House Alba10. White House White House is both office and official residence of the President of the United States. The building was built between 1792 and 1800, being used for the first time by President John Adams. After the attacks of September 11, 2001, the White House has become more difficult to visit. Currently, only guided tours are available for groups of at least ten people and schedules are even six months ago. For Americans, the visit is programmed only by the Congress, and for foreign citizens - by the country's ambassador to the US. Denali9 National Park. Denali National Park Denali National Reserve is located in Alaska, here being and Mount McKinley, the highest mountain in North America. The word "Denali" means "tall" (in the native Athabaskan) and refers obviously to Mount McKinley. Park protects a vast wilderness where they live grizzly bears, reindeer Canada, elk, wolves and many other species. Las Vegas8. Las Vegas In 1900, a gangster with fame at the time, known as Bugsy close, decided to build a city of fun, to become a tax haven, ruled by mafia. So, in 1911, Las Vegas received official city status. Tolerance authorities for various adult entertainment earned him the nickname Sin City, whose quintessence is the Las Vegas Boulevard. Also known as the Las Vegas Strip (in trans. "Strip"), Boulevard has a length of about 7 km and hosts 19 of the 25 largest hotels in the world (by number of rooms), making a total 67,000 hotel rooms . Florida7. Florida keys With a length of almost 200 kilometers, Florida keys are a chain of tropical islands, which arcs around the Florida peninsula. the islands are connected to the mainland by a series of bridges, of which the most spectacular is Seven Mile Bridge (Bridge Seven Mile), which has been widely used as a movie set for various action movies. US Highway 1, also known as "Overseas Highway" (Highway Overseas), leaving from Key Largo through Islamadora, Marathon, Lower keys, stopping in Key West - the earliest and most famous island. Kilauea6. Kilauea Kilauea is the youngest volcano appeared Archipelago Hawaii, is flat and low height. It is one of the most active volcanoes on the planet, an inexhaustible source for volcanologists. It has erupted 33 times since 1952, without counting the current eruption, which began in January 1983 and is still ongoing. Lava less than 1000 years covering 90% of the volcano and the volume of erupted material so far is enough to build a road that surrounds the planet three times. Waterfall Niagara5. Niagara Falls Located between New York and the Canadian province of Ontario, Niagara Falls is one of the most spectacular natural wonders in North America. Niagara Falls is actually composed of three different waterfalls - the American Falls, Bridal Veil Falls and Horseshoe Falls. The latter is located in Canada, while the first two belong to New York. With over 14 million tourists annually, Niagara is one of the most visited attractions in the world. Golden Bridge Gate4. Golden Gate Bridge Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge, which crosses the strait between San Francisco and Marin County. When finished in 1937, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world, so it became an international symbol for both San Francisco and the United States. The famous red-orange color was specifically chosen to increase the visibility of the bridge in fog, in a very common phenomenon. Yellowstone3. Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone was the first reserve in the world. The land was set aside in 1872 to protect the vast number of geysers and hot springs, as well as to protect the incredible wildlife in the area of wild beauty. Yellowstone is sitting on a huge hot spot, from where it rises to the surface of the sleeve molten rock. The park contains half of all the world's known geothermal features, with more than 10,000 geysers and springs. It also is home to many species, including black and grizzly bears, deer, elk, bison and wolves. Manhattan2. Manhattan Manhattan is one of five districts of the famed New York, representative of the lifestyle of the city. Manhattan was shown thousands of times both on the big and small screen - or as background for various movies and TV shows, or as a central topic of many documentaries. Walk through this neighborhood are in the shadow of skyscrapers and attractions are everywhere - Statue of Liberty or the Empire State Building, the shows on Broadway, Central Park and 5th Avenue, and the list is endless. Grand Canion1. Located in Northern Arizona Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon is one of the major tourist attractions in the United States. Carved over millions of years by the Colorado River, the canyon reaches a depth of 1.6 kilometers and a length of about 450 km. Although it is not the deepest or longest canyon in the world, Grand Canyon is a notable size and presents a colorful landscape. Tourists are overwhelmed overwhelming panorama unmatched worldwide.
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