American Museum of Natural History, New York

One of the largest in the world, the museum attracts 5 million people every year and is renowned for its exhibitions and scientific collections

Judge Harry Pregerson interchange, Los Angeles

The stack interchange, which combines the Glenn M Anderson and Harbor freeways, was opened in 1993 and is 40 metres high at its highest point

The Long Beach Shoreline Marina, Los Angeles

The marina was built in 1983 in order to host sailing competitions at the 1984 Olympics

Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County

Widely known as 90210 – one of the area’s main zip codes – the city has become home to many actors and celebrities. It also incorporates the two-mile-long Rodeo Drive shopping district

Times Square, New York

Originally known as Longacre Square, it was renamed after the New York Times moved its headquarters to the newly built Times Building in 1904. It is one of the world’s most popular tourist attractions, with more than 120 million people visiting the square every year

Terminal Island, Los Angeles County

A largely artificial island, land use here is entirely industrial and port-related. It was also the site of the first and only flight of Howard Hughes’s Spruce Goose in 1947

Los Angeles international airport

The second busiest airport in the US, and one of the busiest in the world, LAX had almost 81 million people pass through its terminals in 2016. It is the only airport in the world to be a hub for five major airlines and is seen as the main gateway to the Pacific Rim

Photographer: Jeffrey Milstein