This list represents my life list (sounds better than bucket list) for all the states in the USA. Places I hope to visit and things I want to experience.
Alabama
- Visit the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville – Completed
- See a race at Talladega – Completed 2001
- Have a bushwacker at the Flora-Bama
- Visit Cathedral Caverns
- Visit Hank Williams Boyhood Home and Museum
- Little River Canyon National Preserve
- Noccalula Falls Park
- Oak Mountain State Park
- DeSoto State Park
- Coon Dog Cemetery
- Fort Morgan
Alaska
- Visit Glacier Bay National Park
- Visit Denali National Park
- Serenity Lake
- Visit Kenai Fjords National Park
- Ride the Alaskan Railroad
- Visit the Salty Dawg Saloon
- Mendenhall Glacier
- Beluga Point Sight
- Bird Creek
- Virgin Creek Falls in Girdwood
- Portage Lake
- Happy Valley
- Hatcher Pass
- Bridal Veil Falls
- Horsetail Falls
- Valdez Glacier Lake
- Worthington Glacier
- North Pole
- Chena Hot Springs
Arizona
- Visit the Grand Canyon (South Rim) – Complete 2023
- Visit the Grand Canyon (North Rim)
- Saguaro National Park – East – Complete 2023
- Saguaro National Park – West – Complete 2023
- San Xavier del Bac Mission – Complete 2023
- Monument Valley – Complete 2023
- Drive Through Oak Creek Canyon – Complete 2023
- Drive the Salt River Canyon Scenic Road – Complete 2023
- Slide Rock State Park
- Visit The Church of the Holy Cross (Sedona)
- Explore Ancient The Palatki Ruins
- Lower Antelope Canyon – Complete 2023
- Petrified Forest National Park – Complete 2023
- Lake Powell – Complete 2023
- Lost Dutchman State Park – Complete 2023
- Drive the Apache Trail – Complete 2023
- Canyon Lake – Complete 2023
- Drive Mt. Lemmon Scenic Byway
- Meteor Crater
- Hoover Dam – Complete 2023
- Visit Havasu Falls
- Search the sky at Lowell Observatory
- See the Barringer Meteorite Crater
- Visit Tombstone
Arkansas
- Dig for diamonds at Crater of Diamonds State Park
- Explore Pinnacle Mountain State Park
- Visit The Old State House Museum
- Hot Springs National Park
- Visit Anthony Chapel
- See Six Finger Falls on Richland Creek
- Explore Blanchard Springs Caverns
- Mammoth Spring
- Float the Buffalo River
- Drive the Scenic 7 Byway
- Drive the Buffalo Hills Scenic Drive
- Drive the Ozark Highlands Scenic Byway
- Blanchard Springs Caverns
- Cedar Falls
- Mirror Lake Waterfall
- Magnolia Falls
- Six Finger Falls
- Thorncrown Chapel
- The Walmart Museum
- Visit Johnny Cash’s Childhood Home
California
- Visit the Hollywood Walk of Fame — Completed June 2012
- Window Shop on Rodeo Drive – Completed June 2012
- Walk the Venice Beach Boardwalk – Completed June 2012
- Walk the Golden Gate Bridge – Completed July 2016
- Go to the Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year’s Day – Completed January 2018
- Grab Lunch at Cold Spring Tavern – Completed July 2018
- Visit Solvang – Completed July 2018
- Morro Bay State Park – Completed July 2018
- Tour Hearst Castle – Completed July 2018
- See McWay Falls – Completed July 2018
- Grab a Beer at Big Sur Taphouse – Completed July 2018
- See Bixby Bridge – Completed July 2018
- Drive 17 Mile Drive – Completed July 2018
- See the Lone Cypress – Completed July 2018
- Visit Monterey Old Fisherman’s Wharf – Completed July 2018
- Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk – Completed July 2016
- Muir Woods National Park – Completed July 2016
- Visit Pier 39 – Completed July 2016
- Get an Irish Coffee at The Buena Vista Cafe – Completed July 2016
- Take in San Francisco from Twin Peaks – Completed July 2016
- Take a Stroll Down Lombard Street – Completed July 2016
- Drive Hwy 1 from LA to San Francisco – Completed July 2018
- Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory – Complete July 2018
- Big Bear Lake – Completed September 2023
- Visit Alcatraz
- Visit Napa Valley
- Visit Death Valley
- Visit Joshua Tree
- Visit Big Basin Redwoods Sate Park
- Visit Yosemite National Park
- Go to the San Diego Zoo – Complete 2024
- Stout Grove
- Drive the Redwood Highway
- Humboldt Redwoods State Park
- Drive Thru the Shrine Drive-Thru Tree
- Drive the Avenue of the Giants
- Visit Glass Beach
- Drink Wine in Sonoma
- Ride Rail-Bikes in Fort Bragg
Colorado
- Visit Rocky Mountain National Park
- Visit Mesa Verde National Park – Complete 2023
- Visit Colorado National Monument – Complete 2021
- Stroll through historic downtown Durango – Complete 2023
- Take a ride on the Million Dollar Highway
- Drive Trail Ridge Road
- Hike Emerald Lake Trail
- Great Sand Dunes National Park
- Canyons Of The Ancients National Monument
- Visit Bear Lake
- Visit Comanche Crossing Museum
- Visit Garden of the Gods
- See The Manitou Cliff Dwellings
- Visit Pike’s Peak
- Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park
- Bluebird Lake Hike
- See a concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre
- See Royal Gorge Bridge and Park
- Drive Top of the Rockies National Scenic Byway
- Visit Great Sand Dunes National Park
- Visit Chimney Rock National Monument
Connecticut
- Visit Mystic Seaport
- Eat at Mystic Pizza
- Visit Dinosaur State Park
- Visit Gillette Castle State Park
- Visit Hammonasset Beach State Park
- Take a ride on the Essex Steam Train and Riverboat
- See Yale University
- Visit Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center
- Visit the PEZ Visitor’s Center
- Visit Mark Twain’s House
- See Saville Dam
- Kent Falls State Park
- Lighthouse Point Park
Delaware
- Visit Air Mobility Command Museum
- Visit Nemours Estate
- Visit Cape May State Park
- Visit Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk
- See the Roosevelt Inlet Shipwreck
- Visit Fort Delaware
- Visit The Cannonball House
- See Miles the Monster
- See the Golden Fleece Tavern Site
Florida
- Eat chocolate covered key lime pie on a stick at Kermit’s – Completed
- Grab a drink at The Flying Monkey Saloon – Completed
- Visit the Southernmost Point of the Continental U.S. – Completed
- Go to all the Disney Theme Parks – Completed
- Visit Silver Springs – Completed
- Visit Mallory Square – Completed
- Walk and Drink on Duval Street – Completed
- Run the Seaside School Half Marathon – Completed
- Take a dip at Ginnie Springs
- Visit Dry Tortugas National Park
- Explore Historic St. Augustine
- Explore Space at Kennedy Space Center
- Visit the Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum
- Go to the Daytona 500
- Drive US 1 from Miami to Key West
Georgia
- Wormsloe Plantation – Complete
- St. Patty’s Day on River Street – Complete
- Tybee Island – Complete
- Georgia Aquarium – Complete
- World of Coca-Cola – Complete
- Atlanta Zoo – Complete
- Driftwood Beach – Complete
- Providence Canyon State Park – Complete
- See the Dawgs at Sanford Stadium – Complete
- Amicalola Falls State Park
- Visit Helen – Complete
- Unicoi State Park – Complete
- Ocmulgee Mounds National Historic Park – Complete
- Tour the Hay House – Complete
- Float the Ocmulgee River – Complete
- Brasstown Bald
- Babyland General Hospital – Complete
- National Center for Civil and Human Rights
- Cumberland Island
- MLK Jr. National Historic Site
- Delta Flight Museum
- Attend the Masters Golf Tournament – Complete
- Visit Callaway Gardens – Complete
- Okefenokee Swamp – Complete
- Expedition: Bigfoot
- Tallulah Gorge State Park
