My U.S. Seeing Project

Perhaps no other country has left as great an impression on the contemporary world as the United States – a big achievement for such a (relatively) young nation. The images of the country that named itself after a continent are embedded in the mind of every traveler: endless highways cutting through shimmering deserts; forests of skyscrapers towering over urban jungles; acres of beaches dotted with surfboards and suntanned skin; high mountain peaks and green river valleys; magnificent feats of engineering, from the Brooklyn Bridge to the Hoover Dam. The country's emblems are so familiar that they constitute as much a part of the world's culture as its own – Lady Liberty, the Grand Canyon, the Empire State Building, the US Capitol, the "Hollywood" sign . . . the list goes on.

The project goal is set to visit all the top 50 cities before I go back to my motherland. Here this page is dedicated to record my travelling experience in this wonderful territory, you are welcome to share my gainings!


Places I have visited in U.S.


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Seeing Top 50 Cities in the U.S.

City name 7/1/2005 population estimate Percent population change 1990–2000 Size rank 2000 Size rank 2005 Times visited Last visit Pictures Notes
New York, N.Y. 8143197 9.4 1 1 1 01/2008 Click me
Los Angeles, Calif. 3844829 6 2 2



Chicago, Ill. 2842518 4 3 3



Houston, Tex. 2016582 19.8 4 4



Philadelphia, Pa. 1463281 –4.3 5 5 1 01/2008 Click me
Phoenix, Ariz. 1461575 34.3 6 6



San Antonio, Tex. 1256509 22.3 9 7



San Diego, Calif. 1255540 10.2 7 8



Dallas, Tex. 1213825 18 8 9



San Jose, Calif. 912332 14.4 11 10



Detroit, Mich. 886671 –7.5 10 11



Indianapolis, Ind. 784118 6.7 12 12



Jacksonville, Fla. 782623 15.8 14 13 2 04/2008 Field test
San Francisco, Calif. 739426 7.3 13 14



Columbus, Ohio 730657 12.4 15 15



Austin, Tex. 690252 41 16 16



Memphis, Tenn. 672277 6.5 18 17



Baltimore, Md. 635815 –11.5 17 18 1 01/2008
Fort Worth, Tex. 624067 19.5 27 19



Charlotte, N.C. 610949 36.6 26 20 4 06/2008 Click me
El Paso, Tex. 598590 9.4 23 21



Milwaukee, Wis. 578887 –5.0 19 22



Seattle, Wash. 573911 9.1 24 23



Boston, Mass. 559034 2.6 20 24



Denver, Colo. 557917 18.6 25 25



Louisville-Jefferson, Ky. 556429 –4.8 67 26



Washington, DC 550521 –5.7 21 27 4 11/2008 Click me
Nashville-Davidson, Tenn. 549110 11.6 22 28



Las Vegas, Nev. 545147 85.2 32 29



Portland, Ore. 533427 21 28 30



Oklahoma City, Okla. 531324 13.8 29 31



Tucson, Ariz. 515526 20.1 30 32



Albuquerque, N.M. 494236 16.6 35 33



Long Beach, Calif. 474014 7.5 34 34



Atlanta, Ga. 470688 5.7 39 35 1 04/2008 Click me
Fresno, Calif. 461116 20.7 37 36



Sacramento, Calif. 456441 10.2 40 37



New Orleans, La. 454863 –2.5 31 38



Cleveland, Ohio 452208 –5.4 33 39



Kansas City, Mo. 444965 1.5 36 40



Mesa, Ariz. 442780 37.6 42 41



Virginia Beach, Va. 438415 8.2 38 42



Omaha, Nebr. 414521 16.1 44 43



Oakland, Calif. 395274 7.3 41 44



Miami, Fla. 386417 1.1 47 45



Tulsa, Okla. 382457 7 43 46



Honolulu CDP,Hawaii 377379 1.7 46 47



Minneapolis, Minn. 372811 3.9 45 48



Colorado Springs, Colo. 369815 28.4 48 49



Arlington, Tex. 362805 27.2 54 50



For places not listed here, place see my online photo gallery