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Google has released its list of the most-searched scenic spots in the United States during 2022, and there are some surprises. For starters, “scenic spots” in Google’s definition does not include iconic places such as Vermont’s Technicolor White Mountains in fall or the yawning Grand Canyon in Arizona. (More about that later.)
Google users were interested in where to see and photograph some of Mother Nature’s most magnificent scenic locations along with monuments to man’s ingenuity. Here’s the list of the chosen 10, and for those who might wish to visit during 2023, a few additional surprises.
The compilation is led by DUMBO. No, not the pachyderm that starred in the 1941 Walt Disney film. To New York residents, that’s the acronym for “Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass.” A stretch of Washington Street in Brooklyn offers a dramatic view of the Manhattan Bridge soaring overhead that frames the Empire State Building in the distance. It was the most-often searched scenic spot in the country last year....