Aerial View of United States Of America: #WorldFromAbove
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Are you ready to go to USA during this lockdown? If yes, we’ve made a playlist for you to take you to America. So sit back, relax and enjoy the aerial tour of The United States Of America.
1. Alabama
Alabama is a southeastern U.S. state that’s home to significant landmarks from the American Civil Rights Movement.
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city in the north central region of the U.S. state of Alabama. Birmingham is known as the founding city for the recognition of Veterans Day and hosts the nation’s oldest and largest Veterans Day celebration.
2. Alaska
Alaska is the largest U.S. state by area and the seventh largest subnational division in the world. Alaska was occupied by various indigenous peoples for thousands of years before the arrival of Europeans. The state is considered the entry point for the settlement of North America.
3. Arizona
Arizona is a state in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the Western and the Mountain states. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix.
4. Arkansas
Arkansas is a southern U.S. state bordering the Mississippi River. It’s known for its abundant park and wilderness areas, with terrain encompassing mountains, caves, rivers and hot springs.
5. California
California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States. California is the most populous U.S. state and the third-largest by area. California’s economy, with a gross state product of $3.0 trillion, is the largest sub-national economy in the world.
Los Angeles
Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California, adjacent to the Pacific Ocean, with mountains as high as 10,000 feet (3,000 m), and deserts. It is the center of the nation’s film and television industry.
6. Colorado
Colorado a western U.S. state, has a diverse landscape of arid desert, river canyons and snow-covered Rocky Mountains, which are partly protected by Rocky Mountain National Park.
Denver
Denver, the capital of Colorado, is an American metropolis dating to the Old West era. Larimer Square, the city’s oldest block, features landmark 19th-century buildings.
7. Connecticut
Connecticut is a U.S. state in southern New England that has a mix of coastal cities and rural areas dotted with small towns. The state is named for the Connecticut River which approximately bisects the state.
8. Delaware
Delaware a small Mid-Atlantic U.S. state, sits on a peninsula marked by dune-backed beaches bordering the Atlantic Ocean, Delaware River and Delaware Bay. Its capital, the city of Wilmington is known for the Riverfront, a waterside district of parks, boutiques and restaurants.
9. Florida
Florida is the southeasternmost U.S. state, with the Atlantic on one side and the Gulf of Mexico on the other. It has hundreds of miles of beaches.
Miami
The city of Miami is known for its Latin-American cultural influences and notable arts scene, as well as its nightlife, especially in upscale South Beach.
Orlando
Orlando, a city in central Florida, is home to more than a dozen theme parks. Chief among its claims to fame is Walt Disney World, comprised of parks like the Magic Kingdom and Epcot, as well as water parks.
10. Georgia
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. Georgia is the 24th-largest in area and 8th most populous of the 50 United States.
Atlanta
Atlanta is the capital, most populous, and primate city of the U.S. state of Georgia. The city serves as the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, home to 5.9 million people and the ninth-largest metropolitan area in the nation.
11. Hawai
Hawaii is a state of the United States of America located in the Pacific Ocean. It is the only U.S. state located outside North America and the only island state.
12. Idaho
Idaho is a northwestern U.S. state known for mountainous landscapes, and vast swaths of protected wilderness and outdoor recreation areas
13. Illinois
Illinois is a midwestern state bordering Indiana in the east and the Mississippi River in the west. Nicknamed “the Prairie State,” it’s marked by farmland, forests, rolling hills and wetlands.
Chicago
Chicago, on Lake Michigan in Illinois, is among the largest cities in the U.S. It is famed for its bold architecture and it has a skyline punctuated by skyscrapers.
14. Indiana
Indiana is a U.S. state in the Midwestern and Great Lakes regions of North America. Indiana is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 United States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis.
15. Iowa
Iowa, a Midwestern U.S. state, sits between the Missouri and Mississippi rivers. It’s known for its landscape of rolling plains and cornfields.
16. Kansas
Kansas is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka and its largest city is Wichita.
