Special Report
50 Most Popular National Monuments
July 1, 2016 12:09 pm
Last Updated: January 13, 2020 6:09 am
40. Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
> Average annual visitors: 181,370
> Location: Arizona
> Established: 5/26/1930
> Purpose: Marks volcanic cinder cone created around 900 years ago.
39. Wupatki National Monument
> Average annual visitors: 203,440
> Location: Arizona
> Established: 12/9/1924
> Purpose: Protects red sandstone pueblos built between 1120 and 1250.
38. Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
> Average annual visitors: 205,456
> Location: Arizona
> Established: 4/13/1937
> Purpose: Protects the only place in the U.S. where organ pipe cactus grows wild.
37. Craters of the Moon National Monument
> Average annual visitors: 211,684
> Location: Idaho
> Established: 5/2/1924
> Purpose: Marks a landscape shaped by 2,000 year-old lava flows.
36. Fort Frederica National Monument
> Average annual visitors: 240,630
> Location: Georgia
> Established: 5/26/1936
> Purpose: Preserves British colonial fort that withstood a Spanish attack.