MOUNT RUSHMORE

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Mount Rushmore is a colossal memorial in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The work of gifted sculptor Gutzon Borglum, it was to become the world's largest mountain sculpture. The memorial started as an idea to draw sightseers to the Black Hills. In 1927, President Calvin Coolidge dedicated the site, and Borglum began 14 years of work designing, blasting, and carving the face of the mountain. Today, the 60 foot faces of Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln gaze out from Mount Rushmore as a shrine to democracy.

This time around, we listed you " Top Reasons to Go to Mt. Rushmore and the Black Hills " :

Stars Aplenty

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Badlands National Park contains some of the clearest and cleanest air in the country, which makes it perfect for viewing the night sky.

A world of wildlife

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Badlands National Park is home to wildlife: antelope, deer, black-footed ferret, prairie dogs, rabbits, coyotes, foxes, badgers.

 SAN FRANCISCO 

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Heyyo ! It's San Francisco. One of the nicest things about visiting San Francisco is that, it is geographically small - only 49 square miles - thus, it is very easy for you to see and do a great many things in a short period of time.
Here it is 8 things no to miss when you step your feet on San Francisco :
 

California Academy of Sciences
 The California Academy of Sciences was reinvented following the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake and reopened in 2008 as "the greenest museum on the planet."

Photo credit: Flowers bloom beautifully on the plant-blanketed eco-roof

Photo credit: Rainforest inside the enormous dome 

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While stepping your feet at the California Academy of Sciences, why not you visit the natural history museum and planetarium. There, you can also see a rainforest dome and aquarium, both under one plant-blanketed eco-roof!

Ride the Cable Cars

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One of the best way to get to San Francisco’s steep hills is riding the city’s world-famous cable cars. You won't get tired for sure! As you can imagine, riding the cable cars is one of the most popular things to do in San Francisco. You an even hang off the side !

Golden Gate Bridge

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The Golden Gate Bridge was first opened in 1937 and is San Francisco’s most significant landmark. You can cross the bridge by cars, bicycle and on foot.You can see the skyline from the bridge.

Golden Gate Park

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This is the third most visited park in the United States of America. You can rent a boat, walk and bike on paths, or have a quiet picnic or nap. There are also The Japanese Tea Garden, historic windmills, and a flower conservatory.

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

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de Young Museum

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The de Young Museum was reopened in 2005 in a new Golden Gate Park building. There, you can spend time browsing the significant collection of American, international and textile arts.

Take a Cruise of the Bay

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You can try a "RocketBoat" tour that offers high-speed thrills along with sightseeing.

Aquarium of the Bay

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You can spend a day at this nonprofit marine nature center.  Get up close and personal with sharks, bat rays and skates, thanks to 300 feet (91.4 meters) of clear acrylic tunnels.

For Muslim tourists and Malaysian students who study abroad in USA especially, they should not be worry of looking for halal food in San Francisco. Here is the link that takes you to the restaurants which offer halal food undoubtedly. The food is amazing too!

Halal Food in San Francisco