Museums

If you want to travel to America to accommodate visits to museums, reserve strength.

In addition to the many museums in the major cities, the cities of all states have a rich museum heritage. Practically in every, even the smallest town, there is an occasion for pride: a memorial, an ancient bone of a dinosaur, an erased baseball, to which the public's favorite once touched, or jewelry and household items of Indians.

In Washington there are about 20 museums within the complex of the Smithsonian Institution, the largest collection of historical artifacts in the world. And the National Museum of Aviation and Cosmonautics has the world's largest collection of historical aircraft and space vehicles. In addition, there you can see several unique Chinese kites of the XIX century, aircraft engines, lunar modules and astronaut spacesuits.

Within the walls of the National Museum of American History, you can see many things that belonged to US historical figures. The National Museum of Natural History has a huge collection of 126 million exhibits, including skeletons of dinosaurs, stuffed animals, minerals and meteorites.

All museums of the Smithsonian Institution are free of charge.

Museums are open every day of the year, except on December 25, from 10:00 am to 4:30 pm.

Tourists who come to New York, too, will not be bored, because here are the world's museum values: the Guggenheim Museum, the American Museum of National History, the Museum of Modern Art, one of the best art galleries in the world - the Metropolitan Museum.

Among the variety of museums, the Floating Aviation Museum, located on a huge aircraft carrier of the class "Interpide", which once wore the name "Fearless" (the ticket price is 26 USD), and the Museum of Immigration on Ellis Island are noteworthy. Visiting the latter is better combined with a cruise to the Statue of Liberty, the tour lasts about 3 hours.

There is an opinion that only large cities of America attract tourists, but this is a misconception that needs to be dispelled. For example, the unique Carnegie Natural History Museum in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), a large collection of exhibits related to geology, paleontology and biology deserves detailed study.

The facade of the Children's Museum in Indianapolis, Ind., Is attacked by huge dinosaurs. The museum is interesting not only to children, but also to adults: here you can hold an extreme wedding, ride from the chocolate hill in the country, Willy Wonka, put scientific experiments in conditions close to space, and try to live like a real astronaut, get to know China, Egyptian tomb - just do not list! All current exhibitions and work schedule can be found on the museum's website.

The "Exploratorium" in San Francisco (California) is an interactive science museum founded by physicist Frank Oppenheimer. It was the "Exploratorium" that became the first "museum of participation" in the world.

The Oceanarium in Monterey (California) - one of the largest in the world, has more than 600 species of marine animals. The colossal Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago (Illinois) demonstrates unique exhibits: a working coal mine, a rover, a compartment of the Apollo-8 spacecraft.[…]

Parks

National parks of the United States - a treasure of picturesque nature, which includes the most beautiful landscapes of the country.

They became the last shelter for rare species of animals, which otherwise were forever gone. Today they remain a popular holiday destination for people seeking recreation and unity with nature. National parks have implemented a unique and unparalleled idea in the world, as well as the declaration of independence born in the United States. A unique and democratic idea was that the magnificent wonders of nature should be accessible not only to a privileged minority, but to every ordinary citizen of America ..

"Nothing so conveys the essence of America as our national parks" - these words belong to the former US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Today, the US national parks are taken for granted, as a natural part of America's vast landscape. Nevertheless, they have passed a long stage of their development, and this process continues to this day.

To date, there are 58 national parks, as well as a number of forest reserves and wildlife sanctuaries.

Every year, tens of millions of tourists travel in these parks. The most visited ones are not Yosemite, Yellowstone or Grand Canyon. The most visited national park of America is Great Smoky Mountains. Due to natural beauty and four distinctive seasons of the year, it has no equal in number of visitors.

"Abbot of Western Writers," American Pulitzer Prize winner Wallace Stegner wrote that national parks are "America's best idea," democratic, open to all, "they reflect the very best that we have ...". National parks of America are protected monuments of the country's natural beauty, cultural history and are an important part of the United States.Some of them play an important role in preserving and disseminating the cultural history of the indigenous peoples of America, while others are simply stunningly beautiful, and not putting them under protection would be a real crime. Whatever it was, the US national parks exist to remind people of the beauty and natural diversity of the country. […]