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21. Busch
Gardens Africa, Tampa Bay, Fla.:
4.4
million
This Africa-themed park houses over
2,700 animals alongside the usual
array of rides, restaurants and
shows. At "Jambo Junction" guests
can participate in feedings of
animals like Caribbean flamingos,
lemurs, cuscuses, sloths and
opossums. At "Rock a Doo Wop," they
can enjoy hits of the '50s and '60s. |
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22. SeaWorld
San Diego, San Diego, Calif.:
4.26
million
Owned by Anheuser-Busch, the
original SeaWorld San Diego was
founded in 1964 by four UCLA grads
who initially wanted to open an
underwater restaurant. For $545 a
head, visitors over 13 can become a
dolphin trainer for a day. |
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23.
Independence National Historic Park,
Philadelphia,
Penn.:
4.08
million
Visitation to the Liberty Bell's
home jumped nearly 10% in 2008
compared with the previous year.
This downtown
Philadelphia attraction includes the
site where the nation's founding
documents the Declaration of
Independence and the Constitution
were written. |
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24. American
Museum of Natural History, New York:
4
million
The AMNH's 45 permanent exhibit
halls contain a vast record of world
history, from dinosaur fossils to
the human
genome. The 18-acre campus is
located in Theodore Roosevelt Park
on Manhattan's Upper West Side, and
its popular family and children's
programs include "Robots in Space"
and "Spring Camp Fossils and DNA."
Visitation held steady, at around 4
million, for 2008. |
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25. Waikiki
Beach, Oahu, Hawaii:
3.67
million
The state of Hawaii reported that
visitation to the island of Oahu was
approximately 4.2 million in 2008,
an 11% decrease compared with 2007.
A separate source estimates visits
to Waikiki as 87.7% of all visitors
to Oahu. Plugging in the numbers
gives us an estimate of 3.67 million
tourists to this beach, which lies
at the edge of the Honolulu
neighborhood that shares its name. |
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