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Alabama

Unclaimed Baggage Center in ScottsboroBarber Vintage Motorsports MuseumWalk from the Alabama Capitol building to the Alabama River- history walkU.S. Space & Rocket Center in HuntsvilleDinosaurs in the woods on Letterman Rd in ElbertaGreek temple replica in Wetumpka (Jasmine Hill Gardens)Waterville USA in Gulf ShoresNational Shrimp Festival in Gulf Shores

Alaska

Denali National Park and Preserve – specifically Mt. McKinley highest in North AmericaCook InletNorthern LightsInside Passage regionAlaska Highway (From Canada through to the Yukon)Seward Highway (South from Anchorage)Glacier BrewHouse on a Beer Train

Arizona Grand Canyon & skywalk (train?)

White Mountains (Camping, hiking, etc.)White Water Rafting in Phoenix City, AZLake Powell or Lake MeadBisbee Queen Mine TourWorld’s 2nd Tallest Fountain in Fountain HillsTitan Missile Museum in Green ValleySanctuary on Camelback Mountain in Paradise ValleySedonaHavasu Falls in Havasupai (11 mile hike through desert)turquoise waterBeaver Street Brewery & Whistle Stop CaféRock Bottom Brewery (German) in Phoenix

Hot Air expeditions in PhoenixCastles and Coasters in Phoenix

Arkansas

thermal waters of Hot SpringsSeven-story high Christ of the Ozarks Statue atop Magnetic Mountain in Eureka SpringsLoco Ropes in Ozark Folk Center State Park (zip lines)The Bible Museum in Eureka Springs, ARAll Aboard Grill in Little Rock (model trains serve your meal to you)Crater of Diamonds in Mufreesboro

California

El Capitan and Half DomeLake TahoeSequoia National ParkRedwoods National ParkPacific Coast Highway & Big SurYosemite National ParkAlcatraz IslandGolden Gate BridgeAerospace Museum in San DiegoSan Francisco Jazz FestivalLegendary Boonville Beer FestivalFishermans Wharf in San FranCameron’s English Pub in Half Moon BayBronson Caves in Los AngelesSwinging Bridge in Arroyo GrandeCastle Air Museum in AtwaterLegoland in CarlsbadDonnelly Chocolates in Santa CruzKilarneys Irish Pub & Grill in TemeculaPalm Springs Aerial TramCalifornia Strawberry Festival (Mid May)Route 66 starts in Lake ArrowheadDeath Valley National ParkRaging Waters (Water Park) in Los AngelesAutomobile Driving Museum in El SegundoJelly Belly Factory Tour in FairfieldMoaning Cavern in VallecitoYoda Statue in PresidioMount Whitney (22 mile Trek- highest mountain in contiguous U.S.)Creation and Earth History Museum in SanteeVolcanic legacy scenic byway in Mount ShastaAirplane Graveyard in Mojave

Roller Coaster Road (CA State Highway 120)Suspension Bridge at corner of Spruce & Front St. in San DiegoSea WorldCabazon Dinosaurs in Cabazon

Colorado

The Great Sand Dunes National ParkGeorgetown Loop or the Durango to Silverton RailwayHighway 550 between Durango and Ouray ‘Million Dollar Highway’Cherry Creek Shopping Center and Cherry Creek NorthDenver MintThe Fort (restaurant. Award winning buffalo) in MorrisonRocky Mountain National ParkAspenConundrum Hot SpringsSpyderco Outlet and Factory Tour in Johnstown Mesa Verde National ParkGreat American Beer FestivalWhite River National ForestAmerica’s Highest Suspension Bridge in Canon CityGarden of the Gods in Colorado SpringsTelluride Mountain Village and Ski ResortGlacier GorgeGlenwood Caverns Adventure Park in Glenwood Springs

Connecticut Delaware

Bombay Hook National Wildlife RefugeRehoboth (beach, boardwalk and restaurants)First State Heritage Park in DoverDogfishhead Brewing & Eatss (320 Rehoboth Ave, in Rehoboth)Winterthur Museum, Garden and LibraryNew Castle Farmers MarketDewey BeachWorld Championship Punkin Chunkin in NassauThe Wilmington Riverfront

District of ColumbiaThe National MallThe SmithsonianThe White House and the US CapitolHillwood Museum & GardensInternational Spy Museum (800 F ST. NW)

Florida

The Maritime Heritage Trail in Biscayne National Park—shipwrecks for underwater explorers

