American Wonders Aurora Borealis
Grand Canyon Arizona 446 km long 6.4 to 29 km wide Up to 1.83 km deep 2 billion years old
Carlsbad Caverns New Mexico 230 k below surface
Mammoth Cave Kentucky Largest cave system in the world – 214 sq. km
Yellowstone Wyoming 8,983 km Active volcano
Painted Desert Arizona Vast desert
Petrified Forest Arizona 885 square km
Badlands South Dakota square km
Glaciers Alaska 100,000
Mt. Kilauea Hawaii Largest active volcano On big island of Hawaii
Mohave Desert California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah 57,000 km
Great Lakes Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie and Superior. Gouged out by glaciers.
Niagara Falls New York Strongest falls in North America Canadian border Up to 53 meters high
The Everglades Florida Subtropic wetlands 300 square km
Bayous Louisiana, Texas, Alabama, Georgia Marshy lands Louisiana, Texas, Alabama, Georgia Marshy lands
Blue Ridge Parkway Virginia, North Carolina Longest National Park – 755 km
Monuments St. Augustine, Florida
Mount Rushmore South Dakota Washington, Roosevelt, Jefferson, Lincoln Each head, 18 m South Dakota Washington, Roosevelt, Jefferson, Lincoln Each head, 18 m
Gateway Arch Missouri Symbolizes entrance to West m high
Golden Gate Bridge California 1937 Then-largest suspension bridge
Arlington Cemetery Virginia Once home to Robert E. Lee
Hoover Dam Arizona, Nevada 1935 Then world’s largest concrete structure
Statue of Liberty New York m tall