Works of art to see The United States Of America

This magnificent suspension bridge and its blue-grey steel piers connect Manhattan to Brooklyn, as does its famous neighbour Brooklyn Bridge. Built between 1901 and 1912, it starts from the Lower East Side boundary with Chinatown, to connect the DUMBO district to Brooklyn, on the other side of the East River. You can cross it on foot or by bike, it is much less crowded than the Brooklyn Bridge, but the untimely passage of the subway makes the walk rather difficult! The Manhattan Bridge was immortalized on the poster of the film Il était une fois en Amérique (1984).

In the centre of the Chicago Federal Center Square, this sculpture by Calder stands out for its arched shape and bright red colour, right in the middle of the strict black lines of the Mies van der Rohe buildings. This 50-ton stabile (as opposed to the mobile) made of thin metal plates was sponsored by the City of Chicago in 1974 by American artist Alexander Calder. It is called Flamingo (pink flamingo), although Calder himself did not give it a name. However, it is easy to see why the Chicagoans named it that way.

The two golden lions mark the entrance to Chinatown. This is a tradition found in all American Chinatowns. The door was installed in 1986, when the district had already existed for nearly a century. You can see red lamp posts in this area too. In reality Chinatown is an abandoned neighborhood where homeless people are massing and we advise you not to go too far west it is a bit of an evil resident. This neighborhood, which was actually a little Japanese Tokyo, was emptied of its inhabitants after the Second World War, when the Americans decided to drive out Japanese migrants after the Pearl Harbor attack. The Chinese have stayed, but there are only a few restaurants not the best and newest, and blinds closed.

The Sidney Lanier Bridge is a magnificent book on the Brunswick River opened in 2003. It is the most beautiful cable-stayed bridge in Georgia and the view over the surroundings is superb. It is 2 371 metres long.