Landmarks, Memorials, and National Parks
Devil's Tower
America's first national monument; geological feature that protrudes out of the rolling prairie surround the Black Hills; this site is considered sacred to the Northern Plains Indians and other tribes
Big Bend
As the Rio Grande winds along the Texas border it makes a giant U-shaped curve. What national park lies on the United States-Mexico border?
Appalachian Mountain
Black Mountain is located here
Hollywood Sign
California
Crazy Horse Memorial
Construction of this monument began in 1948 but it was never finished. If it is every completed, it will be the largest sculpture in the world. What memorial to a certain Lakota warrior is found in the Black Hills of South Dakota?
Everglades
Florida
Ellis Island
From 1892 to 1943 it was the main processing center for immigrants from Europe. Many immigrants first set foot in the US across the harbor from the Statue of Liberty on this New York City landmark.
Daniel Boone National Park
Kentucky tourist destination; divided into 4 districts (Stearns, London, Cumberland, and Red Bird); contains approximately 700,000 acres of land in Eastern Kentucky in 21 counties
Chrysler Building
New York
Niagara Falls
New York
Statue of Liberty
New York
Great Smoky Mountains
Tennessee
Arches National Park
Utah
Jefferson Memorial
Washington DC
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
Washington DC
Washington Monument
Washington DC
Independence Rock
Wyoming
Old Faithful
Wyoming
Yosemite
a California National Park; features such landmarks as Bridalveil Falls and El Capitan
Space Needle
built for the 1962 World's Fair in Seattle, Washington
Washington National Cathedral
congress chartered this building in 1893 but it was only completed in 1990; 2nd largest church in the US; episcopal church located in Washington DC;
Mount Whitney
highest mountain peak in the 48 contiguous United States; located in Sierra Nevada mountains
Supreme Court Building
landmark and symbol of justice; has 16 marble columns around the entrance; "Liberty Enthroned" guarded by "order and Authority"
New York Cathedral of St. John the Divine
largest church in the United States; located in New York City
Mammoth Cave
located about 30 miles northeast of Bowling Green, Kentucky; national park established in 1941; early settlers mined saltpeter there during the War of 1812
Denali/Mt. McKinley
located in Alaska; highest mountain in the United States; first climbed by Hudson Stuck and Harry Karstens in 1913; native name means "The Great One".
Grand Canyon
located in Arizona; natural landmark that ranges from 175 yards to nearly 18 miles wide; its about 277 miles long and up to 6,000 miles deep
Death Valley
located in California; lowest, hottest, driest area in North America
Natural Bridge
located in Kentucky; near Red River Gorge and surrounded by the Daniel Boone national Forest
Independence Hall
located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; where the US Constitution was adopted; Liberty Bell is located here
Alamo
located in San Antonio, Texas; shrine that was originally the chapel of a mission that had been abandoned by 1800; Spanish and Mexican troops used it off and one beginning in 1801; fell to Santa Anna's army in 1836; Daniel Boone and Jim Bowie were killed here
Golden Gate Bridge
located in San Francisco, California
Gateway Arch
located in St., Louis, Missouri; designed by architect Eero Saarinen; stands 630 feet tall; has 2 trams that carry visitors to the top so they can look out
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
located in Washington DC; designed by Maya Lin; granite memorial includes the names of some 58,000 men and women killed or missing in Southeast Asia between 1955 and 1975
Lincoln Memorial
located in Washington DC; the Parthenon was used as a model; designed by Henry Bacon; dedicated in 1922; Lincoln's only living son (Robert) attended the dedication
Mount Rushmore
located in the Black Hills of South Dakota; national symbol part of a memorial just north of Custer State Park; designed by Gutzon Borglum
Grand Teton National Park
located in the northwest of the U.S. state of Wyoming. It encompasses the Teton mountain range and the valley known as Jackson Hole. It's nearby Yellowstone National Park.
Yellowstone National Park
located mostly in Wyoming but also spreads into parts of Montana and Idaho; a nearly 3,500 sq. mile wilderness recreation area atop a volcanic hot spot; features dramatic canyons, alpine rivers, lush forests, hot springs, and gushing geysers including the most famous OLD FAITHFUL
Four Corners Monument
marks where Arizona, Colorado, Utah, and New Mexico meet
Hoover Dam
on the Colorado River; the highest concrete arch dam in the United States; structure at the Arizona-Nevada border that is responsible for the creation of one of the largest manmade lakes in the world - Lake Meade; electricity produced here serves a large part of California, Nevada, and Arizona.
Black Mountain
tallest mountain in Kentucky
Land Between the Lakes
the damming of the Tennessee River in 1944 formed Kentucky Lake AND the damming of Cumberland River in 1966 formed Lake Barkley. This national recreation area in western Kentucky is bordered by Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley.
