The Children's Museum of Indianapolis was founded in 1925 by Mary Stewart Carey, inspired by a visit to the Brooklyn Children's Museum, and started in a carriage house with collections donated by school children.
The American Museum of Science and Energy in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, offers a dynamic experience focused on the science, technology, and history of the Manhattan Project and nuclear energy.
Harrah's Resort Atlantic City in the marina district of Atlantic City, New Jersey, opened in 1980 as the first casino away from the boardwalk and features 177,000 square feet of gaming space with over 2,000 slot machines, 130+ table games, a 40-table poker room, and a sportsbook.
Hearthstone Historic House Museum in Appleton, Wisconsin, is the world’s first private residence ever illuminated by hydroelectric power from a central Edison system, first lit in 1882.
Worlds of Fun is a 235-acre theme park in Kansas City, Missouri, opened in 1973 by businessmen Lamar Hunt and Jack Steadman, inspired by Jules Verne's Around the World in Eighty Days.
The Verdugo Mountains are a compact, rugged range in Los Angeles County's Transverse Ranges system, spanning about 14 square miles between Glendale, Burbank, and the San Fernando Valley.
Theodore Wirth Regional Park in Minnesota, spanning 759 acres across Minneapolis and Golden Valley, is the largest park in the Minneapolis system, named after Theodore Wirth, a Swiss-born park superintendent who transformed the city’s parks from 1,810 to over 5,200 acres in the early 20th century.
The Crystal Gold Mine and RV Park in Kellogg, Idaho, offers visitors a unique chance to explore an authentic 1880s underground gold mine that reaches about 900 feet deep.
Pilgrim Memorial State Park is a small 17‑acre historic waterfront park in Plymouth, Massachusetts, built around the landing site symbolized by Plymouth Rock and the related National Monument to the Forefathers in the town center.
Tropic Falls at OWA in Foley, Alabama, is the largest indoor water park in the region, featuring 75-foot water slides beneath a convertible glass roof.
Old Mission State Park is a small Michigan state park at the tip of the Old Mission Peninsula on the 45th parallel, about six miles north of Traverse City along the shores of Grand Traverse Bay.
New Discovery State Park is a scenic 7,000-acre park in Marshfield, Vermont, within the vast 27,000-acre Groton State Forest, featuring Osmore Pond and Owl's Head Mountain.
Chilkat Islands State Marine Park encompasses a 6,560-acre chain of four pristine islands—Kataguni, Shikosi, Anyaka, and Talsani—in Lynn Canal north of Juneau, Alaska, accessible primarily by kayak or small boat due to rocky shores and high winds.
Fishers Peak State Park is Colorado’s newest and second‑largest state park, covering about 19,200 acres just south of Trinidad in Las Animas County along the western edge of the Great Plains.
Turner Falls, Oklahoma's tallest waterfall at 77 feet on Honey Creek in the Arbuckle Mountains six miles south of Davis, cascades into a spring-fed natural swimming pool that stays refreshingly cool year-round, drawing families to splash, dive from a board, and explore slippery rocks with caution as only experienced swimmers should venture near stronger currents.
The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center (AWCC), located at Mile 79 of the Seward Highway near Portage in Southcentral Alaska, is a 200-acre non-profit sanctuary dedicated to conserving, researching, educating about, and caring for Alaska’s native wildlife.
