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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

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

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

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

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

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

• 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• 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)

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

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

• 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)

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

• 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

• Maine - Take in the sunrise on Cadillac Mountain

• Maryland - Order a crab at Cantler\'s

• Massachusetts - Dance at The Beachcomber on Cape Cod

• Michigan - Shop @ the Shinola Store

• Minnesota - Enjoy a canoe ride on the Boundary Waters

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

• Missouri - Explore the Ozark Caverns

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

• Nebraska - Play horseshoes during Popcorn Days in North Loup

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

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

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

• New Mexico - Attend the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta

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

• North Carolina - Take a turn around the Biltmore Estate

• North Dakota - Climb White Butte

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

• Oklahoma - Visit the Norman Music Festival

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

• Pennsylvania - Attend a mud sale in Lancaster County

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

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

• South Dakota - See Mitchell Corn Palace

• Tennessee - Take a tour through Dollywood

• Texas - Take a tubing trick along the Guadalupe River

• Utah - Take a hike to Delicate Arch

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

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

• Washington - Take a hike in the Ape Caves

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

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

• Wyoming - Visit the Cheyenne Frontier Days

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