USA: attractions and places of interest

Shenandoah is a US national park in Virginia. In the western side, the park limits the rivers, and from the eastern mountain of Piedmont. The park was founded in 1935 on an area of 805 km2, and the highest point is Mount Hawksbill ( 1235 meters ). Prior to the founding of Shenandoah Park, there wer...

Haleakala is a US national park located in Hawaii. It was founded on an area of 118 km2. The park is known for its Haleakala volcano, which was last erupted in 1790. From the language of the local population, Haleakala in translation means "the house of the Sun", in accordance with the local traditi...

Redwood is a US national park north of San Francisco. It was founded in 1968 and after several extensions its territory amounted to 540 km2. Redwood entered 3 then existing parks with a sequoia. In 1980, the park was listed as a World Heritage Site. Sequoia is one of the highest trees on the planet...

Great Smoky Mountains is a national park located in the United States. It belongs to two states - Carolina and Tennessee, which divide it into such districts: Blounty, Sevier and Kok, Swain, Haywood. The reserve is one of the largest protected areas, with a total area of 2109 km2. The National Park ...

Great Basin is a national park in Nevada. It was founded in 1986 on an area of 312 km2. The park was called the Grand Pool - one of the most arid areas of North America. Most of the rainfall falls on winter and summer thunderstorms. The park is known for its Prometheus tree, the oldest tree on the ...

Chandor-Gardens are located in the United States, namely Texas, Weserford. This unusual beauty garden was created by one of the most famous portrait painters of its time, just over 70 years ago. The total area of the park is 16 hectares of land. Douglas Chandor created about 300 portraits, includin...

Grand Teton is a US national park in Wyoming, near America's world famous Yellowstone Park. Together, they organize the ecological zone of Greater Yellowstone, with an aggregate area of 73,000 km2. Grand - Tighton itself is arranged on an area with a total area of 1254 km2, where the Tighton mountai...

Badlands is a national park in the United States, and in the state of South Dakota. The park was founded in 1978 on an area of 942 km2. The name translates as “bad lands”, and the landscapes of the park only enhance the effect. Gloomy panoramas of barren mountains and sharp-edged ridges are cut by i...

Niagara Falls is located on the Niagara River, which is the natural border of Canada and the United States. Part of the waterfall in Canada is sometimes called the " horseshoe", and the American "fata". The height of the waterfall is approximately 53 meters and reaches a kilometer in width. Waterfal...

The wave is a natural gallery of sand and rocks, located along the border of the states of Utah and Arizona in the USA, in relative proximity to the famous US parks – Grand Canyon Park, Zion National Park. This place is known among travelers and photographers due to its colorful, hilly forms. About...