that compiled the list<\/a> of the 100 most hated and beloved hubs in the US. <\/p>\nThe geographical popularity contest may sound subjective, but Holafly devised a surprisingly intricate scoring criterion that factored in sites\u2019 average Google ratings, total review count and TikTok search volume.<\/p>\n
Rockefeller Center was the number one most beloved site in the US, per Holafly. Courtesy of Tishman Speyer<\/p>\n
For the Google reviews, they even analyzed the average positive and negative review word count per landmark, and the average time spent writing positive and negative reviews based on a 40 words per minute typing speed, among other factors.<\/p>\n
The list, whose data is current as of April 14, 2026, was sourced from the National Park Service and the National Register of Historic Places.<\/p>\n
Rock Center boasted an average rating of 4.7 out of five stars and 188,203 four- and five-star reviews \u2014 more than 94% of the 200,000 total reviews.<\/p>\n
It appears the city\u2019s coveted complex was something to write home about. Viewers spent a collective 330,000 minutes waxing poetic about the site and their experience there, highlighting the Top of the Rock observation deck, the famous ice-skating rink and the annual Christmas tree lighting.<\/p>\n
Niagara Falls is the oldest state park in the US. Spiroview Inc. \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n
Placing No. 2 on the Mount Rushmore of American tourist hubs was Niagara Falls, the country\u2019s oldest state park.<\/p>\n
This scenic hotspot, which straddles the border of New York and Canada, received 4.8 out of five stars on average, as well as 66,000 five-star reviews and nearly 75,000 combined four- and five-star reviews.<\/p>\n
Overall, viewers spent 156,000 minutes singing the magnificent cascade\u2019s praises, gushing about everything from the hiking trails to the Maid of the Mist tours.<\/p>\n
The Empire State Building is lit in blue and orange in honor of the New York Knicks after they won Game 4 of the NBA playoffs against the Philadelphia 76ers in New York on May 10. Getty Images<\/p>\n
Originally completed in 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge spans the test of time. <\/p>\n
The iconic overpass was the US\u2019s third-most adored destination, amassing nearly 7 million TikTok searches and an average rating of 4.8 stars out of 5.<\/p>\n
Reviewers noted the historic suspension bridge\u2019s iconic views, bike-friendly path and boats passing underneath.<\/p>\n
Rounding out the top five were the USS Midway Museum in San Diego, California \u2014 one of the world\u2019s most visited naval museums \u2014 and Yellowstone National Park.<\/p>\n
Two other Big Apple landmarks were also featured in the top 10: the Empire State Building in sixth place with 125,630 reviews \u2014 100,791 of which were five stars \u2014 followed by the Statue of Liberty in seventh, boasting nearly 3.6 million TikTok searches.<\/p>\n
Both the Statue of Liberty and the Brooklyn Bridge broke into the top 10. vichie81 \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n
Top 10 most beloved US landmarks<\/p>\n
Rockefeller Center, New York, NY<\/p>\n
Niagara Falls, Niagara, NY<\/p>\n
Brooklyn Bridge, New York, NY<\/p>\n
USS Midway, San Diego, CA<\/p>\n
Yellowstone National Park, Idaho\/Wyoming\/Montana<\/p>\n
The Empire State Building, New York, NY<\/p>\n
Statue Of Liberty, New York, NY<\/p>\n
Yosemite National Park, CA<\/p>\n
Grand Canyon, Arizona<\/p>\n
Glacier National Park, Montana<\/p>\n
Of course, not all US landmarks were such a hit among visitors. <\/p>\n
In the realm of complained-about tourist sites, the Tombstone Courthouse State Park in Tombstone, Arizona, elicited the most bellyaching, with negative reviews totaling an essay-esque 63 words on average. The only New York landmark to make the top 10 was the Stonewall Inn, home of the June 1969 uprising<\/a> by the city\u2019s LGBTQ+ community and a turning point in the modern civil rights movement. <\/p>\nTop 10 most complained-about US landmarks<\/p>\n
Tombstone Courthouse State Park, Tombstone, Arizona<\/p>\n
Kennedy Space Center (Launch Complex 39), Merritt Island, Florida<\/p>\n
John F. Kennedy Birthplace, Brookline, Massachusetts<\/p>\n
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida<\/p>\n
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico<\/p>\n
United States Supreme Court Building, Washington, DC<\/p>\n
Smithsonian Castle, Washington, DC<\/p>\n
Stonewall Inn, New York, NY<\/p>\n
Lexington Green, Lexington, Massachusetts<\/p>\n
James Madison\u2019s Montpelier, Montpelier, Virginia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We\u2019re \u201ctop of the heap\u201d when it comes to beloved US landmarks. New York state dominated a recent…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":238386,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[11198,12614,232,9,24,55,54,5791,56,12566,23589,956],"class_list":["post-238385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-brooklyn-bridge","tag-empire-state-building","tag-lifestyle","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-city-headlines","tag-new-york-city-news","tag-niagara-falls","tag-ny","tag-rockefeller-center","tag-statue-of-liberty","tag-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=238385"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238385\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/238386"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=238385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=238385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=238385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}