Florida Caverns State Park in MariannaVizcaya in MiamiMiami’s South BeachThe Overseas Highway to Key WestSawgrass Mills, 30 miles north of MiamiEverglades National ParkKennedy Space CenterWalt Disney WorldWeeki Wachee Springs State ParkSt. Cloud (4755 N. Kenansville RD.) Cypress Canopy CyclesKennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in TitusvilleWelaka Maritime Museum (401 4th Ave., Welaka, FLBithlo (19164 E. Colonial Dr.) School Bus RacesEverglades Wonder Gardens in Bonita Springs (27180 Old US 41)Celebration (Disney Owned Community)Town of Christmas, FloridaJungle Adventures (See World’s Largest Alligator)Disney Cruise Line out of Lake Buena VistaCaptain Memo’s Pirate Cruise in ClearwaterFlamingo Gardens in DavieWreck Bar Mermaid in Fort Lauderdale (1140 Seabreeze Blvd)The Holy Land Experience in Orland (4655 Vineland Rd)Titanic: The experience in OrlandoWonderworks – Upside down building in OrlandoFlorida Keys to scuba dive

Georgia Helen, in foothills of Blue Ridge Mountains (Oktoberfest)Georgia’s Antebellum Trail (100 Mile Trek)Georgia Aquariam & Downtown GeorgiaThe Appalachian TrailSavannah Historic DistrictA hiding Place – cabin in JasperClassic City Brew Fest in AthensDwarf House Chick-Fil-A in Hapeville (461 N. Central Ave)

Hawaii Mauis’ scenic road to Hana

Ala Moana Center (shopping)Pearl HarborHawai’I Volcanoes National ParkHaleakalā National Park Waimea Canyon State ParkNa Pali CoastHanauma Bay

Hana HighwayWaikiki BeachMauna KeaHaleakala

Idaho

The Center of the Universe sign in WallaceLittle Red Fish Lake outside StanleyMesa Falls on the Mesa Falls Scenic BywayThousand Springs on the Thousand Springs Scenic Byway.Bruneau Sand Dunes (great for star and moon gazing)Hells Canyon (boat rides, horse rides, white water rafting)Yellowstone Bear World outside RexburgMiddle Fork of the Salmon RiverSun Valley and KetchumSnake River Birds of Prey Conservation AreaOld Idaho Penitentiary in Boise

Illinois Galena

Cache River wetlands (Canoeing, hiking)Route 66Taste of Chicago – Festival Magnificent Mile (shopping)Vosges Haut-Chocolat in Chicago

The Chicago Architecture Foundation's Architecture River CruiseMillennium ParkSkydeck The Ledge 1.353 straight down (233 S. Wacker Dr.)The Choo Choo Restaurant (meals delivered by train)(600 Lee St. in Des Plaines)Snackville Junction (meals delivered by train)(9144 S Kedzie Ave. in Evergreen Park)

Indiana Holiday World /Santa ClausBrown County Cabin in NashvillePopcorn Festival in valparaiso

IowaAnnual Iowa State Fair in AugustAdventureland – World’s largest amusement park in Altoona

Burlington’s tiny Mosquito Park offers a spectacular view of the Mississippi RiverIn Madrid, the High Trestle Trail’s half-mile long, 13-storey high bicycle-pedestrian bridgeKnoxville’s 106-foot Cordova Park Observation TowerHighway 141 Garage SaleThe Historic East Village in downtown Des Moines (Shopping)The Effigy MoundsLovers Leap Swinging Bridge in Columbus Junction (3rd St)High Trestle Trail Bridge in Madrid (lights up at night)

Spook Cave: Underground Boat Tour in McGregor (13299 Spook Cave Road)Kansas

Kansas CosmosphereStrong City RodeoGarden of Eden in LucasKansas Underground Salt MuseumTallgrass Prairie PreserveKansas Cosmosphere & Space Center in HutchinsonSpace-Themed Indoor Pool area in HutchinsonWhite Cloud Platform (3rd st.) See four states?

