United States · Score 70
  35. Muir Woods National MonumentNational Monument · California, United States · Score 70
  36. National 9/11 Pentagon MemorialNational Monument · Virginia, United States · Score 70
  37. National MonumentNational Monument · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Score 70
  38. Navajo National MonumentNational Monument · Arizona, United States · Score 70
  39. Organ Pipe Cactus National MonumentNational Monument · Arizona, United States · Score 70
  40. Sunset Crater Volcano National MonumentNational Monument · Arizona, United States · Score 70
  41. Tear Drop MemorialNational Monument · New Jersey, United States · Score 70
  42. Wupatki National MonumentNational Monument · Arizona, United States · Score 70
  43. Agua Fria National MonumentNational Monument · Arizona, United States · Score 67
  44. Alibates Flint Quarries National MonumentNational Monument · Texas, United States · Score 67
  45. Booker T. Washington National MonumentNational Monument · Washington, United States · Score 67
  46. Buck Island Reef National MonumentNational Monument · U.S. Virgin Islands, United States · Score 67
  47. Cape Krusenstern National MonumentNational Monument · Alaska, United States · Score 67
  48. Capulin Volcano National MonumentNational Monument · New Mexico, United States · Score 67
  49. Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National MonumentNational Monument · Pennsylvania, United States · Score 67
  50. Carrizo Plain National MonumentNational Monument · California, United States · Score 67
  51. Castle Mountains National MonumentNational Monument · California, United States · Score 67
  52. César E. Chávez National MonumentNational Monument · California, United States · Score 67
  53. Christopher ParkNational Monument · New York, United States · Score 67
  54. Colorado National MonumentNational Monument · Colorado, United States · Score 67
  55. Devils Postpile National MonumentNational Monument · California, United States · Score 67
  56. Dwight D. Eisenhower MemorialNational Monument · District of Columbia, United States · Score 67
  57. Effigy Mounds National MonumentNational Monument · Iowa, United States · Score 67
  58. El Malpais National MonumentNational Monument · New Mexico, United States · Score 67
  59. Florissant Fossil Beds National MonumentNational Monument · Colorado, United States · Score 67
  60. Fort Fisher State Historic SiteNational Monument · North Carolina, United States · Score 67
  61. Fort Frederica National MonumentNational Monument · Georgia, United States · Score 67
  62. Fort Ord National MonumentNational Monument · California, United States · Score 67
  63. Fort Stanwix National MonumentNational Monument · New York, United States · Score 67
  64. Fort Union National MonumentNational Monument · New Mexico, United States · Score 67
  65. Four Freedoms MonumentNational Monument · Indiana, United States · Score 67
  66. Freedom Riders National MonumentNational Monument · Alabama, United States · Score 67
  67. George Washington Birthplace National MonumentNational Monument · Virginia, United States · Score 67
  68. George Washington Carver National MonumentNational Monument · Missouri, United States · Score 67
  69. George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational Monument · Washington, United States · Score 67
  70. Gila Cliff Dwellings National MonumentNational Monument · New Mexico, United States · Score 67
  71. Governors Island National MonumentNational Monument · New York, United States · Score 67
  72. Grand Portage National MonumentNational Monument · Minnesota, United States · Score 67
  73. Hagerman Fossil Beds National MonumentNational Monument · Idaho, United States · Score 67
  74. High Point MonumentNational Monument · New Jersey, United States · Score 67
  75. Hovenweep National MonumentNational Monument · Utah, United States · Score 67
  76. John Day Fossil Beds National MonumentNational Monument · Oregon, United States · Score 67
  77. Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National MonumentNational Monument · New Mexico, United States · Score 67
  78. Little Bighorn Battlefield National MonumentNational Monument · Montana, United States · Score 67
  79. Memorial ParkNational Monument · Rhode Island, United States · Score 67
  80. National Monument to the ForefathersNational Monument · Massachusetts, United States · Score 67
  81. National WWI Museum and MemorialNational Monument · Kansas, United States · Score 67
  82. Natural Bridges National MonumentNational Monument · Utah, United States · Score 67
  83. Petroglyph National MonumentNational Monument · New Mexico, United States · Score 67
  84. Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown MuseumNational Monument · Massachusetts, United States · Score 67
  85. Pipe Spring National MonumentNational Monument · Arizona, United States · Score 67
  86. Pipestone National MonumentNational Monument · Minnesota, United States · Score 67
  87. Russell Cave National MonumentNational Monument · Alabama, United States · Score 67
  88. Salinas Pueblo Missions National MonumentNational Monument · New Mexico, United States · Score 67
  89. Scotts Bluff National MonumentNational Monument · Oregon, United States · Score 67
  90. Soldiers and Sailors MonumentNational Monument · Connecticut, United States · Score 67
  91. Sonoran Desert National MonumentNational Monument · Arizona, United States · Score 67
  92. Statue Of Liberty National MonumentNational Monument · New York, United States · Score 67
  93. Stonewall National MonumentNational Monument · New York, United States · Score 67
  94. This Is The Place MonumentNational Monument · Utah, United States · Score 67
  95. Timpanogos Cave National MonumentNational Monument · Utah, United States · Score 67
  96. Tonto National MonumentNational Monument · Arizona, United States · Score 67
  97. Tule Lake National MonumentNational Monument · California, United States · Score 67
  98. Tuzigoot National MonumentNational Monument · Arizona, United States · Score 67
  99. Vermilion Cliffs National MonumentNational Monument · Arizona, United States · Score 67
  100. Virgin Islands Coral Reef National MonumentNational Monument · U.S. Virgin Islands, United States · Score 67

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Common questions

How many places are on this list?
120 places, 120 of them ranked.
What is the top pick for national monument visits?
Devils Tower National Monument leads with a ParksRanked Score of 77.
How does ParksRanked decide the order?
By our own ParksRanked Score only. Membership reflects our curated selections from the directory; no advertising or partnership ever influences the ranking, and sparse-data places are clearly marked.