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THE PACIFIC COAST AREA

I. WASHINGTON is a state in the Pacific Northwest regionof the United States .. The remainder of the state consists of deep

rain forests in the west, mountain ranges in the center, northeastand far southeast, and eastern semi-deserts given over to intensiveagriculture.Washington was named after George Washington, thefirst President of the United States ,

THE MOST IMPORTANT AND INTERESTING MUSEUMS IN

WASHINGTON :

1.The United States Holocaust Museum Discover what Adolf Hitler had in mind when he ordered his

subordinates to start applying the Final Solution throughoutconcentrations camps in Europe.With over 900 artifacts, 70 video monitors and four theaters thatshow historic film the museum illustrates the horrors that took placein Europe during 1933-1945.2. The National Womens History Museum With the help of temporary exhibits, Cyber museum exhibits anddifferent programs this museum promotes womens history. Themuseum is dedicated to conserving and commemorating the historiccontributions of women throughout time. The cyber exhibitClandestine Women: Spies in American History investigateswomens role during the American Revolution, WWI, WWII and themost recent Cold War.3. The National Gallery of Art The National Gallery of Art displays some of the best art collectionsin the world and The Italian Cabinet Galleries are certainly nothingless. The classical Greece and Rome antiques and art works that wereheld in reserve and enjoyed in the chambers of Italian princes andrenaissance collectors are presented in these three rooms.4.The National Museum of Health and Medicine

With a collection of over 24 million items this museum has certainly alot to offer visitors. The Battlefield Surgery 101: From the Civil Warto Vietnam illustrates through photographs and artifacts from the

19th century to the 20th century the evolution of military surgery.5.The Octagon Museum

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The oldest museum in USA; designed by the first architect of theUS Capitol William Thornton; the Octagon Museum is entirelydedicated to architecture and design.One of the most interesting collections is the Prints and DrawingsCollection which consists of more than 100.000 unique architecturaldrawings , 30.000 historic photographs, scrapbooks, sketchbooks,and models. To this day the collection represents important resourcefor architects , scholars and architectural historians.

II. CALIFORNIA is the most populated state in the UnitedStates , and the third largest by area. The center of the state isdominated by the Central Valley, one of the most productiveagricultural areas in the world. California is the most geographically

diverse state in the nation, and contains the highest (MountWhitney) and lowest (Death Valley) points in the contiguous UnitedStates . Almost 40% of California is forested, a high amount for arelatively arid state.

1. Black Chasm Cave is a cave near Volcano, California and is aNational Natural Landmark.

Black Chasm Cave was designated as a National NaturalLandmark by the National Park Service in 1976. It was recommendedfor this protection by members of the National Speleological Societywho had made explorations of its numerous chambers in the 1960s.

One of the outstanding geological features of this cave (and amajor reason for its NNL designation) is the profusion of helictitecrystals located in the Landmark Room. These unusual speleothemsor formations are probably created by hydrostatic pressure(although there is still some speculation on the exact cause) resultingin horizontal orientation.

2. The Wawona Tree , also known as the Wawona Tunnel Tree,was a famous giant sequoia that stood in Mariposa Grove, YosemiteNational Park. It had a height of 69 mand was 27 m incircumference.

A tunnel was cut through the tree in 1881, enlarging anexisting fire scar. Two men were paid $75 for the job. The tree hada slight lean, which increased when the tunnel was completed. The

tree eventually became a popular tourist attraction. Often travellerswould come to have their picture taken either driving through it orstanding underneath the tree. Throughout its history thousands of

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pictures were taken of it by tourists; it was photographedaccommodating everything from horse-drawn carriages in the latenineteenth century to automobiles in the 1960s.The Wawona Treefell in 1969 under an estimated two-ton load of snow on its crown.The giant sequoia is estimated to have been 2,300 years old.

3. Bubblegum Alley is a local tourist landmark in downtown San

Luis Obispo, California, known for its accumulation of used bubblegum on the walls of an alley. It is 4.6 m high and 21 m long alley linedwith chewed gum left by passers-by. The locally created, "most-talked-about landmark" covers a stretch of 20 meters between 733and 734 Higuera Street in downtown San Luis Obispo.

An alleyway

full of over-chewed, 40-year-old bubble gum sounds unpleasant, butcontrary to that belief many have started their own gummy

traditions to keep this alleyway a must-see. Not only is it thoughtthat the alley carries luck, but also signs of affection. On the wallsof the Alley couples show their love for each other in the form ofgum.