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WELCOMETOTHEUSAWashington—thecapitaloftheUSAWashington,D.C.isthecapitalcityoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica."D.C."standsforthe"DistrictofColumbia",thefederaldistrictcontainingthecityofWashington.ThecityisnamedafterGeorgeWashington,militaryleaderoftheAmericanRevolutionandthefirstPresidentoftheUnitedStates.TheDistrictofColumbia,foundedonJuly16,1790,isafederaldistrictasspecifiedbytheUnitedStatesConstitution.ThecentersofallthreebranchesoftheU.S.federalgovernmentareinWashington,D.C.,aswellastheheadquartersofmostfederalagenciesCongressBuildingTheWashingtonMonument為紀(jì)念首任總統(tǒng)華盛頓而建造WhiteHouse始建于1792年，是美國總統(tǒng)在任期內(nèi)辦公并和家人居住的地方?！鞍讓m”是1902年羅斯福正式命名。LincoinMemorial(林肯紀(jì)念堂)MountRushmore（拉什莫爾山）華盛頓、杰佛遜、羅斯福、林肯四位美國總統(tǒng)NewYorkCity,officiallytheCityofNewYork,isthemostpopulouscityintheUnitedStatesandthemostdenselypopulatedmajorcityinNorthAmerica.Thecityisatthecenterofinternationalfinance,politics,entertainment,andculture,andisoneoftheworld'smajorglobalNewYork

EmpireStateBuilding(帝國大廈)紐約最高的建筑，也是世界最高的大廈之一TimeSquare(時代廣場)紐約劇院最密集的區(qū)域Broadway百老匯CentralPark（中央公園）世界著名的城市公園Chicagowasincorporatedasacityin1837,nearaportagebetweentheGreatLakesandtheMississippiRiverwatershed.Today,Chicagoislistedasanalpha+globalcitybytheGlobalizationandWorldCitiesResearchNetwork,andranksseventhintheworldinthe2012GlobalCitiesIndex.Thecityisaninternationalhubforfinance,commerce,industry,telecommunications,andtransportation,withO'HareInternationalAirportbeingthesecond-busiestairportintheworldintermsoftrafficmovements.LinkenParkTheCityofLosAngeles,alsoknownsimplyasL.A.orinformallyastheCityofAngels,isthesecond-largestcityintheUnitedStatesintermsofpopulation.ItwasincorporatedasacityinCaliforniaonApril4,1850andisthecountyseatandthelargestcityinLosAngelesCounty.LosAngelesservesasthecoreandmostimportantcityofthesprawlingSouthernCaliforniaurbanareawhichcountsnearly18millionresidents.Thecityisalsolargebygeographicstandardssinceitsprawlsovermorethan465squaremiles,makingitlargerthaneitherNewYorkCityorChicagoinarea.Los

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ThecityhasmoreoutdoorsculpturesandmuralsthananyotherAmericancity,andPhiladelphia'sFairmountPark

isthelargestlandscapedurbanparkintheworld.IndependencePalace(獨立宮)SanFranciscoofficiallytheCityandCountyofSanFrancisco,istheleadingfinancialandculturalcenterofNorthernCaliforniaandtheSanFranciscoBayArea.SanFranciscoTheonlyconsolidatedcity-countyinCalifornia,SanFranciscoencompassesalandareaofabout46.9squaremiles(121km2)onthenorthernendoftheSanFranciscoPeninsula,givingitadensityofabout17,620peoplepersquaremile(6,803peopleperkm2).TheCaliforniaGoldRushof1849broughtrapidgrowth,makingitthelargestcityontheWestCoastatthetime.Duetothegrowthofitspopulation,SanFranciscobecameaconsolidatedcity-countyin1856.Today,SanFranciscoisranked35thofthetoptouristdestinationsintheworld,andwasthesixthmostvisitedoneintheUnitedStatesin2011.Thecityisrenownedforitscoolsummers,fog,steeprollinghills,eclecticmixofarchitecture,andlandmarksincludingtheGoldenGateBridge,cablecars,theform