I'm interpreting the list as "52 places you might not have considered" because in each of their categories (national park, metro, attractions, etc.) many obvious - and IMO better - choices are avoided, at least for the US.
Agreed - it would likely be trivial to come up with a list of 52 tourist meccas that everyone's heard of. Washington, DC, London, Moscow, etc - I mean you could probably visit the 52 largest national capitals and have a great tourist experience.
It's nice to see a list with places I never would have considered, even if it is odd to see ND and St. John on the same list.
It's nice to see a list with places I never would have considered, even if it is odd to see ND and St. John on the same list.