Cities of the United States of America
Washington D. C. (District of Columbia) Population if D. C. : 618, 000 (2011) Population of Area: 5. 6 million Hosts 176 foreign embassies
Washington D. C. White House The Oval Office
Washington D. C. Washington Monument
Washington D. C. Smithsonian 136 millions items
Washington D. C. Lincoln Memorial
Washington D. C. Jefferson Memorial
Washington D. C. Vietnam Veterans Memorial 58, 195 names on wall
New York City Population: 8. 2 million (2010) Most populous city in the USA 5 Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island
New York City Statue of Liberty Gift from France in 1886 Icon of freedom in the USA 7 rays on crown for 7 continents Broken shackles of tyranny and oppression at feet Torch is covered with 24 k gold
New York City Ellis Island Gateway for millions of immigrants to the US 1892 -1954 Medical reviews and paperwork
New York City Times Square Commercial intersection “World’s most visited tourist attraction” Approx 39, 200, 000 visitors annually
New York City Central Park
New York City Empire State Building 102 story skyscraper
New York City Broadway Theatre 500+ seats
New York City Wall Street Financial district
New York City Chinatown
New York City Little Italy
Boston, Massachusetts Population: 617, 000 (2010) Capital and largest city in Massachusetts
Boston, Massachusetts Fenway Park America's Most Beloved Ballpark Home to Boston Red Sox
Boston, Massachusetts The Freedom Trail Leads to 16 historic sites 2. 5 miles (4 km) long
Boston, Massachusetts Boston Harbor Islands
Boston, Massachusetts Museum of Science 500+ interactive exhibits
Chicago, Illinois Population of city 2. 7 million Population of area: 9. 8 million Nickname: The Windy City
Chicago, Illinois The Field Museum Over 21 million specimens
Chicago, Illinois Willis Tower AKA: Sears Tower 108 story skyscraper
Chicago, Illinois Navy Pier 3, 300 ft (1, 010 m) long Public gathering and entertainment
Chicago, Illinois Millennium Park and The Bean
Chicago, Illinois Magnificent Mile Shopping district
Chicago, Illinois Gino’s East Deep Dish Pizza The Chicago Hot Dog
Chicago, Illinois Oprah Winfrey Richest African American of the 20 th Century Greatest black philanthropist in American History Most influential woman in the world
Detroit, Michigan Population of city: 714, 000 Population of area: 3. 8 million Nickname: The Motor City World’s Traditional Automotive Center
Detroit, Michigan David Whitney House Built in 1890 -94 as Private Residence Today, Whitney restaurant Believed to be haunted
Detroit, Michigan Hart Plaza Downtown Detroit
Detroit, Michigan Motown Music Record company Racial integration of popular music Soul music
Detroit, Michigan Ford Motor Company Founded by Henry Ford in 1903 Engineered manufacturing assembly lines 2 nd largest automaker in the USA
Detroit, Michigan 8 Mile Hometown of Eminem
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Population area: 1. 5 million One of the original 13 colonies Meeting place for founding fathers
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Nickname, “City of Brotherly Love”
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Founder William Penn Real estate entrepreneur Philosopher Believer in democracy and freedom
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Liberty Bell "Proclaim LIBERTY throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof. "
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Independence Hall Location where both the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution were debated and adopted.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Fairmount Park 63 Parks
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philly Cheese steak and soft pretzel
Denver, Colorado Population: 600, 000 Nickname: Mile High City Elevation: 1 mile (1. 6 km) above sea level
Denver, Colorado City meets Rocky Mountains
Denver, Colorado Molly Brown House Museum “The Unsinkable Molly Brown” Survivor of RMS Titanic
Denver, Colorado Tiny Town Over 100 1/6 scale buildings
Colorado Skiing paradise
Phoenix, Arizona Population: 1. 4 million Located in “Valley of the Sun” in the northern part of the Sonoran Desert
Phoenix, Arizona Oasis in a desert
Phoenix, Arizona Desert Botanical Garden 21, 000 plants, agave and cacti 139 rare, threatened or endangered species
Phoenix, Arizona Pueblo Grande Museum Site of Native American settlement
Juneau, Alaska Population: 31, 300 Alaska is the largest state by area Purchased from Russia in 1867 for $7. 2 million