Kentucky Kentucky Derby (first Saturday in May)Kentucky Bourbon Festival (September)Mammoth Cave

Pinnacle Peak at Cumberland Gap in MiddlesboroNatural Bridge in the Daniel Boone National Forest.National Corvette MuseumU.S. 68 from Lexington to Maysville on the Ohio RiverDinosaur WorldBourbon Distillery ToursHofbrauhaus in Newport (Tom Moore Distillery in Bardstown (300 Barton Rd.)Lost River Cave Boat Tours in Bowling GreenWorld’s Longest Go-Kart Track in Shepherdsville (315 Vine St.)Machine Gun Shoot (Richey Lane in West Point)

Louisiana Festival of Lights (December)National World War 2 MuseumNew Orleans Plantation CountryBourbon StreetBridge City Gumbo Festival in Bridge CityMoon Walk in French QuarterGarden DistrictMardi Gras

MaineRoute 1 from Kittery to Ford KentMaine Lobster Festival in RocklandThe observatory at Maine's Penobscot Narrows Bridge

Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National ParkMount KatahdinThe Maine Solar System ModelThe lighthouse TrailMonhegan Island

Maryland Chesapeake BayFort McHenry in Baltimore

Antietam BattlefieldAssateague IslandBaltimore – John Hopkins University George Peabody Library Ocean City

Massachusetts North ShoreBoston Marathon (April)Downtown NantucketCape CodWorld’s End in HinghamHammond Castle Museum in GloucesterState BBQ & Blues Festival in HanoverBoston Gondolas, on the Charles river EsplanadeSunset at Aquinnah Cliffs, Martha’s VineyardThe estate and gardens at The Mount, LenoxBoston HarborwalkBoston’s Original Chocolate TourLexington and Concord

Michigan Mackinac IslandThe Chocolate Garden in ColomaDetroit’s Auto MuseumsHenry Ford Museum in DearbornIsle Royale National ParkAir Zoo in Kalamazoo (6151 Portage Rd)Iron Mountain Iron Mine Tour in Vulcan, MI

Minnesota

1910 Split Rock Lighthouse on Lake SuperiorItasca State Park (walk across Mississippi river)Mall of AmericaStillwater B & B

Voyageurs National ParkNiagara Cave in Harmony

Mississippi Red Bluff Park – Grand Canyon of Mississippi in Foxworth

Irish Coast Pub in GulfportNatchez – historic mansions and plantation homes

Missouri

Ozark National Scenic RiverwaysBranson Scenic Railway – Vintage Train TourGateway Arch in St. LouisKaty Trail State ParkFantastic Caverns – Ride-Through Cave in SpringfieldLongest Footbridge for Trainspotters in Springfield (N. Jefferson Avenue)

Meramec Caverns in StantonBranson Interactive Zoo aka Predator World in Branson WestSilver Dollar City (Marvel Cave)Titanic: World’s Largest Museum Attraction in Branson (3235 76 Country Blvd)Camdenton – Ruins of a Castle

Montana Glacier National Park (Sunset Peak)

Montana Dinosaur TrailFort Peck Interpretive CenterHighway 89Little Bighorn battlefieldBig Hole CountryBeartooth Scenic BywayFlathead LakeLake McDonald

Nebraska Nebraska Junk Jaunt (September)

Toadstool Geologic Park boasts unusual lunar-like terrain.Jones Brothers Cupcakes in OmahaThe Strategic Air & Space MuseumCarhengeChimney Rock National Historic SiteSandhill Crane Spring MigrationTankingNational ForestThe Niobrara RiverDinosaur Museum in MilfordJohn Brown’s Cave and Secret Tunnels in Nebraska CityHeartland of America Park in Con-Agra (Gondola Rides)

NevadaVegas Rodeo (December) Vegas StripLake TahoeReno ArchLovers Lock Plaza in Lovelock

Great Basin National Park and Wheeler PeakHighway 50—‘The Loneliest Road in America’Hoover Dam in Boulder CityNational Finals Rodeo in VegasHofbrauhaus in VegasMermaids at Silverton CasinoHugo’s Cellar (Food)Lehman Cave in Baker

New Hampshire Pumpkin Festival (Autumn)

Winter Holiday Stroll and Celebration, Nashua (winter)Annual Candlelight Stroll, Portsmouth (winter)The Kancamagus Scenic BywayNew Hampshire’s Route 3 Retro TourWhite Mountain National ForestPie Guy in PlymouthJacksonMaple CountryParker’s Maple Barn in Mason

New Jersey Cape MayPine Barrens Canoe Rental in ChatsworthThe Jersey ShoreCarlo’s Bake Shop

New Mexico

White Sands National Monument (Sled ride)Rio Grande RapidsThe beach in AlbuquerqueIce Cave/Bandera Volcano in GrantsRoute 66Carlsbad CavernsAlbuquerque International Balloon FiestaGeorgia O’Keefe Trail