17. Kentucky
Kentucky is a southeastern state bounded by the Ohio River in the north and the Appalachian Mountains in the east, with Frankfort the state capital. The state’s largest city, Louisville, is home to the Kentucky Derby, the renowned horse race held at Churchill Downs on the first Saturday in May.
18. Louisiana
Louisiana is a southeastern U.S. state on the Gulf of Mexico. Its history as a melting pot of French, African, American and French-Canadian cultures is reflected in its Creole and Cajun cultures. The largest city, New Orleans, is known for its colonial-era.
19. Maine
Maine, the northeasternmost U.S. state, is known for its rocky coastline, maritime history and nature areas like the granite and spruce islands of Acadia National Park.
20. Maryland
Maryland is a Mid-Atlantic state that’s defined by its abundant waterways and coastlines on the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean. Its largest city, Baltimore, has a long history as a major seaport.
21. Massachusetts
One of the original 13 colonies and one of the six New England states, Massachusetts (officially called a commonwealth) is known for being the landing place of the Mayflower and the Pilgrims. Boston is the capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
22. Michigan
Michigan is a state in the Great Lakes and Midwestern regions of the United States. Its capital is Lansing, and its largest city is Detroit. Metro Detroit is among the nation’s most populous and largest metropolitan economies.
23. Minnesota
Minnesota is a midwestern U.S. state bordering Canada and Lake Superior, the largest of the Great Lakes. The state contains more than 10,000 other lakes, including Lake Itasca, the Mississippi River’s primary source.
24. Mississippi
Mississippi is a state located in the Deep South region of the United States. Mississippi is the 32nd largest and 34th-most populous of the 50 United States.
25. Missouri
Missouri is a state in the Midwestern United States. With more than six million residents, it is the 18th-most populous state of the country. The largest urban areas are St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield and Columbia; the capital is Jefferson City.
26. Montana
Montana is a state in the Northwestern United States. It is famously known by many names like “Big Sky Country” and “The Treasure State”, and slogans that include “Land of the Shining Mountains” and more recently “The Last Best Place”.
27. Nebraska
Nebraska is a midwestern U.S. state encompassing the prairies of the Great Plains, the towering dunes of the Sandhills and the panhandle’s dramatic rock formations. And Lincoln is its capital.
28. Nevada
Nevada is the 7th most extensive, the 32nd most populous, but the 9th least densely populated of the U.S. states.
The most populated city, Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city, known primarily for its gambling, shopping, fine dining, entertainment, and nightlife.
29. New Hampshire
New Hampshire, a U.S. state in New England, is defined by its quaint towns and large expanses of wilderness.
30. New Mexico
New Mexico is a state in the Southwestern region of the United States of America; its capital is Santa Fe. Due to their geographic locations, northern and eastern New Mexico exhibit a colder, alpine climate, while western and southern New Mexico exhibit a warmer, arid climate.
31. New Jersey
New Jersey is a northeastern U.S. state with some 130 miles of Atlantic coast. Jersey City, across the Hudson River from Lower Manhattan, is the site of Liberty State Park, where ferries embark for nearby Ellis Island.
32. New York City
New York City (NYC), often called the City of New York or simply New York (NY), is the most populous city in the United States. It is one of the world’s most populous megacities. New York City has been described as the cultural, financial, and media capital of the world, significantly influencing commerce, entertainment, research, technology, education, politics, tourism, art, fashion, and sports.
Manhattan
Manhattan is the most densely populated of New York City’s 5 boroughs. It’s mostly made up of Manhattan Island, bounded by the Hudson, East and Harlem rivers. Among the world’s major commercial, financial and cultural centers, it’s the heart of “the Big Apple.” Its iconic sites include skyscrapers such as the Empire State Building, neon-lit Times Square and the theaters of Broadway.
33. North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. North Carolina is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the 50 United States. Raleigh is the state’s capital and Charlotte is its largest city.
34. North Dakota
North Dakota is a midwestern U.S. state dominated by the Great Plains. Its eastern city of Fargo showcases Native American and modern art at the Plains Art Museum.
