Want to hit the road with the family and visit some unexpected places? Here is a great list to get you started. (Many of these sites offer virtual tours, as well.)
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Alabama
- Unclaimed Baggace Center
- McWane Science Center
- U.S. Space and Rocket Center
- Legacy Museum in Montgomery
- Dismals Canyon National Natural Landmark
- Cathedral Caverns
Alaska
- Mendenhall Ice Caves
- World's Largest Chocolate Waterfall
- Glacier Bay National Park
- Northern Lights in Fairbanks
- White Pass & Yukon Route Railway
- University of Alaska Museum of the North
- Alaska SeaLife Center
- Aurora Ice Museum
- Kenai Fjords National Park
- Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
- Alaska Native Heritage Center
Arizona
- The Wave
- Antelope Canyon
- Organ Stop Pizza
- Grand Canyon National Park
- Petrified Forest National Park
- Petrified Forest National Park
- Saguaro National Park
- Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
- Heard Museum
- Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix
- The Original London Bridge
Arkansas
- Mammoth Spring State Park
- Crater of Diamonds State Park
- Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
- Museum of Native American History
- Hampson Archeological Museum State Park
California
- The Flower Fields of Carlsbad Ranch
- The Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
- Death Valley
- Mono Lake
- Magowan's Infinite Mirror Maze
- San Diego Zoo
- Monterey Bay Aquarium
- Alcatraz Island
- Winchester Mystery House
- California State Railroad Museum
Colorado
- Swetsville Zoo
- Mesa Verde National Park
- Denver Botanic Gardens
- St. Elmo Ghost Town
- Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad.
Connecticut
- Mark Twain House & Museum
- Shore Line Trolley Museum.
- Essex Steam Train & Riverboat
Delaware
- DiscoverSea Shipwreck Museum
- Bellevue State Park
- Delaware Seashore State Par
- Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge
Florida
- St. Augustine
- Everglades National Park
- Ringling Museum
- Bok Tower Gardens
- Kennedy Space Center and explore NASA
Hawaii
- Molokini Crater
- World's Largest Maze
- Polynesian Cultural Center
- Pearl Harbor
Idaho
- Lava Hot Springs
- Wolf Center in the heart of the Nez-Perce Tribal Wilderness
- Sacajawea Historic Byway & Cultural Center
- Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
Illinois
- Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
- The Art Institute of Chicago
- Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago
- Field Museum of Natural History.
Indiana
- World's Largest Ball of Paint
- Bluespring Caverns
- Cataract Falls
- Indiana Dunes National Park
Iowa
- Pella (Dutch heritage at its best, including the tallest working windmill-grain mill in the US)
- Highest Trestle Trail Bridge
- Maquoketa Caves State Park
- Pikes Peak State Park
- Living History Farms near Urbandale
Kansas
- Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center
- National Museum of Toys and Miniatures.
- National World War I Museum and Memorial
Kentucky
- Dinosaur World
- Mammoth Cave National Park.
- Louisville Mega Caverns
Louisiana
- Mardi Gras World
- Rip Van Winkle Gardens
- National World War II Museum
- Global Wildlife Center
- Jungle Gardens on Avery Island
Maine
- Maine Maritime Museum
Maryland
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum
- Harriet Tubman Memorial Garden and Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitors Center
- Crystal Grotto Caverns
Massachusetts
- Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum
- Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
Michigan
- Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
- Henry Ford Museum
Minnesota
- Mystery Cave State Park
- National Eagle Center
- North American Bear Center
- International Wolf Center
Mississippi
- Museum of Natural Science
- Vicksburg National Military Park.
- Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum
Missouri
- Gateway Arch
- National World War 1 Museum
- Ha Ha Tonka State Park
- Titanic Museum
Montana
- Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center
- Glacier National Park
- National Bison Range.
- Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center
Nevada
- Great Sand Dunes National Park
- National Atomic Testing Museum
- Mob Museum
- Ethel M Chocolate Factory and Cactus Garden
- Virginia City Historic District
- Lehman Caves
New Hampshire
- Conway Scenic Railroad
- Squam Lakes Natural Science Center
- New Hampshire Telephone Museum
New Jersey
- Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum
- Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park
- Thomas Edison National Historical Park
New Mexico
- White Sands National Park
- Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness
- Musical Highway
- Carlsbad Caverns National Park.
- National Museum of Nuclear Science and History
New York
- The Met Cloisters (disassembled in France and relocated in NY)
- Boldt Castle
- Adirondack Park
- Niagara Fall
North Carolina
- The Biltmore
- North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
- Sliding Rock in Pisgah National Forest
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine
- The Wheels Through Time Museum
- North Carolina Maritime Museum
- Chimney Rock State Park
North Dakota
- North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum
- Scandinavian Heritage Park.
- North Dakota Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center
Ohio
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- Cincinnati Museum Center
- Cuyahoga Valley National Park
- National Museum of the US Air Force
- National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
- The German Village
Oklahoma
- Science Museum Oklahoma.
- National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
Oregon
- Portland Japanese Garden
- Crater Lake
- Oregon Coast Aquarium
- Tamastslikt Cultural Institute
Pennsylvania
- Ringing Rocks
- Hersheypark
- Gettysburg National Military Park
- Valley Forge National Historical Park
Rhode Island
- Cliff Walk in Newport
- National Museum of American Illustration
- International Tennis Hall of Fame
- Biomes Marine Biology Center
South Carolina
- Please see our regular field trips page for SC ideas
South Dakota
- Badlands National Park
- Mount Rushmore National Monument
- Mammoth Site
- Reptile Gardens
- National Music Museum
Tennessee
- National Civil Rights Museum
- The Parthenon
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
- Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
- The Titanic Museum
- Country Music Hall of Fame
- Craighead Caverns and Lost Sea Cave
- Dollywood
Texas
- Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
- The Alamo
- Space Centre Houston
- National Museum of the Pacific War.
- Perot Museum of Nature and Science.
Utah
- Bonneville Sat Flats
- Bryce Canyon National Park
- Dinosaur National Monument
- Four Corners
- Bluff Fort Historic Site
Vermont
- Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Factory
- Billings Farm and Museum
- Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium
- Knight's Spider Web Farm
Virginia
- Colonial Williamsburg
- Luray Caverns
- Arlington National Cemetery
- Frontier Culture Museum
- Historic Jamestowne
- Monticello
- Mount Vernon
- National Museum of the Marine Corps
Washington
- Leavenworth (a Bavarian Town)
- Hoa Rain Forest
- Sequim (lavender festival)
- Snoqualmie Falls
- Museum of Flight
West Virginia
- The Mystery Hole
- Carnegie Hall
- Grandview-New River Gorge National Park
- West Virginia Mine Wars Museum
- Mountain Rail Adventures
- Lost World Caverns
- Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.
Wisconsin
- House on the Rock.
- Bookworm Gardens
- National Railroad Museum
- Circus World Museum
Wyoming
- Grand Prismatic Spring
- Wyoming Dinosaur Center
- Mystic Falls
- Cheyenne Botanic Gardens