My Personal Favorites: USA
I consider myself blessed to live in the United States.
While I absolutely love traveling to many countries all over the world, the US is equally as beautiful. If only domestic travel here weren't as expensive, I'd would have visited all 50 states a long time ago.
Looking at all the pictures, I realized that the country's beauty lies not only in its vibrant and energetic cities but in its physical attractions. We are now seriously considering going to the National Parks in the next few years.
My Number 1 favorite sight in all of America: The Golden Gate Bridge of San Francisco
Beautiful San Francisco Bay
Right in my backyard, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
Napa Valley, California
Big Sur, California
Yosemite, California
In Yosemite, California
The Theme Building of the Los Angeles International Airport or LAX
Hollywood, California
The Walt Disney Hall in LA
The Richard Nixon Library in Orange County, California. This was the very first Presidential Library I have ever visited and it was impressive. Will have to visit Ronald Reagan's next.
La Jolla, California. Very, very rich.
Virginia City, a scene from the Old Wild West, Nevada
Lake Tahoe in winter, California/Nevada
Rudd's Mercantile Store, Palm Springs, California. This tiny one room museum boasts of all things American from the early 1900s. I am in love with it big time.
I know some people who hate Vegas to the core. I, On the other hand, love it a lot! I have been here many times, I have literally lost count.
Hoover Dam, Nevada
Death Valley, California/Nevada Border
Seafood Galore, Seattle Public Market, Seattle, Washington
The Museum of Flight, Seattle, Washington
Multnomah Falls, Portland, Oregon
The Grand Canyon, Arizona
Sedona, Arizona
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Native American dwellings in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Hanauma Bay, Honolulu, Hawaii
Haleakala, Maui, Hawaii
I have only been to New Orleans twice. But, it is high up there in my list of favorites. This place is so European in atmosphere.
Chicago, America's Second City.
The Statue of Liberty, New York
Manhattan, New York City
The New York Stock Exchange Building, New York City
Inside Grand Central Station, NYC
Niagara Falls, New York State
In front of the White House, Washington DC, 1994. Bill Clinton was still the US President when I visited Washington DC. Gee, that was ages ago.
At Mt. Vernon in Virginia, visiting George and Martha Washington's house back in the old days
Next to the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
In front of Betsy Ross's House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Breakers, one of the mansions in Newport, Rhode Island. Here I had a glimpse how the wealthiest of all Americans lived at the turn of the 20th century.
At Copp's Hill burying ground in downtown Boston, Massachussetts
The monument of Samuel Adams in front of Faneuil Hall, Boston, Massachussetts
Desert Garden at the Bonnet House, Fort Lauderdale, Florida