1. The Grand Canyon is carved away for nearly 6 million years by
the waters of the
River.
2. Within the Painted Desert National Park, there is
, a field of fallen trees that have turned to stone by a process
of mineralization known as petrifaction.
3. The Hoover Dam was named after President
.
4. Yosemite National Park has a spectacular scenery of valleys carved
out by
.
5. America's movies are mostly made in
, near the city of
in South California.
6. Stretching south of Miami is a chain of islands called the
. The farthest island is
, which is a favorite resort for US President Harry Truman, and
the site of home of novelist
.
7. Visitors to Charleston should not overlook Fort Sumter National
Park, as this was the site of the first battle of
in April 1861.
8. Nashville, TN might be an interesting city to many visitors because
of the
, home to country folk music, sometimes called
.
9.
in New Jersey used to be a quiet town; but now it is the site of
legalized gambling.
10. The enormous peninsula shaped like a flexed arm that juts out
into the Atlantic Ocean is called
.
11. The name of the boat taking visitors to the very base of the
Niagara Falls is
.
