Travel Story and Pictures from United States

Tidal Basin
During the Cherry Blossom Festival, a walk along the Tidal Basin is a joy for the eye, and apart from the views ... [more]
Wall Street NYSE
The world centre of financial power, located on what must be one of the best known streets in the world, the New ... [more]
Manhattan Trinity Church
Dwarfed by the huge concrete monsters that surround it, Trinity Church is a Gothic place of peace in the Manhattan ... [more]
Golden Gate Bridge
More than a link between the city and Marin Country, the Golden Gate Bridge is the unchallenged, elegant icon ... [more]
Central Park
A vital part of New York is Central Park: a surprisingly big chunk of city nature on Manhattan Island and worth ... [more]
Arlington National Cemetery
More than just a cemetery, a visit to Arlington with its memorials for those who have shaped the United States ... [more]
Venice Beach
Venice Beach is a run-down area at the beach near Los Angeles, interesting mainly because of its weird people. ... [more]
World Trade Center NYC
Once upon a time, the skyline of New York was dominated by the two square giants of the World Trade Center - after ... [more]
Ground Zero WTC New York
The TV images were chilling, and so was walking around Ground Zero (where the WTC towers once stood) months after ... [more]
Grand Central Terminal
Apart from its function as a transportation hub, the station is also a major tourist sight for its grand design, ... [more]
Saint Marks Place
It is one of the shortest streets of Manhattan, but it has deep roots in the history of music, cinema, and literature, ... [more]
Soho
One of the many hip areas in New York, the character of Soho changes over the years, but also stays the same: ... [more]
Big Thicket National Preserve
Once covering a huge area, Big Thicket now is a nature preserve scattered over 15 areas that can be explored using ... [more]
Mount Arabia Nature Preserve
A mere half hour drive takes you from Atlanta to the granite wonderland of Mount Arabia nature preserve where, ... [more]
Chicago Tribune stones
The building of the Chicago Tribune is a landmark in itself, but what makes it unique in the world, is that fragments ... [more]
Shenandoah National Park
Shenandoah NP offers a surprising opportunity to immerse yourself in nature through hiking trails leading to waterfalls, ... [more]
9/11 Memorial
Where the Twin Towers once stood, you can now find two pools on the exact spot of the towers, surrounded by the ... [more]
Brooklyn Bridge
Perhaps the most famous of New York bridges, Brooklyn Bridge also is one of its best known icons. Walking across ... [more]
Brooklyn Heights
A hip neighbourhood with plenty of quiet areas, Brooklyn Heights has a distinct town feel over it, some great ... [more]
Rossville Boatyard
Not easily visited, there are ways to get glimpses of the shipwrecks off Staten Island, where dozens of rusty ... [more]
Flatiron Building
One of the most remarkable buildings in New York, the Flatiron Building is one of the oldest skyscrapers of the ... [more]
Washington Monument
Being the tallest structure of the city, Washington Monument is visible from almost anywhere around the city, ... [more]
Times Square
Not really a square but rather an intersection, Times Square can be called the very central point of New York ... [more]
Magnificent Mile
Shopping and sightseeing come together at the Magnificent Mile, a wide boulevard in North Chicago officially known ... [more]
Rosehill Cemetery
After entering the grounds of Rosehill Cemetery, an enormous area with trees, monuments, ponds and graves awaits ... [more]
Chicago Millennium Park
Not just a park but a green space with several exciting areas, Millennium Park can attract anyone seeking a break ... [more]
Arches National Park
A surprising landscape of rock formations, among which the natural arches obviously stand out, awaits you at Arches, ... [more]
Bryce Canyon National Park
While not being a canyon, Bryce Canyon is an exciting national park where you can see truly unique landscape, ... [more]
Zion National Park
A canyon full of outdoor activities awaits you in Zion - the Virgin River Canyon is the artery through which everyone ... [more]
Chicago Riverwalk
A great way to explore the city, the Riverwalk follows the Chicago River and offers a down-to-earth view of the ... [more]
Ellis Island
