USA Travel Guide For Kids

The United States of America is a big country made up of 50 different states. The USA is home to thousands of beaches, mountains, forests, cities, ski resorts, deserts. Whatever you fancy trying, there is a good chance you ill be able to try it in the United States.

One of the most popular vacations or holidays is to visit theme parks. Anaheim, California is home to Disneyland and Orlando in Florida is home to Disney World. Make sure you do remember which one is in which state.

California is home to many different theme parks which are scattered all over the state. Florida however has the vast majority within an hour of each other. This is why Orlando is the Number 1, Family Vacation Destination in the World. All of the theme parks are close together and if you fancy a day at the beach it is only an hour away.

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Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

Plus Washington DC. The District of Columbia is a Federal District and NOT a state. It is often referred to simply as DC and is the capital city.

Plus territories:

American Samoa – Pacific Ocean
Guam- Pacific Ocean
Northern Mariana Islands- Pacific Ocean
Puerto Rico – Caribbean
U.S Virgin Islands- Caribbean

 

 

 

Quick Facts:

Population:331,002,651 (2020)

Languages Spoken: English and Spanish are the main languages. Because America was built on immigration from different countries, you can find many hundreds of languages spoken across the country.

Currency: US Dollar ($)

Capital City: Washington DC

National Dish: Burgers.

 

