10 MAIN TOURIST DESTINATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES

Each year, most foreign tourists (except Canadians and Mexicans) who come to the United States spend most of their time in some cities, which are found below the list in descending order of popularity. Some of these cities are popular because of their hustle and bustle, while others are for calm.

New York

New York is famous for its stock exchange located in Wall Street, the Theater District, the Empire State skyscrapers, the Statue of Liberty, renowned museums and street vendors offering food from different countries. This city holds the attention of the world. Every great chef who opens a restaurant, while stylist who has a collection of clothing and any artist who has exhibited in a gallery feel the great energy that emanates from every part of what is called the Big Apple. Tourists have the pleasure of absorbing this energy; they are affected by the hustle and bustle of Times Square or the less flashy presentation of artists who sell their works in Union Square.

Los Angeles

Los Angeles is best known for two of its neighborhoods are very famous. Hollywood offers the splendor, brightness and glimpses of celebrity. This is where we find the biggest movie stars in the world. Tourists can see them briefly when down Rodeo Drive and Sunset Boulevard or they pose in front of the Grauman's Chinese Theatre. The neighborhood of Venice Beach is quite different. The lifestyle is casual. His walk along the ocean, which attracts people from all walks of life, is one of the best places to watch people of all kinds.

San Francisco

San Francisco is a city influenced by the breeze of the Pacific Ocean. The weather dictates all decisions taken by both its inhabitants and tourists. Golden Gate Park, with many paths, beaches and views of the Golden Gate Bridge, especially attracts visitors when the sun shines, even if the air is a little cool. On foggy days, it is good to venture into the city center, take the cable car or walk through the various hills of the city where the streets are very steep lined with Victorian houses or Edwardian often photographed or filmed.

Miami and Miami Beach

An air of frenzied dance, Miami and Miami Beach are experiencing incessant activity, whatever the time of day. South Beach attracts some of the most beautiful people and even has a series of rescue stations art deco. At night, the bright neon lights of red, green, blue and pink transformed Ocean Drive into a chic place that can not be found anywhere else. The Cuban influence is felt everywhere, both in the restaurants in neighborhoods like Little Havana where Calle Ocho (8th Street) is a meeting place. Men come here to exchange pleasantries in Spanish while smoking a cigar and playing dominoes.

Orlando

The Greater Orlando is the site of the escape. This is where one can let his imagination run. Even the most imaginative tourists can not invent worlds created at Universal Park and Disney World or other Disney entertainment center. Orlando is not only a place of dreams, fantasy and characters dressed in various costumes. The center offers visitors an interesting architectural mix, from Victorian-style homes with high-rise buildings. It also includes a large number of shops, restaurants and nightclubs. For those who love nature, the Lake Eola Park offers pedestrians a nice walk.

Las Vegas

All Las Vegas is a party. You have to imagine a major center of attraction for adults with lighting is to day and extravagant buildings. Just walk along what is called the Las Vegas Strip to realize. There are huge fountains, laser light games, casinos where the stakes are large and high quality performances. Sleeping is the last concern of anyone coming to Las Vegas. Tourists looking for a relatively quiet life can go in the area of the Freemont Street where most casinos are more old-fashioned.

Honolulu

If the city of Honolulu offers many shops and museums and the Foster Botanical Garden, it is mainly a starting point for visiting the island of Oahu. Most tourists stay in Waikiki which has excellent beaches, many shops, restaurants and offers a multitude of outdoor activities, including surfing and sailing. As for surfing, most islanders and tourists in the sport in Haleiwa, a small town in the north. People interested in naval history of the United States can visit the Arizona ship is a monument in honor of those who perished in the attack against Pearl Harbor in December 1941, and the former battleship Missouri.

Washington

Washington embodies the spirit of the United States. It is a city rich in history, the Americans are very proud and where political life is ceaseless. It houses some of the greatest museums in the country, including the National Museum of Air and Space and the National Gallery of Art. It has preserved its green spaces and it is surprising to find solitude while walking in Roosevelt Island in the middle of the Potomac. Of course, one of the sites that attract the most tourists is the vast esplanade of the National Mall. You can sit on the grass and relax while being surrounded by built in honor of some of the great presidents of the country monuments.

Chicago

Known for its professional sports teams, restaurants and architecture, Chicago is the largest city in the central United States. Of all the nicknames given to it, that of the "city of neighborhoods" seems best suited. Numbering more than seventy, they each have their own character. The city, along Lake Michigan, also offers tourists to window shop and purchases, especially in shops and haute couture shops located along Michigan Avenue known as the "Magnificent Mile."

Boston

Boston is truly the jewel of New England. One of the best ways for tourists to get to know the city is to walk in parks including Boston Common and the Public Garden where swan-shaped boats plying a vast expanse of water since the 1870s city ​​highlights the key role it played in the country's history, but never focuses on the past. For example, Faneuil Hall, where large speakers expressed their protests before the Revolutionary War, now houses many shops and restaurants in a pedestrian area. Boston Harbor, which was the scene of revolt against tea taxation by the British in the eighteenth century, now has a walk along the water.

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