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Top 10 United States Landmarks
THE LAS VEGAS STRIP
ornate casinos, death-defying live shows
comedy acts
performances by the world's top musicians
symbolizes the glitz and glamor of the American dream
also appropriately named
topless showgirls debuted there in the late 50's and still perform today
THE HOLLYWOOD SIGN
emblematic of Hollywood's Golden Age
imitated the world over
located in LA's Hollywood Hills
debuted in 1923 as an advertisement for the upscale Hollywoodland housing development
replaced a painted board overlooking the village
stood until the lots under it were sold
after the removal of the last four letters in 1949 the sign required constant repairs until it was completely rebuilt in 1978
THE USS ARIZONA MEMORIAL
remains a reminder of the December 7th, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor
from a floating bridge, visitors to the Hawaiian monument can view the ship's remains
THE GRAND CANYON
one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World
truly majestic sight
277-miles long, a mile deep, at times 18-miles-wide
among the world's largest landmarks
array of colors, natural structures, flora and fauna
also populated by several Native-American tribes
THE HOOVER DAM
considered one of the world's greatest engineering feats
726-foot-high, quarter-mile-long
conceived as a way to provide power and water
dry regions in America's west
concrete arch-gravity structure
open to the public
MOUNT RUSHMORE
South Dakota's Black Hills
home to four of America's most iconic presidents
60-foot-tall faces (carved into Mount Rushmore)
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
Teddy Roosevelt
more than 450-thousand tons of rock were removed
create their likenesses
INDEPENDENCE HALL
birthplace
American freedom
Philadelphia's Independence Hall
56 men put their lives and reputations on the line
defy the King of England and declare America's independence
remains arranged and decorated as it was during the Constitutional Convention
signed in Independence Hall
THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE
span the three-mile-long Golden Gate Strait, the entrance
San Francisco Bay from the Pacific
build between 1933-37
painted orange-vermillion
blend with the warm landscape and contrast the blue waters below
THE STATUE OF LIBERTY
since 1886 Lady Liberty
greeted immigrants and travelers to New York City
broken shackles at her feet symbolize freedom from oppression
her tablet marks the birth of American Independence
305-foot-tall torchbearer
THE NATIONAL MALL
houses
the Washington Monument
the Lincoln Memorial
the Capitol Building
WWII and Vietnam Memorials, and more
stage for important events
the anti-Vietnam War rally
Presidential inaugurations
been called America's Front Yard
a place
gathering
remembering
looking forward to the next chapter in America's history