New York

Letchworth State Park – Grand Canyon of The EastThe Adirondack Balloon Festival, Queensbury.Route 9 in Hudson ValleyMiddle Ages Brewing in SyracuseWorld’s Highest and Longest Pedestrian Bridge over Hudson River in HighlandThe Brooklyn BridgeMiddle Ages Brewing Co in SyracuseLake Placid Pub & Brewery The Empire State BuildingWatkins Glenn State Park near Seneca Lake in Finger Lakes Lockport Caves – Boat Ride in LockportConey Island

North Carolina Blue Ridge ParkwayGreat Smoky Mountains National Park

North Carolina Barbecue Society Historic Barbecue TrailBiltmore, in Asheville

Cape Hatteras LighthouseChimney RockOuter Banks, Shackelford Banks and OcracokeNorth Carolina’s Blackbeard Trail is a four-day, self-guided tourRaonoke IslandOcean Isle (Sunset Beach)

North Dakota North Dakota State Fair (July)International Peace GardenNorth Dakota BadlandsFort Mandan and the Lewis & Clark TrailTheodore Roosevelt National park

OhioThe Wilds

I.M. Pei glass pyramid at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, ClevelandRoebling Suspension Bridge, CincinnatiArmstrong Air and Space Museum in WapakonetaRide in a horse-pulled Canal boat in CoshoctonShort North DistrictCedar Point in SanduskyRock & Roll Museum Hall of FameGlamorgan CastleAshtabuhla – longest covered bridge94th Aero Squadron Restaurant - 5030 Sawyer Rd, Columbus, OH

Kalahari (world’s largest indoor water park)National Museum of the US Air ForceHocking HillsHonda Performance Driving SchoolMohican River

Oklahoma Oklahoma City StockyardsLittle Sahara State ParkLake Tenkiller (Scuba dive)Alabaster Caverns State Park (Cave tours)Natural Falls State ParkThe castle - 3400 W. Fern Mountain Rd, Muskogee, OK

Black MesaOregon

Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in McMinnvilleSand dunes near FlorenceLava River Cave - US Hwy 97, Bend, OR

Evergreen Aviation and Space MuseumThe Rogue RiverWorld War 2 bomber gas station – McloughlinEnchanted Forest in Turner

Crater Lake National ParkThe Columbia River Gorge (Specifically Emerald Gorge)Oregon Brewers Festival

Tree to Tree Aerial Adventure Park on Hagg Lake near PortlandPennsylvania

Erie’s Presque Isle State ParkMutter Museum?America on Whells in AllentownPeeps Factory in BethlehemRoute 6 ( Susquehanna River and Endless Mountains)Valley Forge in King of PrussiaPocono MountainsGettysburg (Dinosaur Bridge)Falling WaterHersheyMercer Museum in DoylestownToboggan Ice Slide Eagles MereCrayola Factory in EastonLaurel Caverns – Cave Mini Golf in HopwoodCrystal Cave in KutztownCabels in HamburgPine Hill Farm in Milford in PocanosJohn Harvards Brew Hours (English Pub) in MonroevillePaddle Wheel Ferry Boat in MillersburgHerr’s Factory in NottinghamBoard Game Art Park in PhiladelphiaCenter for PostNatural HistoryYuengling Brewery in PottsvilleDaffin’s Chocolate Kingdom in SharonHershey’s Chocolate World in HersheyPennsylvania’s Grand Canyon in WellsboroAmerican Helicopter Museum in West Chester

Rhode Island Mohegan Bluffs on Block IslandCulinary Arts Museum?Beakers Mansion in NewportNewport Mansions

South CarolinaBlue Ridge Mountains Caesars head State ParkTable Rock MountainRaven CliffMatthews Creek suspension bridgeCarriage ride in Charleston

Hilton HeadMyrtle Beach (Skywheel)

The Arthur Ravenel Jr. BridgeBull IslandMoonshine Distillery – in AndersonLuke Skywalkers House, Marshall Blvd, Sullivans IslandLandsford Canal State ParkUBS Bank on Main Street in Greenville (ice skating in winter)Kiawah IslandAlligator Adventure in Atlantic CityNorth Myrtle Beach Intracoastal Christmas Regatta (First Saturday after Thanksgiving)

South Dakota Mount RushmoreCrazy Horse MemorialsBlack HillsBlack Hills Stock Show & Rodeo (January/February)Custer State ParkMickelson TrailBadlands National Park

