American Photo Album
New York State
New York
There are some very interesting buildings in New York city.
There are some other very interesting things to see in New York.
The Statue of Liberty is on an island in New York Harbour. It was designed by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi. Gustave Eiffel helped to build it. It was given to the people of the United States by the people of France in 1886. The Statue of Liberty is as tall as a 22-story building. There are 25 windows in the crown. There are 154 steps from the pedestal to the head of the Statue of Liberty. http://statueofliberty.net/historical-facts/creation/ |
Here are some more photographs of New York:
South Dakota
California
San Francisco
Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara is seaside town. A lot of the buildings are built in the Spanish style because the first permanent European settlement was built by the Spanish missionaries.
However, before they settled in the area the Chumash tribe lived there. The Chumash were Native Americans. Here is a cave painting which was probably made by Shamans, or Chumash priests. Click on the link to learn more about the Chumash. https://www.sbnature.org/research/anthro/chumash/pcart.htm
Source: The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
There are wonderful views from Franceschi Park over the city of Santa Barbara. The park is full of unique plants. The Franceschi Mansion still stands on the property.
San Luis Obispo
Solvang
Sequoia National Park
Theme Parks
Disneyland
There are lots of different things to see such as Frontierland.
Children can meet their favourite characters such as Snow White, Olaf, Minnie and Mickey.