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From nature’s loveliest landmarks to incredible man-made marvels,

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America the Beautiful has some of the world’s most popular sightseeing spots.

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Welcome to WatchMojo.com,

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and today we’re counting down our picks for the top 10 United States landmarks.

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For this list, we chose landmarks that are representative of America and its culture,

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and tried to keep the choices spread out through the country as much as possible.

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#10, the Las Vegas Strip.

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From ornate casinos to death-defying live shows,

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comedy acts to performances by the world’s top musicians;

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the Las Vegas Strip symbolizes the glitz and glamor of the American dream.

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'Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas,' the famous sign declares, inviting guests to enjoy all it has to offer.

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The 'Vegas Strip' is also appropriately named – topless showgirls debuted there

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in the late-‘50s and still perform today!

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#9, the Hollywood Sign.

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Emblematic of Hollywood’s Golden Age, this U.S. landmark has been imitated the world over.

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Located in LA’s Hollywood Hills,

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the sign debuted in 1923 as an advertisement for the upscale Hollywoodland housing development,

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but it quickly became an icon.

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It replaced a painted board overlooking the village that stood until the lots under it were sold.

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After the removal of the last four letters in 1949,

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the sign required constant repairs until it was completely rebuilt in 1978.

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#8, the USS Arizona Memorial.

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Drawing over a million tourists each year,

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the submerged USS Arizona remains a reminder of the December 7th, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.

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It was kind of more, like, sadness and, but honor for the people who've lost their lives.

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From a floating bridge, visitors to the Hawaiian monument can view the ship’s remains,

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which still leak oil to this day.

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The Memorial pays tribute to the first of thousands of Americans who lost their lives during WWII.

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#7, the Grand Canyon.

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Deemed one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World,

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Arizona’s Grand Canyon is a truly majestic sight.

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At 277-miles long, a mile deep, and at times 18-miles-wide,

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it’s among the world’s largest landmarks – and with its array of colors,

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natural structures, flora and fauna, it’s considered among the most beautiful.

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The Canyon is also populated by several Native-American tribes,

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making it an important part of American culture.

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#6, the Hoover Dam.

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At the time, this gargantuan structure was considered one of the world’s greatest engineering feats.

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Today, the 726-foot-high, quarter-mile-long dam is no less impressive.

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Spanning the Colorado River between Arizona and Nevada,

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it was conceived as a way to provide power and water to dry regions in America’s west.

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The concrete arch-gravity structure is open to the public and draws millions of visitors each year.

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#5, Mount Rushmore.

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South Dakota’s Black Hills are home to four of America’s most iconic presidents:

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the 60-foot-tall faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson,

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Abraham Lincoln, and Teddy Roosevelt are carved into Mount Rushmore.

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A carving of suprising delicacy, fashioned with jackhammers, and dynamite.

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Although the project exhausted its funding before the Presidents could be carved from the waist-up,

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more than 450-thousand tons of rock were removed to create their likenesses.

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It’s a massive monument for passionate patriots across America to enjoy!

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#4, Independence Hall.

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It’s the birthplace of American freedom – Philadelphia’s Independence Hall,

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where 56 men put their lives and reputations on the line

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to defy the King of England and declare America’s independence.

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The Hall remains arranged and decorated as it was during the Constitutional Convention.

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Both the Declaration and the Constitution were signed in Independence Hall,

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whose famous bell tower once housed another of America’s national symbols, the Liberty Bell.

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#3, the Golden Gate Bridge.

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This project realized a century-old dream:

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to span the three-mile-long Golden Gate Strait,

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the entrance to San Francisco Bay from the Pacific.

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Built between 1933-37, the stunning bridge was painted 'orange-vermillion

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to blend with the warm landscape and to contrast the blue waters below.

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Billions of cars have crossed it,

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and millions more admire its contribution to the San Francisco skyscape.

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#2, the Statue of Liberty.

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Since 1886, Lady Liberty has greeted immigrants and travelers to New York City,

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standing tall in times of prosperity and tragedy.

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The Statue of Liberty is more than a landmark – she represents a nation’s hopes and dreams.

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Broken shackles at her feet symbolize freedom from oppression,

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and her tablet marks the birth of American Independence.

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If there’s one monument that encapsulates the American Dream,

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it’s the nation’s 305-foot-tall torchbearer!

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#1, the National Mall.

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Our number-one U.S. landmark houses the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial,

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the Capitol Building, WWII and Vietnam Memorials, and more.

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Such iconic features pepper the Mall,

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the stage for important events like the anti-Vietnam War rally,

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Estimated at about 50,000 persons, was a loose confederation of some 150 groups

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that included adults, students, even children.

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Martin Luther King, Jr.’s 'I Have a Dream' speech,

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I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation

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where they will not be judged by the color of their skin

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but by the content of their character.

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and Presidential inaugurations.

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Ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of men.

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It’s been called 'America’s Front Yard' – a place for gathering, remembering,

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and looking forward to the next chapter in America’s history.

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Do you agree with our list?

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What’s your favorite U.S. landmark?

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