Airport Codes for United States

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Aberdeen (SD) ABR
Abilene (TX) ABI
Akron (OH) CAK
Albany (GA) ABY
Albany (NY) International Airport ALB
Albuquerque (NM) ABQ
Allentown (PA) ABE
Altoona (PA) AOO
Altus AXS
Amarillo (TX) AMA
Anchorage (AK) – Ted Stevens International ANC
Ann Arbor (MI) ARB
Anniston (AL) ANB
Appelton/Neenah/Menasha (WI) ATW
Asheville (NC) AVL
Aspen, (CO) – Aspen-Pitkin County Airport ASE
Athens (GA) AHN
Athens (OH) ATO
Atlanta (GA) – Hartsfield International Airport ATL
Atlantic City (NJ) – International ACY
Augusta (GA) AGS
Augusta (ME) – State Airport AUG
Austin (TX) – Austin-Bergstrom Airport AUS
Bakersfield (CA) BFL
Baltimore (MD) – Washington International Airport BWI
Bangor (ME) BGR
Baton Rouge (LA) – Metropolitan Airport BTR
Beaumont/Pt. Arthur (TX) BPT
Beckley (WV) BKW
Bellingham (WA) BLI
Bemidji (MN) BJI
Benton Harbour (MI) BEH
Bethel (AK) BET
Billings (MT) BIL
Birmingham (AL) BHM
Bismarck (ND) – Municipal Airport BIS
Bloomington (IL) BMI
Bloomington (IN) BMG
Bluefield (WV) BLF
Boise (ID) – Boise Air Terminal BOI
Borrego Springs (CA) BXS
Boston (MA) – General Edward Lawrence Logan BOS
Bozeman (MT) BZN
Bradford/Warren (PA) /Olean (NY) BFD
Brainerd (MN) BRD
Bridgeport (CT) BDR
Brookings (SD) BKX
Brunswick (GA) BQK
Buffalo/Niagara Falls (NY) BUF
Bullhead City (NV) BHC
Burbank (CA) BUR
Burlington IA BRL
Burlington (VT) BTV
Butte (MT) BTM
Carlsbad (CA) CLD
Carson City (NV) CSN
Casper (WY) CPR
Cedar City (UT) CDC
Cedar Rapids IA CID
Champaign (IL) CMI
Charleston (SC) CHS
Charleston (WV) – Yeager Airport CRW
Charlotte (NC) CLT
Charlottesville (VA) CHO
Chattanooga (TN) CHA
Cheyenne (WY) – Regional Airport CYS
Chicago (IL), Midway MDW
Chicago (IL), O’Hare International Airport ORD
Chicago (IL) CHI
Chico (CA) CIC
Cincinnati (OH) Northern Kentucky Int’l CVG
Clarksburg (WV) CKB
Cleveland (OH) , Burke Lakefront BKL
Cleveland (OH) – Hopkins International CLE
Cody/Powell/Yellowstone (WY) COD
Coffmann Cove (AK) KCC
College Station/Bryan (TX) CLL
Colorado Springs (CO) COS
Columbia (SC) – Metropolitan Airport CAE
Columbus (GA) CSG
Columbus (OH) – Port Columbus International CMH
Concord (CA) – Buchanan Field CCR
Concord (NH) – Municipal Airport CON
Cordova (AK) CDV
Corpus Christi (TX) CRP
Craig (AK) CGA
Crescent City (CA) CEC
Dallas (TX) , Love Field DAL
Dallas/Ft. Worth (TX) – International DFW
Danville (VA) DAN
Dayton (OH) DAY
Daytona Beach (FL) DAB
Decatur (IL) DEC
Denver (CO) – International Airport DEN
Des Moines (IA) – International Airport DSM
Detroit (MI) , Coleman A. Young Municipal DET
Detroit (MI) , Wayne County Airport DTW
Detroit (MI) , Metropolitan Area DTT
Devils Lake (ND) DVL
Dillingham (AK) DLG
Dothan (AL) DHN
Dubois (PA) DUJ
Dubuque IA DBQ
Duluth (MN) /Superior (WI) DLH
Durango (CO) DRO
Dutch Harbor (AK) DUT
Eau Clarie (WI) EAU
Elkhart (IN) EKI
Elko (NV) EKO
Elmira (NY) ELM
El Paso (TX) – International Airport ELP
Ely (NV) ELY
Erie (PA) ERI
Escanaba (MI) ESC
Eugene (OR) EUG
Eureka (CA) ACV
Evansville (IN) EVV
Fairbanks (AK) FAI
Fargo (ND) (MN) FAR
Farmington (NM) FMN
Fayetteville (AR) FYV
Fayetteville/Ft. Bragg (NC) FAY
Flagstaff (AZ) FLG
Flint (MI) FNT
Florence (SC) FLO
Fort Dodge IA FOD
Fort Huachuca/Sierra Vista (AZ) FHU
Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood (FL) FLL
Fort Myers, Metropolitan Area (FL) FMY
Fort Myers, Southwest Florida Reg (FL) RSW
Fort Riley (KS) – Marshall AAF FRI
Fort Smith (AR) FSM
Fort Walton Beach (FL) VPS
Fort Wayne (IN) FWA
Fort Worth (TX) – International Airport DFW
Franklin/Oil City (PA) FKL
Fresno (CA) FAT
Gadsden (AL) GAD
Gainesville (FL) GNV
Gilette (WY) GCC
Glasgow (MT) GGW
Glendive (MT) GDV
Grand Canyon (AZ) GCN
Grand Forks (ND) GFK
