Winter 2022-23 Mapping Great Group Getaways

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THE TEAM

Chief Executive Officer

Mark Browning mark@TRIPinfo.com

Chief Content Officer

Sheala Browning sheala@TRIPinfo.com

Chief Operating Officer

Eric Cunningham eric@TRIPinfo.com

TRIPmedia Group, Inc. Tel. 770 825-0220

Contributing Writer

Tom Adkinson

MAPPING GROUP GETAWAYS

This Winter 2023 edition of TRIPinfo’s Quarterly Digital Magazine is devoted to Mapping Group Getaways. In it you will find 60 USA destinations. Since introduced February 8, 2005, Google satellite-based maps are great to zoom in on roads – including pins to locate dining + shopping + other outlets. 3-D street views are also great! Maps in this issue serve a different purpose! In a small space, they show relative locations within states for great Group Getaways!

In fact, non-digital maps – as first appeared ~25,000 B.C. – are still very popular among users that want to understand the “big picture” of destination locations relative to major markets or state borders. The TRIPinfo USA Map is a good example. Tremendous, zoom-able technology available in last 15 years improves mapping capabilities, while complementing traditional maps.

Finally, many recall these Quarterly Magazines launched as print in 1993 – for a dozen segments of leisure group planners that all shared a need for planning reference. With it we created our own map library: 50 states, 83 destinations, the Southeast USA & USA. They are all printable online as PDFs, free for your use. This issue maps Group Getaways surviving the test of time!

Average Year Founded: 1797

Average Year Founded adds the years together and divides by the number of Group Getaway destinations. In 1797, John Adams is sworn in as the second President of the United States, and Thomas Jefferson became Vice President. Also in 1797, the first ship of the United States Navy, the frigate USS United States, is commissioned. And in Boston Harbor, the U.S. Navy frigate USS Constitution is launched to fight Barbary pirates off the coast of Tripoli.

Median Year Founded: 1822

Median Year Founded derives from sorting our 60 destinations into date founded order, and finding the one in the middle. There are 29 founded prior to or in 1822 in our roster, and 30 after. In 1822, James Monroe was President of the USA. The U.S. merges East Florida with part of West Florida to form the Florida Territory. And star #24 was added to the flag of the United States, representing Missouri which had been admitted on August 10, 1821.

Mode of Year Founded: 1821

Mode of Year Founded is the date that appears most often in our roster of numbers. In 1821, 3 Group Getaways were founded. Also in 1821 James Monroe was U.S. President, the U.S. buys Florida from Spain, and George Washington University and Amherst College are both founded.

We think you will find this a fun collection of Group Getaways! This issue is designed to be an ongoing, useful reference for group travel ideas. We hope our map collection - here and online at TRIPinfo.com – is helpful in discovering that many of these spots may be along your way! And don’t interesting, easy-to-access, detours and side trips make group travel memorable?

Mark Browning, Publisher

ESCORTING THE CURIOUS ON HERITAGE TRAVEL SINCE 1992

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Heritage Tours specializes in travel that emphasizes history, local culture, and heritage. “Edutravel – where seeing is understanding” is our mission, to show our travelers the wonders both man-made and natural of the world around us, and to provide value that people could not obtain traveling on their own.

This is a hallmark of our tours: providing speakers, guides, sites, experiences and information that make a difference. We create and escort group tours that are customized to the destination, timing, budget and content desired by the group leaders who are our clients. We have no pre-set departures or fixed-in-stone itineraries. We work with group leaders rather than with individual travelers. Occasionally, however, we create tours where the sponsors welcome the public to register in addition to the members of their organization.

Using Maps to Plan Group Getaways

Our GPS is with us everyday, giving directions and helping avoid traffic snarls. But when it comes to planning logistics and details for group trips, maps are handy tools – maybe even essential. They can do more that just get us from point A to point B.

If you are just beginning to look for the right destination for a trip with a group of friends or family, you can use a map to get ideas. TRIPinfo’s maps quickly show efficient routes using interstate highways and major roads. The maps identify cities by size and many points of interest: federal and state parks, national monuments, attractions, landmarks, mountains, lakes and rivers.

These map features may spark an interest in researching an area to find out if it is the right destination for the group. For example, if your group would like wide open spaces with panoramic views and maybe a lake for fishing

or watersports, the map shows how populous an area is by identifying the size of towns and roadways and providing information about the area’s natural characteristics.

Other TRIPinfo.com tools, like the tables and markets, will identify attractions, sports venues, group accommodations, event space and other amenities that are important to your group. This research may point to a place as being the best destination for your group, or the area may be perfect for a stop over during a longer road trip.

Once you have selected that great destination, you can use the map to plan logistics whether traveling together from the beginning or meeting during the trip.

A map helps you explore areas where you are traveling, maintain a reasonable travel schedule and avoid missteps. When you have the luxury of time during a road trip, you can use the map to identify and visit those must-see attractions that are close but just off the main route. The map will quickly get you back to your original route.

If your time is limited, you can use the map to plan which major roads and interstates provide the most direct route. Stay at hotels and dine in restaurants at the exits.

In this issue featuring Maps, we focus on travel to 60 great group getaway destinations, including large cities, medium and small markets plus beach and mountain communities. We identify efficient routes on high capacity roads, rivers, lakes, area attractions and historic landmarks to these 60 destinations across the nation.

To find out about other areas, visit TRIPinfo’s library of online maps. Use these maps as a tool to plan itineraries, print pdf versions as needed and share maps with members of your group.

Have a great TRIP!

Get the Most Out of TRIPinfo Maps

TRIPinfo maps focus on major roadways leading into and out of states and markets while identifying select bodies of water, landmarks and attractions. The legend, right, explains their cartographic designs.

Montgomery, Alabama 1819

Alabama’s state capital and 2nd largest city sits on the southern bank of the Alabama River on I-65 and I-85.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

Civil Rights Memorial Center

Old Alabama Town

Alabama State Capitol

Union Station

Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts

Hank Williams Museum

Rosa Parks Museum and Library at Troy University

National Memorial for Peace and Justice

Montgomery’s Entertainment District Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church

Fairbanks, Alaska

The gateway to the vast Interior and Far North of Alaska, the state’s 2nd largest city sits on the Chena River.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

Trans-Alaska Pipeline

Denali National Park

Chena Hot Springs Resort

Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum

Pioneer Air Museum Riverboat Discovery Chena Indian Village Pioneer Park

Fairbanks Pioneer Museum & Big Stampede Show Gold Daughters

Flagstaff, Arizona 1876

Rising 7,000 feet above sea level in the northern Arizona mountains, Flagstaff is one of the nation’s snowiest cities.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

Grand Canyon National Park

Arizona Snowbowl

Lowell Observatory

Arboretum at Flagstaff

Museum of Northern Arizona

Coconino National Forest Petrified Forest National Park

Red Rock State Park

Meteor Crater & Barringer Space Museum Route 66

In the center of Arkansas, Little Rock sits on the banks of the Arkansas River at the junction of I-30 and I-40.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

William J.

