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Seven Wonders Of The USA And Canada
Introduction
These lists are my own personal choices for the seven natural and man-made wonders of the USA and Canada. Obviously other people will come up with different lists and everyone is entitled to their own opinion. I am not claiming that my choices have any more validity than anyone else's.
In each case the lists are in alphabetical order since I do not feel it appropriate to make any attempt to compare the wonders.
The Seven Natural Wonders Of The USA And Canada
- Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park, near Montrose, Colorado.
- Dead Horse Point State Park, near Moab, Utah.
- Double Arch, Arches National Park, near Moab, Utah.
- Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park, California.
- Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.
- Waterrock Knob Overlook at milepost 451 of the Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina.
- Zion National Park, Utah.
Some close contenders (again in alphabetical order):
- Basin of the Chisos Mountains, Big Bend National Park, Texas.
- Columbia River, Oregon and Washington State.
- Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.
- Grand Canyon Of The Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Lake McDonald, Glacier National Park, Montana.
- Lake On The Mountain Provincial Park on Quinte's Isle in Ontario (a small lake whose surface is curiously much higher than that of nearby Lake Ontario).
- Lake Tahoe, California and Nevada.
- Moraine Lake, Banff National Park, Alberta.
- Niagara Falls, New York State and Ontario.
- Ravens Roost Overlook at milepost 10 of the Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia.
- St Mary Lake, Glacier National Park, Montana.
- There are many other spectacular canyons, mountain ranges, waterfalls and other natural features throughout the USA and Canada.
The Seven Man-Made Wonders Of The USA And Canada
- The Anasazi cliff dwelling ruins at Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
- Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel between the tip of the Delmarva Peninsular and Norfolk, Virginia (US13).
- Gateway Arch (Jefferson National Expansion Memorial), St Louis, Missouri.
- Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco Bay, California (US101).
- Hungry Horse Dam, near the town of Hungry Horse, Montana.
- Natchez Trace Parkway dual concrete arch bridge over Tennessee State Highway 96, near Franklin, Tennessee.
- Perrine Bridge Over The Snake River Canyon between I-84 and Twin Falls, Idaho (US93).
Some close contenders (again in alphabetical order):
- Colorado River Bridge, Page, Arizona alongside the Glen Canyon Dam (US89).
- Confederation Bridge, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick (Trans-Canada Highway, Highway 1).
- Glen Canyon Dam, Page, Arizona.
- Fred Hartman Bridge near Houston, Texas (a cable-stayed bridge with a very unusual double-diamond design for its pylons, each of the two roadways passing through the widest part of each diamond).
- Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam), Arizona/Nevada.
- Los Angeles Aqueduct, California (carries water 340 miles from Owens Valley to Los Angeles).
- Mackinac Bridge, Michigan (I-75) (connects Michigan's Upper and Lower peninsulas).
- New River Bridge near Fayetteville, north of Beckley, West Virginia (US19).
- Rio Grande River Bridge, West of Taos, New Mexico (US64).
- San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge, California.
- Stratosphere Tower, Las Vegas, Nevada (at 1149 feet this is the highest building west of the Mississippi).
- Sunshine Skyway, Tampa/St Petersburg, Florida (I-275).
- Verrazano-Narrows Bridge between Brooklyn and Staten Island, New York City (I-278).
- There are many other spectacular bridges, dams, skyscrapers, towers and tunnels throughout the USA and Canada.
Bridges
Canals, Islands, Lakes, Rivers and Waterfalls
Dams
Man-Made Wonders Of Europe
National Monuments etc
National Parks
Provincial Parks
Scenic Roads
State Parks
Towers and Tall Buildings
Tunnels
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