Harrah's Metropolis in Metropolis, Illinois, is a riverboat casino and hotel located on the Ohio River, opening initially in 1993 as Players Island before becoming part of Harrah's Entertainment (now Caesars Entertainment).
The Waco Mammoth National Monument in Texas is a unique paleontological site where the fossilized remains of 24 Columbian mammoths and other Ice Age animals have been uncovered, making it the largest known concentration of mammoths dying in a single area, likely due to a flash flood around 65,000 years ago.
St. Augustine, Florida, founded in 1565 by Spanish admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, is the oldest continuously occupied European settlement in the continental United States.
Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park spans 863 acres in Christian County, northwestern Kentucky near Dawson Springs, named for the native pennyroyal plant and centered on a 56-acre lake created by a 1938 dam.
Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park in Big Sur, California, is renowned for its stunning McWay Falls, an 80-foot waterfall that cascades directly from granite cliffs onto a picturesque beach and into the Pacific Ocean within the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine is a historic star-shaped fort located in Baltimore, Maryland, best known for its role in the War of 1812 when American forces successfully defended Baltimore Harbor from a British naval attack.
Freak Alley Gallery in downtown Boise, Idaho, is the largest open-air mural gallery in the Northwest, established in 2002 when local artist Colby Akers painted the backdoor of Moon’s Cafe.
Cherokee Casino Fort Gibson in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, is a Cherokee Nation-owned gaming venue at 107 N. Georgetown Road that opened in 2004 as a small 7,400-square-foot modular facility before expanding to about 28,500-30,000 square feet in late 2012 for $20 million.
The Cook Museum of Natural Science in Decatur, Alabama, is a state-of-the-art museum offering an immersive, hands-on experience focused on the natural world.
Missouri Mines State Historic Site in Park Hills, Missouri, preserves the legacy of lead mining in the Old Lead Belt, where mining has thrived since around 1720.
Sandia Resort & Casino is New Mexico's premier gaming destination on the Sandia Pueblo reservation northeast of Albuquerque, USA, opened in 1994 as the state's first Indian casino and expanded with a 228-room luxury hotel in 2001.
The grave of H.P. Lovecraft, the influential horror writer known for his cosmic horror stories, is located in Swan Point Cemetery in Providence, Rhode Island.
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in Colorado is known for its dramatic, steep, and narrow canyon carved by the Gunnison River over two million years.
Mosquito Creek Lake, Ohio's second-largest inland lake at nearly 7,850 acres with depths up to 25 feet near the dam, lies in Trumbull County, northeastern Ohio, six miles northeast of Warren, fed by Mosquito and Walnut Creeks.
The Moss Mansion Museum in Billings, Montana, is a beautifully preserved red sandstone mansion built in 1903 by Preston Boyd Moss and his wife, Martha, designed by renowned New York architect Henry Janeway Hardenbergh.
Windy Hill Beach in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, is a serene and family-friendly beach known for its wide sandy shores, calm waters, and peaceful atmosphere.
Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area is a large urban park in Baldwin Hills that combines landscaped lawns, native coastal sage scrub and rolling trails with active‑use facilities like playgrounds, picnic shelters, sports fields, a fishing lake and a lotus pond.
