1. The Grand Canyon was created by the Colorado river over six million years. The Grand Canyon State Park is one of the first state parks created in the United States Theodore Roosevelt was a very big supporter of preserving the Grand Canyon. Each year five million tourists visit this magnificent park.

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2. Yellowstone National park is located in the Mountains of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. Yellowstone is still considered one of the most pristine ecologies. The land for this state park was set aside  in 1870.

Each year two million tourists visit Yellowstone. The abundant wildlife and hot geysers are common attractions. I always remember visiting Yellowstone.

3. Everglades is a complex system of sawgrass marshes, , cypress swamps, mangrove forests, pine rocklands, and marine environments. The Everglades are ever changing due to water and fire. The Seminole tribe still resides in and around the Everglades which is located in Southern Florida.

The Florida Panther lives in the Everglades and is on the Endangered species list.

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4. Natural Bridge Caverns is the largest known commercial caverns. New Braunsfels, Texas hosts these caverns. As well as the spectacular caverns there is a safari tour. The stalagtites and stalagmites are spectacular. I have seen them they are a sight you will remember.

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5. Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona. These trees have fossilized due to the organic matter decomposing and replacing the cells with minerals. Arizona has the most colorful and largest collection of petrified wood.

People are not suppose to take the petrified wood other wise they have to pay $285.00 for a fine.

The Petrified National forest was recognised as a state park in 1906.

6. Bear Glacier is located in the Kenai Fjords National park in Alaska. There is quite an abundance of marine life. The Glaciers are spectacular. The best way to see these glaciers is a boat tour. A lagoon surrounds Bear Glacier, the water in the lagoon is fresh water.

7. Bandera Ice Caves are located in New Mexico. Sometimes called "The most moon like expanse on Earth." Natural layers of ice glistens on reflection of sunlight.

New York City has quite a colorful history that actually can trace back its original roots to the Lenape inhabitants prior to the arrival of Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524, however then the city had not been named “New York City”. Under Dutch rule in 1625, the city was named “New Amsterdam” and later renamed “New York” in 1664, after the English took control of the area. Interestingly, New York City experienced a major leap forward in 1898 after the city consolidated the “Five Boroughs” that once divided the landscape and the peoples living there.

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New York City once served as the first capitol of the United States from September 13, 1788 to 1790.

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General George Washington was inaugurated at the Federal Hall on Wall Street on April 30, 1789 to become the first President of the United States.

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It is illegal to forage for food in New York City parks without having a permit.

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In 1853, the City of New York purchased 768 acres of land that once contained old sheds left behind by colonists, pig farms, quarries and swamps. This land was added to the land that the city had already owned to create an 843-acre city oasis that was named “Central Park”.

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In 1876, the French Government gave America the Statue of Liberty in honor of America's 100th birthday celebrating the country's independence. The Statue of Liberty was designed by Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi, which her face was modeled after his mother and the body modeled after a prostitute as the story is told. Gustave Eiffel, who is most famous for building the Eiffel Tower in Paris, built the steel framework of the Statue of Liberty and the completed 305-foot statue with pedestal was fully erected in 1886 on Liberty Island outside of New York City.

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Chinatown located in the lower part of Manhattan was established in the 1870s by Chinese immigrants who decided to settle in New York City and brought their ancient traditions creating one of the largest Chinatowns in the United States. Visitors can shop until they drop at one of the hundreds of shops or stores scattered throughout the city within a city. Chinatown is chalk full of historical landmarks including a statue of Lin Ze Xu and The Church of the Transfiguration, the oldest Catholic Church building in New York City built in 1801.

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Grand Central Station was designed by John B. Snook a world famous architect that Cornelius Vanderbilt commissioned to design the railway station in 1869. In 1902, a horrific accident occurred in the Park Avenue tunnel taking the lives of seventeen people, because the smoke from the increased steam engines traveling through created poor visibility that led to the accident. In 1910, the use of steam engine trains were outlawed and replaced with electrified railway system that is still in use today.