- Cloudland Canyon State Park
Hawaii
- Visit Pearl Harbor
- Lay on Waikki Beach
- Drive on Lagoon Drive
- Visit the Dole Plantation
- Take a Kualoa Ranch Guided Tour
- Visit Hawaii Volcano National Park
- See Akaka Falls
- See a black sand beach
- Visit the Kona Coffee Farm
- Drive the Hana Highway
- Sail the Napali Coast
- Drive the Waimea Canyon
- Hike the Maha’ulepu Heritage Trail
Idaho
- Visit Craters of the Moon National Monument & Preserve
- See Shoshone Falls
- Visit Coeur d’Alene
- Explore Hells Canyon National Recreation Area
- Explore Sawtooth National Recreation Area
- Visit Lava Hot Springs
- Visit the Idaho Potato Museum & Potato Station Café
- Take A Scenic Drive Along Highway 12
Illinois
- Skydeck Chicago – Completed
- Visit Navy Pier in Chicago
- Visit Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
- Visit Ernest Hemingway Birthplace and Museum
- Visit Starved Rock State Park
- Window shop on The Magnificent Mile – Completed
- See a game at Wrigley Field
- Take a Chicago River Tour
- Visit Ulysses S. Grant Home State Historic Site
Indiana
- Visit Cataract Falls
- Visit Bluespring Caverns
- Visit Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Complete 2022
- Tour Notre Dame University
- Zaharokos Ice Cream Parlor and Museum
- League Stadium
- Abraham Lincoln Boyhood Memorial
Iowa
- Field of Dreams Movie Site – Dyersville
- Union Pacific Railroad Museum – Complete 2022
- Wells Visitor Center & Ice Cream Parlor – Complete 2022
- The World’s Largest Concrete Gnome – Ames
- Maquoketa Caves State Park
- Snake Alley – Burlington
- Ride the Rails in Boone County
- John Deere Tractor Museum in Waterloo
- The American Gothic House
Kansas
- Eat Kansas City BBQ
- See Monument Rocks
- Visit Drinkwater & Schriver Flour Mill
- Visit Mushroom Rock State Park
- See Pillsbury Crossing (Manhattan)
- Visit Cowley Lake (Dexter)
- Experience the Wild, Wild West in Dodge City
- Follow the yellow brick road to Dorothy’s House and the Land of Oz in Liberal
Kentucky
- Go to the Kentucky Derby
- Go Bourbon Tasting on the Bourbon Trail
- Cumberland Falls State Resort Park
- Harland Sanders Cafe and Museum
- Watch Horse Racing at Churchill Downs – Complete 2017
- Visit the Louisville Slugger Museum – Complete 2017
- Visit Red River Gorge
- Breaks Interstate Park
- Mary Todd Lincoln House
- Natural Bridge
- Museum of Whiskey History
- General George Patton Museum
- Cumberland Gap National Park
- Mammoth Cave National Park
- Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area – Completed
- Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site
- Castle Post
- National Corvette Museum
- Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Louisiana
- Drink a Hurricane at Pat O’Briens – Completed
- Take a Steamboat Ride Down the Mississippi River – Completed
- Attend the Sugar Bowl – Completed 2019
- Jackson Square and St. Louis Cathedral – Completed
- Take a Cemetery Tour – Completed 2019
- National World War II Museum
- Eat an authentic King Cake – Completed
- Try Boudin – Complete 2022
- Visit Mike the Tiger
Maine
- Acadia National Park
- Baxter State Park
- Casco Bay
- Portland Head Light at Fort Williams State Park
- Hamilton House
- West Quoddy Head Light
- Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village
- Victoria Mansion
- Cape Neddick Nubble Lighthouse
- Stephen King’s House
- Historic Old Port, Portland
- Bar Harbor
- Kennebunkport
- Grafton Notch State Park
Maryland
- Visit Annapolis – Complete 2019
- Baltimore Inner Harbor – Complete 2018
- Fells Point – Complete 2018
- Eat Maryland Crab Cakes – Complete 2018
- Swallow Falls State Park
- Antietam National Battlefield
