See The United States
Are you thinking of going somewhere for your summer holiday? I’m sure, you are, because everybody in the family would love to go on a travel vacation. But with all the entrance fees to theme parks and museums, travel can become very expensive. However, it is interesting to know that some top attractions are yours for the taking, to wit: zoos and botanic gardens and everything in between. Following are some free tourist attractions.
* The Fountains of Bellagio in Las Vegas is a must-see for every visitor to the place to witness the spectacular dancing waters which come to life on the vast lake. It is a show of music, water and light intricately blended to fascinate the spectators.
* The Golden Gate Bridge is a visitor attraction famous worldwide. Its 4200-foot long main suspension span was a world record for 27 years. The bridge’s two towers rise 746 feet making them 191 feet taller than the Washington Monument.
Did you know that Golden Gate refers to the Golden Gate Strait, a name that originated around 1846, and that the Golden Gate Bridge has always been painted orange?
* The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the United States from the people of France, conceived and designed as a monument to a great international friendship. Construction of the statue began in France in 1875 by sculptor Auguste Bartholdi. The final completion was in 1884. The French frigate “Isere” transported the Statue from France to the United States. In transit the Statue was reduced to 350 individual pieces and packed in 214 crates.
On October 28, 1886 President Grover Cleveland accepted The Statue on behalf of the United States and said in part: “We will not forget that liberty here made her home, nor shall her chosen altar be neglected.”
*Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia is a military cemetery in the United States established during the American Civil War on the grounds of Arlington House, formerly the estate of the family of Robert E. Lee’s wife Mary Anne Custis Lee, a descendant of Martha Washington. The cemetry is situated directly across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. near the Pentagon.
A native of Cavinti, Lucila C. Oblena spent all her working years as an educator, beginning as a classroom teacher in 1944, then a Guidance Counselor and retired as a school Principal. She is also the founder of CLOTA (Cavinti Laguna Overseas Teachers Association). She is the Editor of Tipakan.com (Cavinti Diaspora).