35. Ohio
Ohio is a midwestern U.S. state stretching from the Ohio River and Appalachian Mountains in the south to Lake Erie in the north. On the shores of the lake is the city of Cleveland, site of the Cleveland Museum of Art and its renowned collection of European paintings and especially Asian art.
36. Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state in the South Central region of the United States, bordered by the state of Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the north, Missouri on the northeast, Arkansas on the east, New Mexico on the west, and Colorado on the northwest.
37. Oregon
Oregon is a coastal U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest known for its diverse landscape of forests, mountains, farms and beaches. The city of Portland is famed for its quirky, avant-garde culture and is home to iconic coffee shops, boutiques, farm-to-table restaurants and microbreweries.
38. Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state located in the Northeastern, Great Lakes, Appalachian, and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The Appalachian Mountains run through its middle
39. Rhode Island
Rhode Island, a U.S. state in New England, is known for sandy shores and seaside Colonial towns. It’s home to several large cities, including Newport, which is famed for sailing and Gilded Age mansions, such as The Breakers. Providence, is its capital.
40. South Carolina
South Carolina is a southeastern U.S. state known for its shoreline of subtropical beaches and marshlike sea islands. Coastal Charleston is a historic city, defined by pastel-colored houses, Old South plantations and Fort Sumter, where the Civil War’s opening shots were fired.
41. South Dakota
South Dakota is an expansive, sparsely populated midwestern U.S. state where rolling prairies give way to the dramatic Black Hills National Forest.
42. Tennessee
Tennessee is a landlocked state in the U.S. South. Its capital, centrally located Nashville, is the heart of the country-music scene, with the long-running Grand Ole Opry, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum and a legendary stretch of honky-tonks and dance halls.
43. Texas
Texas is a state in the South Central Region of the United States. It is the second largest U.S. state by area and population. Austin is the state capital of Texas, an inland city bordering the Hill Country region. Austin is known for its eclectic live-music scene centered around country, blues and rock. Its many parks and lakes are popular for hiking, biking, swimming and boating.
Houston
Houston is the most populous city in Texas and the fourth largest in the U.S.. The city’s relatively compact Downtown includes the Theater District, home to the renowned Houston Grand Opera, and the Historic District, with 19th-century architecture and upscale restaurants.
Dallas
Dallas is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the largest city and seat of Dallas County.
44. Utah
Utah is a state in the western United States. Utah is the only state where most of the population belongs to a single church. This greatly influences Utahn culture, politics, and daily life. Its capital is Salt Lake City. Utah is known for having some of the best skiing in the country.
45. Vermont
Vermont is a state in the northeastern United States, known for its natural landscape, which is primarily forested. The state capital is Montpelier, the least populous state capital in the United States. The most populous city, Burlington, is the least populous city to be the most populous city in a state.
46. Virginia
Virginia, a southeastern U.S. state, stretches from the Chesapeake Bay to the Appalachian Mountains, with a long Atlantic coastline. It’s one of the 13 original colonies, with historic landmarks. The capital of the Commonwealth is Richmond; Virginia Beach is the most populous city, and Fairfax County is the most populous political subdivision.
47. Washington
Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is named for George Washington, the first U.S. president. It is often referred to as Washington State to distinguish it from the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C.. Olympia is the state capital; the state’s largest city is Seattle.
48. West Virginia
West Virginia is a state located in the Appalachian region of the Southern United States. The state is noted for its mountains and rolling hills, its historically significant logging and coal mining industries, and its political and labor history. It is also known for a wide range of outdoor recreational opportunities, including skiing, rafting, fishing, hiking, backpacking, mountain biking, rock climbing, and hunting.
49. Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a midwestern U.S. state with coastlines on 2 Great Lakes (Michigan and Superior) and an interior of forests and farms. The state capital is Madison, and its largest city is Milwaukee. The state is divided into 72 counties.
50. Wyoming
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The state is the 10th largest by area, the least populous, and the second most sparsely populated state in the country.
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