San Francisco Bay is the home of the Alcatraz prison, now a major tourist attraction. It is a mix of old money Yankee conservatism and the drive and energy of the tens of thousands of students who attend the 60 universities and colleges. Some of the buildings in the old town date back to the 17 th century. The famous Boston Tea Party was a protest about a British imposed tax and the War of Independence started after this. Home of the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, the United Nations Headquarters, Wall Street and Broadway with some of the best shows and theatre in the world.
Manhattan is situated on a large island in the middle of the Hudson River.
The sunshine state. Famous for Disneyworld, deep sea fishing, diving, swamps and alligators and a huge array of wildlife. The holiday state of America. In the Southwest, hundreds of tiny barrier islands line the coastline. Superb golf facilities.