Incredible holiday spot voted ‘best’ place to visit has gorgeous waterfalls

Top of the world: Glacier National Park (Image: Getty ) The Glacier National Park has been “crowned” the best place to holiday in the U.S. according to U.S. News travel report. It was voted the best by thousands of travelers. Glacier National Park straddles Montana and Canada. It’s known as the ‘Crown of the Continent’. The region that became Glacier National Park was first inhabited by Native Americans . In 1895, the Blackfeet ceded parts of the mountains to the government and it became part of the park.  Established in 1910, the park is particularly popular with hikers of all skill levels. The novices will likely head to the Trail of the Cedars which is home to towering and stunning cedar trees draped in moss.  Stroll through them via a raised boardwalk that passes through the fragrant forest. When you reach the footbridge over Avalanche Creek, you’ll be rewarded with stunning views of the gorge and a waterfall. The more experienced will love the Grinnell Glacier which offers incredible, sweeping views.   The whole park is nothing short of stupendous with over 700 lakes, numerous waterfalls and even two mountain ranges.  It covers an area of more than a million acres. Going-to-the-Sun Road (Image: Getty ) You don’t have to hike it; you can drive it – or bike through some of it. The Going-to-the-Sun road is a scenic 50-mile meander through the park and is a National Historic Landmark, such was the feat of engineering in creating it.  There aren’t many roads that weave through the million acres of landscape, so it’s best to start with this beauty.  You can launch yourself off on many walking trails from here.  Many of the accommodation options were built by the Great Northern Railway in the early 20th century.  They are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  The Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, actually sits in Alberta, Canada and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Grizzly Bears are found in Glacier National Park (Image: Getty ) One of the many spectacular lakes in Glacier National Park (Image: Getty ) Trails for all abilities are found in Glacier National Park (Image: Getty ) It has the most spectacular scenery of jagged mountains surrounding the lake that easily rival the Norwegian Fjords with its dramatic ranges. These mountains began forming 170 million years ago when ancient rocks were forced eastward up and over younger rocks.  The shapes of the mountain ranges Lewis and Livingston are evidence that there was a lot of glacial action here. There are now 25 active glaciers remaining in the park. It also has prolific wildlife too; from the American black bear, grizzly bear, bighorn sheep, elk, moose, and mountain goats there are rare species too such as gray wolf and Canadian lynx living here.  Bird lovers will be in heaven too with hundreds of species being documented.