What are the free scenic spots in the United States? How much does the scenic spot ticket cost?

The United States is a big tourist country with very rich tourism resources, including many beautiful and unique natural scenery and fascinating cultural landscapes. However, the price of tourist tickets in the United States is relatively low and reasonable, and is praised by domestic and foreign tourists.

The natural scenic areas in the United States are divided into two categories: national parks and state parks. State parks are generally free to visit. National parks are famous scenic tourist areas, such as Yellowstone Park, Grand Canyon, Hawaii Volcanoes Park, etc., and tickets are required to enter. Tickets are purchased on a car-by-car basis. No matter how many people are sitting in the car, you only need to buy one ticket per car, and the ticket price is US$20. It is most cost-effective to buy a national annual pass, which costs US$50. There is no limit for the whole year for the whole family. You can visit any national scenic tourist area in the United States as many times as you like; if you are a U.S. citizen over 62 years old, you can enjoy the senior citizen discount and buy a US$10 national park tour ticket, valid for life. If you purchase a ticket to enter the national park, you can re-enter with the ticket after leaving the park, and it is valid for 7 days. Scenic tourist areas in the United States all have one ticket, and there is no phenomenon of "park within a park" with additional fees. Some large national parks, such as the famous Yellowstone Park, cover an area of ??8,000 square kilometers. Even if you have a lot of fun in the park, you can enjoy it for three to five days, and it is still a one-stop deal.

If you visit big cities, many places of interest owned by the U.S. federal government are open to domestic and foreign tourists free of charge, such as the Capitol Building in Washington, the capital, the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial, the Roosevelt Memorial Gardens, and the History Museum. , Natural History Museum, Aerospace Museum, etc. In the historic city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, historical monuments related to the American Revolutionary War, such as National Independence Park, Independence Palace, the Old Capitol and other places with patriotic educational significance, are also open to the public free of charge.

Generally, you need to purchase tickets for attractions and visiting venues owned by state governments, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Natural History, and the Museum of Art in New York. Tickets are also required to visit the United Nations Headquarters and the top floor of the Empire State Building. Tickets for visiting these paid museums range from 10 to 12 US dollars, and senior citizens and students can also enjoy a 20% discount. This fare is not high compared to the income of Americans. It is only equivalent to one-tenth of the average daily wage, which is relatively reasonable and fair. The above-mentioned museums are all very large venues with rich collections, with exhibition halls covering an area of ??more than 100,000 square meters. Even a quick tour will take three or four hours, making you feel that it is worth your money.

Parks in the city are free and open. Even the 3.5-square-kilometer Central Park in Manhattan, New York, is free to enter around the clock. There are also some small and medium-sized museums that are free of charge, such as the Federal Memorial Hall in New York and the Transportation Museum in Philadelphia.

Traveling in the United States, since the cost of purchasing tickets accounts for a very small proportion of the entire tourism cost, it attracts more domestic and foreign tourists, thus promoting the further development of the U.S. tourism industry.