Big Basin Redwoods State Park, California's oldest state park established in 1902, spans over 18,000 acres in the Santa Cruz Mountains, safeguarding the largest continuous stand of ancient coast redwoods south of San Francisco amid diverse habitats from foggy ocean canyons to sunny chaparral ridges rising over 2,000 feet.
Kaanapali Beach in Maui, Hawaii, is a famous beach known for its three miles of golden sand and clear turquoise waters, making it a perfect spot for swimming, snorkeling, and sunbathing.
Grand Lake is Colorado's largest and deepest natural lake, located at an elevation of about 8,369 feet in Grand County near the western entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park.
Fenwick Island State Park is a 344-acre barrier island on Delaware’s Atlantic coast between Bethany Beach and Fenwick Island, offering a quiet stretch of sand and surf with both ocean and bay access.
Area 51 is a highly secretive U.S. Air Force military base located at Groom Lake, a dry lake bed in southern Nevada about 120 miles northwest of Las Vegas.
Cincinnati, Ohio, originated in late 1788 as the settlement of Losantiville, positioned strategically on the north bank of the Ohio River opposite the mouth of the Licking River.
The Hall of Heroes Superhero Museum is located on the north side of Elkhart, Indiana, and showcases one of the largest collections of superhero memorabilia, art, and comics in the United States.
Fort Yamhill State Heritage Area is a historic 55-acre park near Grand Ronde in Polk County, Oregon, USA, preserving the site of a mid-19th-century U.S. military outpost built in 1856 to regulate the Grand Ronde Indian Reservation's eastern border and ease tensions between settlers and Native Americans.
Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center is a 1,168-acre Pennsylvania state park in Bushkill Township, Northampton County, near Wind Gap and Nazareth off Pennsylvania Route 33.
The National Hobo Museum in Britt, Iowa, was founded in the 1980s by three lifelong hobos and former Hobo Kings who wanted to preserve the history and culture of American hobos.
Blanchard Springs Caverns in Arkansas is a spectacular limestone cave system located more than 200 feet underground in the Ozark–St. Francis National Forest.
Anderson Japanese Gardens in Rockford, Illinois, was established beginning in 1978 when businessman John Anderson, inspired by the Portland Japanese Garden, collaborated with Master Craftsman and designer Hoichi Kurisu to transform his swampy backyard along Spring Creek into a traditional Japanese-style garden.
Clarksburg State Park spans 368 acres of pristine northern hardwood forest in Clarksburg, Massachusetts, near the Vermont border, offering stunning vistas of the Hoosac Range, Mount Greylock, and Green Mountains.
The Gilpin Casino in Black Hawk, Colorado, is housed in a historic building dating back to 1859, which has served various purposes over its long history including as a school and hotel before becoming a casino.
Fossil Flats Trailhead is located within Devil's Den State Park in Arkansas, known for its unique exposed creek bed where many fossils from ancient marine life can be seen, giving the trail its name.
Storrie Lake State Park lies 4 miles north of Las Vegas, New Mexico, in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains at 6,607 feet elevation, covering 81 acres around a 1,100-acre reservoir created by a 1,400-foot earthen dam built starting in 1916.
Busch Gardens Williamsburg in Virginia opened in 1975 as a European-themed amusement park developed by Anheuser-Busch adjacent to its brewery and other local developments.
The Governor’s Mansion State Historic Park in downtown Sacramento is a late‑19th‑century Victorian house built in 1877 that served as California’s official gubernatorial residence from 1903 through the 1960s and later became a public historic house museum managed by California State Parks.