Clinton Presidential Library and Museum

River Market District

Arkansas River Trail

Little Rock Central High School NHS

Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum

MacArthur Park

Quapaw Quarter Historic Homes

Old State House Museum

Vogel Schwartz Sculpture Garden in Riverfront Park

The Old Mill

Little Rock, Arkansas San Francisco, California

1821 1776

Scenic entrances into San Francisco are I-80 and the Bay Bridge as well as U.S. 101 and the Golden Gate Bridge.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

Golden Gate Park

Fisherman’s Wharf Alcatraz

Chinatown Coit Memorial Tower Cable Car Museum

San Francisco Botanical Garden

The Painted Ladies at Alamo Square Presidio Tunnel Tops California Academy of Sciences

Denver, Colorado 1858

Just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, the Mile High City is at the intersection of I-25, I-70 & I-76.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

Denver Museum of Nature & Science

Denver Zoo

Denver Botanic Gardens

Downtown Aquarium

Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum

Denver Art Museum

Rocky Mountain National Park

Red Rocks Park & Amphitheatre

Confluence Park

Larimer Square

Durango, Colorado 1880

Durango sits near the Four Corners, the only place in the U.S. where 4 states intersect at one point.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

Four Corners Monument

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad

Purgatory Resort

Durango Arts Center

Southern Ute Cultural Center & Museum

San Juan National Forest

Mesa Verde National Park

Canyon of Ancients National Monument

Animas River Trail

Chimney Rock Archeological Monument

Mystic, Connecticut 1637

Historically a leading seaport on the Mystic River, Mystic lies halfway between New York City and Boston.

NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

Mystic Seaport Museum

Mystic Aquarium

Olde Mistick Village

B.F. Clyde’s Cider Mill

Mystic Museum of Art

Mystic Pizza

Denison Homestead Museum

Bluff Point State Park

Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center

Old Lighthouse Museum

District of Columbia 1790

D.C. is bordered by Maryland on the northwest and east and Virginia on the south and west.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

National Mall

Smithsonian Museums

White House Visitor Center

Lafayette Square

Arlington National Cemetery

National Aquarium

National Harbor

George Washington’s Mount Vernon

Washington National Cathedral

C&O Canal National Historic Park

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Wilmington, Delaware 1638

The largest city in Delaware, Wilmington sits at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library

Riverfront Wilmington Delaware Art Museum

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway Hagley Museum and Library Brandywine River Museum of Art Nemours Estate

Longwood Gardens Rockwood Park & Museum Mt. Cuba Center

Key West, Florida 1828

150 miles southwest of Miami, Key West is the southernmost city in the contiguous 48 states.

Southernmost Point Monument

Ernest Hemingway House & Museum

Duval Street

Mallory Square

Harry S. Truman Little White House

Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park

Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory

Audubon House and Tropical Gardens

Dry Tortugas National Park & Fort Jefferson Ferry

Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden

Tampa, Florida 1853

Tampa is located in West Central Florida on Tampa Bay, near the Gulf of Mexico.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

Busch Gardens Tampa

The Florida Aquarium

Tampa Bay History Center

Ybor City

MOSI, Museum of Science & Industry ZooTampa at Lowry Park

Cracker Country Living History Museum

Henry B. Plant Museum

Tampa Riverwalk Tampa Museum of Art

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

Golden Isles, Georgia 1738

Sitting on Georgia’s coast near I-95 are 4 barrier islands and the historic mainland city of Brunswick.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

Four barrier islands: St. Simons Island, Sea Island, Jekyll Island, Little St. Simons Island

Marshes of Glynn

St. Simons Island Lighthouse Museum

Jekyll Island’s National Historic District

Driftwood Beach

Old Town Brunswick National Historic District Bloody Marsh Battle Site

Fort Frederica National Monument

Cannon’s Point Preserve

Atlanta, Georgia

At the intersection of I-20, I-75, I-85, Georgia’s largest city is home to the world’s busiest airport.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

Centennial Olympic Park

Atlanta History Center World of Coca-Cola National Center for Civil and Human Rights Chick-Fil-A College Football Hall of Fame Georgia Aquarium Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Piedmont Park Zoo Atlanta Stone Mountain Park

Forsyth, Georgia 1822

Nestled in the heart of Georgia on I-75, Forsyth is 60 miles south of Atlanta and 25 miles north of Macon.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

Whistle Stop Café

Rose Theater

Monroe County Courthouse

Monroe County Museum & Train Depots

Confederate Cemetery

Juliette Opry House

High Falls State Park

Indian Springs State Park Lake Juliette

Oldest Magnolia tree in Georgia

Honolulu, Hawaii

The capital and largest city in Hawaii, Honolulu sits on the southeast coast of the island of Oahu.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

Pearl Harbor National Memorial

Iolani Palace State Monument

Bishop Museum

Polynesian Cultural Center

Diamond Head International Marketplace

Hānaiakamalama – the summer palace of Queen Emma Nuʻuanu Pali State Wayside Waimea Valley Dole Plantation

Lahaina, Hawaii 1802

Hawaii’s capital in the early 1800s, the historic town is on Maui’s west side about 45 minutes from Kahului Airport.

LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

Lahaina Historic Trail

Lahaina Banyan Court Park

Haleakala National Park Road to Hana

Maui Ocean Center

Waianapanapa State Park

Iao Valley State Park Bailey House Museum Maui – Lanai Ferry Molokini Crater

Boise, Idaho 1863

Nestled on the banks of the Boise River, the City of Trees is in southwest Idaho along I-84.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

Boise Greenbelt

Boise Train Depot

Hyde Park Historic District

Boise Art Museum

World Center for Birds of Prey Idaho Botanical Garden

Zoo Boise

Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area

The Springs - hot springs near Boise Basque Museum & Cultural Center

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Springfield, Illinois

Centrally located in Illinois, the state’s capital is at the intersection of I-55 and I-72.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum

Lincoln’s New Salem

Lincoln Home National Historic Site

Lincoln Tomb

Dana-Thomas House

Illinois State Museum

Henson Robinson Zoo

Old State Capitol

Knights Action Park & Splash Kingdom Route 66 Scenic Byway

Indianapolis, Indiana

On the White River in Central Indiana, Indianapolis is at the meeting point of I-65, I-69, I-70 and I-74.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

Indianapolis Motor Speedway & Museum

The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis

Laurel Hall

Indianapolis Zoo Newfields

Soldiers & Sailors Monument/Monument Circle

Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians & Western Art

Conner Prairie

Indiana Historical Society

White River State Park and Central Canal

Des Moines, Iowa

1843

On the Des Moines River, Iowa’s capital city is in the center of the state at the intersection of I-35 and I-80.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park

Science Center of Iowa

Blank Park Zoo

Downtown Farmer’s Market

Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden

Des Moines Art Center

Adventureland Park

High Trestle Trail

Principal Riverwalk

John Wayne Birthplace & Museum

Laurel Hall houses one of Indianapolis’ premier conference centers. Surrounded by a beautiful landscape and years of historical architecture, Laurel Hall transforms your meetings or events into an unforgettable experience. Along with beauty, Laurel Hall’s conference center is equipped with state of the art electronics that can suit all your presentation needs.

Kansas City, Kansas 1872

Kansas City is on the border of Kansas and Missouri at the confluence of the Missouri and Kansas Rivers.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

Kansas Speedway

Wyandotte County Museum

Lewis & Clark Park at Kaw Point

National Agricultural Center & Hall of Fame

Downtown Kansas City, KS Avenue of Murals

John Brown Statue

Strawberry Hill Museum

Grinter Place State Historic Site

Union Station Kansas City Rosedale Memorial Arch

Lexington, Kentucky 1782

Nestled among world-famous Thoroughbred horse farms, Lexington sits at the intersection of I-64 and I-75.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

American Saddlebred Museum

Keeneland Race Course

Kentucky Horse Park

Ashland - The Henry Clay Estate

The Arboretum, State Botanical Garden of Kentucky

Central Bank Center and Rupp Arena

Mary Todd Lincoln House

James E. Pepper Distillery

Kentucky Bourbon Trail Red River Gorge

New Orleans, Louisiana 1718

New Orleans lies along the Mississippi River, south of Lake Pontchartrain and near the Gulf of Mexico.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

French Quarter

Audubon Zoo

Audubon Aquarium of the Americas

Bourbon Street

Jackson Square

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve

Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden

National World War II Museum

New Orleans Museum of Art New Orleans City Park

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Portland, Maine 1632

The capital of Maine, Portland sits on a peninsula in Casco Bay on the Gulf of Maine and the Atlantic Ocean.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

Portland Head Light

Portland Harbor Museum

Old Port

Portland Observatory Museum

Portland Museum of Art

Fort Gorges

U.S. Customs House

Victoria Mansion

Wadsworth-Longfellow House

Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine

Annapolis, Maryland 1649

Near I-595/US50/US301, Maryland’s capital city sits on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

United States Naval Academy

Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park

Hammond-Harwood House Museum

William Paca House & Garden

James Brice House Hogshead

Elizabeth Myers Mitchell Gallery

Historic London Town and Gardens Maryland State House Colonial Annapolis Historic District

Boston, Massachusetts 1630

Boston is a city on the Atlantic coast accessible by I-95, I-93 and the Massachusetts Turnpike or I-90.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

Freedom Trail

Faneuil Hall

Harvard Museum of Natural History Museum of Science

USS Constitution Museum

Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum

Old North Church & Historic Site

Boston Public Garden

Boston Common New England Aquarium

Mackinac Island, Michigan 1670

Accessible by ferry, boat or plane, the island sits in Lake Huron between Michigan’s Upper and Lower Peninsulas.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

Grand Hotel

Mackinac Island State Park

Fort Mackinac

Fort Holmes

Richard & Jane Manoogian Art Museum

Stuart House Museum

Original Butterfly House and Insect Museum

Surrey Hills Carriage Museum

Arch Rock Horse in History Museum

Saint Paul, Minnesota 1849

The state’s capital city sits on the eastern bank of the Mississippi at its confluence with the Minnesota River.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

Landmark Center

Minnesota History Center James J. Hill House Summit Avenue

Science Museum of Minnesota Como Park Zoo & Conservatory Minnesota State Capitol Historic Fort Snelling Wabasha Street Caves Bell Museum

Biloxi, Mississippi 1699

U.S. Highway 90, aka Beach Boulevard, connects Biloxi to Gulfport, MS; I-110 connects Biloxi to I-10.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

Biloxi Lighthouse

Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum

Beauvoir, Jefferson Davis Home & Presidential Library

Mississippi Aquarium

Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art

Hurricane Katrina Memorial

Coastal Mississippi Mardi Gras Museum

Mississippi Aviation Heritage Museum

Lynn Meadows Discovery Center

Pascagoula River Audubon Center

Branson, Missouri 1882

Branson is in southwestern Missouri near the Arkansas border and south of Springfield.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

Table Rock Lake

Lake Taneycomo

Silver Dollar City

Shepherd of the Hills Branson Scenic Railway Dolly Parton’s Stampede

Dogwood Canyon Nature Park

Branson’s Entertainment District

Ancient Ozarks Natural History Museum

Aquarium at the Boardwalk

Helena, Montana 1864

Helena, Montana’s capital city, is located in the southwestern part of the state on I-15, near I-90.

LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

Historic Last Chance Gulch

Montana State Capitol Building

Original Governor’s Mansion

Lewis & Clark Interpretive Experience

Montana Historical Society Museum Holter Museum of Art Mansion District Reeder’s Alley

Broadwater Hot Springs Tizer Botanic Gardens & Arboretum

Omaha, Nebraska 1854

Omaha sits on the Missouri River near the mouth of the Platte River at the Iowa border.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium

Lauritzen Gardens

Old Market District

The Durham Museum

Boys Town

Omaha Children’s Museum

Mormon Trail Center

Joslyn Art Museum

Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Museum

Heartland of America Park and Fountain

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Carson City, Nevada

1858

Served by I-580, Nevada’s capital is in the foothills of the Eastern Sierra mountain range on the Carson River.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

Kit Carson Trail

Nevada State Museum

Battle Born Hall

Carson River & Carson River Canyon

Carson Hot Springs Resort

V&T Railway

Nevada State Railroad Museum

Lake Tahoe

Stewart Indian School Cultural Center & Museum

Nevada Capitol Building

Laconia, New Hampshire 1855

Laconia is in the center of New Hampshire’s Lake Region between Winnisquam Lake and Lake Winnipesaukee.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

Winnipesaukee Pier at Weirs Beach

M/S Mount Washington Cruises

Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroad

Belknap Mill

Gunstock Mountain Adventure Park

Endicott Rock State Historic Site Funspot Family Fun Center

White Mountain National Forest American Classic Arcade Museum

Prescott Farm Environmental Education Center

Las Cruces, New Mexico 1849

Nested in the Mesilla Valley by the Organ and Doña Ana Mountains, Las Cruces is accessible by I-25 & I-10.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum

Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument

Las Cruces Museum of Nature & Science

Las Cruces Museum of Art

Las Cruces Farmers and Crafts Market

Recycled Roadrunner Sculpture

Fort Selden State Monument

White Sands National Park

Historic Old Mesilla

Spaceport America

Cape May, New Jersey 1685

New Jersey’s only National Historic Landmark City sits at the southernmost point of the state on the Atlantic Ocean.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

Cape May County Park and Zoo

Hereford & Cape May Lighthouses

Cold Spring Village

Cape May County Museum

Emlen Physick Estate

Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum

Nature Center of Cape May

Harriet Tubman Museum of Cape May

Leaming’s Run Gardens

Belleplain State Forest

Buffalo, New York 1789

New York state’s second largest city sits on the eastern shore of Lake Erie, near Niagara Falls & Canadian border.

Niagara Falls

Canalside Buffalo

Buffalo History Museum

Old Fort Niagara Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens

Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House Complex

Elmwood Village Burchfield Penney Art Center

Boone, North Carolina 1875

In North Carolina’s Appalachian Mountains, Boone is near the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway and NC-194 & NC-105.

Grandfather Mountain

Linn Cove Viaduct

Tweetsie Railroad Theme Park

Horn in the West

Linville Caverns

Boone Area Wine Trail

Hickory Ridge History Museum

The Blowing Rock

Mast General Store

Mystery Hill

Charlotte, North Carolina 1768

I-85 and I-77 intersect near North Carolina’s largest city center, close to the South Carolina state line.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

NASCAR

Hall of Fame

Carowinds

Bechtler Museum of Modern Art

The Mint Museum

Billy Graham Library

Discovery Place Science

Charlotte Museum of History

Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture

U.S. National Whitewater Center

Levine Museum of the New South

Fargo, North Dakota 1871

Fargo sits on the Red River at the intersection of I-94 and I-29 on the North Dakota and Minnesota border.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

Plains Art Museum

Fargo Air Museum

Woodchipper in the 1996 film Fargo Red River Zoo

Roger Maris Museum

Historic Fargo Theatre Hjemkomst Center

Rourke Art Gallery and Museum

Murals in Downtown Fargo Bonanzaville, USA

Cincinnati, Ohio 1790

On the Ohio River, Cincinnati is in the southwestern corner of Ohio accessible via I-71 and I-75.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

The Banks Cincinnati

Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Center

Kings Island Amusement Park

Newport Aquarium

William Howard Taft National Historic Site

Findlay Market

Smale Riverfront Park

Fountain Square

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1889

In the heart of Oklahoma, the capital and largest city in Oklahoma sits at the crossroads of I-35, I-44 and I-40.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum

National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum

Scissortail Park

First Americans Museum

Bricktown Entertainment District

Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden

Conestoga Wagons & Teepees at Orr Family Farm

Oklahoma City Museum of Art Stockyards City

American Banjo Museum

Oregon City, Oregon 1829

Located south of Portland on I-205, Oregon City sits at the confluence of the Clackamas and Willamette Rivers.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center Museum of the Oregon Territory Willamette Falls

John McLoughlin Historic House

Oregon City Municipal Elevator

Oregon City Farmers Market

Oregon City Farms and Food Trail Canemah Bluff Natural Area

Baker Cabin Historical Site Mt. Hood Cultural Center and Museum

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1682

I-95 and I-76 run through Philadelphia, the latter providing easy access to the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

Independence Hall

Liberty Bell Center

National Constitution Center

The “Rocky Steps” and Rocky statue at the Philadelphia Museum of Art Museum of the American Revolution Reading Terminal Market

Schuylkill River Trail

LOVE Sculpture at John F. Kennedy Plaza Philadelphia’s Museum Mile

Newport, Rhode Island 1639

Newport sits on the southern tip of Aquidneck Island between Narragansett Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

International Tennis Hall of Fame

Newport Mansions

Newport Art Museum

Fort Adams State Park

Newport Colony House

Touro Synagogue

Redwood Library and Athenaeum

Beavertail Lighthouse & Museum

Old Stone Mill Tower

Charleston, South Carolina 1670

I-26 begins in downtown Charleston, South Carolina’s largest and oldest city.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

Fort Sumter National Monument

Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum

The Charleston Museum

Middleton Place

Drayton Hall

Boone Hall Plantation

Magnolia Plantation

Charleston City Market

South Carolina Aquarium

Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site

Aiken, South Carolina 1835

Aiken is 6 miles south of I-20 and east of the Savannah River and the Georgia border.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame and Museum

Hopelands Gardens

Historic Aiken Trolley Tours

Silver Bluff Audubon Center & Sanctuary

Edisto River Trail

Redcliffe Plantation State Historic Site

Savannah River Site Museum

Living History Park

DuPont Planetarium

SRP Park

Cliff Walk

Rapid City, South Dakota 1876

On the eastern edge of the Black Hills, Rapid City is off I-90 in western South Dakota.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

City of Presidents, life-sized statues of 43 past Presidents

The Journey Museum & Learning Center

Dinosaur Park

Reptile Gardens Museum of Geology

Mount Rushmore

Custer State Park

Badlands National Park

Crazy Horse Memorial Black Hills National Forest

Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 1841

The Great Smoky Mountains Parkway – Highway 66 & US-441 – connects this eastern Tennessee city to I-40.

NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Dollywood

Historic Old Mill

Titanic Museum Attraction Alcatraz East

The Island in Pigeon Forge Dolly Parton’s Stampede

The Great Smoky Mountain Wheel Cades Cove Clingmans Dome

Plano, Texas

1840

Plano is 20 minutes north of Dallas, near the Dallas North Tollway, State Highway 75 & 121 and I-635.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

Historic Downtown Plano

Interurban Railway Museum

Heritage Farmstead Museum

Arbor Hill Nature Preserve

Southfork Ranch

Oak Point Park & Nature Preserve

Legacy Food Hall at Legacy West

The Boardwalk at Granite Park

Plano Art Walk

Crayola Experience Plano

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Big Spring, Texas 1919

The West Texas city of Big Spring is at the intersection of I-20, U.S. 87 and State Highway 350.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

The “Big Spring”

Comanche Trail Park Hotel Settles

Moss Creek Lake Big Spring State Park

Hangar 25 Air Museum

Heritage Museum of Big Spring Big Spring Vietnam Memorial Potton House

Russ McEwen Family Aquatic Center

Houston, Texas 1837

Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, Houston is served by I-10, I-45 & U.S. 59.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

Space Center Houston

Downtown Aquarium

Houston Museum of Natural Science Houston Zoo Kemah Boardwalk

Children’s Museum Houston Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Houston Museum District Memorial Park Sam Houston Park

Salt Lake City, Utah 1847

I-15 intersects with I-80 in Northern Utah’s Salt Lake City near the Wasatch Mountains and Oquirrh Mountains.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

The Great Salt Lake

Historic Temple Square

Antelope Island State Park

Natural History Museum of Utah Utah’s Hogle Zoo

Red Butte Garden

Olympic Legacy Plaza Snowflake Fountain

Thanksgiving Point

Lagoon Amusement Park

Loveland Living Planet Aquarium

Burlington, Vermont 1785

Just 45 miles from the Canadian border, Vermont’s largest city sits on the eastern shore of Lake Champlain.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

Lake Champlain

Ethan Allen Homestead Museum & Historic Site

Ethan Allen Park

ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain

Fleming Museum of Art Rock Point

Church Street Marketplace

Shelburne Museum

Birds of Vermont Museum

Mount Philo State Park

Williamsburg, Virginia 1638

This historic city is on the Virginia Peninsula between the James and York Rivers off of I-64.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

Colonial Williamsburg

Busch Gardens & Water Country USA

Colonial Parkway - Colonial National Historical Park

Historic Jamestowne

American Revolution Museum at Yorktown Williamsburg Botanical Garden

Williamsburg Winery Virginia Musical Museum

James River Plantations William and Mary

Tacoma, Washington 1875

On the southern banks of Puget Sound, Tacoma is 18 miles south of Sea-Tac Airport and close to I-5.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

Ruston Way Waterfront

Old Town

Gig Harbor

Washington State History Museum

Point Defiance Park Museum of Glass

Chihuly Bridge of Glass

LeMay – America’s Car Museum

Tacoma Art Museum

Mount Rainier

Martinsburg, West Virginia 1778

In West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle, Martinsburg is off I-81 and near I-70 & I-68, 90 miles from D.C. and Baltimore.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

Martinsburg Roundhouse and Caperton Train Station

Adam Stephen House and the Triple Brick Museum

Belle Boyd House

Dillon Farm Museum

Washington Heritage Trail

Sleep Creek WMA

Potomac River

West Virginia Glass Outlet

Poor House Farm

The Apollo Civic Theatre

Green Bay, Wisconsin

Sitting on the banks of the Fox River and the Bay of Green Bay, the city is Wisconsin’s oldest settlement.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST

Lambeau Field

Packers Heritage Trail

Oneida Nation Walk of Legends Green Bay Botanical Garden National Railroad Museum NEW Zoo & Adventure Park Oneida Nation Museum

Captain’s Walk Winery Bay Beach Amusement Park Lake Michigan

Cheyenne, Wyoming 1867

This capital city lies in the state’s southeastern corner at the intersection of I-25 & I-80, near the Colorado border.

10 NEARBY LANDMARKS AND

POINTS OF INTEREST

Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum

Cheyenne Botanic Gardens

Wyoming State Museum

Historic Governors’ Mansion

Wyoming State Capitol

Big Boy Steam Engine

Terry Bison Ranch

Vedauwoo Recreation Area

Cheyenne Big Boots

Medicine Bow National Forest

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Alabama

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

Helen Keller

Condoleezza Rice

Hank Aaron

Nat King Cole

Emmylou Harris

Coretta Scott King

Carl Lewis

Alaska

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

Holly Madison

Curt Schilling

Sarah Palin

Archie Van Winkle

James Morrison

Jewel Wyatt Earp

Carlos Boozer

Arizona

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

Joe Jonas

Stevie Nicks

Geronimo Barbara Eden Kerry Strug Emma Stone

Shawn Michaels Jordin Sparks

Arkansas

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

Paul “Bear” Bryant

Dizzy Dean

Sonny Liston

Conway Twitty

John Grisham

Johnny Cash

Bill Clinton

FACTS:

Capital: Montgomery

Population: 4,903,185

Time Zone: Central Statehood: December 14, 1819 (22nd) Bird: Yellowhammer Flower: Camellia

Nickname: The Cotton State Song: “Alabama” Tree: Longleaf Pine

FACTS:

Capital: Juneau

Population: 731,545 Time Zone: Alaska / Aleutian Statehood: January 3, 1959 (49th) Bird: Willow ptarmigan Flower: Alpine Forget-me-not Nickname: The Last Frontier Song: “Alaska’s Flag” Tree: Sitka Spruce

FACTS:

Capital: Phoenix Population: 7,278,717

Time Zone: Mountain Statehood: February 14, 1912 (48th) Bird: Cactus Wren Flower: Saguaro Blossom Nickname: The Constitution State Song: “Arizona”

Tree: Palo Verde

FACTS:

Capital: Little Rock Population: 3,017,804

Time Zone: Central Statehood: June 15, 1836 (25th) Bird: Mockingbird

Flower: Apple Blossom Nickname: The Natural State Song: “Arkansas, Oh Arkansas” Tree: Pine

California

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

Shirley Temple Black

Leonardo DiCaprio

Steve Jobs

Mickey Mouse

Richard M. Nixon

Sally Ride

Tiger Woods

Colorado

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

Tim Allen

Jon Heder

John Kerry Jack Dempsey

David Fincher

Byron R. White John Hall

Connecticut

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

Noah Webster Michael Bolton George W. Bush Vint Cerf Katharine Hepburn J. P. Morgan Benedict Arnold John Mayer

Delaware

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

Valerie Bertinelli

Eleuthere Irenee du Pont de Nemours

Henry Heimlich Robert Mitchum George Read Judge Reinhold Caesar Rodney

FACTS:

Capital: Sacramento Population: 39,512,223

Time Zone: Pacific Statehood: September 9, 1850 (31st) Bird: California Valley Quail Flower: California Poppy

Nickname: The Golden State Song: “I Love You, California” Tree: Coast Redwood & Giant Redwood

FACTS:

Capital: Denver

Population: 5,758,736

Time Zone: Mountain Statehood: August 1st, 1876 (38th) Bird: Lark Bunting Flower: Rocky Mountain Columbine Nickname: Centennial State Song: “Where the Columbines Grow” Tree: Blue Spruce

FACTS:

Capital: Hartford Population: 3,565,287 Time Zone: Eastern Statehood: January 05, 1788 (5th) Bird: Robin Flower: Mountain Laurel Nickname: The Constitution State Song: “Yankee Doodle” Tree: White Oak

FACTS:

Capital: Dover Population: 973,764

Time Zone: Eastern Statehood: December 7, 1787 (1st) Bird: Blue Hen Chicken Flower: Peach Blossom Nickname: The First State Song: “Our Delaware”

Tree: American Holly

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

Ariana Grande

Ray Lewis

Pat Boone

Steve Carlton

Frances Langford

Osceola

Sidney Poitier

Janet Reno

Georgia

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

Martin Luther King, Jr. James (Jimmy) E. Carter Rosalynn Carter

Ty Cobb Clarence Thomas Ryan Seacrest Gladys Knight Julia Roberts

Hawaii

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

Barack Obama

Bruno Mars

Nicole Kidman

Bethany Hamilton

Marcus Mariota

Kelly Preston K. Megan McArthur

Don Ho

Idaho

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

Sarah Palin

Aaron Paul

Lana Turner

Harmon Killebrew

Ezra Pound

Mike Riley

FACTS:

Capital: Tallahassee Population: 21,477,737 Time Zone: Eastern & Central Statehood: March 3, 1845 (27th) Bird: Northern Mockingbird Flower: Orange Blossom Nickname: The Sunshine State Song: “Florida, Where the Sawgrass...” Tree: Cabbage Palmetto

FACTS:

Capital: Atlanta Population: 10,617,423 Time Zone: Eastern Statehood: January 2, 1788 (4th) Bird: Brown Thrasher Flower: Cherokee Rose Nickname: Empire State of the South Song: “Georgia On My Mind” Tree: Live Oak

FACTS:

Capital: Honolulu Population: 1,415,872 Time Zone: Hawaii-Aleutian Statehood: August 21, 1959 (50th) Bird: Nene Flower: Yellow Hibiscus Nickname: The Aloha State Song: “Hawaii Ponoi, Hawaii Own” Tree: Candlenut

FACTS:

Capital: Boise Population: 1,787,065 Time Zone: Pacific Statehood: July 3, 1890 (43rd) Bird: Mountain Bluebird Flower: Syringa Nickname: Gem State Song: “Here We Have Idaho” Tree: Western White Pine

Illinois

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

Ronald Reagan Robin Williams Betty White Harrison Ford Hillary Clinton Ernest Hemingway Quincy Jones Raquel Welch

Indiana

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

Jimmy Hoffa

Florence Henderson Evan Bayh Michael Jackson Steve McQueen Janet Jackson James Dean David Letterman

Iowa

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

Jerry Mathers

Kurt Warner Mamie Eisenhower Ashton Kutcher John Wayne Cloris Leachman

Shawn Johnson Halston

Kansas

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

Amelia Earhart

Burt Bacharach

Joanna Gaines

Gale Sayers

Ed Asner

Martina McBride Annette Bening

FACTS:

Capital: Springfield Population: 12,671,821 Time Zone: Central Statehood: December 03, 1818 (21st) Bird: Cardinal Flower: Violet

Nickname: The Prairie State Song: “Illinois” Tree: White Oak

FACTS:

Capital: Indianapolis Population: 6,732,219 Time Zone: Eastern & Central Statehood: December 11, 1816 (19th) Bird: Cardinal Flower: Peony Nickname: The Hoosier State Song: “On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away” Tree: Tulip

FACTS:

Capital: Des Moines Population: 3,155,070 Time Zone: Central Statehood: December 28, 1846 (29th) Bird: American Goldfinch Flower: Rose

Nickname: The Hawkeye State Song: “The Song of Iowa” Tree: Oak

FACTS:

Capital: Topeka

Population: 2,913,314 Time Zone: Central Statehood: January 29, 1861 (34th) Bird: Meadowlark

Flower: Sunflower Nickname: The Sunflower State Song: “Home on the Range” Tree: Cottonwood

Kentucky

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

Muhammad Ali

George Clooney

Johnny Depp

Duncan Hines

Wynonna Judd

Abraham Lincoln

Diane Sawyer

FACTS:

Capital: Frankfort

Population: 4,467,673

Time Zone: Eastern & Central Statehood: June 1, 1792 (15th)

Bird: Cardinal Flower: Goldenrod

Nickname: The Bluegrass State Song: “My Old Kentucky Home” Tree: Tulip Tree

Louisiana

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

Harry Connick Jr.

Frank Ocean

Reese Witherspoon

Truman Capote

Jared Leto

Mahalia Jackson

Peyton Manning

Quvenzhané Wallis

Maine

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

Judd Nelson

Linda Lavin

Patrick Dempsey

Nelson Rockefeller

Stephen King

Elijah Lovejoy

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Maryland

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

Barbara Mikulski

Reginald F. Lewis

Harriet Tubman

Frederick Douglass

Michael Phelps

Julie Bowen

John Wilkes Booth

Nora Roberts

Massachusetts

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

John F. Kennedy

Dr. Seuss

Benjamin Franklin

John Adams

George H. W. Bush

Matt Damon

Mark Wahlberg Matt LeBlanc

FACTS:

Capital: Baton Rouge

Population: 4,648,794 Time Zone: Central Statehood: April 30, 1812 (18th)

Bird: Brown Pelican Flower: Magnolia Nickname: The Pelican State Song: “Give Me Louisiana“ Tree: Bald Cypress

FACTS:

Capital: Augusta Population: 1,344,212

Time Zone: Eastern Statehood: March 15, 1820 (23rd)

Bird: Chickadee Flower: White Pine Cone & Tassel

Nickname: The Pine Tree State Song: “State Song of Maine” Tree: White Pine

FACTS:

Capital: Annapolis

Population: 6,045,680

Time Zone: Eastern Statehood: April 28, 1788 (7th)