Grand Junction (CO) GJT
Grand Rapids (MI) GRR
Grand Rapids (MN) GPZ
Great Falls (MT) GTF
Green Bay (WI) GRB
Greenbrier/Lewisburg (WV) LWB
Greensboro/Winston Salem (NC) GSO
Greenville (MS) GLH
Greenville (NC) PGV
Greenville/Spartanburg (SC) GSP
Groton/New London (CT) GON
Gulfport/Biloxi (MS) GPT
Gunnison/Crested Butte (CO) GUC
Haines (AK) HNS
Hancock (MI) CMX
Harlingen/South Padre Island (TX) HRL
Harrisburg (PA) – Skyport HAR
Harrisburg (PA) – International MDT
Hartford (CT) /Springfield (MA) BDL
Havre (MT) HVR
Helena (MT) HLN
Hibbing (MN) HIB
Hickory (NC) HKY
Hilo (HI) ITO
Hilton Head Island (SC) HHH
Homer (AK) HOM
Honolulu (HI) – International Airport HNL
Hoonah (AK) HNH
Houston (TX) , Hobby HOU
Houston, TX – George Bush Intercontinental Airport IAH
Huntington (WV) HTS
Huntsville (AL) HSV
Huron (SD) HON
Hyannis (MA) HYA
Hydaburg (AK) HYG
Idaho Falls (ID) IDA
Iliamna (AK) ILI
Imperial (CA) IPL
Indianapolis (IN) International IND
International Falls (MN) INL
Inykern (CA) IYK
Ithaca/Cortland (NY) ITH
Jackson Hole (WY) JAC
Jackson (MI) – Reynolds Municipal JXN
Jackson,  MN MJQ
Jackson (MS) – Internationall JAN
Jackson (MS) – Hawkins Field HKS
Jackson (TN) – Mckellar MKL
Jackson Hole (WY) JAC
Jacksonville (AR)  Little Rock AFB LRF
Jacksonville (FL) – Cecil Field NAS NZC
Jacksonville (FL) Jacksonville NAS NIP
Jacksonville (FL) – International JAX
Jacksonville (FL) – Craig Municipal CRG
Jacksonville (IL) – Municipal Airport IJX
Jacksonville (NC) OAJ
Jacksonville (TX) JKV
Jamestown (ND) JMS
Jamestown (NY) JHW
Janesville (WI) – Rock County JVL
Jefferson City (MO) – Jefferson Memorial JEF
Johnson City (NY) – Binghamton/Endicott/Johnson BGM
Johnston Island JON
Johnstown (PA) JST
Jonesboro (AR)  Jonesboro Airport JBR
Joplin (MO) JLN
Juneau (AK) – Juneau International Airport JNU
Kahului (HI) OGG
Kalamazoo/Battle Creek (MI) AZO
Kalispell (MT) FCA
Kamuela (HI) MUE
Kansas City (MO) – International Airport MCI
Kapalua West (HI) JHM
Kaunakakai (HI) MKK
Kenai (AK) ENA
Ketchikan (AK) KTN
Key West (FL) EYW
Killeem (TX) ILE
King Salomon (AK) AKN
Kingston (NC) ISO
Klamath Fall (OR) LMT
Klawock (AK) KLW
Knoxville (TN) TYS
Kodiak (AK) ADQ
Kona (HI) KOA
Kotzbue (AK) OTZ
Labouchere Bay (AK) WLB
La Crosse (WI) LSE
Lafayette (IN) LAF
Lafayette, La LFT
Lake Charles (LA) LCH
Lake Havasu City (AZ) HII
Lake Tahoe (CA) TVL
Lanai City (HI) LNY
Lancaster (PA) LNS
Lansing (MI) LAN
Laramie (WY) LAR
Laredo (TX) LRD
Las Vegas (NV) LAS
Latrobe (PA) LBE
Laurel/Hattisburg (MS) PIB
Lawton (OK) LAW
Lebanon (NH) LEB
Lewiston (ID) LWS
Lewistown (MT) LWT
Lexington (KY) LEX
Lihue (HI) LIH
Lincoln (NE) LNK
Little Rock (AR) LIT
Long Beach (CA) LGB
Long Island (AK) LIJ
Long Island, Islip (NY) – Mac Arthur ISP
Longview/Kilgore (TX) GGG
Los Angeles (CA) – International LAX
Louisville (KY) SDF
Lubbock (TX) LBB
Lynchburg (VA) LYH
Lyons (KS) – Rice County Municipal LYO
Macon (GA) MCN
Madison (WI) – Dane County Regional Airport MSN
Manchester (NH) MHT
Marathon (FL) MTH
Marquette (MI) MQT
Martha’s Vineyard (MA) MVY
Martinsburg (WV) MRB
Mason City IA MCW
Mattoon (IL) MTO
McAllen (TX) MFE
Medford (OR) MFR
Melbourne (FL) MLB
Memphis (TN) MEM
Merced (CA) MCE
Meridian (MS) MEI
Metlakatla (AK) MTM
Miami (FL) MIA
Midland/Odessa (TX) MAF
Miles City (MT) MLS
Milwaukee (WI) MKE
Minneapolis – St. Paul International Airport (MN) MSP
Minot (ND) MOT
Missula (MT) MSO
Mitchell (SD) MHE
Mobile (AL) – Pascagoula (MS) MOB
Modesto (CA) MOD
Moline/Quad Cities (IL) MLI
Monroe (LA) MLU
Monterey (CA) MRY
Montgomery (AL) – Regional Airport MGM
Montrose/Tellruide (CO) MTJ
Morgantown (WV) MGW
Moses Lake (WA) MWH
Mt. McKinley (AK) MCL
Muscle Shoals (AL) MSL
Muskegon (MI) MKG
Myrtle Beach (SC) – Myrtle Beach AFB MYR
Myrtle Beach (SC) – Grand Strand Airport CRE
