Best Protected Areas

The top pick for protected area visits is Graceland with a ParksRanked Score of 94, from 120 places ranked by our own ParksRanked Score.

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

1. GracelandProtected Area · Tennessee, United States · Score 94
2. OaklandProtected Area · West Virginia, United States · Score 94
3. Cuyahoga Valley National ParkProtected Area · Ohio, United States · Score 93
4. Ryman AuditoriumProtected Area · Tennessee, United States · Score 92
5. QuarryProtected Area · Missouri, United States · Score 91
6. Dickson MoundsProtected Area · Illinois, United States · Score 91
7. Eleutherian MillsProtected Area · Delaware, United States · Score 91
8. John Brown Farm State Historic SiteProtected Area · New York, United States · Score 91
9. Albermarle and Chesapeake Canal Historic DistrictProtected Area · Virginia, United States · Score 89
10. Historic Rittenhouse TownProtected Area · Pennsylvania, United States · Score 89
11. James J. Hill HouseProtected Area · MN, United States · Score 89
12. Sequoia & Kings Canyon National ParksProtected Area · California, United States · Score 89
13. Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House Historic DistrictProtected Area · Illinois, United States · Score 89
14. The Epic of American CivilizationProtected Area · Vermont, United States · Score 89
15. Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 2Protected Area · Pennsylvania, United States · Score 88
16. Turtle Mountain Provincial ParkProtected Area · United States · Score 88
17. Fort LoudounProtected Area · Tennessee, United States · Score 88
18. Ashton Historic DistrictProtected Area · United States · Score 88
19. Brandywine Village Historic DistrictProtected Area · Delaware, United States · Score 88
20. Downtown Wilmington Commercial Historic DistrictProtected Area · Delaware, United States · Score 88
21. ForebayProtected Area · Illinois, United States · Score 88
22. Lower Market Street Historic DistrictProtected Area · Delaware, United States · Score 88
23. Sanford Mills Historic DistrictProtected Area · Maine, United States · Score 88
24. Farm Creek SectionProtected Area · Illinois, United States · Score 88
25. Greenbo Lake State Resort ParkProtected Area · Kentucky, United States · Score 88
26. Holmdel ParkProtected Area · NJ, United States · Score 88
27. Myopia Hunt ClubProtected Area · Massachusetts, United States · Score 88
28. Quaker Hill Historic DistrictProtected Area · Delaware, United States · Score 88
29. Shiloh Indian MoundsProtected Area · Tennessee, United States · Score 88
30. Aiken's Tavern Historic DistrictProtected Area · Delaware, United States · Score 88
31. Baynard Boulevard Historic DistrictProtected Area · Delaware, United States · Score 88
32. Coffee Run Mission SiteProtected Area · Delaware, United States · Score 88
33. Cool Spring Park Historic DistrictProtected Area · Delaware, United States · Score 88
34. Ephrata Commercial Historic DistrictProtected Area · Pennsylvania, United States · Score 88
35. Odessa Historic DistrictProtected Area · Delaware, United States · Score 88
36. Portsmouth Olde Towne Historic DistrictProtected Area · Virginia, United States · Score 88
37. Alfred Historic DistrictProtected Area · Maine, United States · Score 87
38. Downtown Portsmouth Historic DistrictProtected Area · Virginia, United States · Score 87
39. Middletown Historic DistrictProtected Area · Delaware, United States · Score 87
40. Optima National Wildlife RefugeProtected Area · Oklahoma, United States · Score 87
41. Oregon Mill ComplexProtected Area · Pennsylvania, United States · Score 87
42. Pillsbury A MillProtected Area · Minnesota, United States · Score 87
43. Port Norfolk Historic DistrictProtected Area · Virginia, United States · Score 87
44. Centreville Historic DistrictProtected Area · Delaware, United States · Score 87
45. Dresden Island Lock and Dam Historic DistrictProtected Area · Illinois, United States · Score 87
46. New Castle Historic DistrictProtected Area · Delaware, United States · Score 87
47. West 9th Street Commercial Historic DistrictProtected Area · Delaware, United States · Score 87
48. AchmesterProtected Area · Delaware, United States · Score 87
