美国城市和旅游.pptVIP

A Survey of the United States of America6. Cities and Tourism School of Western Studies Heilongjiang University Cities and Tourism New York City Washington D.C. San Francisco Los Angeles Chicago Las Vegas Niagara Falls New York City (1) The largest city. The most densely populated major city in the US. Founded by the Dutch in 1624 as a commercial trading post. Serves as the capital from 1785 to 1790. The World’s major center of commerce and finance. New York City (2) “The City That Never Sleeps” “The Big Apple” The Five Boroughs of NYC Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Major Tourist Resorts Of NYC The Statue of Liberty Wall Street and New York Stock Exchange Times Square UN Headquarters Central Park Chinatown Washington D. C. The Capital of the United States The US Congress has supreme authority over the district. It is not a state. It is the first carefully planned city in the world. The first American president George Washington chose the site of D.C. But if it were… It would rank last in area. Second to last in population. First in population density. First in percentage of African Americans. Memorial Parks in Washington Washington Monument Thomas Jefferson Memorial Lincoln Memorial World War II Memorial Vietnam Veterans Memorial Korean War Veterans Memorial Arlington National Cemetery Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial National Mall (1) It is an open-area national park in downtown Washington D. C. It refers to the entire area between the Lincoln Memorial and the Capitol. The Mall runs 3 kilometers long. National Mall (2) National Museum of American History National Museum of Natural History National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden West Building of the National Gallery of Art National Mall (3) East Building of the National Gallery of Art United States Botanic Garden National Museum of the American Indian National Air and Space Museum National Mall (4) Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Arts and Industries Building Smithsonian