ATTRACTIONS

Washington, D.C. is the capital of the United States. As the seat of the United States federal government and several international organizations, Washington is an important world political capital. The White House, where the President lives; the Capitol Building, where the Congress meets; and the Washington Monument, built to honor the US first president, George Washington are the capital’s three most famous sites. A beautiful green space located at the heart of the city, the National Mall, the nation’s most symbolically powerful open space contains and borders a number of museums of the Smithsonian Institution, art galleries, cultural institutions, and various memorials, sculptures, and statues. The purpose of this area is to provide a monumental, dignified, and symbolic setting for the governmental structures, museums and national memorials a public park for recreation and enjoyment of the people. The best way to explore the park is on foot a great opportunity to see some historical landmarks while doing a light exercise. The mall is often the location of political protests, concerts, festivals, and presidential inaugurations. Outside downtown Washington, are a number of Historic buildings with a variety of architectural styles and designs. Georgetown’s Old Stone House was built in 1765, making it the oldest-standing original building in the city. The Ronald Reagan Building is the largest building in the District with a total area of approximately 3.1 million square feet. The National Mall, in combination with the other attractions in the Washington Metropolitan Area, makes the nation’s capital city one of the most popular tourist destinations in the country.

New York Being the most visited city in the country, New York has a lot of attractions that catch the attention of every tourist. The names of the city’s landmarks, skyscrapers, and parks are known around the world. America’s most famous landmark, the Statue of Liberty was a gift from France as a symbol of freedom and enlightenment, there are 354 steps to the statues’ summit and lookout across the Manhattan skyline from her crown. The Empire State Building is another American cultural icon and a symbol of New York City. The building’s Art Deco architecture and open-air observation deck has made it a popular tourist attraction provides sweeping views around the city. Brightly adorned with billboards and advertisements, Times Square is sometimes referred to as “the heart of the world”. One of the world’s busiest pedestrian areas, it is also the hub of the Broadway Theater District and a major center of the world’s entertainment industry. It’s nice to take a leisure walk across the Brooklyn Bridge and marvel at the architectural wonder or just admire it from afar from multiple vantage points around the corner. Stop and reflect the quotation from Virgil’s Aeneid at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum or pause for a second to show respect for the souls of 9/11 victims. New York has larger green spaces, but none is more famous than Central Park, the most visited urban park in the United States, with an estimated 37–38 million visitors annually, and one of the most filmed locations in the world.

Chicago  Chicago’s 58 million domestic and international visitors in 2018 made it the second most visited city in the nation. Tourists to the city must visit the Art Institute of Chicago, one of the oldest and largest art museums in the United States. Recognized for its curatorial efforts and popularity among visitors. Its collection, stewarded by 11 curatorial departments, is encyclopedic, and includes iconic works of great painters. The Millennium Park also known as the “front lawn” of downtown Chicago features the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Cloud Gate, the Crown Fountain, the Lurie Garden, and various other attractions. Showcases postmodern architecture with state of the art landscape designs and buildings. In 2017, Millennium Park was the top tourist destination in Chicago and the Midwest, and placed among the top ten in the United States with 25 million annual visitors. Navy Pier, is a pier on the Chicago shoreline of Lake Michigan, currently encompasses more than fifty acres of parks, gardens, shops, restaurants, family attractions and exhibition facilities and is one of the top destinations in the Midwestern United States (“Midwest”), drawing nearly two million visitors annually. The Museum of Science and Industry is the largest science museum in the Western Hemisphere, among the museum’s exhibits are a full-size replica coal mine, German submarine U-505 captured during World War II, a 3,500-square-foot (330 m2) model railroad, the command module of Apollo 8, and the first diesel-powered streamlined stainless-steel passenger train (Pioneer Zephyr). This museum is a must see. It offers a unique experience and great entertainment.

TRAVEL ADVENTURE

The United States of America is probably the most popular destination and the best known country in the world. As the third largest nation, the wonders of this country are so numerous and so widely known that there is no need to list them all. Visiting some of the country’s favorite spots is fascinating like the

Yellowstone National Park, the first national park in the U.S. and is also widely held to be the first national park in the world, is known for its wildlife and its many geothermal features, especially the most popular Old Faithful geyser. The Yosemite National Park in Northern California, renowned for its wildness, is internationally recognized for its granite cliffs, waterfalls, clear streams, lakes, mountains, meadows, glaciers, biological diversity, and giant sequoia groves of which some are over 3000 years old. The the most visited and busiest national park in the US, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park of North Carolina and Tennessee. This park consists of mountainous terrain, deciduous forest, and a variety of animal and plant species. Hiking and simple sightseeing, backpacking and camping, horseback riding, bicycling, and water tubing are all practiced within the park. Fishing (especially fly fishing) is the most popular activity. You got a chance to see the black bear that can be found in all elevations around the park.

Niagara Falls, this massive waterfalls is so spectacular for its sheer power that attract millions of tourists. Niagara Falls is famed both for its beauty and as a valuable source of hydroelectric power.   

The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in Arizona, known for its visually overwhelming size and its intricate and colorful landscape. Geologically, it is significant because of the thick sequence of ancient rocks that are well preserved and exposed in the walls of the canyon. These rock layers record much of the early geologic history of the North American continent.

THE PEOPLE

The United States is home to many cultures and a wide variety of ethnic groups, traditions, and values. The United States is sometimes described as a “melting pot” in which different people have contributed their own distinct flavor and live in harmony as one nation. Americans have traditionally been characterized by a strong work ethic, competitiveness, and individualism, as well as a unifying belief in an “American creed” emphasizing liberty, equality, private property, democracy, rule of law, and a preference for limited government. American culture includes both conservative and liberal elements, scientific and religious competitiveness, political structures, risk taking and free expression, materialist and moral elements. Despite certain consistent ideological principles, the American culture has a variety of expressions due to its geographical scale and demographic diversity.

The American Dream is a national ethos of the United States, the set of ideals (democracy, rights, liberty, opportunity and equality) in which freedom includes the opportunity for prosperity and success, as well as an upward social mobility for the family and children, achieved through hard work in a society with few barriers.