Nantucket (MA) ACK
Naples (FL) APF
Nashville (TN) BNA
New Bern (NC) EWN
New Haven (CT) HVN
New Orleans, La MSY
New York – John F. Kennedy (NY) JFK
New York – LaGuardia (NY) LGA
New York – Newark (NJ) EWR
New York (NY) NYC
Newburgh (NY) SWF
Newport News/Williamsburg (VA) PHF
Niagara Falls International IAG
Nome (AK) OME
Norfolk/Virginia Beach (VA) ORF
North Bend (OR) OTH
Oakland (CA) OAK
Oklahoma City (OK) – Will Rogers World OKC
Omaha (NE) OMA
Ontario (CA) ONT
Orange County (Santa Ana) (CA) SNA
Orlando Metropolitan Area (FL) ORL
Orlando – International Airport (FL) MCO
Oshkosh (WI) OSH
Owensboro (KY) OWB
Oxnard (CA) OXR
Paducah (KY) PAH
Page/Lake Powell (AZ) PGA
Pakersburg (WV) /Marietta (OH) PKB
Palmdale/Lancaster (CA) PMD
Palm Springs (CA) PSP
Panama City (FL) PFN
Pasco (WA) PSC
Pellston (MI) PLN
Pendelton (OR) PDT
Pensacola (FL) PNS
Peoria/Bloomington (IL) PIA
Petersburg (AK) PSG
Philadelphia (PA) – International PHL
Phoenix (AZ) – Sky Harbor International PHX
Pierre (SD) PIR
Pittsburgh International Airport (PA) PIT
Plattsburgh (NY) PLB
Pocatello (ID) PIH
Port Angeles (WA) CLM
Portland (ME) PWM
Portland International (OR) PDX
Poughkeepsie (NY) POU
Presque Island (ME) PQI
Providence (RI) PVD
Prudhoe Bay (AK) SCC
Pueblo (CO) PUB
Pullman (WA) PUW
Quincy (IL) UIN
Raleigh/Durham (NC) RDU
Rapid City (SD) RAP
Reading (PA) RDG
Redding (CA) RDD
Redmond (OR) RDM
Reno (NV) RNO
Rhinelander (WI) RHI
Richmond (VA) RIC
Roanoke (VA) ROA
Rochester (MN) RST
Rochester (NY) ROC
Rock Springs (WY) RKS
Rockford (IL) RFD
Rockland (ME) RKD
Rocky Mount – Wilson (NC) RWI
Sacramento (CA) SMF
Saginaw/Bay City/Midland (MI) MBS
Salem (OR) SLE
Salinas (CA) SNS
Salisbury (MD) SBY
Salt Lake City (UT) SLC
San Angelo (TX) SJT
San Antonio (TX) SAT
San Diego – Lindberg Field International (CA) SAN
San Francisco – International Airport, SA SFO
San Jose (CA) SJC
San Luis Obisco (CA) SBP
Santa Ana – John Wayne Airport (CA) SNA
Santa Barbara (CA) SBA
Santa Maria (CA) SMX
Santa Rosa (CA) STS
Sarasota/Bradenton (FL) SRQ
Savannah (GA) SAV
Scottsdale (AZ) SCF
Seattle/Tacoma (WA) SEA
Shenandoah Valley/Stauton (VA) SHD
Sheridan (WY) SHR
Shreveport, La SHV
Sidney (MT) SDY
Sioux City IA SUX
Sioux Falls (SD) FSD
Sitka (AK) SIT
Skagway (AK) SGY
South Bend (IN) SBN
Spokane (WA) GEG
Springfield (IL) SPI
Springfield (MO) SGF
St. George (UT) SGU
St. Louis (MO) Lambert International Airport STL
State College/Belefonte (PA) SCE
Steamboat Springs (CO) HDN
Stockton (CA) SCK
Sun Valley (ID) SUN
Syracuse (NY) SYR
Talkeetna (AK) TKA
Tallahassee (FL) TLH
Tampa – International (FL) TPA
Telluride (CO) TEX
Terre Haute (IN) HUF
Texarkana (AR) TXK
Thief River Falls (MN) TVF
Thorne Bay (AK) KTB
Toledo (OH) TOL
Traverse City (MI) TVC
Trenton/Princeton (NJ) TTN
Tri-Cities Regional (TN) /VA TRI
Tucson (AZ) TUS
Tulepo (MS) TUP
Tulsa (OK) TUL
Tuscaloosa (AL) TCL
Twin Falls (ID) TWF
Tyler (TX) TYR
Ukiah (CA) UKI
Unalakleet (AK) UNK
Upolu Point (HI) UPP
Utica (NY) – Oneida County Airport UCA
Vail (CO) EGE
Valdez (AK) VDZ
Valdosta (GA) VLD
Vernal (UT) VEL
Vero Beach/Ft. Pierce (FL) VRB
Visalia (CA) VIS
Waco (TX) ACT
Walla Walla (WA) ALW
Washington DC – Baltimore Washington International BWI
Washington DC – Dulles International IAD
Washington DC – Ronald Reagan National DCA
Washington DC WAS
Waterloo IA ALO
Watertown (SD) ATY
Wausau/Stevens Point (WI) CWA
Wenatchee (WA) EAT
West Palm Beach (FL) PBI
West Yellowstone (MT) WYS
White Plains (NY) HPN
Wichita Falls (TX) SPS
Wichita (KS) ICT
Wilkes Barre/Scranton (PA) AVP
Williamsport (PA) IPT
Williston (ND) ISL
Wilmington (NC) ILM
Wolf Point (MT) OLF
Worcester (MA) ORH
Worland (WY) WRL
Wrangell (AK) WRG
Yakima (WA) YKM
Yakutat (AK) YAK
Yuma (AZ) YUM
Alexandria – Esler Field ESF