What are the most representative cities and scenic spots to visit when visiting the United States for the first time?

Mainstream cities (brackets indicate satellite cities near big cities):

Washington, D.C.: Obelisk, Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Capitol Hill, Smithsonian Institution, National Geographic Society, Aviation Museum, Natural History Museum, Vietnam War Memorial, Indian Museum, Arlington Cemetery (Virginia), Georgetown University, University of Maryland (Virginia).

new york: United Nations Headquarters, Empire State Building, Pennsylvania Station, Rockefeller Building, Central Park, Wall Street, Fifth Avenue, Bryant Garden, Columbia University, Brooklyn Park, Roosevelt Natural Museum, Metropolitan Museum, Museum of Modern Art, Brooklyn Bridge, Statue of Liberty, World Trade Center Site, Roosevelt Island, Montauk Lighthouse (Long Island).

Boston: Boston public green space, Constitution Memorial Hall, Boston Pier, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, City Hall, Boston Massacre Memorial Hall, Old North Church, Bunker Hill, Freedom Road, Old State Capitol, Walden Lake (Concord), Harvard University (Cambridge), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge), Boston University.

Chicago: Linkin Park, Hills Building, Grant Park, Michigan Avenue, University of Chicago, Northwestern University (Evanston), Naval Pier, Millennium Park, Chicago Art Museum, Chicago Cultural Center, and Museum of Science and Industry.

Detroit: Motown Record Museum, Riverside Area, Detroit Art Museum, Bell Island, Renaissance Center, Ford Motor Museum, Ford Manor, auburn hills, Lower Huron City Park, University of Michigan (ann arbor), Flint Motor City.

St. Louis: St. Louis Arch, Forest Park, St. Louis Cathedral, City Museum, Budweiser Brewery, Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri Old Court.

Los Angeles: Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Mulholland Road, China Theatre, Avenue of Stars, Universal Studios, Disneyland, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Malibu Canyon (Malibu), Los Angeles County Museum, Rose Bowl Stadium (Pasadena), UCLA, University of Southern California, California Institute of Technology (Pasadena).

San Diego: the aircraft carrier Midway Island, Corona Peninsula, La Jolla Beach (La Jolla), University of California, San Diego (La Jolla), cabrio Park (Cape Loma), Ocean Park, Old Town and balboa Park.

San Francisco: Jiuqu Flower Street, Fisherman's Wharf, Golden Gate Bridge, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco Art Palace, University of California at Berkeley (Berkeley), Stanford University (Palo Alto), 17 Mile (Monterrey), Silicon Valley, Google Headquarters, China City, Union Square, Pier 39, City Hall, Alcatraz, Japanese Tea Garden, California Academy of Sciences, and Diyang Art Museum.

Seattle: Space Needle Tower, the birthplace of Starbucks, Seattle Art Museum, Mount Rainier National Park, Seattle Aquarium, Flight Museum, Olympic National Park, University of Washington, Boeing Aircraft Factory, Microsoft Headquarters, Lake Washington, Park Market.

Houston: Space Center, Herman Park, Rice University, Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston Museum of Art, Sanjacinto Battlefield and Prison Museum.

Atlanta: CNN Headquarters, Olympic Square, Stone Mountain Park, Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Aquarium.

Denver: Denver Art Museum, Denver Natural Science Museum, Hongyan Park, Jinding Building of City Hall, Rocky Mountain National Park, University of Colorado (Polder), Murray Brown Museum, united states mint.

Miami: Kivisto (Key West Island), South Beach, Everglades National Park, Biskan En National Park, Non-Kaya Museum, Little Havana, Miami Zoo, Barnacle Historical Park, Miami Aquarium and Turtle National Park.

Orlando: Ocean Park, Universal Studios, Disney World and Harry Potter Theme Park.

New Orleans: French Street, Oak Manor, Jackson Square, Bourbon Street, Lake Pontchartrain, Louis Armstrong Memorial Park, New Orleans Art Museum.

Pittsburgh: Mount Washington Cable Car, Steelman Stadium, Summit State Park, PNC Park Stadium, Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie Mellon University Botanical Garden, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Zoo, and Steel Building.

Philadelphia: liberty bell, Independence Palace, University of Pennsylvania, Benjamin Franklin Avenue, City Hall, fairmont Park, Amish Farm, Jewish History Museum, Pok Oi Park, Independence Harbor Museum, battleship New Jersey.

Nashville: Country Music Hall of Fame, Studio B, Parthenon, Vanderbilt University.

Las Vegas: Paradise City, Venice Hotel, Strip, Mob Museum, Hoover Dam, Little Eiffel Tower, Little Statue of Liberty.

Other cities and towns:

Solvan (California)

Santa Barbara (California)

Jackson Hole (also known as Jacksontown, Wyoming)

Charleston (South Carolina)

Charlevoi (Michigan)

marquette (Michigan)

Lancaster (Pennsylvania)

Billings (Montana)

Tampa (Florida)