Juneau, Alaska Mendenhall Glacier About 12 miles (19 km) long
Juneau, Alaska Glacier Gardens
Juneau, Alaska Macaulay Salmon Hatchery Watch tens of thousands of wild salmon return to their home
Juneau, Alaska Juneau Icefield 3, 900 sq. km
Alaska Dog Sledding Iditarod Trail Sled Race Covers 1, 049 mi (1, 688 km) in 9 -15 days Across Alaska Began in 1973
Alaska and Canada Klondike Gold Rush (1897 -1899) 100, 000 people traveled to Alaska and the Yukon to “Strike it Rich” and find gold
Honolulu, Hawaii Population: 390, 000 Capital city
Honolulu, Hawaii Pearl Harbor US Navy deep-water naval base Attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan: Dec 7, 1941 After attack, the USA entered WWII
Hawaii Volcanoes
Hawaii Beaches
Hawaii Snorkeling and Scuba Diving
Hawaii Hula Form of dance accompanied by chant (oli) or song (mele). Developed by Polynesians who originally settled Hawaiian Islands
San Francisco, California Population of city: 805, 000 Population of region: 7. 4 million
San Francisco, California Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco, California Alcatraz Island Federal Prison until 1963 Al Capone George “Machine Gun” Kelley Ellsworth Raymond “Bumpy” Johnson
San Francisco, California Lombard Street
Los Angeles, California Population: 3. 8 million 2 nd largest city in USA
Los Angeles, California Hollywood Entertainment Capital of the World
Los Angeles, California Walt Disney Concert Hall Seats 2, 265 people
Los Angeles, California Disney Land Opened July, 1955 2 nd most visited park in the world
San Diego, California Population: 1. 3 million 8 th largest city in USA
San Diego, California San Diego Zoo and Safari Park 4, 000 animals of 800+ species
San Diego, California Sea World
San Diego, California Largest naval fleet in the world
California Surfing Paradise
Sonoma County, California Fort Ross Southernmost Russian settlement (1812 -1841)
Miami, Florida Population of city: 400, 000 Population of area: 5. 5 million “The Magic City”
Miami, Florida South Beach Nickname: So. Be Major entertainment destination
Miami, Florida Port of Miami “Cruise Capital of the World”
Miami, Florida Civic Center 2 nd largest concentration of medical and research facilities in the USA Hospitals, research institutes, clinics, biotechnology
Miami, Florida Sony Ericsson Open Miami Masters- annual tennis tournament 12 -days: one of the largest tennis tournaments
Las Vegas, Nevada Population of city: 583, 000 Population of area: 1. 9 million
Las Vegas, Nevada Sin City Entertainment Capital of the World ▪ Casinos, gambling, shopping, fine dining, shows
Las Vegas, Nevada The Rat Pack ▪ Group of actors centered on Humphrey Bogart Frank Sinatra Dean Martin Sammy Davis, Jr. Joey Bishop
Seattle, Washington Population of city: 608, 000 Population of area: 3. 4 million
Seattle, Washington Boeing Among the largest global aircraft manufacturers Founded in 1916
Seattle, Washington Logging Seattle’s first major industry
Seattle, Washington Jazz Music Ray Charles Quincy Jones Ernestine Anderson
Seattle, Washington Jimi Hendrix Rock Legend Considered greatest guitarist in musical history
Madison, Wisconsin Population: 233, 000 Capital of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Dallas, Texas Population of city: 1. 2 million Population of area: 6. 3 million
Dallas, Texas Rodeo Tie-down roping, team roping, steer wrestling, saddle bronc-riding, bareback bronc-riding, bull riding and barrel racing
Dallas, Texas Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders
Atlanta, Georgia Population of city: 420, 000 Population of area: 5. 2 million
Atlanta, Georgia Coca-Cola Company Coca-Cola invented in 1886 500+ brands in 200+ countries Over 1. 7 billion serving each day
Atlanta, Georgia Black Mecca Center of black wealth Civil Rights Movement Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. home
Georgia Southern food Collard greens, fried green tomatoes, corn bread, fried chicken, Cajun gumbo soup
New Orleans, Louisiana Population of city: 343, 000 Population of area: 1. 2 million
New Orleans, Louisiana Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) Carnival celebration to prepare for the Christian season of Lent (fasting) Parades, balls, masquerade balls, king cake parties
New Orleans, Louisiana Hurricane Katrina Deadliest and most destructive Atlantic hurricane of 2005 1, 836 people died Total property damage ~$81 billion (USD)
Nashville, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee Elvis
Louisville, Kentucky
St. Louis, Missouri
Salt Lake City, Utah
Rock City, Tennessee
Ghost Towns