Navy Pier in Chicago

Navy Pier in Chicago

The top tourist attraction in Chicago, Navy Pier is an entertainment center of the city. Navy Pier extends out onto the Lake Michigan, and features rides and attractions, restaurants, theaters, museums, and souvenir shops. The pier’s amusement park, Pier Park, offers a Ferris wheel, carousel, and swings to entertain while providing great views of the city. Amazing Chicago’s Funhouse Maze completes the carnival atmosphere, while Chicago Children’s Museum is a fun and educational way to spend a day.

Navy Pier hosts live entertainment performances and various expositions throughout the year, like the Strictly Sailboat show and the Chicago Flower and Garden Show.

Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls, (New York and Ontario)

Niagara Falls is a group of three waterfalls along the border between the United States and Canada, in New York and Ontario. Formed from the melting of glaciers after the last ice age, Niagara Falls consists of Horseshoe Falls, American Falls, and Bridal Veil Falls. On the Canadian side of the border is Horseshoe Falls, while American and Bridal Veil Falls are on the American side of the boundary.

Visitors can view the waterfalls at the observation stations, or take a boat tour on the Maid of the Mist, or take a tour behind the falls.

In addition to the waterfalls, there are many other entertaining attractions, like the boardwalk, White Water Walk, and Niagara Skywheel. The nearby Marineland Theme Park offers close encounters with marine life, like whales and dolphins.

Chaco Culture National Historical Park, US

Chaco Culture National Historic Park in New Mexico, USA

Chaco Culture National Historic Park is part of the National Park System of the United States. It is noted for archaeological sites of the ancient indigenous Chaco culture of the area. Left at the site are the dwellings of the ancient people, known as ancestral pueblos. The largest pueblo of Chaco Canyon is called Pueblo Bonito, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

 The Chaco are an ancient indigenous people of the American southwest, located near the Navajo Nation. These desert people constructed their great houses, or pueblos, from sandstone around 850 to 1250 AD. The town served as a central hub of the region, but was abandoned sometime around 1300, probably due to climate change.

 The park is located amongst New Mexico’s canyons and mesas, notably Fajada Butte, which can be viewed near the park’s south entrance, towering 400 feet high above the canyon. The Sun Dagger is an ancient artifact that may have been used to track the date of the summer solstice, suggesting that the Chaco people practiced archaeoastronomy with their structures.