Some iconic places every kid needs to see

Two years ago we chose the American rule, every child should see on Ellis Island in Redwood National Park. Our latest and enhanced 2011 list takes up the challenge even further, paying notice to how the main attractions of our fatherland meet the children's short attention span. From roasting marshmallows around the campfire to play dress-up in Monticello.

Grand Canyon (Arizona)

During the day, walks a 4-year surveillance, rounded, glass-bottomed observation deck, serving 70 feet above West Canyon Rim and sits 4000 meters above the Colorado River. Come sunset, struck the Grand Canyon Apache Stables, where, for $ 25.50 per person, you can unit within one hour by horse-drawn wagon, which ends around the campfire.

National Mall (DC)

Riding the streets of Washington, DC, in a ship on wheels may seem unpleasant but cruising the Potomac River in one very sweet. Set in World War II era amphibious vehicle, a 90-minute DC Duck tour covers both land and sea. The boat paused at Gravelly Point Park, located just a few hundred meters from the runway at Reagan National DC at the airport, so you can watch the roaring planes take off and land.

Redwood National Park (California)

Take a tour of the tide pool, everywhere growing biologists can scramble among the rocks of coastal forests, while hunting for underwater creatures such as orange and purple Ochre sea stars and sprawling, green anemones. Free tours are offered during the summer tide pools through Redwood National Park.

Ellis Island (N.Y.)

Between 1892 and 1924, more than 17 million immigrants approved through Ellis Island, today their descendants make up 40 percent of Americans. Go on the hunt for your ancestors at Ellis Island Immigration Museum, where for $ 5 you can search through millions of records to find the exact date of your relatives sailed into the port of New York, and which ship they were on and whether they traveled with other family members. (Bonus: a copy of your documents.) And do not miss the construction of the settling of America Center, a $ 20 million for construction and scheduled to open in 2012.