The Oklahoma Route 66 Museum in Clinton, Oklahoma, operated by the Oklahoma Historical Society since opening on September 23, 1995, stands as the state's official showcase and the first U.S. facility dedicated to the Mother Road's history, tracing its journey from 1926 conception through Dust Bowl migrations, Big Band glory years, 1950s diners, decommissioning in 1985, and modern revival with myths, music, and Americana artifacts.
The Bell Museum in Minnesota is the state’s official natural history museum and planetarium, located on the Saint Paul campus of the University of Minnesota.
Grayton Beach State Park covers nearly 2,000 acres along Florida's scenic 30A corridor between Destin and Panama City Beach, renowned for its pristine sugar-white sands, emerald Gulf waters, and rare coastal dune lakes like Western Lake that create unique brackish ecosystems.
PNC Field in Moosic, Pennsylvania, opened in 1989 as Lackawanna County Stadium and was initially built as a smaller version of Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium, featuring artificial turf and distinct orange and green seats.
Brierfield Ironworks Historical State Park is a 486-acre historic site in Brierfield, Alabama, preserving the ruins of a key Civil War-era ironworks and rolling mill originally built in 1862 by the Bibb County Iron Company.
Van Damme State Park spans 1,831 acres along the Mendocino Coast near Little River, California, straddling Highway 1 with a free day-use beach cove popular for kayaking, snorkeling, scuba diving amid kelp forests and abalone, plus whale watching and picnicking.
Lake Casa Blanca International State Park covers 525 acres in Laredo, Webb County, Texas, just east of the U.S.-Mexico border along Lake Casa Blanca, a 1,650-acre reservoir established in 1991 through cooperation between Texas Parks and Wildlife and the City of Laredo.
Driftwood Bay State Marine Park is a remote coastal preserve on the east shore of Cape Resurrection in Resurrection Bay near Seward, Alaska, offering a dramatic, steep-walled cove sheltered from Gulf of Alaska swells.
Interstate State Park, Minnesota's first state park established in 1895, covers 298 acres straddling the Minnesota-Wisconsin border along the dramatic Dalles of the St. Croix River gorge near Taylors Falls, featuring the world's largest collection of glacial potholes including the famous 60-foot-deep Bottomless Pit carved by Ice Age meltwaters.
The Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was founded in 1976 as the first museum dedicated to children seven years old and younger, focused on interactive and hands-on learning through play.
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah covers nearly 1.9 million acres of rugged wilderness known for its dramatic geological formations, including colorful layered cliffs that rise in a grand stair-step pattern across the landscape.
The Crazy Horse Memorial in South Dakota is an immense mountain sculpture in progress, created to honor the legendary Lakota leader Crazy Horse and Native American heritage.
Chain O'Lakes State Park covers 2,793 acres across Lake and McHenry counties in northeastern Illinois near Spring Grove, serving as the gateway to Illinois' largest concentration of natural lakes with nearly 6,500 acres of water and 488 miles of shoreline connected by the Fox River.
Jake's 58 Casino Hotel is a popular gaming and lodging spot on Long Island, New York, located at 3635 Express Drive North in Islandia, Suffolk County, right off Exit 58 of the Long Island Expressway, about 10 minutes from Long Island MacArthur Airport.
Coney Island Beach in Brooklyn is a historic and lively urban beach known for its wide sandy shore along the Atlantic Ocean, iconic boardwalk, and lively amusement parks like Luna Park featuring classic rides including the Cyclone roller coaster and the Wonder Wheel.
Rock Creek State Park spans 1,697 acres in Jasper County near Kellogg, central Iowa, USA, dedicated in 1952 around a 602-acre lake popular for boating with multiple ramps and docks, shoreline fishing crappie, bluegill, largemouth bass, walleye, and channel catfish, plus an unsupervised swimming beach with concessions.
