New York City Skyline   Located on one of the world’s largest natural harbors, New York City consists of five boroughs which were consolidated in 1898: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. With a 2010 United States Census population of 8,175,133...

  Boathouses Philadelphia PA, USA   Boathouse Row is a historic site located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the east bank of the Schuylkill River, just north of the Fairmount Water Works and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. It consists of a row of 15 boathouses housing social and...

  Seagull   Gulls (often informally called seagulls) are birds in the family Laridae. Gulls—the larger species in particular are resourceful, inquisitive and intelligent birds, demonstrating complex methods of communication and a highly developed social structure.   © Liviu...

  Squam Lake as seen from Rattlesnake Mountain, Holderness NH, USA   Squam Lake was originally called Keeseenunknipee, which meant “the goose lake in the highlands”. The white settlers that followed shortened the name to Casumpa, Kusumpy and/or Kesumpe around 1779. In the...

  Skyline Drive Virginia, USA   Skyline Drive is a 105-mile (169-km) road that runs the entire length of the National Park Service’s Shenandoah National Park in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, generally along the ridge of the mountains. The scenic drive is particularly...

  Appalachian Mountains   The Appalachian Mountains, often called the Appalachians, are a system of mountains in eastern North America. The Appalachians first formed roughly 480 million years ago during the Ordovician Period, and once reached elevations similar to those of the Alps...

  Throgs Neck Bridge as seen from Fort Totten Park, NY   The Throgs Neck Bridge is a suspension bridge opened on January 11, 1961, which carries Interstate 295 over the East River where it meets the Long Island Sound. The bridge connects the Throggs Neck section of the Bronx with the...

  United States Capitol Washington DC, USA   Contrary to popular belief, DC building height laws have never referenced the height of the Capitol building, which rises to 289 feet (88 m). Further adding evidence to this is the fact that the Capitol building is only the fifth tallest...

  Miami Beach Florida, USA   Miami Beach is a coastal resort city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, The municipality is located on a series of natural and man-made barrier islands between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay, the latter which separates the Beach from...

  Washington Monument Washington DC, USA   The Washington Monument is an obelisk near the west end of the National Mall in Washington, DC, built to commemorate the first U.S. president, General George Washington. The monument, made of marble, granite, and bluestone gneiss, is both...

  Bell 206 helicopter   The Bell 206 is a family of two-bladed, single- or twin-engine helicopters, manufactured by Bell Helicopter at its Mirabel, Quebec plant. Originally developed as the Bell YOH-4 for the United States Army’s Light Observation Helicopter program, the 206...