This page provides a list of the main things to see in USA. "++"
identifies the top attractions.
My pictures of the USA
Photos of these cities and parks
- New Hampshire/ Portsmouth: Moffatt-Ladd House (1764), Macphaesdris-Warner House (1723), Wentworth-Gardner House (1760)
- Rhode Island/ Newport: Brick Market (1762), Touro Synagogue (1763), Redwood Library (1748), Breakers (1895), Watts Sherman House (1876), Belluschi's Portsmouth Abbey Chapel (1961)
- Connecticut/ New Haven: Kahn's Yale Art Gallery Addition (1953) at 1111 Chapel, Kahn's Yale Center for British Art (1977), Art and Architecture Building (1963) at 180 York, Ingalls Hockey Rink (1958) at 73 Sachem, Kline Biology Tower (1966) at 210 Whitney
- Washington: White House, Capitol, Smithsonian, Union Station, Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, Cathedral
- Baltimore: Basilica (1821), Mount Clare, Homewood
- Philadelphia: Independence Hall, Second Bank (1824) at 420 Chestnut, Chirst Church (1727) at 2nd St & Market, Academy of Arts at Broad & Cherry, City Hall at Market & Broad, Savings Fund Society at Market & 12th, Fairmont Waterworks in Fairmount Park, Kahn's Newman Richards Medical Research Building (1964) on Hamilton Walk, Germantown (Green Tree Tavern, Wyck, Cliveden)
- Alabama/ Mobile: Presbyterian Church on Government St, Barton Academy, Old City Hospital on Broad & St Anthony
- Atlanta: 14th Ave & Peachtree, 1180 Peachtree by John Heagy, Peachtree & North Ave, Peachtree & Allen Jr, Peachtree & McGill Ave, Peachtree & North Ave, Equitable, Peachtree & Dobbs, GP, Peachtree & Gilmer, Coca Cola , Depot, State Capitol, City Hall, Courthouse, Westin Hotel, Dome, Peachtree & North Ave, Flatiron Building (1895) , Nations Bank (1901)
- New Orleans: Ursuline Convent at 1114 Chartres, US Mint at 400 Esplanade, Madame John's Legacy at 632 Dumaine, US Custom House at 423 Canal, Old City Hall at 545 St Charles, San Francisco plantation house (outside city), Houmas House (outside city), Oak Alley (outside city), Madewood (outside city),
- Mississippi/ Natchez: Rosalie, Stanton Hall, Dunleith, Auburn, Melrose, D'Evereux (outside city), Longwood (outside city),
- South Carolina/ Charleston: Fireproof Building, St Mark's, Nathaniel Russell House, Miles Brewton House, Heyward-Washington House, St Philip's, Manigault House, Drayton Hall (outside city)
- Tennessee/ Nashville: Parthenon, State Capitol, Belle Meade on 5025 Harting, Grand Ole Opry, Opera House, Gaylord Center, Ryman Auditorium, Old Presbyterian Church, Bicentennial Plaza, Custom House, Union Station, Frist Center for the Visual Arts,
- Virginia/ Williamsburg: Capitol, Governor's Palace, Wren Building, Carter's Grove, Rosewell (outside city)
- Minneapolis: IDS at Marquelle Ave & 7th, Walker Art Center at 725 Vineland, State Capitol (in St Paul), St John's University Church (in St John's University, outside city)
- Kansas City: ++Nelson Gallery, Gateway Arch, Wainwright Building at 709 Chestnut, Old St Louis Post Office on Olive & 8th, Union Station on Market & 18th, Shaw's Garden (including Climatron
- Cleveland: Art Museum, First Congressional Church,
- South Dakota: Mount Rushmore
- Colorado/ Denver: Brown Palace Hotel, Johns Manville Headquarters, Red Rocks Amphitheater
- Colorado/ Denver: Danile Libeskind's Hamilton Building of the Museum of Art
- Colorado/ Mesa Verde
- New Mexico: Taos Pueblo near Santa Fe (13th c), Mission Church of San Francisco de Asis near Santa Fe, Aztec Ruins National Monument (13th c) near Albuquerque, Pueblo Bonito (13th c) near Albuquerque, Mission Church of San Estevan del Rey near Albuquerque,
- Oregon/ Portland: Equitable Building (421 S. West 6th St)
- Seattle: Needle,
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Things that annoyed me in the USA:
Plastic and waste in general
Air-conditioned buildings (they make you freeze even in summer)
Prices never include taxes
Waiters are hysterical about cleaning your table even before you finished eating
Lots of homeless beggars, more than in any other Western country.
Obesity
People do not wash their hands before eating and often suck their fingers when finished eating (when you use the utensils at an all-you-can-eat buffet, those utensils have been used by countless people who did not wash their hands), a puzzling behavior by people who are obsessed with deodorants and showers and flossing
People are allowed to own and carry guns
The USA is the only country left on the planet that still uses the ancient Roman imperial system for measurements (miles, feet, gallons) instead of the metric system.
The USA writes the date as month/day/year
The USA had to change even the name for football, which is called "soccer"
Anywhere in the USA avoid taxi drivers. They can be arrogant, aggressive, demand a tip, often cheat customers, and are prone to accidents.
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