North America

Chichen Itza

Chitzen Itza is an ancient Mayan city located in Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. The site is the second most visited place in Mexico and in the one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. The most famous construction is the Temple of Kukulkan (often ...

Niagara Falls

Probably the most famous waterfalls of the world lies on the Niagara River and on the border between Ontario province of Canada and U.S. state of New York. The Niagara Falls consists of two major waterfalls: higher Horseshoe Falls and smaller ...

CN Tower

CN Tower is an observation (and communication) tower in Toronto (Canada) that is 553 meters (1815 ft) tall and offers look outs at 346 meters (1136ft) and the highest at 447 meters (1465ft) from which you can see even Niagara Falls (during suitable ...

Calakmul

Calakmul was one of the largest cities of Maya civilization in nowadays Mexico. With about 50.000 inhabitants Calakmul struggled for dominance with the city of Tikal that is located 68 kilometers to the southwest. Its name that means "two adjacent ...

Cenote Sagrado

Cenote Sagrado is a sinkhole just outside the Chichen Itza, that can be easily reached by a 300 meters long pathway. The sinkhole is 60 meters in diameter and the water level is about 27 meters below the ground level. The Maya people worshiped the ...

Lincoln Memorial

The building in the form of Ancient Greece temples is a memorial of the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. There is a large sculpture of sitting Abraham Lincoln inside as well as inscriptions of two of his famous speeches. The ...

Mount Rushmore

Mount Rushmore is a 18 m tall sculpture of heads of four former presidents of USA: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. It was sculpted by Gutzon Borglum (and his workers) between 1927 and 1941. There is also ...

Palenque

Palenque is another ruin complex of a Maya city which was established in about 100 BC and around 9th century it was abandoned and lost in the jungle. Today the archeological site of Palenque is restored and it is a famous tourist attraction in ...

Statue of Liberty

Statue of Liberty (officialy named as "Liberty Enlightening the World") is a statue standing on the Liberty Island located near New York. It is a gift from people of France as a symbol of liberty and thus many symbolisms can be found. Its torch is a ...

Tulum

Tulum is a Mayan settlement that is believed to be founded during the decline of Mayan civilization when larger cities in the south were being abandoned. The ruins of the city are situated on the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula on the 12 meters tall ...

Major tourist attractions in North America are Statue of Liberty, Yellowstone Park, Grand Canyon, Niagara Falls, but there are many other interesting places to visit in North America.