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50 Unique Things to See and Do in Each and Every 50 U.S. States

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• Alabama - Space Camp, U.S. @ Space & Rocket Center, and the Russell Cave National Monument

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• Alaska - See polar bears in natural habitat @ Artic National Wildlife Refuge, and visit the Denali peak

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• Arizona - Fall asleep in the middle of the Grand Canyon

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• Arkansas - See Anthony Chapel and the rest of the Garvan Woodland Gardens

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• California - Drive State Route 1 via Big Sur, and Yosemite National Park.

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• Colorado - Visit Dinosaur National Monument, raft down the Green or Yampa rivers, and sandboard at Great Sand Dunes National Park

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• Connecticut - Tour a chain of 365 islands in/around the Stony Creek harbor, and chow down on a white clam pizza at Frank Pepe Pizzeria

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• Washington, D.C. - Paddle boat on the Tidal Basin, and explore the beautiful historic buildings of our nation's capital

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• Delaware - Take a stroll on the Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk, and visit the Amstel House and Dutch House

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• Florida - Go up the Shark Valley Tower, and visit Dry Tortugas National Park

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• Georgia - Have a meal at the Olde Pink House in Savannah, and see Rock City located just across the border into Chattanooga, TN

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• Hawaii - Go up the Stairway to Heaven, and see the state's highest peak Mauna Kea (packed with snow!)

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• Idaho - Cruise the Interstate 90 across the Panhandle, and visit in Hagerman Fossil Beds

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• Illinois - Enjoy a cocktail atop the Hancock Building, and take a gander at the state's collection of world's largest items (including wooden shoes, rocking chair knitting needles, and more)

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• Indiana - Order the tenderloin sandwich at Ivanhoes, and explore the world's longest navigable underground river @ Bluespring Caverns

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• Iowa - Go to the Butter Cow at the Iowa State Fair, and visit the American Gothic House

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• Kansas - Take a try of the No. 6 Oatmeal Stout @ Gella's Diner & Lb. Brewing Co., and the geographic center of the whole U.S. located outside Lebanon (marked by a small chapel)

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• Kentucky - Drive & drink (but separately!) on the Bourbon Trail

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• Louisiana - Attend the French Quarter Festival, visit the Museum of the American Cocktail inside the Southern Food & Beverage Museum, and try a Sazerac at the Carousel Bar

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• Maine - Take in the sunrise on Cadillac Mountain

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• Maryland - Order a crab at Cantler's

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• Massachusetts - Dance at The Beachcomber on Cape Cod

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• Michigan - Shop @ the Shinola Store

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• Minnesota - Enjoy a canoe ride on the Boundary Waters

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• Mississippi - Enjoy some blues notes at The Lyric in Oxford

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• Missouri - Explore the Ozark Caverns

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• Montana - Cruise the "Going-to-the-Sun" Road

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• Nebraska - Play horseshoes during Popcorn Days in North Loup

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• Nevada - Chow down on a "Awful Awul Burger" at The Nugget

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• New Hampshire - share your hand-carved pumpkin on the jack-o-lanterns on the wall @ the Pumpkin Festival

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• New Jersey - Go up the Barnegat Lighthouse on Long Beach Island

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• New Mexico - Attend the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta

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• New York - Enjoy wine and berry pies @ Long Island's North Folk

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• North Carolina - Take a turn around the Biltmore Estate

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• North Dakota - Climb White Butte

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• Ohio - Try a bit of blackberry chocolate chip ice cream at Graeter's

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• Oklahoma - Visit the Norman Music Festival

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• Oregon - bookworms, take a stroll through the Powell's City of Books

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• Pennsylvania - Attend a mud sale in Lancaster County

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• Rhode Island - Take a site-seeing walk along the Cliff in Newport

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• South Carolina - Enjoy the barbecue hash @ Sweatman's BBQ

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• South Dakota - See Mitchell Corn Palace

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• Tennessee - Take a tour through Dollywood

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• Texas - Take a tubing trick along the Guadalupe River

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• Utah - Take a hike to Delicate Arch

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• Vermont - Check out the Vermont Breweries Association and choose a few breweries for a tour

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• Virginia - Enjoy the cinema @ The Byrd Theater in Carytown

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• Washington - Take a hike in the Ape Caves

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• West Virginia - Snag a pepperoni roll from Country Club Bakery

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• Wisconsin - Check out the products at the Dane County Farmer's Market

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• Wyoming - Visit the Cheyenne Frontier Days

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