When it comes to patriotic tourism, the presidential sculpture
on the Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota is only
the beginning. The United States is filled with sites that
celebrate its citizens' patriotism, heritage, cultural diversity
and pre-European history. Here are 30 of the best: Appomattox,
Va.: A national historical park marks the location where Gen.
Ulysses S. Grant accepted the surrender of Gen. Robert E. Lee to
end the Civil War. The Union defeat of the Confederacy
guaranteed the end of slavery. Arlington, Va.: Many of the
soldiers who fought in America's wars are buried in Arlington
National Cemetery next to presidents, Supreme Court justices and
other famous Americans. Nearby is one of the country's great
bronze statues -- the Iwo Jima U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial.
Atlanta: The city is the birthplace and boyhood home of the Rev.
Martin Luther King Jr., who gave his life while working to bring
racial equality to America. The King home is a National Historic
Site. Baltimore: Fort M