Time Magazine recently took on the task of looking at which United States vacation destinations showed up the most on Instagram. It released results last month.
The top 25 locations include the following:
| New York, N.Y. | 10,620 | Central Park |
| Los Angeles, Calif. | 4,990 | Venice Beach |
| San Francisco, Calif. | 4,002 | Golden Gate Bridge |
| Miami Beach, Fla. | 3,079 | South Beach |
| Chicago, Ill. | 3,017 | Millennium Park |
| Las Vegas, Nev. | 3,010 | Las Vegas Strip |
| San Diego, Calif. | 2,977 | La Jolla Cove |
| Honolulu, Hawai’i | 2,774 | Waikiki Beach |
| Orlando, Fla. | 2,235 | Disney’s Magic Kingdom |
| Santa Monica, Calif. | 1,864 | Santa Monica Pier |
| Miami, Fla. | 1,833 | The Gentlemens Club: The Office |
| Washington, D.C. | 1,540 | Lincoln Memorial |
| Seattle, Wash. | 1,496 | Pike Place Market |
| Malibu, Calif. | 1,355 | Point Dume Beach |
| Boston, Mass. | 1,141 | The Boston Common |
| New Orleans, La. | 987 | French Quarter |
| Portland, Ore. | 947 | International Rose Test Garden |
| Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | 932 | Fort Lauderdale Beach |
| Laguna Beach, Calif. | 928 | Montage Laguna Beach |
| Newport Beach, Calif. | 842 | Crystal Cove State Park |
| Lahaina, Hawai’i | 833 | Kaanapali Beach |
| Key West, Fla. | 712 | Fort Zachary Beach, Key West |
| Virginia Beach, Va. | 689 | Virginia Beach Oceanfront/Boardwalk |
| Huntington Beach, Calif. | 680 | Huntington Dog Beach |
| Philadelphia, Pa. | 673 | Philadelphia Museum of Art |
Trends include visitors flocking to the coastlines to enjoy the summer weather, while others headed to big cities like Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. Tourist attraction-heavy cities like New Orleans, Orlando and Las Vegas were unsurprising draws, too.
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