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Ten Most Visited Historic Sites 2011
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National Park Attendance Losers
Falling Back
Rank Park, % Decrease353. Chinicahua NM, -33.2%
354. Clara Barton NHS, -34.2%
355. White House, -38.2%
356. Port Chicago Naval Magazine NM, -44.6%
357. Lake Park NP & PRES, -48.1%
358. Chamizal NMEM, -49.8%
359. San Antonio Missions NHP, -56.5%
360. Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace NHS, -56.5%
361. Yukon-Charley Rivers NPRES, -72.3%
362. Tuskegee Airmen NHS, -73.3%
Note: % Decrease recreation visits 2011 vs. 2010.
Largest Loser, Gross Recreation Visits
Gateway National Recreation Area lost 1,123,030 recreation visits in 2011 over 2010, a 12.7% drop.
National Park Attendance Winners
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Rank Park, % Increase 1. Salt River Bay NHP & PRES, +1085.8% 2. Kobuk Valley NP, +263.0% 3. Noatak NPRES, +259.9% 4. Cape Krusenstem NM,+243.8% 5. Adams NHP, +199.9% 6. National Park of American Samoa, +190.0% 7. War in the Pacific NHP, +119.9% 8. Kalaupapa NHP. +107.2% 9. Flight 93 National Memorial, +92.4% 10. New Orleans Jazz NHP, +62.6% Note: % Increase recreation visits 2011 vs. 2010. |
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Martin Luther King Memorial saw a first year attendance of 1,490,358, which was the large gain of all National Park units, particularly impressive since the site was open for only part of the year. Gulf Islands National Seashore, of those open in both 2010 and 2011, saw an increase of 1,218,125, a 28.4% gain.
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