One of the must-sees when in New York, Ellis Island makes for an educative excursion where you can learn about ... [more]
Rothko Chapel
A quiet suburb of Houston houses one of its most peculiar buildings: Rothko Chapel, refuge for those seeking tranquillity, ... [more]
Georgetown
Probably the prettiest neighbourhood of Washington, DC, Georgetown offers a hip shopping area along with attractive ... [more]
High Line
Convert a disused 3rd floor railroad track into a greenway and you have a good idea; do it in Manhattan and the ... [more]
Stone Mountain
The perfect day trip from Atlanta, Stone Mountain is a solid rock mountain rising out of the plains of Georgia; ... [more]
Capitol Hill
One of the strongest symbols of Washington, DC, the US Capitol is surrounded by an area with a wide array of architectural ... [more]
Sculpture Garden
When the weather is just too beautiful to visit a museum, you can still enjoy works of art at display in the outdoor ... [more]
One World Trade Center
The gap in the New York skyline, left by the destruction of the Twin Towers, is filled by the impressive One World ... [more]
Martin Luther King Jr Historic Site
The most famous son of Atlanta, Martin Luther King Jr. is commemorated through a historic site where you can not ... [more]
Joshua Tree National Park
You can easily spend a day driving and hiking through the rocky landscapes of Joshua Tree, and discover the many ... [more]
The Cloisters
Close to the northern tip of Manhattan, the Cloisters is a museum full of medieval art housed in a complex assembled ... [more]
Empire State Building
Once the tallest building in the world, the Empire State Building is still a major landmark in Manhattan for its ... [more]
Georgia Aquarium
From tiny sea creatures to the largest fish in the world, you can see them all up close in the tanks of the Georgia ... [more]
Pilsen Murals
The more you look around, the more you spot them: murals in Pilsen, some small, some enormous, many with typical ... [more]
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Whoever is into barren desert landscapes and fascinated about organisms that manage to survive in a challenging ... [more]
Muir Woods National Monument
A patch of redwood forest is preserved at Muir Woods, where you walk in the shade even on a bright day, under ... [more]
Grounds for Sculpture
An extensive sculpture park where you can at times walk through works of art, and galleries inside to further ... [more]
Hudson Highlands
Hiking in the Hudson Highlands gives you the sensation of being immersed in nature, with sweeping views, walks ... [more]
United Nations Headquarters
Apart some of the offices and General Assembly Hall, doing a tour of the United Nations Headquarters also gives ... [more]
The Rookery
After seeing the dark building outside, the oldest standing skyscraper of the city, its light interior comes as ... [more]
Intrepid Sea Air Space Museum
On the banks of the Hudson River lies aircraft carrier USS Intrepid, with several military planes and helicopters ... [more]
Starved Rock
In the flatlands of Illinois, the canyons of Starved Rock come as a surprise, as do the waterfalls running down ... [more]
Lincoln Memorial
Dominating the west side of the National Mall, Lincoln Memorial is one of the most prominent landmark buildings ... [more]
Yosemite landscapes
Glaciers sculpted a dramatic landscape in Yosemite with steep granite cliffs, pinnacles, domes, and a wide valley ... [more]
Yosemite waterfalls
The dramatic, glacier-shaped landscape of Yosemite is the perfect theatre for a wide array of waterfalls, which ... [more]
Lake Tahoe
The largest alpine lake in North America, Lake Tahoe offers a lot of reasons to visit: its spectacular shoreline, ... [more]
Freedom Trail
The Freedom Trail takes you past several sites of importance for US history, from buildings to artwork to monuments, ... [more]
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
A must-see in Boston, the spacious Museum of Fine Arts offers a rich and dazzling array of art from antiquity ... [more]
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
The building of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is already reason enough to visit: a Venetian palace with ... [more]

Capital	Washington, DC
Population	332,64 mln
Surface	9,83 mln sq km

Languages	English, Spanish and other
UTC offset	UTC-8 - UTC+10
Currency	US Dollar (USD)

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