Landmarks
Landmarks include spectacular monuments such as the Eiffel Tower, Mount Rushmore, the Panama Canal and the Brooklyn Bridge. They can also include awe-inspiring natural structures including Mount Everest, the Grand Canyon and Niagara Falls.
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A gold prospector dubbed the peak Mount McKinley in 1896, but Alaskans have historically championed Denali, a name rooted in its Native American history.
After her husband was incapacitated in an accident, Emily Warren Roebling took over supervising the complex construction of the landmark.
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A little-known chamber concealed behind the head of Abraham Lincoln was intended to contain a shrine to America.
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