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Palm Springs Aerial Tramway (California): The largest rotating aerial tramway in the United States

(Uskings.us) The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway in Palm Springs, California, is the largest rotating aerial tramway in the US. It was opened in September 1963 as a way of getting from the floor of the Coachella Valley to near the top of San Jacinto Peak and was constructed in rugged Chino Canyon.

DoorDash (California) : The largest food delivery company in the United States

(Uskings.us) According to eresearch.com, DoorDash is the largest food delivery company in the United States. The company generated $1.9 billion in revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. In the S-1 Prospectus, DoorDash states that it is the category leader in the U.S. food delivery market based on total sales, with a 50% market share as of October 2020.

Grizzly Flats Railroad (California) : The first full-size backyard railroad in the United States

(Uskings.us) The Grizzly Flats Railroad (GFRR) was a 914 mm narrow-gauge heritage railroad owned by Disney animator Ward Kimball at his home in San Gabriel, California. The railroad had 274.3 m of track, and was operated from 1942 to 2006. It was the first full-size backyard railroad in the United States.

Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Tennessee) : The first American airport powered entirely by solar energy

(uskings.us) Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA) is 8km east of downtown Chattanooga, in Hamilton County, Tennessee. The airport is owned and operated by the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority. It is a Class C airport serviced by the Chattanooga Airport Traffic Control Tower. In August 2019, Tennessee's Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport officially became the first U.S. airport powered by 100 percent solar energy.

Hollywood Bowl (Los Angeles) : The largest natural outdoor amphitheater in United States

(Uskings.us) Known as the largest natural outdoor amphitheater in the country, the Hollywood Bowl is a legendary performance space, public park, and picnic ground. The Beatles, Fred Astaire, Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, and many more have all performed on the Bowl’s stage.

Self-Transcendence 3100 mile race : The longest certified footrace in the United States

(Uskings.us) The Self-Transcendence 3100 mile race is the longest certified footrace in the US. In 1996 Sri Chinmoy created this event as a 2,700-mile (4,345 km) race. At the award ceremony that year he declared that the 1997 edition would be extended to 3,100 miles (4,989 km).

General Hospital : The longest-running scripted drama series in production in the United States

(Uskings.org) General Hospital (commonly abbreviated GH) is an American daytime soap opera. Concurrently, it is the world's third longest-running scripted drama series in production after British serials The Archers and Coronation Street, as well as the world's second-longest-running televised soap opera still in production. General Hospital premiered on the ABC television network on April 1, 1963. General Hospital is the longest-running serial produced in Hollywood, and the longest-running entertainment program in ABC television history.

Gila Wilderness (New Mexico) : The oldest protected area in the United States

(uskings.us) The Gila Wilderness was established on June 3, 1924 and is not only the oldest protected area in the United States, but it is also the world’s first protected wilderness area.

Steelcase (Michigan) : The largest office furniture manufacturer in the United States

(WorldKings.org) Steelcase is a United States-based furniture company founded in 1912 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The company produces office furniture, architectural and technology products for office environments and the education, health care and retail industries. It is the largest office furniture manufacturer in the United States. It has facilities, offices, and factories in the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Australia and Africa.

Magnavox Odyssey (California) : The first commercial home video game console in the United States

(WorldKings.org) The Magnavox Odyssey is the first commercial home video game console. The hardware was designed by a small team led by Ralph H. Baer at Sanders Associates, while Magnavox completed development and released it in the United States in September 1972 and overseas the following year.

King’s Highway (from Charleston to Boston) : The oldest road in the United States

(Uskings.us) The King’s Highway was built from 1650 to 1735, decades before the United States became a country, which makes the King’s Highway the oldest road in America.

Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (New Mexico) : The largest balloon festival in the United States

(Uskings.us) The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is a yearly hot air balloon festival that takes place in Albuquerque, New Mexico, during early October. The Balloon Fiesta is a nine-day event occurring in the first full week of October, and has over 500 hot air balloons each year far from it humble beginnings of merely 13 balloons in 1972. The event is the largest balloon festival in the United States.

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