Yosemite is one of the largest and least fragmented habitat blocks in the Sierra Nevada, and the park supports a diversity of plants and animals. The park has an elevation range from 2,127 to 13,114 feet (648 to 3,997 m) and contains five major vegetation zones: chaparral/oak woodland, lower montane, upper montane, subalpine, and alpine. Of California’s 7,000 plant species, about 50% occur in the Sierra Nevada and more than 20% within Yosemite. There is suitable habitat or documentation for more than 160 rare plants in the park, with rare local geologic formations and unique soils characterizing the restricted ranges many of these plants occupy.^[5]

The geology of the Yosemite area is characterized by granitic rocks and remnants of older rock. About 10 million years ago, the Sierra Nevada was uplifted and then tilted to form its relatively gentle western slopes and the more dramatic eastern slopes. The uplift increased the steepness of stream and river beds, resulting in formation of deep, narrow canyons. About 1 million years ago, snow and ice accumulated, forming glaciers at the higher alpine meadows that moved down the river valleys. Ice thickness in Yosemite Valley may have reached 4,000 feet (1,200 m) during the early glacial episode. The downslope movement of the ice masses cut and sculpted the U-shaped valley that attracts so many visitors to its scenic vistas today. info from Wikipedia

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The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, wide-body, four-engine jet airliner manufactured by the European corporation Airbus, a subsidiary of EADS. It is the largest passenger airliner in the world. Due to its size, many airports had to modify and improve facilities to accommodate it. Designed to challenge Boeing’s monopoly in the large-aircraft market, the A380 made its maiden flight on 27 April 2005 and entered commercial service in October 2007 with Singapore Airlines. The aircraft was known as the Airbus A3XX during much of its development, before receiving the A380 designation. The nickname Superjumbo has since become associated with it.

The A380′s upper deck extends along the entire length of the fuselage, and its width is equivalent to that of a widebody aircraft. This allows for an A380-800′s cabin with 478 square metres (5,145.1 sq ft) of floor space; 49% more floor space than the current next-largest airliner, the Boeing 747-400 with 321 square metres (3,455.2 sq ft), and provides seating for 525 people in a typical three-class configuration or up to 853 people in all-economy class configurations. The A380-800 has a design range of 15,200 km (8,200 nmi; 9,400 mi), sufficient to fly from New York to Hong Kong for example, and a cruising speed of Mach 0.85 (about 900 km/h or 560 mph at cruising altitude).

As of September 2011 there had been 236 firm orders for the A380, of which 56 had been delivered. The largest order, for 90 aircraft, was from Emirates. info from Wikipedia

London is a leading global city, with strengths in the arts, commerce, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, professional services, research and development, tourism and transport all contributing to its prominence.^[9] It is the world’s largest financial centre alongside New York City^[10][11][12] and has the largest city GDP in Europe.^[13] It has the most international visitors of any city in the world^[14] and London Heathrow is the world’s busiest airport by number of international passengers.^[15] London’s 43 universities form the largest concentration of higher education in Europe.^[16] In 2012 London will become the first city to host the modern Summer Olympic Games three times.^[17]

London has a diverse range of peoples, cultures and religions and more than 300 languages are spoken within its boundaries.^[18] In July 2010 Greater London had an official population of 7,825,200, making it the most populous municipality in the European Union.^[2][19] The Greater London Urban Area is the second-largest in the EU with a population of 8,278,251,^[20] while London’s metropolitan area is the largest in the EU with an estimated total population of between 12 million^[21] and 14 million.^[22] London had the largest population of any city in the world from around 1831 to 1925.^[23]

London contains four World Heritage Sites: the Tower of London; Kew Gardens; the site comprising the Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey, and St Margaret’s Church; and the historic settlement of Greenwich (in which the Royal Observatory marks the Prime Meridian (0° longitude) and GMT).^[24] Other famous landmarks include Buckingham Palace, the London Eye, Piccadilly Circus, 30 St Mary Axe (“The Gherkin”), St Paul’s Cathedral, Tower Bridge, Trafalgar Square and Wembley Stadium. London is home to numerous museums, galleries, libraries, sporting events and other cultural institutions, including the British Museum, National Gallery, British Library, Wimbledon and 40 theatres.^[25] London’s Chinatown is the largest in Europe.^[26] The London Underground is the oldest underground railway network in the world^[27] and the second-most extensive (after the Shanghai Metro).^[28] info from Wikipedia

Disneyland Park is a theme park located in Anaheim, California, owned and operated by the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts division of the Walt Disney Company. Known as Disneyland when it opened on July 18, 1955, and still almost universally referred to by that name, it is the only theme park to be designed and built under the direct supervision of Walt Disney. In 1998, the theme park was re-branded “Disneyland Park” to distinguish it from the larger Disneyland Resort complex.

