The Essex Steam Train and Riverboat in Connecticut is a unique heritage railroad and riverboat experience operated by the Valley Railroad Company since 1971.
Glass Beach in Fort Bragg, California, was once a community dump site from 1906 to 1967, where residents discarded glass, bottles, appliances, and even cars along the coastline.
Fourth Ward in Charlotte, North Carolina, is the northwest quadrant of Uptown, originally established in the mid-1800s as one of four political wards centered around Trade and Tryon streets, serving as a prosperous residential area for merchants, ministers, physicians, and churches amid Victorian homes and early suburban growth spurred by trolleys.
The Crescent Hotel and Spa in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, is a historic and iconic hotel originally built in 1886 as a luxurious retreat for wealthy travelers seeking the healing waters of nearby springs.
Maggie Daley Park in Chicago is a vibrant 20-acre urban park located near Lake Michigan, transformed from the site of the former Daley Bicentennial Plaza.
H. Cooper Black Jr. Memorial Field Trial and Recreation Area near Cheraw in South Carolina spans 7,000 acres of rolling longleaf pine forests and fields, established in 1993 on former Sand Hills State Forest land to honor Dr. H. Cooper Black Jr., a prominent field trial supporter.
Swatara State Park spans 3,520 acres of rolling fields and woodlands in the Swatara Valley between Second and Blue Mountains in Lebanon and Schuylkill Counties, Pennsylvania.
El Cortez Hotel and Casino is downtown Las Vegas's oldest continuously operating casino, opened on November 7, 1941, at Sixth and Fremont streets as the area's first major luxury resort with a Spanish ranch theme, 59 rooms, a casino, and air-conditioned elegance that drew crowds despite its uptown location.
Pistol River State Scenic Viewpoint is a 450-acre coastal state park in Curry County, southern Oregon, USA, located along U.S. Highway 101 about 10 miles south of Gold Beach and 17 miles north of Brookings where the 21-mile Pistol River meets the Pacific Ocean.
Great River Bluffs State Park spans 2,835 acres in Winona County, Minnesota, southeast of Winona along the Mississippi River, featuring steep limestone bluffs rising 500 feet above the valley with King's and Queen's Bluff Scientific and Natural Areas protecting rare plant communities like goat prairies.
The Sugarloaf Mountain Hotel, located in the heart of Sugarloaf Village in Carrabassett Valley, Maine, is a rustic yet modern mountain lodge that has been central to the Sugarloaf ski resort community since its development began in the early 1950s.
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, was founded by Alice Walton and opened in 2011, offering free public admission to celebrate the American spirit through art.
Kings Island is a 364-acre amusement park located 24 miles northeast of Cincinnati in Mason, Ohio, opened on April 29, 1972, by Taft Broadcasting as a relocation and expansion of the flood-prone Coney Island resort on the Ohio River.
The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center in Hartford, Connecticut, is a National Historic Landmark that preserves the home where Harriet Beecher Stowe lived the last 23 years of her life.
Torrey Pines State Beach stretches about 4.5 miles along San Diego's coastline in the Torrey Pines area, south of Del Mar and north of La Jolla, backed by dramatic 300-foot white and golden sandstone cliffs with rare Torrey pine trees crowning the mesas above.
New Echota State Historic Site in Calhoun, Georgia, USA, preserves the capital of the Cherokee Nation from 1825 to 1838, where the tribe established a constitutional government modeled after the United States, printed the first Native American newspaper Cherokee Phoenix, and convened courts that reached the U.S. Supreme Court.