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Ellis Island was originally built just off the southern tip of Manhattan on 27 ½ acres of land, just prior to the War of 1812. Later in the island's history it was used as the gateway to freedom and a new life in the United States, where more than 12 million people from around the world immigrated into the US. Now, Ellis Island is an Immigration Museum that is part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument and hosts an enormous archive of documents, photos and artifacts that tells the story of new beginnings of the men, women and children that passed through its gates, so to obtain the promise of freedom that America has offered to millions of people then and since.

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The Empire State Building is a towering 1253 foot skyscraper that has 73 elevators and took only one year and forty-five days to build from bottom to top. The classic film King Kong made in 1933, immortalize the Empire State Building in movie icon history and since then it has been featured in dozens of films and movies that only further cements its legacy in architectural history.

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The United Nations Headquarters is located on Manhattan's eastern border on an eighteen acre plot of land that was purchased and later donated to the United Nations by billionaire John D. Rockefeller Jr. The entire area was eventually used to build the International meeting center and is actually considered International territory that does not officially belong to the United States and is governed by the International body of the UN.

Peterborough Lift Lock

Located in Peterborough Ontario, the Peterborough Lock is #21 on the Trent Severn Waterway System. Although there are lifts that are higher, at 65 feet it is the worlds highest hydraulic lift. The lock works using a counterweigt system and is not dependant on any external power supply.

The Big Nickel

 Sudbury Ontario is home to what The Guinness Book of Records calls the world`s largest coin. The coin sits on the property of Dynamic Earth and is a 30 ft replica of a Canadian 1951 nickel.

Casa Loma

Visitors can go on guided tours of  Casa Loma located in Toronto Ontario. The castle took 300 men three years to build at a cost of aprox. $3.5 million. Upon it`s completion in 1914 the 98 room castle was considered to be the largest private home in North America.

Niagra Falls (Horseshoe Falls)

The Falls were created when glaciers receded at the end of the last ice age and serve as a border between Ontario Canada and the state of New York. Visitors can ride below the falls on the glass bottomed Maid of the Mist.

The Canadian National Exhibition (C.N.E)

Located at Exhibition Place in Toronto Ontario, The C.N.E is the largest fair in Canada. The fair is open from mid August to Labor Day. Attractions include a working farm, midway rides, international food pavilions, as well as the three day International Air Show.

Black Creek Pioneer Village

Located in Toronto Ontario, Black Creek Pioneer Village is the perfect place to step back in time. Take a guided tour through an authentic pioneer town and see how things used to be done.

Blue Mountain Scenic Caves

Located just outside of Collingwood, two hours North of Toronto, Blue Mountain offers visitors so much more than just a breathtaking view. You can spend your day re-discovering natural caves or walking over the suspension bridge that is 25 metres above ground and 300 metres over Georgian Bay. Those who need some extra excitement, they can rid a Zip cord down the side of the mountain. Be sure to wear your hiking shoes.

Sever's Safari

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Challenge yourself to a safari corn maze in Shakopee, Minneapolis and at least you will not have to fear getting attacked by a hungry lion or charged by a protective bull elephant.

If I Only Had A Brain

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The adorable “Scarecrow” from the classic movie “The Wizard of Oz” was cut in a 10-acre corn field, which I imagine would have us seeing flying monkeys in a couple of hours of mass confusion. This maze was located in Boise, Idaho.

Belmont Corn Maize

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While not in the farm-belt of the United States, this 10-acre maze was located about fifteen minutes southeast of London, Ontario and sponsored by Husky Travel Centre in 2006. To make the journey through the maze spookier, the guest could stumble into a haunted cemetery and scary Halloween decorations.

2005 Great Lakes Chevy Dealers Corn Maze

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Auto dealers are sponsoring everything these days and this corn maze drives over its competition. This maze is probably much tougher than it looks.

The Pig Is Back

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Maybe the thought of being lost in the bowels of a happy-go-luck piggy isn't your idea of spooky and maybe your right, but this bacon is enough to make almost anyone sizzle with a bit of frustration after walking in circles for awhile.

