The playwright（剧作家） Arthur Miller once said that the essence of America was its promise. For newly arrived immigrants and jet-lagged travelers alike, that promise of America can take on near mythic proportions（部分）. America is a land of dazzling cities, towering coast redwoods, alpine（高山的）lakes, rolling vineyards（葡萄园）, chiseled（轮廓分明的）peaks, barren deserts and a dramatic coastline of unrivaled（无双的）beauty. And that’s just California!
In the other 49 lie an astounding（使人震惊的） collection of natural and cultural wonders, from the wildly multihued tapestry（锦绣） of urban streets to the mountains, plains and forests that cover vast（广阔的） swaths of the continent. America is the birthplace of LA, Las Vegas, Chicago, Miami, Bostonand New York City– each a brimming（满溢的） metropolis（中心） whose name alone conjures（变魔术） a million different notions（概念） of culture, cuisine（烹饪艺术） and entertainment.
Look more closely, and the American quilt unfurls（展开） in all its surprising variety: the eclectic music scene of Austin, the easygoing charms of antebellum (美国南北战争前的)Savannah, the ecoconsciousness of free-spirited Portland, the magnificent waterfront of San Francisco, and the captivating old quarters of New Orleans, still rising up from its waterlogged（涝灾 ） ashes.
This is a country of road trips and great open skies, where four million miles of highways lead past red-rock deserts, below towering mountain peaks, and across fertile wheat fields that roll off（印出） toward the horizon. The sun-bleached（变淡） hillsides of the Great Plains, the lush forests of the Pacific Northwest and the scenic country lanes（小路）of New Englandare a few fine starting points for the great American road trip.
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