Lapham-Patterson House Historic Site in Thomasville, Georgia, USA, showcases a strikingly unconventional Victorian-era home built in 1884-1885 as a winter cottage for Chicago shoe merchant C.W. Lapham, designed by Danish architect Tudor Rommerdall and celebrated for its deliberate asymmetry with no square windows, doors, or rooms.
The Biloxi Visitors Center, opened in 2011 and located across from the Biloxi Lighthouse on U.S. 90, serves as both an information center and a museum celebrating the city's rich history.
Jordanelle Reservoir is a man‑made reservoir in Wasatch County, Utah, located just north of Heber City at roughly 6,130–6,190 feet elevation, about 35 miles east of Salt Lake City along the Provo River.
The Buddy Holly Crash Site is located in a cornfield near Clear Lake, Iowa, where on February 3, 1959, a small plane carrying rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, along with the pilot Roger Peterson, tragically crashed.
Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park is one of Florida's oldest state parks, established in 1935 through a land donation by Martin J. Mike Roess and developed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s, covering nearly 2,400 acres of rolling sandhills, marshes, ravines, lakes, and scrub midway between Jacksonville and Gainesville.
Mt. Bachelor Ski Resort in Oregon is a premier ski destination located about 22 miles west of Bend, on the northern side of the stratovolcano Mount Bachelor.
Friends of Kodiak State Parks is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1997 based at 1400 Abercrombie Drive in Kodiak, Alaska, dedicated to enhancing, preserving, and protecting the natural, historical, and recreational resources of Kodiak's state parks through volunteer efforts, fundraising, and community events.
The University of North Dakota (UND), located in Grand Forks, is a public research university founded in 1883 by the Dakota Territorial Assembly, six years before North Dakota statehood, starting with classes in a single building called Old Main amid farms and fields.
Potlatch State Park is a 57-acre forested recreation area in Mason County, Washington, on Hood Canal near Shelton, offering 5,700 feet of rocky saltwater shoreline for boating, fishing, shellfish harvesting, scuba diving, kayaking, clamming, crabbing, beachcombing, and windsurfing.
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood is South Florida's flagship gaming resort on 87 acres along U.S. Highway 441 in Hollywood, Florida, owned by the Seminole Tribe and featuring a $1.5 billion expansion completed in 2019 with three hotel towers: the iconic 638-room Guitar Hotel, 168-room Oasis Tower with swim-up suites, and 465-room Hard Rock Hotel, totaling 1,271 luxury rooms.
Clearwater River Casino & Lodge is a Native American gaming resort owned and operated by the Nez Perce Tribe, located at 17500 Nez Perce Road in Lewiston, Idaho, along the scenic Clearwater River east of the city.
El Rancho de las Golondrinas, located on 200 acres in the La Ciénega Valley south of Santa Fe, New Mexico, is a living history museum opened in 1972 that recreates 18th- and 19th-century Hispanic life along the historic Camino Real trade route from Mexico City to Santa Fe.
Pagosa Springs, Colorado, is a small town situated at an elevation of about 7,126 feet in the San Juan Mountains on the Western Slope of the Continental Divide, roughly 35 miles north of the New Mexico border.
Zmudowski State Beach, located north of Moss Landing in Monterey County, California, spans a three-mile sandy coastline backed by tall dunes and vast wetlands near the Pajaro River estuary.
Mākena State Park is a 165-acre beachside haven on Maui's sunny south shore near Makena, Hawaii, USA, celebrated for its three distinct beaches—Big Beach (Oneloa), Little Beach (Puʻu Ōlaʻi), and black-sand Oneʻuli Beach—framed by the 360-foot Puʻu Ōlaʻi cinder cone.
Marbles Kids Museum in Raleigh, North Carolina, is a nonprofit children's museum designed for kids up to age 10 that inspires creativity, discovery, and learning through play.
Vernon Downs Casino Hotel is a historic racino and entertainment complex located at 4229 Stuhlman Road in Vernon, New York, nestled in the rolling hills of central New York near the New York State Thruway.
Mount Tamalpais State Park, often called Mount Tam, is a scenic Marin County park centered on the 2,571‑foot peak that offers sweeping 360‑degree views from San Francisco and the Bay to the Pacific, making it a favorite close‑to‑town escape for hiking and nature watching.
