China Camp State Park spans 1,514 acres along San Pablo Bay in San Rafael, Marin County, California, safeguarding oak woodlands, meadows, and over 100 acres of pristine tidal salt marshes among the Bay Area's last intact examples.
Death Valley National Park, spanning parts of Nevada and California, is the largest national park in the contiguous United States and is known as the hottest, driest, and lowest national park in North America.
The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures in Kansas City, Missouri, houses the world’s largest collection of fine-scale miniatures and one of the nation’s largest collections of historic toys.
Absecon Lighthouse in Atlantic City, New Jersey, is the state’s tallest lighthouse and the third-tallest masonry lighthouse in the United States, rising 171 feet above the Absecon Inlet.
Prairie Wind Casino & Hotel is a Class III gaming and lodging destination owned by the Oglala Sioux Tribe, located at 112 Casino Drive in Oglala on the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, about 10 minutes east of Oelrichs on Highway 18 amid stunning prairie landscapes near the Black Hills and Badlands.
George Crady Bridge Fishing Pier State Park is a unique mile-long, pedestrian-only fishing pier in Jacksonville, Florida, spanning Nassau Sound on the Duval-Nassau county line near Amelia Island State Park, accessible off State Road A1A.
The National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg, Texas, is a renowned institution dedicated to telling the story of World War II in the Pacific Theater.
Bogus Basin is a mountain recreation area located about 16 miles north-northeast of Boise, Idaho, situated in Boise County within the Boise National Forest.
Governors Island, a 172-acre island in New York Harbor just 800 yards south of Lower Manhattan and separated from Brooklyn by Buttermilk Channel, originated as Pagganck or Nutten Island under Dutch control in 1637 before British colonial governors reserved it in 1698, evolving into a key U.S. military base from 1794 with fortifications like Fort Jay and Castle Williams that defended the harbor through the War of 1812, Civil War, and World Wars.
Old Stone Fort State Archaeological Park in Coffee County, Tennessee, near Manchester, preserves a 2,000-year-old Middle Woodland Native American enclosure—likely ceremonial rather than defensive—built around 80-550 AD atop a 50-acre plateau at the Duck and Little Duck Rivers' confluence, featuring earthen walls up to six feet high and a complex entranceway.
Carhenge in Alliance, Nebraska, is a unique roadside attraction built in 1987 by Jim Reinders as a replica of England’s Stonehenge, but made entirely from 39 vintage American automobiles painted gray to mimic the original stones.
The USS Cairo Naval Museum in Vicksburg, Mississippi, preserves the remains of the USS Cairo, a City-class ironclad gunboat commissioned in January 1862 and named after Cairo, Illinois.
Candlestick Point State Recreation Area is California's first urban state park, covering 170 acres at the southeastern tip of San Francisco in the Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood along San Francisco Bay, transformed from a former junkyard and abandoned shipyard into a community oasis with grassy uplands, coastal salt marshes, mudflats, and pocket beaches.
Bridle Trails State Park is a 489-acre forested day-use area in King County, Washington, located between Bellevue and Kirkland near Redmond, offering an urban escape with 28 miles of well-maintained, unpaved trails for hiking, horseback riding, walking, jogging, and nature observation.
The Providence Tennis Academy at Roger Williams Park in Rhode Island is a well-regarded tennis facility that offers lessons, clinics, and playing opportunities for all ages and skill levels.
The Alutiiq Museum, located in Kodiak, Alaska, is a tribally governed cultural center and archaeological repository dedicated to preserving the heritage and culture of the Alutiiq (Sugpiaq) people, who have lived in the region for over 7,500 years.
Arkansas Post National Memorial is a 757-acre protected site near Gillett, Arkansas, that commemorates the first European settlement in the lower Mississippi River Valley, established in 1686.
The Red River Gorge Geological Area in east-central Kentucky is a stunning canyon system within the Daniel Boone National Forest, covering about 29,000 acres and designated as a National Natural Landmark and National Archaeological District.
