Foreign Tourism in the United States

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The Question:

What are the top 25 cities in the U.S. that are visited most by tourists? And which make the most money from tourism?

Here are the top 10 cities/Hawaiian islands visited by foreigners in 2005.

NYC

San Francisco

Miami

Orlando

Oahu/Honolulu

Las Vegas

Washington, D.C.

Chicago

Boston

For other popular destinations and the economic effect tourism has had on them, go to the International Trade Administration's Tourism Industries web site, which has information about tourism's impact on state economies.

For other travel information, check out our Travel channel at infoplease.com.

—The Editors