Bird: Baltimore Oriole

Flower: Black-eyed Susan Nickname: Old Line State Song: “Maryland My Maryland” Tree: White Oak

Michigan

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

Serena Williams

Tom Selleck

Burt Reynolds Magic Johnson Madonna Stevie Wonder Henry Ford Kid Rock

Minnesota

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Bob Dylan

Chris Pratt

Judy Garland Steve Martin

Vince Vaughn

J. Paul Getty Lindsey Vonn

FACTS:

Capital: Boston

Population: 6,892,503

Time Zone: Eastern Statehood: February 06, 1788 6th) Bird: Black-Capped Chickadee Flower: May Flower

Nickname: The Bay State Song: “Hail, Massachusetts” Tree: American Elm

FACTS:

Capital: Lansing

Population: 9,986,857

Time Zone: Eastern Statehood: January 26, 1837 (26th)

Bird: Robin Flower: Apple Blossom

Nickname: The Wolverine State Song: “Michigan, My Michigan” Tree: White Pine

FACTS:

Capital: St. Paul Population: 5,639,632

Time Zone: Central Statehood: May 11, 1858 (32nd) Bird: Common Loon Flower: Lady Slipper

Nickname: The Land of 10,000 Lakes Song: “Hail! Minnesota” Tree: Red Pine

Mississippi

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

Elvis Presley

Oprah Winfrey

Faith Hill

James Earl Jones

Brett Favre

Jimmy Buffett

B.B. King

Missouri

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

George Washington Carver

Calamity Jane

Maya Angelou

Langston Hughes

Mark Twain

Eminem Harry S. Truman

Jon Hamm

Montana

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

Michelle Williams

Evel Knievel

Gary Cooper

Patrick Duffy Myrna Loy Dana Carvey Phil Jackson

Nebraska

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

Gerald Ford

Gabrielle Union

Malcolm X

Larry the Cable Guy

Warren Buffet

Andy Roddick

Marlon Brando

Fred Astaire

FACTS:

Capital: Jackson

Population: 2,976,149 Time Zone: Central Statehood: December 10, 1817 (20th) Bird: Mockingbird Flower: Magnolia

Nickname: The Magnolia State Song: “Go Mis-sis-sip-pi” Tree: Magnolia

FACTS:

Capital: Jefferson City Population: 6,137,428 Time Zone: Central Statehood: August 10, 1821 (24th)

Bird: Bluebird Flower: Hawthorn Nickname: The Show Me State Song: “Missouri Waltz” Tree: Dogwood

FACTS:

Capital: Helena Population: 1,068,778 Time Zone: Mountain Statehood: November 8, 1889 (41st)

Bird: Meadowlark Flower: Bitterroot Nickname: Big Sky Country Song: “Montana Melody” Tree: Pine

FACTS:

Capital: Lincoln Population: 1,934,408

Time Zone: Central & Mountain Statehood: March 1, 1867 (37th)

Bird: Western Meadowlark Flower: Goldenrod Nickname: Cornhusker State Song: “Beautiful Nebraska” Tree: Cottonwood

Nevada

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

Pat Nixon

Julia Mancuso

Harry Reid

Sarah Winnemucca Andre Agassi

Jenna Jameson Rutina Wesley

New Hampshire

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

Robert Frost

John Irving Mandy Moore Franklin Pierce Alan Shepard Bode Miller E.E. Cummings

New Jersey

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

Frank Sinatra Whitney Houston Bruce Springsteen John Travolta Meryl Streep Martha Stewart Buzz Aldrin

Jon Bon Jovi

New Mexico

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

Neil Patrick Harris

Demo Lovato Jeff Bezos Demi Moore Dolores Huerta Rudolfo A. Anaya

FACTS:

Capital: Carson City Population: 3,080,156

Time Zone: Pacific & Mountain Statehood: October 31, 1864 (36th) Bird: Bluebird Flower: Sagebrush

Nickname: Silver State Song: “Home Means Nevada” Tree: Pine

FACTS:

Capital: Concord Population: 1,359,711 Time Zone: Eastern Statehood: June 21, 1788 (9th) Bird: Purple Finch Flower: Purple Lilac

Nickname: The Granite State Song: “Old New Hampshire”

Tree: White Birch

FACTS:

Capital: Trenton Population: 8,882,190 Time Zone: Eastern Statehood: December 18, 1789 (3rd) Bird: Eastern Goldfinch Flower: Violet

Nickname: The Garden State Song: “New Jersey Loyalty” Tree: Red Oak

FACTS:

Capital: Santa Fe Population: 2,096,829

Time Zone: Mountain Statehood: January 6, 1912 (47th) Bird: Roadrunner Flower: Yucca Flower Nickname: Land of Enchantment Song: “O, Fair New Mexico” Tree: Piñon Pine

New York

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

Adam Sandler

Al Capone

Michael Jordan

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Tom Cruise

Theodore Roosevelt

Jimmy Fallon

Jane Fonda

FACTS:

Capital: Albany

Population: 19,453,561

Time Zone: Eastern Statehood: July 26, 1788 (11th) Bird: Eastern Bluebird

Flower: Rose Nickname: The Empire State Song: “I Love New York” Tree: Sugar Maple

Oklahoma

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

Ron Howard Brad Pitt

Carrie Underwood Reba McEntire Chuck Norris Blake Shelton Dr. Phil McGraw

Ohio

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

John Legend Maya Lin Russell Wilson Thomas Edison Edwin Stanton John Glenn Art Tatum Roy Rogers

North Carolina

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

Billy Graham

Scotty McCreery Dolley Madison

Meadowlark Lemon

Dale Earnhardt, Sr. Charlie Daniels

North Dakota

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

Josh Duhamel

Kellan Lutz

Lawrence Welk

Angie Dickinson

Peggy Lee

Bobby Vee

FACTS:

Capital: Raleigh Population: 10,488,084 Time Zone: Eastern Statehood: November 21, 1789 (12th)

Bird: Cardinal Flower: Dogwood Nickname: The Tarheel State Song: “The Old North State” Tree: Pine

FACTS:

Capital: Bismarck Population: 762,062

Time Zone: Mountain Statehood: November 02, 1889 (39th) Bird: Western Meadowlark

Flower: Wild Prairie Rose Nickname: The Tarheel State Song: “North Dakota Hymn” Tree: American Elm

Oregon

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

Chief Joseph Douglas C. Engelbart Cathy McMorris Rodgers Ashton Eaton Matt Groening Tonya Harding James Beard

