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What attractions are included in the Eastern and Western United States tours?

1. Tourist attractions in the eastern United States, including:

(1) Barringer Crater

Barringer Crater Meteor Crater is located in Arizona, USA In the desert in the northern part of the state, it is well-known for its excellent preservation.

(2) Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University (originally translated as "Texas A&M University"), founded in 1876, is one of the largest public universities in the United States. When the school was founded, it was originally named "Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas". At that time, there was an A&M University in every state in the United States, but later they changed their names one after another. Only the public university in Texas continued to retain the name A.M.

(3) Clinton Presidential Library

The Clinton Presidential Library is located in Bill Clinton’s hometown of Little Rock, Arkansas. It opened in 2004 with a total cost of US$165 million. The overall structure is made of glass and steel. The Clinton Presidential Library and Museum, which former US President Bill Clinton was proud of, is known for its environmentally friendly architecture and has received praise from environmental organizations many times. Different from traditional reinforced concrete roofs, the roof of the Clinton Library was built into a small garden, with strawberries, lawns, roses and other green plants planted in it.

(4) Nashville

Nashville (English: Nashville) is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, Tennessee, USA. It is the capital of the state and the second largest city after Memphis. ’s second largest city.

Nashville is known as the music capital and is the mecca of country music.

(5) Knoxville

Knoxville (English: Knoxville) is a city in eastern Tennessee, United States, in the Appalachian Mountains The city was established in 1786 at the western foot of the city and on the banks of the Tennessee River. Knoxville is named in honor of Henry Knox, America's first Secretary of War.

One of the nicknames of Nuocheng is "Marble City". In the early 20th century, there were many quarries in the city.

Nuozhou was once the "Underwear Capital of the World."

(6) Montesaro

Montesaro is located in Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA. It was once the home of Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States. residence.

Monticello was selected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.

(7) Great Smoky Mountains National Park

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a national park located in the eastern United States, spanning Tennessee and North Carolina. It was proclaimed by President Roosevelt on September 2, 1940 at Newfang Pass in the park. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is known as the last vast virgin forest in the eastern United States. Covering an area of ??2100 square kilometers. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is known for its rich species. The dramatic elevation changes and abundant rainfall in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park make the park extremely rich in biodiversity.

(8) Billions of Marble Villa

The villa was built in 1895. The owner was the railroad king at the time and cost 20 million US dollars in silver. The villa looks ordinary on the outside, but the decoration inside is extremely luxurious, and all real money is used.

Empire Building

(9) The Empire State Building in New York was built in March 1930. It is still the eternal symbol of New York together with the Statue of Liberty. It was once the tallest building in the world and a landmark building in New York City. It is one of the seven engineering wonders of the world. After the collapse of the World Trade Center on 9/11, it continued to take over the title of New York's tallest building until the Freedom Tower was built.

The Empire State Building stands in downtown Manhattan, with a height of 443 meters. From below, you can look around the surrounding horizon like "King Kong" day and night. When the weather is clear, visitors can overlook the five states from the 102nd-floor observation deck and the walkway outside the 86th-floor observation deck.

(19) Harvard University

Harvard University (English: Harvard University) is a private university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League . Established by the Massachusetts Colonial Legislature in 1636, it is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first and oldest corporate institution in North America. Both are located in Cambridge. The school and the nearby Massachusetts Institute of Technology enjoy the reputation, wealth and influence of first-class universities in the world, especially in the ranking of English-language universities.

2. Tourist attractions in the western United States, including:

(1) Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park is located in the Northern Rockies and Middle Rockies of the western United States. On the lava plateau between them, most of which are in northwest Wyoming, it is the earliest and largest national park in the United States. Like the Great Wall of China, it is a must-see for foreign tourists.

Yellowstone Park is world-famous for maintaining the true nature of the natural environment, and is proudly called "the most unique magical paradise on earth" by Americans. There are historical monuments, museums and tourist attractions in the park.

(2) Yosemite National Park

The climate of Yosemite National Park is a Mediterranean climate, which means that most of the snowfall occurs in warm winter, and other seasons are quite dry. . (During the long, hot summers, less than three percent of snowfall occurs).

(3) Arches National Park

Arches National Park is located in eastern Utah, covering an area of ??76,519 acres (309.7 square kilometers) and has approximately 850,000 visitors every year.

(4) Bryce Canyon

Bryce Canyon is located in southern Utah, USA, on the north bank of the Colorado River. It is famous for its weird-shaped and brightly colored rocks. The tourist attraction is named after Ebenezer, a Scottish pioneer who settled in this area in 1875. Bryce's name. There are fourteen valleys up to 300 meters deep in the canyon. The rocks are eroded by wind, frost, rain and snow and turn into more than 60 different colors such as red, light red, yellow and light yellow. The changes in brilliance make the color of the rocks overflowing with gold. , entertaining the eyes.

(5) Grand Canyon of the Colorado

The Grand Canyon of the Colorado, also known as the Grand Canyon of the United States (Grand

Canyon), is located in Kaiba, northwest Arizona, United States. On the Bu Plateau, there is one of the most magnificent scenery on earth. The Colorado River has cut a total of 19 major canyons on the Colorado Plateau, with a total area of ??2,724.7 square kilometers. The deepest, widest and longest one is the Grand Canyon. With a total length of 446 kilometers, it is one of the longest canyons in the world.