2006 Special Olympics

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The Special Olympics USA National Games sponsored this amazing 18.5-acre corn maze, just outside Knoxville, Iowa that at the time was considered the potentially the world's largest corn maze.

Jurassic Utah

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Located in Pleasant Grove, Utah, the “Jurassic Utah” corn maze has brought the dinosaurs back to life again. There is nothing worse than being lost inside the loins of a giant T-Rex, except maybe being eaten by one.

Oregon Pumpkin Patch Corn Maze

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Located near Terrebonne and Smith Rock, Oregon, this maze resembles the “The Wizard of Oz” yellow brick road and the castle of the Wizard. Nonetheless, this is one that I personally would pass on for times sake.

Jack-o-lantern

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Scream Acres created this Jack-o-lantern corn maze in 2007 for their haunted maze tours. Guests are treated to worst nightmares that the Scream Team could dream up and their monsters could jump out and grab the guests at any given time. Located on Leaders Farm in Northwest Ohio.

Vesperman Farms “The Most Challenging” Corn Maze

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Some farms design there corn mazes to scare visitors and others are paid by sponsors to promote a service or product, but Vesperman Farms set out to create the most challenging corn maze. The twisting turns and endless dead-ends are enough to drive you mad like one of Steven King's characters in the movie “The Shining”. Located in Southwest Wisconsin is the most challenging 5-acre maze to puzzle visitors for hours.

For every person living in Hawaii, there are ten tourists visiting there.

About eight times as many people visit Cape Cod every year than there are people living in Boston. And about forty times as many swing by Faneuil Hall.

A little less than half of the tourists in the US come from Western Europe. A little over a quarter come from Asia. That means that roughly 25% of visiting foreigners in the US come from countries that most Americans have never heard of.

For every business trip to the US there are two holidays, and tourists tend to stay more than twice as long as business people. Another curious detail is that in the US there are slightly more overseas tourists traveling alone than overseas business folk traveling with associates. Also worth mentioning is that for every 16 visitors that say they're there for leisure, one is sneakily there for business, while for every 22 so-called business visitors there's one who does nothing but hang around and get a tan!

Among tourists to the US there are about twice as many first-timers as there are among business people, which leads to believe that it's way better to keep doing business with Americans than to keep visiting them socially.

Tourists to the US are slightly more often male than female, but if they come to do business they're way more often male. This may mean that there are more men in overseas businesses but it may also mean that overseas businesses prefer to keep their women close to home.

Male visitors are in general four years older than women visitors, no matter if they come to do business or to go sight seeing. Tourists are in general one year older than business people, which makes perfect sense. Curiously enough, business people who come to the US have roughly a 15% higher annual income than tourists who come to the US.

How many tourists actually visit any specific State per year remains a mystery.

The third largest of Hong Kong's islands after Hong Kong and Lantau, it is home to about 6,000 people who live mainly around peaceful villages of Yung Shue Wan and Sok Kwu Wan.

There are also remote settlements. At Yung Shue Ha, members of the founding Chinese clan all have the same surname: Chow.

Lamma is a day trip haven from the big city: soak up the relaxed lifestyle of the locals, the idyllic beaches and the countryside walks. Life is simple here, with no cars on the island at all. There is a very special villagey atmosphere that makes it a spellbinding place to visit and charms both Chinese and expats who have set up home there.

The majority of the island is green and untouched: beautiful beaches such as Sham Wan are left untainted by developers and Mount Stenhouse dominates the south of the island at 353 meters high. But where there is life, the communities are vibrant.

Yung Shue Wan is home to a main street, running from a ferry pier, lined with shops and some curious bars and restaurants, a bank and a post office. For a day visit, this is a good place to begin. Stock up on water and snacks and set off on a gentle hike over to Sok Kwu Wan.

If you have time, explore other areas of the island. Take a towel and beachwear and find a beach to relax on or just make use of your hiking boots to get a feel for the coves and treasures. Like many others, you may find it hard to leave.