50 States in 50 Photos: Explore the Natural Beauty of USA in 50 photos
At 3.79 million square miles (9.83 million km2) and approximately 315 million people, the United States is the third largest country by land area and population. With fifty states (48 contiguous) and a special district, the United States is an extremely diverse country in both geography and climate.
Below we celebrate the beautiful natural landscapes of this diverse country. One photograph for every state. These are by no means, intended to be wholly ‘representative’ of each state, just a simple list to appreciate the natural beauty of one of the largest countries in the world.
1 | Alabama, Monte Sano State Park
2 | Alaska, Mount McKinley/Denali
3 | Arizona, Horseshoe Bend, Colorado River
4 | Arkansas, Hawksbill Crag/Whitaker Point, Ozark Mountains
5 | California, Yosemite National Park
6 | Colorado, Maroon Bells, Elk Mountains
7 | Connecticut, Young’s Pond, Branford
8 | Delaware, Port Mahon
9 | Florida, Florida Trail, Big Cypress National Preserve
10 | Georgia, Wormsloe Historic Site, Savannah
11 | Hawaii, Waipio Valley, Big Island
12 | Idaho, Little Redfish Lake, Sawtooth National Recreation Area
13 | Illinois, North Blackjack Road, Galena
14 | Indiana, Cub Lake, Merry Lea Environmental Center
15 | Iowa, Clayton County
16 | Kansas, Cimarron National Grassland, Morton County
17 | Kentucky, Indian Fort Mountain, Berea
18 | Louisiana, Oak Alley Plantation, Vacherie
19 | Maine, Portland Head Light, Cape Elizabeth
20 | Maryland, Route 40 – Exit 52, East of Cumberland
21 | Massachusetts, Houghtonville, North Adams
22 | Michigan, Lake of the Clouds, Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park
23 | Minnesota, Minnehaha Falls, Minneapolis
24 | Mississippi, Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge
25 | Missouri, Lake Taneycomo, Table Rock
26 | Montana, Glacier National Park
27 | Nebraska, Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park, Royal
28 | Nevada, Valley Of Fire State Park
29 | New Hampshire, White Mountains, Rockywold, Holderness
30 | New Jersey, Silver Spray Falls, Walpack Township, Sussex County
31 | New Mexico, Manzano Mountains, Southeast of Albuquerque
32 | New York, Central Park, New York City
33 | North Carolina, Smoky Mountains, Suttontown
34 | North Dakota, Theodore Roosevelt National Park
35 | Ohio, Ash Cave, Hocking Hills State Park
36 | Oklahoma, Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, Lawton
37 | Oregon, Lower Kentucky Falls
38 | Pennsylvania, Pine Creek Gorge, Tioga County
39 | Rhode Island, Portsmouth, Newport County
40 | South Carolina, Landsford Canal State Park
41 | South Dakota, Badlands National Park
42 | Tennessee, Mt. Cammerer, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
43 | Texas, Hamilton Pool Nature Preserve, Southwest of Austin
44 | Utah, Thor’s Hammer, Bryce Canyon National Park
45 | Vermont, Peacham, Caledonia County
46 | Virginia, Pembroke, Giles County
47 | Washington, Tipsoo Meadow, Pierce County
48 | Washington D.C., Monumental Core
49 | West Virginia, Hawks Nest Bridge, Macdougal
50 | Wisconsin, Gibraltar Rock, Okee
51 | Wyoming, John Moulton Barn, Mormon Row, Grand Teton National Park
Photos by: Architecture & Design (via Google & Flickr)
