CAPITAL Washington D.C.
POPULATION 307,212,123
AREA 9,100,000 sq km
LANGUAGE English
CURRENCY United States Dollar (USD)
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- 3 star hotel: $120
- 4 star hotel: $180
- 5 star hotel: $250
- Inexpensive restaurant: $10.00
- Meal for 2, mid-range restaurant, 3 courses: $45.00
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- Outdoor and Adventure
- Party
- Food and Drink
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- Animal encounter
- Family
- Culture and Art
- Architecture and History
- Road trip
- New York was the first capital of the United States
- The sunniest place on earth is the city of Yuma, Arizona USA, where there is an average of 4015 hours of sunshine a year
- The world’s toughest footrace takes place every July in Death Valley, California. The Badwater Ultramarathon is a 135mi (217km) race through one of the hottest deserts in the world, where temperatures often hit 122oF (50oC) in the shade. About 80 people take part each year, but about 33% don’t finish.
- A beam of light shining out of the Luxor Las Vegas Casino is as bright as 42.3 billion candles. The light beam is visible from 250mi (400km) away, and can even be seen from outer space.
- Kilauea, in Hawaii, is the world’s most active volcano
- A huge stretch of land between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Moutains is known as the Tornado Alley. Here, hundreds of tornadoes and the world’s most violent storms tear paths of destruction every year.
- Olivine crystals from a volcanic explosion are responsible for the green sand on Hawaii’s Papakolea Beach
