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Powell’s Books (Oregon States) : The largest independent new and used bookstore in the United States

(USKings.us) Powell's Books is a chain of bookstores in Portland, Oregon, and its surrounding metropolitan area. Powell's headquarters, dubbed Powell's City of Books, claims to be the largest independent new and used bookstore in the world.

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (Massachusetts States) : The largest independent oceanographic research institution in the United States

(USKings.us) The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is a private, nonprofit research and higher education facility dedicated to the study of marine science and engineering.

Goodwill Industries (Massachusetts States) : The most famous and largest retail thrift stores in the United States

(USKings.us) Goodwill Industries International Inc., or shortened to Goodwill, (stylized as goodwill) is an American nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that provides job training, employment placement services, and other community-based programs for people who have barriers preventing them from otherwise obtaining a job.

NBA Finals (New York States) : Largest annual basketball championship in the United States

(USKings.us) The NBA Finals is the annual championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Eastern and Western conference champions play a best-of-seven game series to determine the league champion. The winners of the Finals are awarded the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy, which replaced the Walter A. Brown Trophy in 1983.

Six Flags Magic Mountain (California State) : The amusement park has most roller coasters in the United States

(USKings.us) Six Flags Magic Mountain is a 262-acre (106 ha) amusement park located in the Santa Clarita, California neighborhood of Valencia, 35 miles (56 km) northwest of downtown Los Angeles that opened on May 30, 1971, as Magic Mountain, a development of the Newhall Land and Farming Company. In 1979, Six Flags purchased the park and added the name "Six Flags" to the park's title.

Kentucky Derby (Kentucky State) : The largest annual horse race in the United States

(USKings.us) The Kentucky Derby is a horse race that is held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds at a distance of one and a quarter miles (2.0 km) at Churchill Downs. Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds (57 kilograms) and fillies 121 pounds (55 kilograms).

Soho Historic District (New York State) : The district has the largest concentration of full and partial cast-iron facades anywhere in the United States

(USKings.us) New York City’s SoHo Cast Iron Historic District has the largest concentration of full and partial cast-iron facades anywhere in the world. Early residential buildings from the first decades of the 19th century remain, but it is the commercial architecture of the last half of the century that characterizes the neighborhood.

Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania State) : The oldest medical school in the United States

(USKings.us) The Perelman School of Medicine, commonly known as Penn Med, is the medical school of the University of Pennsylvania.

Bart’s Books (California State) : The largest outdoor bookstore in the United States

(USKings.us) Bart's Books in Ojai, California is a bookstore founded by Richard Bartinsdale in 1964.

Super Bowl : The most-watched sporting events in the United States

(USKings.us) The Super Bowl is the annual championship game of the National Football League (NFL). The game is the culmination of a regular season that begins in the late summer of the previous calendar year.

Greyhound Lines (Minnesota State) : The largest intercity bus common carrier in the United States

(USKings.us) Greyhound Lines, Inc., usually shortened to Greyhound, is an intercity bus common carrier serving over 3,800 destinations across North America.

US Open (New York State) : The largest hard court tennis tournament in the United States

(USKings.us) The United States Open Tennis Championships is a hard court tennis tournament. The tournament is the modern version of one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, the U.S. National Championship, for which men's singles was first played in 1881.

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