The Brooklyn Bridge is located in New York City and is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States. Completed in 1883, it connects the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn by spanning the East River.
The Bald Eagle is a North American bird, known for its white head and tail feathers. Subsisting on a diet of mainly fish, this raptor will swoop down and capture prey with its large talons. As a symbol of the United States of America, the Bald Eagle appears on the nation’s Great Seal.
The Space Needle, built for the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair, officially opened April 21, 1962. The fair attracted over 2.3 million visitors, with nearly 20,000 people a day using the elevators to reach the tower’s 520’ observation deck, offering views of downtown Seattle, Mount Rainier, Puget Sound, and the Cascades and Olympic mountain ranges. Standing at 605 feet high, it remains a major landmark of Seattle and of the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.
The Lockheed Martin F-22® Raptor® is a single-seat twin-engine fifth-generation super-maneuverable fighter aircraft that uses stealth, speed, agility, precision and situational awareness, combined with air-to-air and air-to-ground combat capabilities, makes it the best overall fighter in the world today.
The F-86 Sabre is a United States transonic jet fighter, first deployed during the Korean War. As the first US swept-wing fighter, the F-86 Sabre was engineered to counter the Soviet MiG-15. Produced by North American Aviation, the F-86 was considered one of the most important combat aircraft during the early 1950s.
Giraffes are the tallest living animals in the world. These herbivores inhabit sub-Saharan Africa, using their markedly long necks to obtain leaves, flowers and fruits that other animals cannot reach. The main predators of giraffes include lions, leopards, hyenas and crocodiles.
The Great Sphinx of Giza lies on the Giza Plateau on the west bank of the Nile River. Representing the mythological creature with the head of a human and body of a lion, the Sphinx was created circa 2550 BC during the Old Kingdom of ancient Egypt. The Great Sphinx is approximately 240’ long, 66’ high and is the oldest monumental sculpture in Egypt.