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Favorite places in the USA I've seen!
Mount Rushmore National Memorial is one of Favorite places in the USA I've seen!.

1. Mount Rushmore National Memorial

9.0
13000 SD Highway 244 (btwn Iron Mountain & Palmer Gulch Rd), Keystone, SD
Monument · 165 tips and reviews

HISTORYHISTORY: It took 14 years and a team of 400 sculptors, led by Gutzon Borglum, to complete this massive "Shrine of Democracy," dedicated in 1941.

2. Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

9.1
W Potomac Park (btwn Lincoln & World War II Memorials), Washington, D.C.
Fountain · Southwest Washington · 76 tips and reviews

HISTORYHISTORY: The pool, measuring some 2,000 feet long, was built soon after the 1922 dedication of the Lincoln Memorial; both were designed by architect Henry Bacon.

Alice in Wonderland Statue is one of Favorite places in the USA I've seen!.

3. Alice in Wonderland Statue

9.1
Wallach Walk (btwn E 75th & 76th St), New York, NY
Outdoor Sculpture · Central Park · 56 tips and reviews

HISTORYHISTORY: Created in 1959 by Jose de Creeft (1884-1982), this bronze sculpture features characters from the 1865 Lewis Carroll story‚ "Alice in Wonderland."

4. Strawberry Fields

Central Park West (at W 72nd St), New York, NY
Memorial Site · Central Park · 165 tips and reviews

HISTORYHISTORY: Dedicated in 1985, this 2.5-acre area of the park is a memorial to musician John Lennon, who was murdered nearby on December 8, 1980.

Hoover Dam is one of Favorite places in the USA I've seen!.

5. Hoover Dam

9.3
Hoover Dam Access Rd, Boulder City, NV
Dam · 341 tips and reviews

HISTORYHISTORY: Hoover Dam was built during the Great Depression, between 1931 and 1936. The project employed thousands of workers, cost more than 100 lives and gave rise to Boulder City.

6. Abraham Lincoln Statue

8.0
Union Sq E (at E 16th St), New York, NY
Outdoor Sculpture · Union Square · 3 tips and reviews

HISTORYHISTORY: The Republican organization known as the Union League Club sponsored this bronze of Lincoln by sculptor Henry Kirke Brown (1814 - 1886).

United States Naval Academy is one of Favorite places in the USA I've seen!.

7. United States Naval Academy

121 Blake Rd, Annapolis, MD
University · 32 tips and reviews