Name Three landmarks of the Northeast and locate the state they are in.
What is There is beautiful scenery throughout the Northeast region.
Many tourists visit the Northeast region in the fall to see the brightly
colored autumn leaves. These tourists are known as “leaf peepers.”
The capital city of the United States is located in
the Northeast region. The capital city is called
Washington, D.C. “D.C.” stands for District of Columbia.
The White House, the Capitol, the Supreme Court, and
many other government buildings are located in
Washington, D.C.
Philadelphia's historical museums welcome people
from around the U.S. each year. You can visit
Independence Hall where the U.S. Constitution was
written. The Liberty Bell,
Betsy Ross's house and
Ben Franklin's Post Office are also located in Philadelphia.
Visitors to the Northeast can also take a tour of the
Crayola Factory. Fascinated visitors can watch swinging vats
of heated wax spin around and dump their colorful contents
into molds. Just minutes later, 1,200 perfect crayons pop
out and move along the line toward sorting, boxing, and
packaging machines. Tourists can also create art projects
with many of Crayola's products and visit “Big Blue,” the
World's Largest Crayon.
Many tourists visit the Northeast
region to see the beautiful fall
leaves.
Lobsters are harvested
year-round in Maine,
although most are
caught between late
June and late
December when the
lobsters are most
active.
“Big Blue” is 15 feet long, weighs
1,500 pounds, and was formed from
blue crayon scrap "leftolas" mailed
in from kids around the country as
part of Crayola's 100th birthday
celebration.
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Tourists can also visit Hershey, Pennsylvania, “the
sweetest place on Earth.” A hundred years ago, Milton
Hershey started a candy business using mass production,
a way of making large amounts of the same product. The
Hershey bar was America's first mass-produced candy
bar. Today, Hershey's factory is the largest chocolate
factory in the world. Visitors can design their own candy
bar, work in the factory packaging Kisses, and ride the
roller coasters at Hersheypark. Because of the factory,
the whole town smells like chocolate.
New York City, New York is the largest city in the
United States. It is home to over 8 million people. To
make room for all of these people, New Yorkers began
building skyscrapers. The first skyscrapers were built over a hundred years ago. People live
and work in these very tall buildings. The Empire State Building is New York's most famous
skyscraper. This office building has 102 floors. Millions of tourists visit New York every year.
They enjoy museums and plays. They visit famous places like the Statue of Liberty.