- Cumberland – Complete 2023
Massachusetts
- Vacation on Cape Cod
- Go to Faneuil Hall Marketplace in Boston, MA
- Walk Freedom Trail
- Watch a game in Fenway Park
- Visit Boston Common
- Boston Harbor
- Mount Auburn Cemetery
- Visit Salem
- Plymouth
- Martha’s Vineyard
- The Berkshires
Michigan
- Visit Michigan’s Upper Peninsula – Completed June 2019
- Visit Mackinac Island – Completed June 2019
- Drive across the Mackinac Bridge – Completed June 2019
- Visit Tahquamenon Falls – Completed June 2019
- Take a boat tour of Pictured Rocks National Seashore – Completed June 2019
- See a game at the Big House in Ann Arbor – Completed Nov 2009
- Shop at Bronner’s Chrismas Wonderland in Frankenmuth – Completed
- Boat tour through the Soo Locks – Completed June 2019
- Sleeping Bear Dunes
- Motown Museum
- Henry Ford Museum
Minnesota
- Visit the Mall of America
- Visit Voyageur’s National Park
- Drive the North Shore Scenic Drive
- Visit Gooseberry Falls State Park
- Visit Split Rock Lighthouse
- Visit Palisade Head
- Visit Tettegouche State Park
- Visit Minnehaha Falls
Mississippi
- Drive the Natchez Trace Parkway
- Elvis Presley Birthplace and Museum
- Vicksburg National Military Park – Complete 2024
- Gamble at the Beau Rivage – Completed
Missouri
- View St Louis from the top of the Arch – Complete June 2024
- See a game at Busch Stadium – Complete June 2024
- Tour the Anheuser Busch Brewery – Complete June 2024
- Go to the Harry S Truman Presidential Library – Complete July 2024
- See a show in Branson
- Explore the Ozarks
- Eat BBQ in Kansas City – Complete June 2024
- Ha Ha Tonka Castle Ruins
- Jesse James Home Museum
- Visit Mark Twains Childhood Home
- Titanic Museum
- National World War I Museum – Complete July 2024
Montana
- Visit Glacier National Park
- Drive the Going to the Sun Road
- Roosevelt Arch – Complete 2021
- St Mary Falls
- Museum of the Rockies – Complete 2021
- Bozeman – Complete 2021
- National Bison Range
- Garden of One Thousand Buddahs
- Garnet ghost town
- Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
- Lake McDonald
- Ringing Rocks
Nebraska
- Carhenge – Complete 2022
- Chimmney Rock
- Bob the Bridge in Omaha – Complete 2022
- Toadstool Geologic Park
- Old Lincoln Highway
- Fort Robinson State Park
- Old Market in Omaha
- Scotts Bluff National Monument – Complete 2022
Nevada
- Gamble in Sin City – Completed 2006
- The Neon Boneyard
- Red Rock Canyon
- Hoover Dam & the Dam Tour – Completed September 2023
- Valley of Fire – Completed September 2023
- See a concert at the MSG Sphere – Completed September 2023
- Pyramid Lake
- Reno
- Lake Tahoe
- Gold Butte National Monument
New Hampshire
- Portsmouth
- Strawbery Banke Museum
- Millionaire’s Row in Rye
- Odiorne State Park
- Lake Winnipesaukee
- Lucknow Estate
- Canterbury Shaker Village
- Stonewall Farm
- Kancamagus Highway
- Bear Notch Road
- Crawford Notch State Park
- Franconia Notch State Park
New Jersey
- Cape May
- Millbrook Village
- High Point State Park
- State Line Lookout
- Buttermilk Falls
- Silverball Pinball Museum
- The Red Mill
- Atlantic City
- Duke Farms
- Battleship New Jersey
- Princeton
New Mexico
- Four Corners – Complete 2023
- Taos – Complete 2023
- The Cathedral Basilica of St Francis of Assisi – Complete 2023
- Santa Fe – Complete 2023
- Complete the Santa Fe Margarita Trail
- Drive the Turquoise Trail
- Roswell – Complete 2024
- International UFO Museum – Complete 2024
- International Balloon Museum
- White Sands National Park – Complete 2024
- Cloudcroft – Complete 2024
- Billy the Kids National Scenic Byway – Complete 2024
- Lincoln – Complete 2024
- Fort Stanton Historic Site – Complete 2024
