51 Most Romantic Places in the U.S.

This gem on the Colorado River and the Arizona-Nevada border is about an hour’s drive from Las Vegas.

Jim Bishop started constructing this160-foot-tall fortressin 1969 when he and his wife needed aplace to live.

Augustineapopular destinationamong Floridians and tourists alike.

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Sip a drink 1,030 feet up with your sweetie and you’ll feel on top of the world.

The city’s most romantic destination, though, isn’t its tourist core but the lesser-knownCity Park.

A short drive through part of the Mississippi section of the parkway makes for a perfect date.

Green trees line the side of Mt. Cheaha in Alabama

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Plan your drive for the fall to enjoy beautiful foliage views.

Its centerpiece is the stone ruin of a blufftop castle that was built by a local businessman in 1905.

These unique pebbles were formed by glaciers, as were many of the impressive cliffs and waterfalls nearby.

Mountain landscape and icebergs

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Visit in January for the best chance of enjoying these beauties in optimal wintry weather.

and enjoy the region’s impressive array of wineries, B&Bs, and other attractions.

So go ahead and loudly proclaim your love instead of whispering sweet nothings.

A kayaker paddles through green water at the mouth of Arizona’s Emerald Cave

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No one else will hear.

Still, the well certainly seems bottomless just like your love for your partner.

After a stroll, check out the picturesque lighthouses that dot Block Island.

The beak-shaped Whitaker Point rock is seen jutting out over the tree-covered mountains of Arkansas’s Ozarks.

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Continue your outdoorsy date in this popular park with a waterfall hike or ascenic train ride.

There are also regular events throughout the year, like craft evenings, concerts, and dance parties.

On the rim of Blackwater Canyon, the site is surrounded by tree-covered mountains and overlooks a 1,000-foot gorge.

View of Griffith Observatory

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It’s particularly stunning in fall when the leaves turn fiery shades of red, orange, and gold.

The quirky stone facade and iron balconies of Colorado’s Bishop Castle jut into a blue sky

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The Saybrook Breakwater Lighthouse stands in the foreground of a waterfront photo with the early-morning moon illuminated in the sky

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Beachgoers enjoy a stretch of sand and water in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.

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Historic building built in 1887 in downtown St. Augustine, Florida

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Savannah skyline at dusk as seen over the waters of the Savannah River

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Pu’upehe, or Sweetheart Rock, stands in the waves off the coast of Lanai, Hawaii.

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The mountains of Sun Valley, Idaho, peek over the edge of a serene, tree-shaded lake.

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A man looks out through an observation deck window over the skyline of Chicago at night

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One of the many red-sided covered bridges of Parke County, Indiana, is seen standing over a tree-lined creek.

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The watery banks of the Mississippi River, and bluffs overlooking them, are seen in this sunrise view of Iowa’s Pikes Peak State Park.

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The chalk towers of Kansas’s Monument Rocks stand tall against a wide blue sky

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Cumberland Falls churn up the waters of Kentucky’s Cumberland River, surrounded by tall rocks and trees.

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Fountains are seen through a row of stone columns in New Orleans' City Park.

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Waves crash against a rocky, pine-studded shore on Maine’s Isle au Haut.

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Three Assateague pony mares walking along the surf at the Assateague Island National Seashore beach

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View of flowers and statue in Boston Public Gardens

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Beach or Marram Grass at Sunset on Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan.

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The Split Rock Lighthouse stands on a tall cliff overlooking Lake Superior

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Road down the Natchez Trace Parkway in fall

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Castle ruins are visible at the top of a tree-covered hill in Ha Ha Tonka State Park, Missouri.

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Kayakers on clear lake with colorful pebbles and mountains in the background

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A winding stream cuts through the grassy, tree-covered hills of Nebraska’s Valentine National Wildlife Refuge

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A thick blanket of stars is visible in the night sky above the mountains of Tonopah, Nevada

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One of New Hampshire’s Ice Castles glows blue against a dark night sky

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A wooden bench sits in the foreground at the edge of Rutgers' tree-ringed Passion Puddle.

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Rainbows bounce off the white walls of the chapel-like Dwan Light Sanctuary in New Mexico.

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A Maid of the Mist boat is seen passing by the base of Niagara Falls.

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Fall foliage is seen in the foreground of a series of rolling Blue Ridge Mountain peaks in North Carolina

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A buffalo stands amid tall grasses at the foot of striated cliffs in Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

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A woman in a green shirt stands inside Ohio’s Crystal Cave, looking up at its crystal-covered interior walls.

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A circular rock inscribed with graffitied hearts and initials marks the location of Tulsa’s “Center of the Universe."

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Thor’s Well on the coast of Oregon has the appearance of a bottomless sinkhole that seawater continually falls into, despite being really an estimated 20 feet deep.

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Wallenpaupack Creek Waterfalls in Hawley, Pennsylvania

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The rocky, moss-covered Mohegan Bluffs stand at the edge of a stretch of blue ocean water in Rhode Island, with a large lighthouse and home silhouetted in the distance.

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A walking trail cuts through the center of the Pitt Street Bridge Park in South Carolina, jutting forward across the water on a long stretch of land interspersed with palm trees and benches.