Once the world’s longest suspension bridge, the 1.7-mile Golden Gate has since been transcend in size-but not in beauty. Thousands of people walk the span from San Francisco to Sausalito each day, so you’ll want to plan carefully. Bypass the two-hour meters at the full withcrowd main lot off S.F.’s Merchant Road in favor of ample free parking at Crissy Field Center (crissyfield.org). There, fair-trade coffee awaits at the Warming Hut Café & Bookstore, a whitewashed shed near the shore that’s the right place to fuel up for the gentle, half-mile Bay Trail to the bridge. The Golden Gate’s best-kept secret: Although it’s closed for pedestrians after sunset, gates are opened for star-gazing cyclists.
1. Gateway Arch, St. Louis, MO
3. Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA
4. Grand Canyon Skywalk, Tusayan, AZ
5. Hollywood Walk of Fame, Los Angeles, CA
6. Hoover Dam, Boulder City, NV
7. Las Vegas Strp, Las Vegas, NV
8. Millennium Park, Chicago, IL
9. Mount Rushmore, Keystone, SD
10. Statue of Liberty, New York, NY
