Bridal Veil Falls State Scenic Viewpoint is a popular day-use park in Multnomah County, Oregon, USA, located near milepost 28 on the Historic Columbia River Highway, accessible off I-84 Exit 28 about 15 miles east of Portland near Corbett.
Memphis, Tennessee, was founded in 1819 by John Overton, Andrew Jackson, and James Winchester and was named after the ancient Egyptian city on the Nile River.
Williamsburg, Virginia, founded in 1699 as the capital of the Virginia Colony, was originally named Middle Plantation before being renamed in honor of King William III.
Whitman Mission National Historic Site, located near Walla Walla, Washington, preserves the site of the first Protestant mission established in the Pacific Northwest in 1836 by Dr. Marcus Whitman and his wife Narcissa.
Chaco Culture National Historical Park in northwestern New Mexico preserves a vast network of ancient Ancestral Puebloan ruins in Chaco Canyon, serving as a major ceremonial, trade, and political center from AD 850 to 1250 with monumental great houses like Pueblo Bonito—the largest prehistoric structure in North America at 800 rooms and 39 kivas—built using quarried sandstone and timber hauled over 70 miles.
The Vince Shute Wildlife Sanctuary, located near Orr, Minnesota, is a 360-acre forested refuge dedicated to the preservation and study of black bears in their natural habitat.
The San Diego Zoo Safari Park, located in Escondido, California, spans 1,800 acres and is home to over 3,600 animals from more than 340 species, living in large, naturalistic habitats designed to mimic their native environments.
The Granary Burying Ground in Boston, Massachusetts, is the city’s third-oldest cemetery, established in 1660 to address overcrowding in earlier burial sites.
Madira Bickel Mound State Archaeological Site, Florida's first designated State Archaeological Site on a 10-acre peninsula of Terra Ceia Island near Palmetto in Manatee County, preserves a massive flat-topped ceremonial temple mound measuring 100 by 170 feet at the base and rising 20 feet high, built over 2,000 years ago from sand, shells, village debris, and a western ramp by Manasota, Weedon Island, and Safety Harbor cultures.
Long Key State Park covers 965 acres across two islands in the Florida Keys at mile marker 67.5 on the Overseas Highway near Layton, once called Cayo Víbora by Spanish explorers for its snake-like shape and later site of Henry Flagler's luxurious Long Key Fishing Camp until the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane destroyed it.
Pepper Bridge Winery, founded in 1998 by Norm McKibben and partners, is one of the earliest and most influential wineries in the Walla Walla Valley of Washington State.
Lake Tarleton State Park is a small 48-acre day-use area on the northern shore of 315-acre Lake Tarleton in Piermont, New Hampshire, along Route 25C, offering stunning views of the White Mountain National Forest.