49. Ardens Historic DistrictProtected Area · Delaware, United States · Score 87
50. Auburn Mills Historic DistrictProtected Area · Pennsylvania, United States · Score 87
51. Eastburn-Jeanes Lime Kilns Historic DistrictProtected Area · Delaware, United States · Score 87
52. Fell Historic DistrictProtected Area · Delaware, United States · Score 87
53. Grand MoundProtected Area · Minnesota, United States · Score 87
54. Montchanin Historic DistrictProtected Area · Delaware, United States · Score 87
55. Old CapitolProtected Area · IA, United States · Score 87
56. Rockland Historic DistrictProtected Area · Delaware, United States · Score 87
57. Salmon Falls (East) Historic DistrictProtected Area · Maine, United States · Score 87
58. Salmon Falls (West) Historic DistrictProtected Area · Maine, United States · Score 87
59. Twin Bridges Rural Historic DistrictProtected Area · Pennsylvania, United States · Score 87
60. West Lebanon Historic DistrictProtected Area · Maine, United States · Score 87
61. Henry WilliamsProtected Area · North Carolina, United States · Score 87
62. Park View Historic DistrictProtected Area · Virginia, United States · Score 87
63. Graves Mill Historic DistrictProtected Area · Delaware, United States · Score 87
64. Haw RiverProtected Area · North Carolina, United States · Score 87
65. Illinois Waterway Project OfficeProtected Area · IL, United States · Score 87
66. Lake Saint George State ParkProtected Area · Maine, United States · Score 87
67. Louis Bolduc HouseProtected Area · Missouri, United States · Score 87
68. Mondamon FarmProtected Area · Delaware, United States · Score 87
69. Nodena SiteProtected Area · Tennessee, United States · Score 87
70. Bay FarmProtected Area · Massachusetts, United States · Score 86
71. Washita Battlefield National Historic SiteProtected Area · Oklahoma, United States · Score 86
72. Jerusalem Mill VillageProtected Area · Maryland, United States · Score 86
73. Rattle and SnapProtected Area · Tennessee, United States · Score 86
74. Rhea County CourthouseProtected Area · Tennessee, United States · Score 86
75. Wooddale Historic DistrictProtected Area · Delaware, United States · Score 86
76. Joppenbergh MountainProtected Area · New York, United States · Score 86
77. Mystic Valley ParkwayProtected Area · Massachusetts, United States · Score 86
78. Mary McLeod Bethune Council HouseProtected Area · District of Columbia, United States · Score 86
79. Eugene Field HouseProtected Area · MO, United States · Score 86
80. Sanborn FieldProtected Area · Missouri, United States · Score 86
81. Siege and Battle of Corinth SitesProtected Area · Tennessee, United States · Score 86
82. Washington University Hilltop Campus Historic DistrictProtected Area · Missouri, United States · Score 86
83. Wentworth-Gardner HouseProtected Area · NH, United States · Score 86
84. Alafia River State ParkProtected Area · Florida, United States · Score 85
85. Daniel Carter Beard Boyhood HomeProtected Area · Kentucky, United States · Score 85
86. Gasparilla Island State ParkProtected Area · United States · Score 85
87. Bay Circuit TrailProtected Area · Massachusetts, United States · Score 85
88. Government Street Presbyterian ChurchProtected Area · Alabama, United States · Score 85
89. Hillcrest Country ClubProtected Area · MA, United States · Score 85
90. Hiram Masonic Lodge No. 7Protected Area · Tennessee, United States · Score 85
91. James B. Weaver HouseProtected Area · Iowa, United States · Score 85
92. O. E. Rolvaag HouseProtected Area · Minnesota, United States · Score 85
93. Beargrass Creek State Nature PreserveProtected Area · Kentucky, United States · Score 85
94. Katama AirparkProtected Area · MA, United States · Score 85
95. Salmon Falls Mill Historic DistrictProtected Area · Maine, United States · Score 85
96. Big Hill Pond State ParkProtected Area · Tennessee, United States · Score 84
97. Boat RampProtected Area · Massachusetts, United States · Score 84
98. Hills FarmProtected Area · New Hampshire, United States · Score 84
99. Leverett CircleProtected Area · Massachusetts, United States · Score 84
100. Nissitissit RiverProtected Area · Massachusetts, United States · Score 84

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