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Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.100,0:00:09.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From nature’s loveliest landmarks to incredible man-made marvels,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.85,0:00:14.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,America the Beautiful has some of the world’s most popular sightseeing spots.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.25,0:00:16.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Welcome to WatchMojo.com,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.09,0:00:20.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and today we’re counting down our picks for the top 10 United States landmarks.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.75,0:00:25.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For this list, we chose landmarks that are representative of America and its culture,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.36,0:00:28.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and tried to keep the choices spread out through the country as much as possible.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.63,0:00:32.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,#10, the Las Vegas Strip.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.39,0:00:35.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From ornate casinos to death-defying live shows,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.48,0:00:38.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,comedy acts to performances by the world’s top musicians;
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.77,0:00:43.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Las Vegas Strip symbolizes the glitz and glamor of the American dream.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.20,0:00:49.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,'Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas,' the famous sign declares, inviting guests to enjoy all it has to offer.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.89,0:00:53.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The 'Vegas Strip' is also appropriately named – topless showgirls debuted there
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.99,0:00:57.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the late-‘50s and still perform today!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.88,0:01:00.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,#9, the Hollywood Sign.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.23,0:01:05.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Emblematic of Hollywood’s Golden Age, this U.S. landmark has been imitated the world over.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.67,0:01:07.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Located in LA’s Hollywood Hills,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.60,0:01:14.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the sign debuted in 1923 as an advertisement for the upscale Hollywoodland housing development,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.55,0:01:17.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it quickly became an icon.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.08,0:01:23.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It replaced a painted board overlooking the village that stood until the lots under it were sold.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.10,0:01:26.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After the removal of the last four letters in 1949,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.51,0:01:31.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the sign required constant repairs until it was completely rebuilt in 1978.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.90,0:01:35.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,#8, the USS Arizona Memorial.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.47,0:01:38.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Drawing over a million tourists each year,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.50,0:01:46.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the submerged USS Arizona remains a reminder of the December 7th, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.02,0:01:51.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was kind of more, like, sadness and, but honor for the people who've lost their lives.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.89,0:01:56.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From a floating bridge, visitors to the Hawaiian monument can view the ship’s remains,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.65,0:01:58.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which still leak oil to this day.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.88,0:02:05.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Memorial pays tribute to the first of thousands of Americans who lost their lives during WWII.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.68,0:02:08.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,#7, the Grand Canyon.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.22,0:02:11.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Deemed one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.63,0:02:14.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Arizona’s Grand Canyon is a truly majestic sight.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.95,0:02:20.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At 277-miles long, a mile deep, and at times 18-miles-wide,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.75,0:02:25.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it’s among the world’s largest landmarks – and with its array of colors,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.16,0:02:30.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,natural structures, flora and fauna, it’s considered among the most beautiful.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.15,0:02:34.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Canyon is also populated by several Native-American tribes,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.16,0:02:37.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,making it an important part of American culture.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.54,0:02:39.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,#6, the Hoover Dam.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.21,0:02:46.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the time, this gargantuan structure was considered one of the world’s greatest engineering feats.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.03,0:02:51.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, the 726-foot-high, quarter-mile-long dam is no less impressive.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.93,0:02:55.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Spanning the Colorado River between Arizona and Nevada,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.45,0:03:01.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was conceived as a way to provide power and water to dry regions in America’s west.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.16,0:03:07.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The concrete arch-gravity structure is open to the public and draws millions of visitors each year.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.66,0:03:10.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,#5, Mount Rushmore.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.71,0:03:15.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,South Dakota’s Black Hills are home to four of America’s most iconic presidents:
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.49,0:03:19.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the 60-foot-tall faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.32,0:03:23.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Abraham Lincoln, and Teddy Roosevelt are carved into Mount Rushmore.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.68,0:03:29.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A carving of suprising delicacy, fashioned with jackhammers, and dynamite.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.24,0:03:34.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Although the project exhausted its funding before the Presidents could be carved from the waist-up,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.14,0:03:39.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more than 450-thousand tons of rock were removed to create their likenesses.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.25,0:03:44.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s a massive monument for passionate patriots across America to enjoy!
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.14,0:03:47.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,#4, Independence Hall.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.05,0:03:50.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s the birthplace of American freedom – Philadelphia’s Independence Hall,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.96,0:03:54.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where 56 men put their lives and reputations on the line
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.42,0:03:58.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to defy the King of England and declare America’s independence.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.55,0:04:03.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Hall remains arranged and decorated as it was during the Constitutional Convention.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.88,0:04:08.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Both the Declaration and the Constitution were signed in Independence Hall,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.01,0:04:13.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whose famous bell tower once housed another of America’s national symbols, the Liberty Bell.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.97,0:04:16.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,#3, the Golden Gate Bridge.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.54,0:04:20.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This project realized a century-old dream:
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.34,0:04:23.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to span the three-mile-long Golden Gate Strait,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.05,0:04:26.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the entrance to San Francisco Bay from the Pacific.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.35,0:04:31.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Built between 1933-37, the stunning bridge was painted 'orange-vermillion
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.81,0:04:36.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to blend with the warm landscape and to contrast the blue waters below.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.60,0:04:38.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Billions of cars have crossed it,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.27,0:04:42.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and millions more admire its contribution to the San Francisco skyscape.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.75,0:04:46.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,#2, the Statue of Liberty.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.26,0:04:51.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Since 1886, Lady Liberty has greeted immigrants and travelers to New York City,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.73,0:04:55.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,standing tall in times of prosperity and tragedy.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.10,0:05:00.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Statue of Liberty is more than a landmark – she represents a nation’s hopes and dreams.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.83,0:05:04.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Broken shackles at her feet symbolize freedom from oppression,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.04,0:05:07.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and her tablet marks the birth of American Independence.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.57,0:05:10.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If there’s one monument that encapsulates the American Dream,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.75,0:05:14.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it’s the nation’s 305-foot-tall torchbearer!
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.08,0:05:17.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,#1, the National Mall.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.98,0:05:22.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our number-one U.S. landmark houses the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.25,0:05:26.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Capitol Building, WWII and Vietnam Memorials, and more.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.89,0:05:29.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Such iconic features pepper the Mall,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.13,0:05:32.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the stage for important events like the anti-Vietnam War rally,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.59,0:05:38.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Estimated at about 50,000 persons, was a loose confederation of some 150 groups
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.46,0:05:41.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that included adults, students, even children.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.74,0:05:44.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Martin Luther King, Jr.’s 'I Have a Dream' speech,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.34,0:05:51.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.44,0:05:54.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where they will not be judged by the color of their skin
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.46,0:05:56.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but by the content of their character.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.82,0:05:58.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Presidential inaugurations.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.98,0:06:07.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of men.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.47,0:06:11.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s been called 'America’s Front Yard' – a place for gathering, remembering,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.37,0:06:15.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and looking forward to the next chapter in America’s history.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.14,0:06:16.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you agree with our list?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.56,0:06:18.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What’s your favorite U.S. landmark?
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Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.42,0:06:29.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you. God bless you. And God bless the United States of America.