The USA is a leader in technological innovations. Thus, it is conceivable for tourists to visit the US for the sole purpose of seeing the latest in American technology and scientific discoveries.
In the field of archaeology, tourists can visit the Detroit Science Center in Michigan where they can view the fully assembled skeleton of the fierce dinosaur, Tyrannosaurus rex.
In the field of electronics, the place to go is Northern California, where the famous Silicon Valley is located. Literally thousands of high-tech companies, such as Apple, Google, Yahoo, Adobe, eBay, Siemens, Sony, and Atari, have their main offices in the Silicon Valley.
In the field of aviation, the must-see place to visit is the National Air and Space Museum. There are two locations of this museum: one is in downtown Washington, D.C. and the other is in Chantilly, Virginia.
The ultimate in technology is space exploration. In the United States, the place to go is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration or NASA. There are several NASA centers across the country.
In California, there are three centers, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the Ames Research Center, and the Dryden Flight Research Center.
In New Mexico, there is the White Sands Test Facility where rocket engines are tested. In Houston, Texas, there is the Johnson Space Center where space shuttles take off to go to the International Space Station, to the moon, and to other parts of the solar system. In Mississippi, the future of space exploration is being developed at the Stennis Space Center.
There is also the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Glenn Research Center in Ohio, the Langley Research Center in Virginia, the Goddard Institute of Space Studies in New York, and the NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Whether you are looking for fun in the sun, science exploration, or natural inspiration, the United States can offer you all that entertainment – and more!
