The Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, the famous Hollywood sign, the magnificent buildings of Las Vegas; skyscrapers, vast highways, canyons, people having fun by the ocean, space shuttles, and universities offering high-quality education immediately become images that fill the minds with America.
1. Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon is considered one of the finest examples of arid-land erosion in the world. Incised by the Colorado River, the canyon is immense, averaging 4,000 feet deep for its entire 277 miles. It is 6,000 feet deep at its deepest point and 18 miles at its widest.
2. Niagara Falls
What makes Niagara Falls so impressive is the amount of water flowing over. Most of the tallest falls in the world have very little water flowing over them. It’s the combination of height and volume that makes Niagara Falls so breathtaking.
3. Statue of Liberty
The statue is a figure of Libertas, the Roman goddess of liberty. She holds a torch above her head with her right hand, and in her left-hand carries a tabula ansata inscribed JULY IV MDCCLXXVI (July 4, 1776, in Roman numerals), the date of the U.S. Declaration of Independence.
4. White House
The White House is the oldest federal building in the nation’s capital. The building’s history begins in 1792 when a public competition was held to choose a design for a presidential residence in the new capital city of Washington.
5. Sedona’s Red Rock Country
Red Rock State Park is a 286-acre nature preserve and environmental education center with stunning scenery. Trails throughout the park wind through Manzanita and Juniper to reach the rich banks of Oak Creek. Green meadows are framed by native vegetation and hills of red rock.
6. Mount Rushmore National Memorial
America’s Shrine of Democracy, Mount Rushmore National Memorial features the 60-foot faces of four great American presidents—George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln, respectively.
7. St. Louis Arch
St. Louis is a vibrant metropolis in the heartland of the USA, with its fiercely independent frontier-town roots, layered with Midwest modesty. Commonly referred to as the ‘Gateway to the West’, this eclectic city is famous for its iconic Gateway Arch, fiercely loyal sports fans, and blues music scene.
8. Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone is the largest active geyser field in the world and is home to the most famous geyser, Old Faithful. There are also hundreds of colorful hot springs and pools such as the Grand Prismatic Hot Spring, pictured above, which is larger than a football field and the third largest spring in the world.
9. Chicago
The culture of Chicago, Illinois is known for the invention or significant advancement of several performing arts, including improvisational comedy, house music, industrial music, blues, hip hop, gospel, jazz, and soul.
10. Dallas
Known for its iconic cowboy culture, delicious Tex-Mex cuisine, and thriving arts scene, Dallas is a city that has long captured the hearts of locals and visitors alike. Dallas is the largest landlocked metro area in the United States. Though the Trinity River runs near Dallas, it isn’t navigable.
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