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When speaking about the United States, usually we will specifically discuss about the famous West Coast or so-called West Coast. Synonymous with the West Coast states of California and Arizona, where cities such as Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, and Phoenix is located.
San Francisco is the cultural and financial center of the city in Northern California and San Francisco Bay. The city is also a city with a population the 4th highest in California. Until now, San Francisco became one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world.

The following are three of the most crowded tourist attraction visited in the U.S. West Coast:

Golden Gate Bridge

Golden Gate Bridge

Icon of San Francisco's most famous is a suspension bridge that connects the city with Marin counties in the state of California. The color is red and very beautiful designs attract attention whoever passed there. Bridge hanging 230 feet above the water surface extends along 2.7 kilometers to the distance between the tower about 1,200 feet.
First it was Michael O'Shaughnessy, an engineer who had the idea to build the Golden Gate Bridge. Wider community considers the idea was too crazy and impossible to be realized, considering the hardness of the water currents and the wind that blows there, the thick fog that hangs when the air is cold, and how the amount of funds that must be prepared for the construction of the bridge.
But then an architect named Joseph Strauss took Irving Morrow, a bridge architect and Charles Ellis, a mathematician, aided by the architect named Moisseiff to realize the construction of this spectacular bridge. Construction of the bridge which was named the Wonders of the Modern World by the American Society of Civil Engineers was started in 1933 and completed in 1937. Around it there is a ferry port Fort Point, East Bay hills, and Angel Island.

Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon

This place can be called as a dramatic natural phenomenon. It is in Arizona, with a length of about 446 km, a width of 29 km and a depth of 1,800 meters. Grand Canyon is a tourist destination Nan sturdy and majestic canyons, where the Colorado River flows that make up the canyon since millions of years ago.
There are two points of view at the Grand Canyon, the South Rim and North Rim. On the South Rim, tourists can enjoy the fantastic view towards the Colorado River. While at the North Rim tourists can enjoy the ever green forest while climbing a hill. Among them, South Rim is much more crowded. Of nearly 5 million visitors each year, about 90% chose to enjoy the Grand Canyon from the South Rim first. Temperatures in both areas was also different, where North Rim at a lower temperature because it is higher than the South Rim. During the summer, often heavy rain fell across the Grand Canyon.
The area was established as a National Park in 1919 was first inhabited by Pueblo an tribes, then by Kohonina tribe which is believed to be the ancestors of the tribe of Yuman, Havasupai and the Grand Canyon Walapai who inhabit today. In addition, this area is also covered by more than 1,700 species of plants and is home to 34 types of mammals.

Fisherman’s Wharf

Fisherman’s Wharf

At the beginning of its existence, San Francisco became a place to wander the Italian immigrant who made a living as a crab fisherman. They occupy an area called Fisherman's Wharf, which until today is home to the San Francisco fishing fleet.
Fisherman's Wharf is not ordinary fishing village. There are a number of tourist attractions such as the Maritime National Historical Park San Francisco, Pier 39 is famous as a place to relax sea lion roaring, the museum Ripley's Believe It or Not, a wax museum Fisherman's Wharf, Cannery shopping center, and so on. A row of restaurants that serve seafood, especially crab Dungeness is also there. Fisherman's Wharf is also often the venue for the world-class fireworks on Independence Day USA.
One place that must be flown travelers when visiting Fisherman's Wharf is the Alcatraz gift shop. The Alcatraz is a small island isolated place criminals in prison. Well, the gift shop offers souvenirs such unique items and memorabilia related to Alcatraz prison, such prisoner’s heritage tin cups, T-shirts patterned black and white lines a la prison uniforms, aprons, baby clothes, and others.

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