Famous landmarks in the United States of America

1. USA - Landmarks

4. State Abbrv. Capital Nickname
Alabama AL Montgomery Heart of Dixie
Alaska AK Juneau The Last Frontier
Arizona AZ Phoenix Grand Canyon State
Arkansas AR Little Rock The Natural State
California CA Sacramento Golden State

5. State Abbrv. Capital Nickname
Colorado CO Denver Centennial State
Connecticut CT Hartford Constitution State
Delaware DE Dover First State
Florida FL Tallahassee Sunshine State
Georgia GA Atlanta Peach State

6. State Abbrv. Capital Nickname
Hawaii HI Honolulu Aloha State
Idaho ID Boise Spud State
Illinois IL Springfield Prairie State
Indiana IN Indianapolis Hoosier State
Iowa IA Des Moines Hawkeye State

7. State Abbrv. Capital Nickname
Kansas KS Topeka Sunflower State
Kentucky KY Frankfort Bluegrass State
Louisiana LA Baton Rouge Pelican State
Maine ME Augusta Pine Tree State
Maryland MD Annapolis Free State

8. State Abbrv. Capital Nickname
Massachusetts MA Boston Bay State
Michigan MI Lansing Great Lakes State
Minnesota MN St. Paul Land of 10,000 Lakes
Mississippi MS Jackson Magnolia State
Missouri MO Jefferson City Show Me State

9. State Abbrv. Capital Nickname
Montana MT Helena Treasure State
Nebraska NE Lincoln Cornhusker State
Nevada NV Carson City Silver State
New Hampshire NH Concord Granite State
New Jersey NJ Trenton Garden State

10. State Abbrv. Capital Nickname
New Mexico NM Santa Fe Land of Enchantment
New York NY Albany Empire State
North Carolina NC Raleigh Old North State
North Dakota ND Bismarck Peace Garden State
Ohio OH Columbus Buckeye State

11. State Abbrv. Capital Nickname
Oklahoma OK Oklahoma City Sooner State
Oregon OR Salem Beaver State
Pennsylvania PA Harrisburg Keystone State
Rhode Island RI Providence Ocean State
South Carolina SC Columbia Palmetto State

12. State Abbrv. Capital Nickname
South Dakota SD Pierre Mount Rushmore State
Tennessee TN Nashville Big Bend State
Texas TX Austin Lone Star State
Utah UT Salt Lake City Beehive State
Vermont VT Montpelier Green Mountain State

13. State Abbrv. Capital Nickname
Virginia VA Richmond Old Dominion
Washington WA Olympia Evergreen State
West Virginia WV Charleston Mountain State
Wisconsin WI Madison Badger State
Wyoming WY Cheyenne Cowboy State

15. American National Parks

18. Overview
• The United States has 58 protected areas
known as National Parks
• National Parks must be established by an
act of the United States Congress

19. Great Smoky Mountains
• This National Park had the most visitors in
2008

20. Grand Canyon, Arizona
• 18 miles wide and 1 mile deep
• At the bottom is the Colorado River
• 5 million visitors each year visit the South side

21. Havasupai
• Havasupai Indian Reservation is just south
of the Grand Canyon. Indians live here.

22. Yellowstone
• World's First National Park, established in
1872
• Located in Wyoming, Montana and Idaho
• Home to bison, moose, elk, bears & gray
wolf

23. • Located on the largest super-volcano in the USA
• Yellowstone experiences thousands of small
earthquakes every year

24. Arches, Utah
• Contains the world's largest concentration
of natural stone arches
• Created by water, ice, extreme weather
conditions

25. Sequoia National Park
• Located in California. It has immense
mountains, deep canyons and huge trees
• It is important to store all food properly as
Bears are dangerous!

26. Yosemite National park
• Located in Sierra Nevada
• Many waterfalls including Yosemite Falls -
the highest in North America
• Glaciers in the park are small
• Rock climbing is common

28. Zion, Utah
• Has incredible canyons
• Several adventurous or
strenuous hikes

29. Mesa Verde National Park
• Has numerous ruins of homes built by the
ancient Pueblo people in the 12th and 13th
century

30. Death Valley, Nevada
• The hottest, driest & lowest national park
• Harsh desert environment

31. Acadia National Park
• A favorite vacation in Maine
• A combination of mountains, islands and ocean,
lakes and ponds
• A good place to go Whale-watching

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