At 3.79 million square miles (9.83 million km2) and approximately 315 million people, the United States is the third largest country by land area and population. With fifty states (48 contiguous) and a special district, the United States is an extremely diverse country in both geography and climate.

Below we celebrate the beautiful natural landscapes of this diverse country. One photograph for every state. These are by no means, intended to be wholly ‘representative’ of each state, just a simple list to appreciate the natural beauty of one of the largest countries in the world 🙂

Alabama

Monte Sano State Park

Alaska

Mount McKinley/Denali

Arizona

Horseshoe Bend, Colorado River

Arkansas

Hawksbill Crag/Whitaker Point, Ozark Mountains

California

Yosemite National Park

Colorado

Maroon Bells, Elk Mountains

Connecticut

Young’s Pond, Branford

Delaware

Port Mahon

Florida

Florida Trail, Big Cypress National Preserve

Georgia

Wormsloe Historic Site, Savannah

Hawaii

Waipio Valley, Big Island

Idaho

Little Redfish Lake, Sawtooth National Recreation Area

Illinois

North Blackjack Road, Galena

Indiana

Cub Lake, Merry Lea Environmental Center

Iowa

Clayton County

Kansas

Cimarron National Grassland, Morton County

Kentucky

Indian Fort Mountain, Berea

Louisiana

Oak Alley Plantation, Vacherie

Maine

Portland Head Light, Cape Elizabeth

Maryland

Route 40 – Exit 52, East of Cumberland

Massachusetts

Houghtonville, North Adams

Michigan

Lake of the Clouds, Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park

Minnesota

Minnehaha Falls, Minneapolis

Mississippi

Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge

Missouri

Lake Taneycomo, Table Rock

Montana

Glacier National Park

Nebraska

Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park, Royal

Nevada

Valley Of Fire State Park

New Hampshire

White Mountains, Rockywold, Holderness

New Jersey

Silver Spray Falls, Walpack Township, Sussex County

New Mexico

Manzano Mountains, Southeast of Albuquerque

New York

Central Park, New York City

North Carolina

Smoky Mountains, Suttontown

North Dakota

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Ohio

Ash Cave, Hocking Hills State Park

Oklahoma

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, Lawton

Oregon

Lower Kentucky Falls

Pennsylvania

Pine Creek Gorge, Tioga County

Rhode Island

Portsmouth, Newport County

South Carolina

Landsford Canal State Park

South Dakota

Badlands National Park

Tennessee

Mt. Cammerer, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Texas

Hamilton Pool Nature Preserve, Southwest of Austin

Utah

Thor’s Hammer, Bryce Canyon National Park

Vermont

Peacham, Caledonia County

Virginia

Pembroke, Giles County

Washington

Tipsoo Meadow, Pierce County

Washington D.C.

Monumental Core

West Virginia

Hawks Nest Bridge, Macdougal

Wisconsin

Gibraltar Rock, Okee

Wyoming

John Moulton Barn, Mormon Row, Grand Teton National Park