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Tourist Attractions in Alaska US

Being the largest state in the US, Alaska features a lot of tourist attractions for national and international visitors. The state has the longest coastline, the highest mountains, and best winter surfing spots in the United States. Some of important tourist destinations in Alaska include Kenai Fjords National Park, Mendenhall Glacier, Anchorage Museum, Alaska SeaLife Center and Misty Fiords National Monument.

Kenai Fjords National Park

Kenai Fjords National Park is a United States National Park located in the state of Alaska. The park contains the Harding Icefield, one of the largest ice fields in the United States. The park is known for numerous fjords carved by glaciers moving down the mountains from the ice field.  Exist Glacier is the popular tourist destination as it is only area of the park reachable by road. The remainder of the Park is accessible by boat.

Kenai Fjords National Park Alaska
Kenai Fjords National Park Alaska


Mendenhall Glacier

Mendenhall Glacier is a glacier is another famous tourist attraction located at Mendenhall Valley, in the U.S. state of Alaska.  The Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center offers stunning views of a lake-terminating, calving glacier. There is a glacier cave, a cave formed within the ice of a glacier, under Mendenhall Glacier.

Mendenhall Glacier Alaska
Mendenhall Glacier Alaska


Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center

Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center is another main tourist destination located in the state of Alaska. The museum mission is to share and connect Alaska with the world through arts, science and history. The Anchorage Museum features Alaska paintings and a collection of 25,000 objects and 500,000 historic photographs with nearly 2 lakhs annual visitors.

Anchorage Museum Rasmuson Center Alaska
Anchorage Museum Rasmuson Center Alaska


Olympic National Park Washington United States

Olympic National Park is a United States national park located in the state of Washington. Olympic National Park has became an International Biosphere Reserve and designated as a World Heritage Site by United States. The National Park features three distinct ecosystems to its visitors, they are the Temperate Rainforests, Pacific Shore, and Sub Alpine Forest and Wildflower Meadow. Residents of the Olympic Peninsula consider it as a gift from sea shaped by water and ice. Within the center of Olympic National Park rise the Olympic Mountains whose sides and ridge-lines are topped with massive, ancient glaciers. The western side of the park is mantled by temperate rain forest and the park is famous for its unique turbidites. Turbidite is the geologic deposit of  turbidity current distributing clastic sediment into the deep ocean.

The place is one of the best tourist destination for all age group. The trip takes at least two days stay to see all around the Olympic Park. The main airports to reach the National Park are Port Angeles, Seattle, Sequim, and Olympia. 

Olympic National Park Washington United States
Olympic National Park Washington United States

Olympic National Park Forest Washington
Olympic National Park Hurricane Hill trail Washington

Olympic National Park Mount Olympic United States
UNESCO World Heritage Olympic National Park Mount Olympic United States

Sierra Nevada Mountain California United States

Sierra Nevada is a mountain range in the U.S. states of California and Nevada. Sierra features include Lake Tahoe large, clear freshwater lake and the largest alpine lake in North America, Mount Whitney the highest point in the contiguous United States and Yosemite Valley sculpted by glaciers. The Sierra is home to three national parks, 20 wilderness areas, and two national monuments. The range Sierra Nevada is shaped by its geology and ecology. 

Sierra Nevada Mountain California US
Sierra Nevada Mountain California US

Sierra Nevada Mountain Range California
Sierra Nevada Mountain Range California

Lake Washington Seattle King County United States

Lake Washington is a large freshwater lake adjacent to the city of Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the largest lake in King County and the second largest natural lake in the state of Washington. The lake is fed by the Sammamish River at its north end and the Cedar River at its south.

Lake Washington Seattle United States
Lake Washington Seattle United States

Largest Lake King County US Lake Washington
Largest Lake King County US Lake Washington

Lake Washington Largest Freshwater
Lake Washington Large Freshwater

Devils Tower Wyoming USA

Devils Tower is an igneous intrusion in the Black Hills in Crook County Wyoming above the Belle Fourche River. President Theodore Roosevelt  declared Devils Tower as the first United States National Monument. The place is one of the famous tourist attractions. Climbing the Devils Tower is one of the main activities of the visiting tourists.

Devils Tower Wyoming USA
Devils Tower Wyoming USA


Devils Tower National Monument United States

Devils Tower National Monument United States
Devils Tower Wyoming

Devils Tower Belle Fourche River Wyoming USA
Devils Tower Belle Fourche River Wyoming USA

Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple, Pittsburgh, USA

Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple is also known as S.V. Temple is located in Penn Hills, Pittsburgh, USA. It is one of the earliest traditional Hindu Temples built in the United States. The temple worships Sri Venkateshwara Swamy or Balaji a form of Lord Vishnu as the main shrine. The other deities worshiped are Lord Ganesha, Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. 

Temple Timings

Summer Time 

Monday to Thursday - 9 am to 8.30 pm
Saturday and Sunday - 9 am to 8.30 pm
Fridays - 9 am to 9.30 pm

Winter Time

Monday to Thursday - 9 am to 7.30 pm
Saturday and Sunday - 9 am to 7.30 pm
Friday - 9 am to 8.30 pm

Sri Venkateswara Swamy S. V. Temple Pittsburgh, USA
Sri Venkateswara Swamy S. V. Temple Pittsburgh, USA

S.V.  Balaji Temple Pittsburgh, USA
S.V.  Balaji Temple Pittsburgh, USA

Sri Venkateswara Swamy Balaji Temple Penn Hills, USA, Pennsylvania
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