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Buildings and Other Man-Made Things

1. Seven Man-Made Wonders in the US - The Golden Gate Bridge, the Brooklyn Bridge, the Gateway Arch, Mount Rushmore, Hoover Dam, the Mesa Verde Cliff Dwellings, and the Space Needle
2. Hoover Dam (Near Las Vegas, Nevada)
3. Mauna Kea Observatory (In Hawaii)
4. Visiting the Embassies of Washington, D.C.
5. Some Popular Aquariums - The Monterey Bay Aquarium, the Georgia Aquarium, the Adventure Aquarium and the National Aquarium
6. Visiting Missions (Early Catholic Churches) of California
7. The Lighthouses Along the Coast of North Carolina
8. The White House
9. George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens (In Virginia)
10. Ford's Theater (In Washington, DC)
11. The Statue of Liberty

Cities

12. Cape May, New Jersey
13. Charleston, South Carolina
14. Chicago, Illinois
15. Jackson Hole, Wyoming
16. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
17. Tombstone, Arizona
18. Washington DC: Visiting in the Autumn

Islands

19. The Florida Keys (In Southern Florida)
20. Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket (In Massachusetts)

Museums

21. American Folklife Center: Preserving the Voices, Songs and Stories of Everyday People
22. Celebrity Museums
23. The Gettysburg National Military Park and the Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center (In Pennsylvania)
24. The Lower East Side Tenement Museum Recreates Old Immigrant Life in New York City
25. The Marian Koshland Science Museum (In Washington, DC)
26. The National Air And Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center
27. The National Museum of the American Indian (In Washington, DC)
28. The National Museum of Natural History
29. National Cryptologic Museum Is Filled With Secrets of the Past
30. The Newseum: A Museum of News in Washington
31. The South Street Seaport Museum (In New York City)

National Parks

32. Camping in America’s National and State Parks
33. Carlsbad Caverns National Park (In New Mexico)
34. The Death Valley National Park
35. The Dry Tortugas National Park (Off the Coast of Florida)
36. Glen Echo Park (In Maryland) - The National Park Service now operates Glen Echo in cooperation with a group called the Glen Echo Partnership for Arts and Culture.
37. The Grand Canyon: One of the World’s Natural Wonders
38. The Grand Canyon: A True Wonder of the World
39. Mount Rainier National Park (In Washington) and the Valley Forge National Historical Park (In Pennsylvania)
40. Four National Parks in Utah: Arches National Park, Canyonlands National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park and Zion National Park
41. Mesa Verde National Park (In Colorado)
42. San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
43. Volcanoes National Park and Haleakala National Park (Hawaii)
44. Yellowstone National Park (In Wyoming)
45. Yosemite National Park (In California)
46. National Wildlife Refuge System - Many Include National Parks

National Monuments

47. Bandelier National Monument and Taos Pueblo (In New Mexico) * MP3 Is Not Complete *
48. Castillo de San Marcos (Saint Augustine, Florida)
49. The Colorado National Monument (Near Grand Junction, Colorado)
50. Mount Saint Helens / Mount St. Helens / Mt. St. Helens
51. The White Sands National Monument (In New Mexico)

Other Parks, Scenic Places

52. Seven of America's Natural Wonders - Niagara Falls, the Everglades, the Badlands, the Grand Canyon, Death Valley, the Alaskan Glaciers and Mount Kilauea
53. The Indiana Dunes (Near Chicago, Illinois) - The Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and the Indiana Dunes State Park
54. La Brea Tar Pits: Where Animals Lived, and Died, Thousands of Years Ago

87. * The United States Botanic Garden (In Washington, DC)
88. * The National Arboretum (In Washington, DC)

Rivers, Waterways and Lakes

55. Along the Columbia River
56. Along the Hudson River
57. Along the Mississippi River
58. Along the Missouri River - The Longest River in the United States
59. Along the Potomac River
60. Along the Rio Grande, Part 1
61. Along the Rio Grande, Part 2
62. The Erie Canal - America's First National Waterway
63. Lake Champlain and the Finger Lakes (In New York, Vermont & Quebec)
64. The Chesapeake Bay (In Maryland and Virginia)

86. * The Great Lakes

Roads, Trails and Highways

65. The Appalachian Trail: Through the Mountains of 14 States
66. The Santa Fe Trail and Santa Fe
67. Route 66 (From Chicago to Los Angeles)
68. America’s Interstate Highway System Has Almost 70,000 Kilometers of Roads

States

69. Alaska and Hawaii: The Youngest States
70. Alaska
71. Vermont
72. West Virginia

Places Outside the United States

73. Egypt, Part 1: Exploring the Nile Valley
74. Egypt, Part 2: A Visit to the Cultural Treasures in and Around Cairo
75. Endangered Places Around the World
76. The Galapagos Islands
77. The Galapagos Islands Are Added to UNESCO's Endangered List
78. Mount Everest
79. The Vatican Museums Hold Some of the World’s Greatest Art Treasures
80. Stonehenge, the Ancient Mysterious Structure in Britain

Wonders of the World

81. Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Plus a Few
82. New Seven Wonders of the World Are Announced After Voting Campaign
83. A New List of Wonders, From the Maya Pyramids to the Net
84. These Places Are Natural Wonders of the World
85. These Modern Structures Are Wonders of the World

Additions

86. The Great Lakes
87. The United States Botanic Garden (In Washington, DC)
88. The National Arboretum (In Washington, DC)
89. The Biltmore Estate (Asheville, North Carolina)

Excerpts

These are shorter.

201. Museu Local: A Museum in Mozambique (4:46)
202. Fort Knox (In Kentucky) (3:37)
203. The National Museum of Crime and Punishment & Alcatraz Island (7:07)
204. Eastern Market in Washington, DC (3:34)
205. Wal-Mart (4:01)
206. The Empire State Building Goes Green (2:26)
207. The White House (3:35)
208. Coppi's Italian Restaurant: A "Green" Business in Washington, DC (3:55)
209. Washington, DC, the Capital City of the United States (4:03)

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