FACTS:

Capital: Oklahoma City Population: 3,956,971

Time Zone: Central Statehood: November 16, 1907 (46th) Bird: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Flower: Mistletoe

Nickname: The Sooner State Song: “Oklahoma” Tree: Redbud

FACTS:

Capital: Columbus Population: 11,689,100

Time Zone: Eastern Statehood: March 1, 1803 (17th) Bird: Cardinal Flower: Scarlet Carnation Nickname: The Buckeye State Song: “Beautiful Ohio” Tree: Buckeye

FACTS:

Capital: Salem Population: 4,217,737 Time Zone: Pacific & Mountain Statehood: February 14, 1859 (33rd) Bird: Meadowlark Flower: Oregon Grape Nickname: Beaver State Song: “Oregon, My Oregon” Tree: Douglas Fir

Pennsylvania

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

Taylor Swift Will Smith Kevin Hart Pink Kobe Bryant Amanda Seyfried Tina Fey

FACTS:

Capital: Harrisburg Population: 12,801,989 Time Zone: Eastern Statehood: December 12, 1787 (2nd) Bird: Ruffed Grouse Flower: Mountain-laurel

Rhode Island

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

Meredith Vieira

Cormac McCarthy

Jack Reed

Matthew C. Perry

H.P. Lovecraft

South Carolina

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

Francis “Swamp Fox”

Marion Andrew Jackson

Joe Frazier

Dizzy Gillespie

Vanna White

South Dakota

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

Sitting Bull

John Thune

Hubert H. Humphrey

Tom Brokaw

January Jones

Sparky Anderson

Tennessee

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

Davy Crockett

Justin Timberlake

Dolly Parton

Aretha Franklin

Morgan Freeman

Kenny Chesney

George Hamilton

Greg Allman

FACTS:

Capital: Providence

Population: 1,059,361

Time Zone: Eastern Statehood: May 29, 1790 (13th) Bird: Rhode Island Red Flower: Voilet

Nickname: The Ocean State Song: “Rhode Island It’s For Me” Tree: Red Maple

FACTS:

Capital: Columbia

Population: 5,148,714

Time Zone: Eastern Statehood: May 23, 1788 (8th)

Bird: Great Carolina Wren Flower: Yellow Jessamine Nickname: The Palmetto State Song: “Carolina” Tree: Palmetto

FACTS:

Capital: Pierre

Population: 884,659

Time Zone: Central & Mountain Statehood: November 2, 1889 (40th)

Bird: Ring-necked Pheasant Flower: Pasque Flower

Nickname: The Mount Rushmore State Song: “Hail, South Dakota” Tree: Black Hills Spruce

FACTS:

Capital: Nashville

Population: 6,829,174

Time Zone: Eastern & Central Statehood: June 6, 1796 (16th)

Bird: Mockingbird Flower: Iris

Nickname: The Volunteer State Song: “The Tennessee Waltz” Tree: Tulip Poplar

Texas

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

Lyndon Johnson

Alvin Ailey

Matthew McConaughey

Carol Burnett

George Foreman

Dwight Eisenhower

NIck Jonas

Sandra Day O’Connor

Utah

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

Marie Osmond

Roseanne Barr

J. Willard Marriott Butch Cassidy Laraine Day Jewel James Woods Wallace Henry Thurman

FACTS:

Capital: Austin Population: 28,995,881

Time Zone: Central & Mountain Statehood: December 29, 1845 (28th) Bird: Mockingbird Flower: Bluebonnet

Nickname: The Lone Star State Song: “Texas, Our Texas” Tree: Pecan

FACTS:

Capital: Salt Lake City

Population: 3,205,958

Time Zone: Mountain Statehood: January 4, 1896 (45th) Bird: American Gull Flower: Sego Lily Nickname: Beehive State Song: “Utah, We Love Thee” Tree: Quaking Aspen

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Vermont

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

Chester A. Arthur

Ted Bundy

Jody Williams

Grace Anna Coolidge

Calvin Coolidge

Hannah Teter

Alexander Lucius Twilight

Virginia

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

Pharrell Williams

Booker T. Washington

George Washington Woodrow Wilson

Thomas Jefferson Mildred Loving Shirley MacLaine

Patsy Cline

FACTS:

Capital: Montpelier

Population: 623,989

Time Zone: Eastern Statehood: March 4, 1791 (14th) Bird: Hermit Thrush Flower: Red Clover

Nickname: The Green Mountain State Song: “Hail, Vermont” Tree: Sugar Maple

FACTS:

Capital: Richmond

Population: 8,535,519 Time Zone: Eastern Statehood: June 25, 1788 (10th)

Bird: Cardinal Flower: American Dogwood

Nickname: Mother of States Song: “Carry Me Back to Old Virginia” Tree: Dogwood

Washington

FAMOUS PEOPLE: Bill Gates

Kurt Cobain Taraji Henson Jimi Hendrix

Adam West Bob Barker Hope Solo

West Virginia

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

Brad Paisley Steve Harvey Nick Saban Mary Lou Retton Don Knotts Charles Yeager Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson

Wisconsin

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

Laura Ingalls Wilder Mark Ruffalo William Rehnquist Paul Ryan Gene Wilder Orson Welles Chris Farley

Wyoming

FAMOUS PEOPLE:

Jackson Pollock

Dana Perino Vernon J. Baker Jim J. Bullock John Colter Velma Linford Chief Washakie James G. Watt

FACTS:

Capital: Olympia Population: 7,614,893

Time Zone: Pacific Statehood: November 11, 1889 (42nd) Bird: American Goldfinch Flower: Rhododendron

Nickname: The Evergreen State Song: “Washington, My Home” Tree: Western Hemlock

FACTS:

Capital: Charleston Population: 1,792,147 Time Zone: Eastern Statehood: June 20, 1863 (35th) Bird: Cardinal Flower: Great Laurel Nickname: The Mountain State Song: “The West Virginia Hills” Tree: Sugar Maple

FACTS:

Capital: Madison Population: 5,822,434 Time Zone: Central Statehood: May 29, 1848 (30th) Bird: Robin Flower: Wood Violet Nickname: Badger State Song: “On Wisconsin” Tree: Sugar Maple

FACTS:

Capital: Cheyenne Population: 578,759 Time Zone: Mountain Statehood: July 10, 1890 (44th) Bird: Meadowlark Flower: Indian Paintbrush Nickname: Equality State Song: “Wyoming” Tree: Plains Cottonwood

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