| US STATE | CITY | EXPLANATION |
| Alaska | Anchorage | Anchorage is the largest city of Alaska. The capital of Alaska is Juneau. |
| Arizona | Phoenix | Phoenix is the capital and the largest city of Arizona. |
| California | Los Angeles | Los Angeles is the largest city of California. The capital of California is Sacramento. |
| California | San Diego | San Diego is the second largest city of California. The capital of California is Sacramento. |
| California | San Francisco | San Francisco became a premier city on the west coast of USA because of the California Gold Rush (1848-49). The capital of California is Sacramento. |
| California | San Jose | San Jose is the third largest city of California. The capital of California is Sacramento. |
| Colorado | Denver | Denver is the capital and the largest city of Colorado. |
| Florida | Miami | Miami is the second largest city of Florida after Jacksonville. The capital of Florida is Tallahassee |
| Florida | Orlando | Orlando in Florida is famous for Disneyworld (which comprises Epcot Center, Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, and Disney MGM Studios). The capital of Florida is Tallahassee |
| Georgia | Atlanta | Atlanta is the capital and the largest city of Georgia. |
| Hawaii | Honolulu | Honolulu is the capital and the largest CDP (census-designated place) of Hawaii. |
| Illinois | Chicago | Chicago is the largest city of Illinois. |
| Louisiana | New Orleans | New Orleans was the largest city of Louisiana (before it was evacuated in September 2005 because of Hurricane Katrina). The capital of Louisiana (and currently its largest city) is Baton Rouge. |
| Maryland | Baltimore | Baltimore is the largest city of Maryland. The capital of Maryland is Annapolis. |
| Massachusetts | Boston | Boston is the capital and the largest city of Massachusetts. |
| Michigan | Detroit | Detroit is the largest city of Michigan and is famous for its automobile-manufacturing companies. The capital of Michigan is Lansing |
| Nevada | Las Vegas | Las Vegas is the largest city of Nevada and is famous for its casinos. The capital of Nevada is Carson City. |
| New York | New York City | New York is the largest city of New York state. The capital of New York state is Albany. |
| Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | Philadelphia is the largest city of Pennsylvania. The capital of Pennsylvania is Harrisburg. |
| Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is the second largest city of Pennsylvania and is famous as the steel city of USA. The capital of Pennsylvania is Harrisburg. |
| Texas | Dallas | Dallas is the third largest city of Texas. The capital of Texas is Austin. |
| Texas | Houston | Houston is the largest city of Texas. The capital of Texas is Austin. |
| Texas | San Antonio | San Antonio is the second largest city of Texas. The capital of Texas is Austin. |
| Utah | Salt Lake City | Salt Lake City is the capital and the largest city of Utah. |
| Washington | Seattle | Seattle is the largest city of Washington. The capital of Washington is Olympia. |