- Carlsbad Caverns National Park – Complete 2024
- World’s Largest Pistachio – Complete 2024
New York
- Walk through Central Park in NYC — Completed November 08, 2013
- See The Radio City Christmas Spectacular in NYC at Radio City Music Hall – Completed 2013, 2021
- See a musical/play on Broadway — Completed 2013
- Go to the top of the Empire State Building – Completed
- Go to the top of the Statue of Liberty – Completed April 2014
- Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge – Completed April 2014
- One World Observatory – Completed 2021
- Visit Niagra Falls
- Go to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
- Go to the lighting of the Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center
North Carolina
- Sliding Rock
- Wright Brother National Museum
- Cape Hatteras National Park
- Bellamy Mansion
- Biltmore Estate
- Drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway – Complete
- Great Smoky Mountain National Park – Complete
- Stay at the Omni Grove Park Inn
- Chimney Rock
- DuPont State Recreational Forest – Complete
- Henry River Mill Village
- Crowders Mountain State Park
- Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
- Hanging Rock State Park
- The NC Chinese Lantern Festival
- Roanoke River Lighthouse – Complete 2017
- US Army Airborne and Special Operations Museum
North Dakota
- Fargo
- Frontier Village
- World’s Largest Buffalo Monument
- Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park
- Drive the Enchanted Highway
- Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Ohio
- World’s Largest Drumsticks
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – Complete 2017
- The Christmas Story House – Complete 2017
- Castle Noel
- World’s Largest Rubber Stamp
- The Garfield Memorial – Complete 2017
- World’s Largest Amish Horse and Buggy
- World’s Largest Apple Basket
- Cornhenge
- World’s Largest Cuckoo Clock
- National Museum of the United States Air Force
- The J.M. Smucker Co. Store
- Hocking Hills State Park
Oklahoma
- Tall Grass Prairie Preserve
- Pops Soda Ranch
- Turner Falls
- Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum – Complete 2023
- Beavers Bend State Resort Park
- Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge
- Robbers Cave State Park
- Natural Falls State Park
Oregon
- Visit The Samuel H. Boardman State Scenic Corridor
- Listen To The Sea Lions At Sea Lion Caves
- Thor’s Well
- See Haystack Rock
- Visit The Painted Hills
- Drive Along Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway
- Smith Rock State Park
- Tumalo Falls State Park
- Multnomah Falls
- Columbia River Gorge
- Walk across The Bridge of the Gods
- Crater Lake
- Toketee Falls
Pennsylvania
- Visit Hershey, PA
- Gettysburg
- Pine Creek Gorge
- Bushkill Falls
- Independence National Park and the Liberty Bell
- Pocono Mountains
- Flight 93 National Memorial – Completed 2023
- Fallingwater – Completed 2023
- Valley Forge National Historical Park – Completed 2024
Rhode Island
- Stroll along the Cliff Walk
- Newport Mansions
- Bowens Wharf
- Point Judith Lighthouse
- Providence’s Federal Hill
- Dine at the White Horse Tavern
South Carolina
- Jones Gap State Park – Complete
- Caesars Head State Park – Complete
- Calhoun Falls State Park
- Charleston – Complete
- Congaree National Park
- Hilton Head Island – Complete 2022
- Reedy River Falls – Complete
South Dakota
- Visit Mount Rushmore – Complete 2022
- Visit Crazy Horse – Complete 2022
- Visit Badlands National Park – Complete 2022
- Tour the Corn Palace – Complete 2022
- Drive Needles Highway – Complete 2022
- Spearfish Canyon – Complete 2022
- Sioux Falls Park – Complete 2022
