Big Sky Resort in Montana opened in 1973, founded by retired NBC newscaster Chet Huntley, who envisioned a premier ski destination centered on Lone Mountain.
Footbridge Beach in Maine is a picturesque and peaceful stretch of soft sandy coastline located in Ogunquit, accessible via a charming footbridge over the Ogunquit River.
Union Grove State Park campground in Tama County near Gladbrook, central Iowa, USA, offers modern electric and full hook-up sites (electric, water, sewer) with showers, restrooms, and a dump station in a 282-acre park centered on 110-acre Union Grove Lake.
Railtown 1897 State Historic Park in Jamestown preserves an intact Sierra Railway roundhouse, turntable and locomotive shops dating to the late 19th and early 20th centuries and offers daily guided roundhouse tours and seasonal excursion train rides behind historic steam and diesel locomotives.
Okeechobee Battlefield Historic State Park preserves a 55-acre portion of the site where the Battle of Lake Okeechobee unfolded on Christmas Day 1837, the largest and bloodiest clash of Florida's Second Seminole War, pitting over 1,000 U.S. troops and volunteers against hundreds of Seminole and Miccosukee warriors amid tall sawgrass along Lake Okeechobee's northern edge southeast of Okeechobee town.
The Aspen Art Museum in Aspen, Colorado, founded in 1979 by a group of local artists, is a contemporary art museum committed to showcasing innovative artwork and fostering cultural dialogue.
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois, is a major history museum dedicated to the life and legacy of the 16th U.S. President, Abraham Lincoln, and the American Civil War era.
Sonoma State Historic Park in Sonoma, California, comprises several historic sites clustered around Sonoma Plaza, including Mission San Francisco Solano—the northernmost of California's 21 Franciscan missions founded in 1823—Sonoma Barracks where the Bear Flag Revolt began in 1846, the Toscano Hotel, and General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo's home called Lachryma Montis.
The Haserot Angel, formally known as The Angel of Death Victorious, is a haunting bronze sculpture by Danish-American artist Herman Matzen located in Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, commissioned in 1923 by canning industrialist Francis Henry Haserot as a grave marker for his wife Virginia and family.
Ichetucknee Springs State Park spans 2,669 acres northwest of Fort White in Suwannee County, Florida, USA, a National Natural Landmark protecting the headwaters of the 6-mile Ichetucknee River fed by nine major crystal-clear springs including the massive first-magnitude headspring, flowing through shaded hammocks, wetlands, sandhills, and hardwood forests at a constant 72°F.
Fort Point State Park encompasses 120 acres on the eastern tip of Cape Jellison in Stockton Springs, Maine, overlooking the mouth of the Penobscot River and expansive Penobscot Bay.
Tombigbee State Park in Lee County, Mississippi, five miles east of Tupelo off Highway 6, covers 480 acres around a 90-acre Lake Lee named for the nearby Tombigbee River.
Mālaekahana State Recreation Area spans 37 acres along Oʻahu's scenic northeast coast near Lāʻie, featuring a wide white-sand beach backed by lush ironwood trees and pandanus, ideal for swimming, bodysurfing, shore fishing, picnicking, and hiking coastal trails.
Smith's Ferry Heritage Park in Manchester, New Hampshire, is a serene green space preserving local history along the Merrimack River, centered around the historic Francis Wyman House built in 1666 by early settler Francis Wyman, one of the oldest structures in southern New Hampshire.
Tamarack Casino is a popular locals casino in south Reno, Nevada, at 13101 South Virginia Street, opening on September 4, 2001, on the site of an original log cabin bar and grill with a railway theme inspired by the historic V&T railroad.
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield near Republic, Missouri, preserves the site of the Battle of Wilson's Creek fought on August 10, 1861, the first major Civil War engagement west of the Mississippi River.
