South Padre Island, Texas, is a resort town located on a barrier island along the Texas Gulf Coast in Cameron County, with a population of about 2,100 as of 2025.
The USS Albacore Museum in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, is a maritime museum centered around the USS Albacore (AGSS-569), a retired research submarine launched in 1953 that pioneered the teardrop-shaped hull used in modern submarines.
Adena State Memorial in Chillicothe, Ohio, preserves the 1807 hilltop mansion and 300-acre grounds of Thomas Worthington, Ohio's sixth governor and first U.S. senator from the state, designed by pioneering architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe—one of only three surviving U.S. structures by him—as a Federal-style plantation home overlooking the Scioto River Valley view immortalized on Ohio's Great Seal.
The USS Arizona Memorial, located at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, honors the 1,102 sailors and Marines who died when the battleship USS Arizona was sunk during the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941, a pivotal event that led the United States into World War II.
The Washington State History Museum in Tacoma offers a comprehensive and engaging look at the history of Washington state through interactive exhibits, theatrical storytelling, and dramatic artifacts.
Lake Bistineau State Park spans 750 acres on the western shore of the 17,500-acre Lake Bistineau reservoir in Webster Parish near Doyline, Louisiana, about 30 minutes east of Shreveport.
Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial is a towering 352-foot Doric column, the world's tallest of its kind, located on South Bass Island in Put-in-Bay, Ohio, commemorating Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry's decisive American victory over the British in the Battle of Lake Erie on September 10, 1813, during the War of 1812.
Natural Bridges National Monument in southeastern Utah is home to three impressive natural sandstone bridges named Sipapu, Kachina, and Owachomo, all bearing Hopi names that reflect cultural significance.
The STRAT Hotel, Casino & Tower in Las Vegas is known for its distinctive 1,149-foot-tall observation tower, the tallest freestanding tower in the United States, which opened in 1996.
The Aquarium at Moody Gardens in Galveston, Texas, is one of the largest aquariums in the Southwest, housed inside a striking 12-story blue pyramid containing about 1.5 million gallons of water.
Decision Point State Marine Park spans 460 acres at the eastern end of Passage Canal in Prince William Sound, about 8 miles east of Whittier, Alaska, where boaters decide between sheltered waters and the open Port Wells expanse.
Lost Creek State Park is one of Utah’s newest state parks, established in 2021 and located about 10 miles northeast of the small town of Croydon in Morgan County, roughly 70 miles from Salt Lake City.
The National Museum of American Illustration, located in the Vernon Court mansion on Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island, was founded in 1998 as the first national museum devoted exclusively to American illustration art.
Calamus Reservoir State Recreation Area and Wildlife Management Area in central Nebraska's Sandhills near Burwell spans over 11,000 acres, including a 5,123-acre reservoir on the Calamus River ideal for boating, fishing walleye, northern pike, catfish, and crappie, plus water skiing, canoeing, and unsupervised swimming on sandy beaches.
The Jenny Lake Trail is a popular 7.1-mile loop around Jenny Lake in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, known for its relatively easy terrain with an elevation gain of about 700 feet.
Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum in Blanding, Utah, preserves a 6.65-acre Ancestral Puebloan village site occupied from around 750 to 1220 AD, named by 19th-century cowboys for its position at the edge of a juniper forest overlooking treeless plains.
Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park covers 12,539 acres of hardwood bottomland forest bordering the Mississippi River, about 13 miles north of Memphis in Shelby County, Tennessee.