Walt Disney came up with the concept of Disneyland after visiting various amusement parks with his daughters in the 1930s and 1940s. He initially envisioned building a tourist attraction adjacent to his studios in Burbank to entertain fans who wished to visit; however, he soon realized that the proposed site was too small. After hiring a consultant to help determine an appropriate site for his project, Walt bought a 160-acre (65 ha) site near Anaheim in 1953. Construction began in 1954 and the park was unveiled during a special televised press event on July 17, 1955.

Since its opening, Disneyland has undergone a number of expansions and renovations, including the addition of New Orleans Square in 1966, Bear Country (now Critter Country) in 1972, and Mickey’s Toontown in 1993. Disney California Adventure Park was built on the site of Disneyland’s original parking lot and opened in 2001.

Disneyland has a larger cumulative attendance than any other theme park in the world, with close to 600 million guests since it opened. In 2010, 15.98 million people visited the park, making it the second most visited park in the world that calendar year.[1]

Main Street, U.S.A.
	Disneyland Railroad
	Main Street Cinema
	Main Street Vehicles
	The Disneyland Story presenting Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln
	The Disney Gallery
Tomorrowland
	Astro Orbitor
	Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters
	Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage
	Space Mountain
	Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy
	Star Tours: The Adventures Continue
	Autopia
	Captain EO Tribute
	Disneyland Monorail
	Disneyland Railroad
	Innoventions
	Starcade
	Jedi Training Academy
Fantasyland
	Snow White's Scary Adventures
	Dumbo the Flying Elephant
	Casey Jr. Circus Train
	Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
	Alice in Wonderland
	Mad Tea Party
	Peter Pan's Flight
	Pinocchio's Daring Journey
	Sleeping Beauty Castle
	King Arthur Carrousel
	Pixie Hollow
	Disney Princess Fantasy Faire
	It's a Small World
	Matterhorn Bobsleds
	Storybook Land Canal Boats
Frontierland
	Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
	Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer Island
	Frontierland Shooting Exposition
	Mark Twain Riverboat
	Rafts to Tom Sawyer's Island
	Sailing Ship Columbia
	Big Thunder Ranch
	The Golden Horseshoe Stage
	Fantasmic!
Adventureland
	Tarzan's Treehouse
	Jungle Cruise
	Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye
	Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room
New Orleans Square
	Pirates of the Caribbean
	Haunted Mansion
	Haunted Mansion Holiday
	Disneyland Railroad
Critter Country
	Splash Mountain
	The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
	Davy Crockett's Explorer Canoes
Mickey's Toontown
	Mickey's House and Meet Mickey
	Minnie's House
	Goofy's Playhouse
	Donald's Boat
	Chip 'n Dale's Treehouse
	Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin
	Disneyland Railroad
	Gadget's Go Coaster
Parades
	Mickey's Soundsational Parade[1]
	A Christmas Fantasy Parade
Fireworks
	Remember... Dreams Come True
	Magical: Disney's New Nighttime Spectacular of Magical Celebrations
	Halloween Screams
	Believe... In Holiday Magic
	Disney's Celebrate America: A 4th of July Concert in the Sky

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Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, “the District”, or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, theUnited States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution. The federal district is therefore not a part of any U.S. state. It was formed from land along the Potomac River donated by the states of Maryland and Virginia; however, the Virginia portion was returned by Congress in 1846.

A new capital city named after George Washington was founded in 1791 to the east of the preexisting port of Georgetown. The City of Washington, Georgetown, and the remainingunincorporated area within the District were consolidated under a single government in 1871, which formed Washington, D.C., as it exists today. The city shares its name with the U.S. state of Washington, located on the country’s Pacific coast.

