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Bryson City

State: North Carolina

• The town is surrounded on all sides by mountains. The Great Smoky Mountains rise to the north, the Cowee Mountains rise to the south, and the Plott Balsams rise to the east
• rafting and kayaking on the Nantahala River, boating and fishing on Fontana Lake, scenic railroad excursions, world class trout streams and mountain biking on the famous Tsali trails
• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryson_City,_North_Carolina

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P. T. Barnum Museum

State: Connecticut

• Before his death, P. T. Barnum bequeathed the sum of US$100,000 for the establishment of the structure. Completed in 1893, the building was originally called The Barnum Institute of Science and History and opened on February 18 of that year. As imagined, it originally operated as a resource library and a lecture hall, attracting such luminaries as the Wright brothers and Thomas Edison to speak.
• Until being struck by a tornado on June 24, 2010, the museum featured a 1,000-square-foot (93 m2) miniature replica of a circus hand crafted by William Brinley and including 3000 hand made figures. It also included a recreation of P.T. Barnum’s personal library in his former Iranistan estate and a number of other artifacts and displays of 19th Century life in Bridgeport. Also housed on the property was an exhibit devoted to Tom Thumb, one of P. T. Barnum’s most famous acts. The oldest artifact owned by the museum is a 2500-year-old Egyptian mummy verified as authentic by Quinnipiac University personnel.

Pella

State: Iowa

• In 1847, 800 Dutch immigrants led by Dominee (Minister) Hendrik “Henry” P. Scholte settled the area known as Pella. The name “Pella” is a reference to Pella of the Decapolis, where the Christians of Jerusalem had found refuge during the Roman–Jewish war of 70;[4] the name was selected because the Dominee and the rest were also seeking religious freedom.
• The annual Tulip Time Festival is a celebration of Pella’s Dutch heritage. It features tulip gardens, performances, crafters, music, food, Dutch costumes, and daily parades. The festival is held for three days (Thursday, Friday, and Saturday) during the first weekend in May.
• The Vermeer Mill is a fully functional 1850s-style windmill, reaching 134 ft (41 m) high. The Vermeer Mill grinds wheat into flour using only wind power and is the tallest working windmill in the United States.

The Wekiva River and Rock Springs Run

State: Florida

• As you enjoy the swift current of three to four miles an hour and sneak up on otters, bears and deer. You might even get a glimpse of a monkey that’s right they have been spotted from time to time
• one of the few remaining near-pristine riverine systems in central Florida
• https://kingslandingfl.com/wekiva-river-info/

Oneonta Gorge

State: Oregon

• The U.S. Forest Service has designated it as a botanical area because of the unique aquatic and woodland plants that grow there
• Oneonta Gorge has been described as “one of the true dramatic chasms in the state”
• Total height: 64 ft
• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oneonta_Gorge

Bryson City

State: North Carolina

• The town is surrounded on all sides by mountains. The Great Smoky Mountains rise to the north, the Cowee Mountains rise to the south, and the Plott Balsams rise to the east
• rafting and kayaking on the Nantahala River, boating and fishing on Fontana Lake, scenic railroad excursions, world class trout streams and mountain biking on the famous Tsali trails
• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryson_City,_North_Carolina

The Grand Canyon Skywalk

State: Arizona

• is a horseshoe-shaped cantilever bridge with a glass walkway
• the height of the precisely vertical drop directly under the skywalk is between 500 ft (150 m) and 800 ft (240 m)
• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Canyon_Skywalk

The Florida keys Keywest

State: Florida

• are a coral cay archipelago located off the southern coast of Florida
• One of the longest bridges when it was built, the Seven Mile Bridge connects Knight’s Key (part of the city of Marathon in the Middle Keys) to Little Duck Key in the Lower Keys
• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Keys

Devils Tower

State: Wyoming

• 5,112 ft high
• According to the Native American tribes of the Kiowa and Lakota, a group of girls went out to play and were spotted by several giant bears, who began to chase them. In an effort to escape the bears, the girls climbed atop a rock, fell to their knees, and prayed to the Great Spirit to save them. Hearing their prayers, the Great Spirit made the rock rise from the ground towards the heavens so that the bears could not reach the girls. The bears, in an effort to climb the rock, left deep claw marks in the sides, which had become too steep to climb. Those are the marks which appear today on the sides of Devils Tower. When the girls reached the sky, they were turned into the stars of the Pleiades
• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devils_Tower

Bingham Canyon Mine

State: Utah

• The mine is the largest man-made excavation in the world
• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bingham_Canyon_Mine

The Georgia Aquarium

State: Georgia

• The biggest Aquarium in the U.S.
• Host more than 120,000 animals
• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Aquarium

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Oneonta Gorge

State: Oregon

• The U.S. Forest Service has designated it as a botanical area because of the unique aquatic and woodland plants that grow there
• Oneonta Gorge has been described as “one of the true dramatic chasms in the state”
• Total height: 64 ft
• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oneonta_Gorge

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