Here's a factoid to assist you in your summer vacation planning: don't bother going to New York City, because they have no monuments or icons to speak of.

This finding by the Department of Homeland Security (which triggered a 40% cut in anti-terror funding to NYC) is a big relief to those wanting to see the Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Times Square, the UN, or any of the Big Apple's myriad... well... monuments and icons. According to the DHS, they don't exist, so you can save your money and go see a giant ball of twine in Nebraska or something.