States Ranked by Natural Beauty

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

These rankings of the prettiest states with the best natural beauty were compiled using Thrillest and The Getaway. We are biased and think that Alabama deserves the #1 spot with the amazing beaches, beautiful mountains, plentiful lakes, winding rivers, and no shortage of waterfalls that’ll make every state jealous. Still, I guess you can’t win them all.

Here are the rankings:

Ranks By Website Thrillest / The Getaway

1. California / California

2. Hawaii / Alaska

3. Alaska / Utah

4. Utah / Hawaii

5. Colorado / Colorado

6. Washington / Washington

7. Oregon / Montana

8. Michigan / Wyoming

9. Arizona / Michigan

10. Wyoming / North Carolina

11. Montana / New Mexico

12. North Carolina / Maine

13. Vermont / Vermont

14. New Mexico / Oregon

15. Maine / New York

16. Idaho / Arizona

17. New York / West Virginia

18. Floria / Texas

19. West Virginia / South Dakota

20. Tennessee / Tennessee

21. South Dakota / Massachusetts

22. Texas / Nevada

23. Wisconsin / Virginia

24. Minnesota / Wisconsin

25. Virginia / Idaho

26. Nevada / Minnesota

27. Arkansas / Arkansas

28. Massachusetts / Maryland

29. Maryland / South Carolina

30. South Carolina / Kentucky

31. Kentucky / New Hampshire

32. New Hampshire / Georgia

33. Georgia / Rhode Island

34. Rhode Island / Florida

35. Pennsylvania  Pennsylvania

36. Alabama / New Jersey

37. New Jersey / Alabama

38. Louisiana / Louisiana

39. Deleware / Connecticut

40. Connecticut / Deleware

41. Missouri / Missouri

42. North Dakota / Nebraska

43. Nebraska / North Dakota

44. Ohio / Mississippi

45. Mississippi / Ohio

46. Oklahoma / Oklahoma

47. Indiana / Indiana

48. Illinois / Illinois

49. Kansas / Kansas

50. Iowa / Iowa

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