Destination : United States

Fast Facts

Continent : North America
Region : North America
Local name : United States
Capital : Washington
Surface Area : 9363520.00 sq km
Population : 278357000 people
Life Expectancy : 77.1 years
Year of Independence : 1776
Government Form : Federal Republic
Head of State : George W. Bush
Main Languages : Chinese 0.6 %. English 86.2 %. French 0.7 %. German 0.7 %. Italian 0.6 %. Japanese 0.2 %. Korean 0.3 %. Polish 0.3 %. Portuguese 0.2 %. Spanish 7.5 %. Tagalog 0.4 %. Vietnamese 0.2 %.

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Top 25 most visited tourist destinations in America

This is the list published by Forbes, based on estimated statistics of finished then year 2007. The list is still actual with some minor changes around the second dozen.

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Top tourist Attractions in Las Vegas

The neon lights and glittering dust surrounding the streets of Vegas is still an appealing image of Vegas, but the town at present offers much more than just the blinking impressions. The big modern resorts still have the casino as the heart of the complex, but the accommodation and food premises are themed around the [...]

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Madame Tussauds Washington DC Wax Museum

Entering the third year of existence the Washington branch of worldwide famous wax museum offers plethora of possibilities to see, touch, hug and mug the lifesize copies of temporary celebrities and iconic figures from the past.

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Top of the Rock

The Art Deco buildings of Rockefeller Center besides offices and business premises hide the really spectacular place. The Observation Desk atop of 30 Rockefeller Plaza with 360 degree panoramic views of New York City.

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Rockefeller Center

The privately owned complex of 19 buildings is one of the most well known landmarks of New York. It became the inspiration for many cities to create a harmonic mixture of urban facilities with human environment.

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Gatorland

One of Central Florida’s oldest attractions, Gatorland has been founded by the late Owen Godwin in 1949, as a small roadside alligator pit. Today the total number of alligators and crocodiles exceeds one thousand, and the animals are backed up by hundreds of turtles, parrots, flamingos and the like, making Gatorland a unique and natural [...]

St. Augustine Old Jail

St. Augustine Old Jail

One of the few surviving 19th century jails, the former St Augustine jail, built in 1891, housed prisoners for over 60 years. It was turned into a tourist attraction in 1953. Aside from housing 72 prisoners, the jail was the home of the sheriff and his wife.

Top Tourist Attractions in Florida

Top Tourist Attractions in Florida

Florida Keys The chain of small islands feature the only coral reef in North America, which stretches 200 miles from Miami to the Dry Tortugas. The the most prosperous city in Florida, Key West hides the history of pirates haven buried into the sand with the wrecks of Spanish Galleons destroyed by the buccaneers.

An Introduction to Hawaii

An Introduction to Hawaii

Six bigger islands and several smaller ones emerged from the ocean after the volcanic eruptions, and unavoidably are going to sink back some day of the future. Yet, they have several thousand years to disappear, and many more future generations will enjoy the clear water, white sand and perfect climate during holidays on Hawaiian islands.

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Colorado Gold Rush

One of the greatest gold rushes in North American history began in July 1858 with a group of gold seekers, who came to the area of mountain range Pike’s Peak. The boom known at the beginning as Pike’s Peak Gold Rush, later became called Colorado Gold Rush from the name of the new territory created [...]