Washington, D.C., had a resident population of 601,723 in 2010. Commuters from the surrounding Maryland and Virginia suburbs raise the city’s population to over one million during the workweek. The Washington Metropolitan Area, of which the District is a part, has a population of nearly 5.6 million, the seventh-largest metropolitan area in the country.

The centers of all three branches of the federal government of the United States are located in the District, as are many of the nation’s monuments and museums. Washington, D.C., hosts 176foreign embassies as well as the headquarters of the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Organization of American States (OAS), the Inter-American Development Bank, and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). The headquarters of many other institutions such as trade unions, non-profit organizations, lobbying groups, and professional associations are also located in the city.

The District is governed by a mayor and a 13-member city council. However, the United States Congress has supreme authority over the city and may overturn local laws. Residents therefore have less self-governance than residents of the U.S. states. The District has a non-voting, at-large Congressional delegate, but no senators. D.C. residents could not vote in presidential elections until the ratification of the Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1961.info from Wikipedia

In 1776, colonists from Spain established a fort at the Golden Gate and a mission named for Francis of Assisi on the site.The California Gold Rush of 1849 propelled the city into a period of rapid growth, increasing the population in one year from 1,000 to 25,000, and thus transforming it into the largest city on the West Coast at the time. After three-quarters of the city was destroyed by the 1906 earthquake and fire, San Francisco was quickly rebuilt, hosting the Panama-Pacific International Exposition nine years later. During World War II, San Francisco was the port of embarkation for service members shipping out to the Pacific Theater. After the war, the confluence of returning servicemen, massive immigration, liberalizing attitudes, and other factors led to the Summer of Love and the gay rights movement, cementing San Francisco as a center of liberal activism in the United States.

Today, San Francisco is one of the top tourist destinations in the world, ranking 33rd out of the 100 most visited cities worldwide, and is renowned for its chilly summer fog, steep rolling hills, eclectic mix of architecture, and its famous landmarks, including the Golden Gate Bridge, cable cars, and Chinatown. The city is also a principal banking and finance center, and the home to more than 30 international financial institutions, helping to make San Francisco rank eighteenth in the world’s top producing cities, ninth in the United States, andthirteenth place in the top twenty global financial centers.info from Wikipedia

Located on one of the world’s largest natural harbors, New York City consists of five boroughs: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. With a 2010 United States Census population of 8,175,133 distributed over a land area of just 305 square miles (790 km²), New York is the most densely populated major city in the United States. As many as 800 languages are spoken in New York, making it the most linguistically diverse city in the world. The New York City Metropolitan Area’s population is the United States’ largest, estimated at 18.9 million people distributed over 6,720 square miles (17,400 km²), and is also part of the most populous combined statistical area in the United States, containing 22.2 million people as of 2009 Census estimates. New York is the most highly googled location in the world; registering 4.6 billion searches as of September 2011.

New York traces its roots to its 1624 founding as a trading post by colonists of the Dutch Republic, and was named New Amsterdam in 1626. The city and its surrounds came underEnglish control in 1664 and were renamed New York after King Charles II of England granted the lands to his brother, the Duke of York. New York served as the capital of the United States from 1785 until 1790. It has been the country’s largest city since 1790.^[37] The Statue of Liberty greeted millions of immigrants as they came to America by ship in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.^[38]

Many districts and landmarks in New York City have become well known to its nearly 50 million annual visitors.^[39] Times Square, iconified as “The Crossroads of the World”,^{[40][41][42][43]} is the brightly illuminated hub of the Broadway theater district,^[44] one of the world’s busiest pedestrian intersections,^[45] and a major center of the world’sentertainment industry.^[46] The city hosts many world renowned bridges, skyscrapers,^[47] and parks. New York City’s financial district, anchored by Wall Street in Lower Manhattan, functions as the financial capital of the world^{[48][49][50][51][52][53][54]} and is home to the New York Stock Exchange, the world’s largest stock exchange by total market capitalization of its listed companies.^[55] Manhattan’s real estate market is among the most prized and expensive in the world.^[56] Manhattan’s Chinatown incorporates the highest concentration ofChinese people in the Western Hemisphere.^[57] Unlike most global rapid transit systems, the New York City Subway is designed to provide 24/7 service.^[58] Numerous colleges and universities are located in New York, including Columbia University, New York University, and Rockefeller University, which are ranked among the top 100 in the world.^[59]info from Wikipedia

Railtown 1897 State Historic Park

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