Shannon O'Brien Travel Itineraries

The best destinations

South Kaibab Trail and O'Neill Butte at sunrise.

Best National Parks in the World

1. Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

Peyto Lake of Banff National Park in Canada — Peyto Lake

Featured in The Best of Alberta

2. Glacier National Park, Montana, United States

Scenic Highline Trail Views of Glacier Valley by the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park, Montana — Going-to-the-Sun Road

Featured in The Best of Montana

#36 in Best Attractions in the USA

#24 in Most Surreal Attractions in the USA

3. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States

Panoramic view on Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park. — Grand Prismatic Spring

Featured in The Best of Wyoming

4. Yosemite National Park, California, United States

Yosemite National Park California USA July 26 2019: scenic view of Yosemite Valley from Tunnel View in the Yosemite National Park, Sierra Nevada mountains — Tunnel View

Featured in The Best of California

5. Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, United States

View over the south and north rim part in grand canyon from the helicopter, USA — Grand Canyon South Rim

Featured in The Best of Arizona

6. Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada

Beautiful scenery of Road trip on highway with rocky mountains and frozen lake at Icefields Parkway, Alberta, Canada — Icefields Parkway

Featured in The Best of Alberta

7. Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia

Lakes of The Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia — The Lower Lakes

Featured in The Best of Croatia

8. Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States

Boys paddle boarding on Jackson Lake in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA — Jackson Lake

Featured in The Best of Wyoming

9. Zion National Park, Utah, United States

Looking down on the east side of the Mount Carmel Tunnel, in Zion National Park. — Zion – Mount Carmel Highway

Featured in The Best of Utah

10. Arches National Park, Utah, United States

Sweeping sunset panoramic view of famous Delicate Arch in Arches National Park in Moab, Utah (HDR) — Delicate Arch Trail

Featured in The Best of Utah

11. Sequoia National Park, California, United States

Congress Trail sign in the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park, California. Hiking and active lifestyle concept. — Congress Trail

Featured in The Best of California

12. Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

Aerial view of Milford Sound, in New Zealand, took on a touristic aircraft — Milford Sound

Featured in The Best of New Zealand

13. Olympic National Park, Washington, United States

Blacktail deer at Hurricane Ridge with Olympic Mountains in the distance. — Hurricane Ridge

Featured in The Best of Washington

14. Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, United States

Entrance of the Turston Lava Tube in Hawaii Volcano National Park. HDR image created by combining three exposures. — Nāhuku (Thurston Lava Tube) Trail

Featured in The Best of Hawaii