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Here are some places of interest Mount Rushmore National Memorial The?Golden?Gate?Bridge? The Yellowstone Park Mount Rushmore National Memorial It’s a spectacular sculpture in South Dakota that honors four American presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt, Giant likenesses of the four are sculptured into the granite face of Mt. Rushmore 5,725 feet . Yellowstone National Park spans an area of 3,472 square miles 8,987 km2 , comprising lakes, canyons, rivers and mountain ranges. Yellowstone Lake is the largest high-altitude lake in North America and is centered over the Yellowstone Caldera, the largest supervolcano on the continent. The caldera is considered an active volcano; it has erupted with tremendous force several times in the last two million years. Half the worlds geothermal features are in Yellowstone, fueled by this ongoing volcanism. Lava flows and rocks from volcanic eruptions cover most of the land area of Yellowstone. Hundreds of species of mammals, birds, fish and reptiles have been documented, including several that are either endangered or threatened. The vast forests and grasslands also include unique species of plants. Common animals in the park include grizzlies, wolves, and free-ranging herds of bison and elk. Forest fires occur in the park each year; in the large forest fires of 1988, nearly one third of the park burned. Yellowstone has numerous recreational opportunities, including hiking, camping, boating, fishing and sightseeing. * America is a great power. There are a number of beauty in America. Each face is about 60 feet from chin to forehead, twice as high as the head of the Giza Sphinx. Suggested in 1924 by Doane Robison, then director of the South Dakota Historical Society, the idea of the memorial was approved by the federal and South Dakota governments in 1925. Mount Rushmore, in the southwestern part of the state, in the Black Hills, about 25 miles southwest of Rapid City, was s