- Dignity of Earth and Sky – Complete 2022
- Visit Wall Drug – Complete 2022
- Custer State Park – Complete 2022
- The Mammoth Site – Complete 2022
- Drink a beer in a Deadwood Saloon
- Chapel in the Hills – Complete 2022
- Minuteman Missile National Historic Site – Complete 2022
Tennessee
- Visit Graceland
- Blackberry Farm
- Rock City – Complete
- Gatlinburg – Complete
- Beale Street
- Country Music Hall of Fame – Complete
- Rocky Fork State Park
Texas
- Visit the Silos in Waco, TX – Complete Dec 2023
- San Antonio River Walk – Complete 1999
- Visit The Alamo – Complete 1999
- Cadillac Ranch
- Enchanted Rock
- Big Bend National Park – Complete 2024
- Guadalupe Mountains National Park – Complete 2024
- Terlingua – Complete 2024
- Eat dinner at the Starlight Theater – Complete 2024
- Fort Worth Stock Yard – Complete Dec 2023
- Dr. Pepper Museum – Complete Dec 2023
- George H W Bush Presidential Library – Complete 2024
- George W Bush Presidential Library – Complete 2023
- Madisonville Christmas Company – Complete 2024
- Eat at Franklin’s BBQ
Utah
- Drive Route 12 (Utah)
- Arches National Park – Complete 2021, 2023
- Hike to Delicate Arch – Complete 2021
- Canyonland National Park – Complete 2021
- Valley of the Gods – Complete 2023
- Hole N The Rock – Complete 2021
- Zion National Park
- Bryce Canyon National Park
- Capital Reef National Park
Vermont
- Tour the Ben & Jerry’s factory
- Quechee Gorge
- Stowe
- Smuggler’s Notch State Park
- Vermont Route 100
Virginia
- Natural Bridge of Virginia
- Colonial Williamsburg – Complete 2003
- Luray Caverns
- Arlington National Cemetery – Complete
- Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers – Complete
- Historic Jamestowne
- Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello
- Manassas National Battlefield Park
- Assateague Island
- George Washington Birthplace National Monument
- Shenandoah National Park
- Great Falls Park
- Mount Vernon
- U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial – Complete
- Lee Chapel
- Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge
Washington
- Go to Pike Place Market in Seattle – Completed May 2017
- Drive the Olympic Peninsula Loop – Completed June 2017
- Forks – Completed June 2017
- Ruby Beach – Completed June 2017
- Drive the North Cascade Highway – Completed June 2017
- Eat a slice of cherry pie and have a damn fine cup o’ coffee in Twin Peaks (Twedes Cafe, North Bend) – Completed June 2017
- Deception Pass State Park – Completed June 2017
- Snoqualmie Falls – Completed June 2017
- Leavenworth
- Leavenworth Reindeer Farm
West Virginia
- New River Gorge Bridge
- Blackwater Falls State Park
- Coopers Rock
- Harpers Ferry
- New River Gorge National Park
- Grandview State Park
- Berkeley Springs State Park
- Cathedral Falls
- Hawks Nest State Park
- Babcock State Park
Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Dells
- Devil’s Lake State Park
- Door County
- Apostle Islands
- The Great River Road
Wyoming
- Grand Teton National Park – Complete 2021
- Mormon Row – Complete 2021
- Chapel of the Transfiguration – Complete 2021
- Yellowstone National Park – Complete 2021
- See Old Faithful erupt – Complete 2021
- Schwabacher Landing – Complete 2021
- Cattleman’s Bridge Site – Complete 2021
- Oxbow Bend – Complete 2021
- Grand Prismatic Spring
- Gibbon Falls – Complete 2021
- Artist Paintpots – Complete 2021
- Norris Porcelain Basin – Complete 2021
- Mammoth Hot Springs – Complete 2021
- Undine Falls – Complete 2021
- Artist Point – Complete 2021
- Lamar Valley
- See a rodeo in Cody
- Devil’s Tower – Complete 2022
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