DISCOVER USA WITH KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES

[Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] discover usa and what better place to start your visit than new york bought by the dutch from the indians for a handful of trinkets today it is a throbbing metropolis whose proportions are truly staggering it has a flavor all its own and its pulse is like a youngster's strong and fast your first time in new york well let me tell you you came to the right place [Music] huh [Music] ah [Music] this is the fast-paced vibrant face of new york the one that most people see but it has another side a quiet more romantic less expensive side you can hire a horse-drawn carriage and like a 19th century gentleman escape the pressures of city life and go for a quiet ride in the park if you enjoy people watching take a stroll through greenwich village one of the city's more colorful neighborhoods [Music] but the best bargain in new york is not to be found in its stores it's a ferry ride to staten island and the price is definitely right it still costs five cents out there beyond new york is a country as diverse as the people who found it you'll find something familiar wherever you go because your ancestors helped to build it and it's all there waiting to be rediscovered [Music] from the roaring and majestic beauty of niagara falls to the quiet of new england in autumn and a quaint little village in maine [Music] ah [Music] [Applause] [Music] maine is lobster country and generations of men have made their living on the lobster boats [Music] so [Music] it may be just a living to him but to people who like seafood the main lobster is a mouth-watering delight [Music] now if your taste runs more to beef than seafood you'll find a taste tempting selection in restaurants all over the country [Music] whether you want your beef corn barbecued roasted rare medium well done the stockyards of america stand ready to serve you [Music] you would expect to find cattle and cowboys way out west but this stockyard is located just a few miles outside of the second largest city in the united states chicago the poet carl sandberg called chicago hog butcher for the world tool maker stacker of wheat player with the railroads and the nation's freight handler [Music] oh [Music] chicago is a city for lovers it has a very special feeling of its own [Music] [Music] if you've ever wondered how they clean those miles of glass windows you may discover the answer in a rather surprising way [Music] thirty stories above the city in your comfortable and hopefully private hotel room you may come face to face with some men peering in your window they're just doing their job of keeping all that glass sparkling so that you can have a spotless view of the city [Music] kings queens and the heads of state of practically every nation in the world have driven down this same highway [Music] in stately buildings and graceful monuments the history of the nation is recreated [Applause] no matter how you arrive in the capital the very first thing you'll see is the monument to the first president of the united states george washington from any vantage point in the city its slender and imposing spire dominates the skyline nearby is a memorial to thomas jefferson the third president and the author of the declaration of independence jefferson was a man of many talents among them architecture and he helped to lay out the plans for the capital city everywhere you go you'll find wide uncluttered avenues gracefully curving drives and lush green parks [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] visitors from all over the world find themselves drawn to the lincoln memorial [Music] everyone who sees the massive brooding figure finds it a compelling and moving experience [Music] in the black hills of south dakota is a very different type of monument the image of four american presidents blasted and carved out of a mountain mount rushmore the sculptor was goodson borglum [Music] so [Music] in a land once considered sacred by the indians and where buffalo still roam the plains a young polish american named julkovsky who had worked on mount rushmore had a dream of his own he decided to carve the largest statue in the history of mankind and to do it by himself julkovsky bought a mountain for 18 years he has worked his mountain and he figures that he has another 10 years to go he chose as his subject chief crazy horse the great leader of the sioux indians the completed monument will be so colossal that 4 000 people will be able to stand on the chief's outstretched arm [Music] no one doubts that julkovsky will finish the job the mountain has met its match three two one cape kennedy florida where man is laying the groundwork for a trip to the moon [Music] florida is the sunshine state where water sports are popular the whole year round [Music] if you want a better view of the city try kite skiing [Music] miami the american riviera where swimming pools dot the shoreline only a few steps from the ocean [Music] at the very same time of year that people are playing and basking in the florida sun others are enjoying the ski slopes of mountain resorts america is a kaleidoscope of colors and sounds and the sound of jazz was born in new orleans the same city that spawned dixieland clings to its french and spanish heritage it is a city of fun of charming old buildings and friendly people antique shops fine restaurants home of the mardi gras and a streetcar named desire from new orleans jazz worked its way up the mighty mississippi river by steamboat to st louis gateway to the west [Music] years ago the starting point for wagon trains headed into the wilderness beyond now a modern city of interesting architecture proud of its accomplishments and anxious to show its visitors a good time [Music] beyond the gleaming steel arch that spans the city and symbolizes the gateway to the west are golden wheat fields stretching to the horizon [Music] the lofty ridges of the rocky mountains the multi-colored beauty of the plains and then like an echo of earth's creation the grand canyon [Music] so [Music] suddenly like an electronic mirage there appears a neon lit oasis it's a city that comes alive at night and from then until dawn it's one continuous floor show [Music] oh [Music] many came west in search of gold or silver and for a while boom towns sprung up like desert flowers [Music] but when the gold fever died so did the towns [Music] some of these towns have a way of coming back to life if you want a taste of the real west you may be in for a surprise the modern cowboy is as likely to ride the range in a jeep as on horseback but you can still enjoy a pleasant blend of the old and the new at a dude ranch [Music] all over america people love parades and festivals out west the rodeo is a favorite there's nothing that quite matches the strange rodeo held in indio california where they actually race ostriches palm springs california where 80 passenger cable cars take you from the desert floor to the snow-covered mountains in a matter of minutes but america's favorite cable cars are the jaunty old relics that climb the hills of san francisco [Music] it's a city of old world charm and sophistication of fashionable shops fine restaurants and the famous old golden gate your bridge to the rest of california [Music] from cosmopolitan cities to the rugged and untouched coastline of monterey [Music] disneyland a wondrous fairy tale blend of the past the future and the purely imaginary it's the icing on the cake an enchanted magic place that makes children once more of all who enter its domain [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] on this site real prehistoric beasts have been trapped since the ice age [Music] this is los angeles a sprawling modern giant [Music] a city of constant change and growth [Music] warmed by the gentle winds of the pacific it's a city of activity the year round [Music] so [Music] grauman's chinese theater where a visitor can match hand prints with those of the stars [Music] hollywood is the film capital of the world and all the glamour of the industry is concentrated in one star-studded night the academy awards [Music] discover usa yes discover usa with klm 50 states invite you to discover them [Music] you