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100

The Gateway Arch, the tallest man-made monument in the U.S., stands in this Missouri city.

What is St. Louis?

100

One of the five wealthiest cities in the U.S.

What is NYC, San Francisco, LA, Chicago, or Houston?

100

Pearl Harbor and Waikiki Beach are both in this Hawaiian capital.

What is Honolulu?

100

Riding this New York City ferry to Staten Island costs nothing.

What is the Staten Island Ferry?

100

This Nevada city’s nickname is “Sin City.”

What is Las Vegas?
200

Officially named “Cloud Gate,” this shiny sculpture in Chicago’s Millennium Park goes by this nickname.

What is "the bean"?

200

This Florida city, home to Walt Disney World, is often ranked the most-visited tourist destination in the country.

What is Orlando?

200

South Beach in this Florida city is famous for its pastel Art Deco buildings.

What is Miami?

200

Boston’s subway system is nicknamed this one-letter name.

What is the T?

200

The name of this city means “The City of Brotherly Love” in Greek.

What is Philadelphia?

300

This city’s Pike Place Market and Space Needle are two of its best-known sights, and it’s the home of Starbucks.

What is Seattle?

300

This city is the largest in Alaska, home to roughly 40% of the state’s residents.

What is Anchorage?

300

Every October, hundreds of hot air balloons fill the sky at a famous fiesta in this New Mexico city.

What is Albuquerque?

300

Chicago’s elevated train system is known by this single letter.

What is the L?

300

This Washington city is “The Emerald City”.

What is Seattle?

400

The Alamo and a winding, canal-side River Walk are the top attractions in this Texas city.

What is San Antonio?

400

In 2013, this Michigan city became the largest in U.S. history to file for municipal bankruptcy.

What is Detroit?

400

This Texas city is the largest in the U.S. without traditional zoning.

What is Houston?

400

This planner’s proposed expressway through Lower Manhattan was blocked by activists led by Jane Jacobs.

Who is Robert Moses?

400

Locals jokingly call this Ohio city “The Mistake on the Lake.”

What is Cleveland?

500

After a devastating 1871 fire, this city rebuilt and became the birthplace of the skyscraper.

What is Chicago?

500

This Florida city is the southernmost in the contiguous U.S.

What is Key West?

500

This state capital is the home to the Coca Cola headquarters.

What is Atlanta?

500

This city has the nation's very first subway system.

What is Boston?

500

This Nevada city calls itself “The Biggest Little City in the World.”

What is Reno?

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