Tennessee Dogwood Arts Festival in Knoxville (Spring)Graceland127 Corridor in Jamestown (outdoor flea market)National Cornbread Festival in South PittsburgGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkNational Civil Rights MuseumDragon Museum in ChattanoogaLynchburg Jack Daniel’s distillery tourJack Daniels Championship BBQ in LLYnchburgLookout Mountain in Chattanooga (Hang-gliding) and the InclineDale Hollow Lake (Houseboat)Lumberjack Feud in TennesseeWonder Works in Pigeon ForgeColorado Bend State Park (State 16 through Llano and Ranch Road 510) & Gorman FallsOutdoor Adventures of the Smokies (Monster Truck Ride) in SeviervilleHollywood Star Cars Museum in GatlinburgTitanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge

Texas

Texas Barbeque TrailBig Bend Country Battle of the AlamoRiver WalkBitter End (Beer_ in AustionFall Creek Vineyards in TowAlamo in San AntonioSpoetzel Brewery in Shiner

The Galleria in Houston (Shopping)The Greenhouse in ArlingtonSpace Center HoustonBattleship Texas in La PorteMedina River KayakEdelweiss German Restaurant in Fort WorthDinosaur World in Glen Rose right before Dinosaur Valley State Park near Creation MuseumRound Rock – Doughnuts larger than your head (106 West Liberty)Cadillac Ranch in AmarilloNatural Bridge Caverns – underground zip line and hidden passages

Utah

Lake Powell at Glen Canyon National RecreationBryce Canyon National ParkNatural Bridges National MonumentSalt Lake CityHill aerospace Museum in Hill AFBMoab & Red Rock CountryDinosaur National MonumentPark City Skiing

Vermont PlymouthLake Champlain

New Life Hiking Spa in KillingtonLake Willoughby

The One Hundred Mile view on U.S. Route 9 west of BenningtonCabot Visitors Center Cheese Factory Tours

Virginia Natural BridgeNatural Bridge Elephant rides at the ZooAir power Park in HamptonLuray CavernsShenandoah ValleyBlue Ridge parkwayMount VernonWilliamsburgMuseum of American Presidents in StrasburgJamestown SettlementVirginia Safari Park – drive through ZooNewseum in ArlingtonArlington National CemeteryNational Firearms MuseumDinosaur land in WhitepostNational D Day MusemFlying Circus Airshow in Bealeton (5114 Ritchie Rd.)

Washington

Mount Storm King Trail in Olympic National Park & Lake CrescentSeattle’s Space NeedleMuseum of Flight in SeattleSeattle’s Underground TourOlympic Mountain Range & Mt. RainierWashington State International Kite FestivalDeception Pass Bridge, connecting Whidbey and Fidalgo Islands in Puget SoundThe 268-foot Snoqualmie FallsTacoma’s Museum of GlassEMP Museum in Seattle (Darth Vader helmet)World’s longest drivable beach in Long BeachWalk-Thru space shuttleCascade LoopThe Grand Coulee Dam Laser Light Show, in Grand CouleeFuture of Flight Aviation Center and Boeing Tour.Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Underground Tour in CougarOlympic National ParkBoeing in Everett (see assembly)World’s Fair Monorail in Seattle

West Virginia

The Highland Scenic Highway—through the Potomac HighlandsNew River Gorge Bridge (parachute jumping)Appalachian National Scenic Trail in Harpers FerryWest Virginia State Penitentiary TourHarpers Ferry National Historic ParkDroop Mountain Battlefield State ParkPhilippi BridgeDeFluris Fine Chocolates in Martinsburg and Holl’s Swiss Chocolatier in ViennaGlade Creek Grist Mill at Babcock State ParkWaterfalls at Blackwater Falls State Park

Wisconsin The Great River RoadHarley-Davidson MuseumLake MichiganThe Apostle IslandsCastlerock Arms & Armor museum in AlmaWisconsin Dells ( go on boat tour)Top Secret Upside Down White House in the DellsNational Brewery Museum in PotosiHoney Acres in AshippunGreat Wisconsin Cheese Festival in Little ChuteWizard Quest in the DellsJelly Belly Tour in Pleasant ValleyLeinenkugel Brewery Tour in Chippewa Falls

EAA AirVentureWyoming

Yellowstone National parkSanfords Grub & Pub in Casper

Snake River Overlook in Grand Teton National ParkDevils Tower National MonumentMuSeum of Flight and Aerial Firefighting in GreybullJackson Hole to Yellowstone (drive the lower loop), back over Togwotee Pass to DuboisSinks Canyon State ParkSkydiving at Teton Village and Jackson Hole