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We are ALL currently working on this page. When completed, the lists will have links to our descriptions, and to
other links with more information about the place. Also, this page may change from time to time as we continue to travel.
I hope this info is helpful, Thanks!
National Parks
HM: = Honorable Mention
Nick's Picks:
HM: Olympic/Hoh Rain For.(WA)
HM: Big Bend (TX)
10. Arches (UT)
9. Joshua Tree (CA)
8. Redwood NF (CA)
7. Sleeping Bear Dunes (MI)
6. Indiana Dunes Lakeshore (IN)
5. Death Valley (CA)
4. Badlands (SD)
3. Voyageurs (MN)
2. Great Sand Dunes (CO)
1. Theodore Roosevelt Ntl Park (ND)
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Natalie's "List"
HM: Crater Lake (OR)
HM: Redwood (CA)
10. Olympic/Hoh Rain For. (WA)
9. Arches (UT)
8. Cape Cod Seashore (MA)
7. Assateaque Island (MD)
6. Denali (AK)
5. Sleeping Bear Dunes (MI)
4. Padre Island (TX)
3. Big Bend (TX)
2. Badlands (SD)
1. Death Valley (CA)
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PK's Choice Awards
HM: Canyonlands (UT)
HM: Olympic/Hoh Rain For.(WA)
10. Big Bend (TX)
9. Rocky Mountains (CO)
8. Crater Lake (OR)
7. Padre Island (TX)
6. Redwood (CA)
5. Arches (UT)
4. Death Valley (CA)
3. Mammoth Cave (KY)
2. Joshua Tree (CA)
1. Badlands (SD)
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Mom's Faves....
HM: Sleeping Bear Dunes (MI)
HM: Big Bend (TX)
HM: Theodore Roosevelt (ND/MT)
10. Canyonlands (UT)
9. Acadia (ME)
8. Crater Lake (OR)
7. Great Sand Dunes (CO)
6. Redwood (CA)
5. Joshua Tree (CA)
4. Olympic: Hoh Rain For. & Ruby Beach (WA)
3. Badlands (SD)
2. Arches (UT)
1. Death Valley (CA)
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National Historic Sites/Monuments
Nick's Picks:
HM: FDR Home (NY)
HM: Weir Farm (CT)
HM: Mesa Verde (CO)
10. Carlsbad Caverns (NM)
9. Thomas Edison (NJ)
8. Medicine Wheel (WY)
7. Newberry Volcanic Mnmt. (OR
6. Ulysses S. Grant Home (MO)
5. Fredericksburg/Chancellorsville (VA)
4. Gettysburg (MD)
3. Alcatraz (CA)
2. Lumberman's Monument (MI)
1. White Sands (NM)
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Natalie's "List"
HM: Carl Sandburg (NC)
HM: Lumberman's Monument (MI)
HM: Bureau of Engraving/Printing (D.C.)
10. Ellis Island (NY)
9. Carlsbad Caverns (NM)
8. Jewel Cave (SD)
7. Alcatraz (CA)
6. MLK Home (GA)
5. French Quarter (LA)
4. San Antonio Missions (TX)
3. Devils Tower (WY)
2. Mesa Verde (CO)
1. White Sands (NM)
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PK's Choice Awards
HM: Weir Farm (CT)
HM: Minutemen (MA)
HM: Mesa Verde (CO)
10. MLK Home (GA)
9. Bereau of Engraving/Printing (D.C.)
8. WWII Memorial (D.C.)
7. Newberry Volcanic Mnt (OR)
6. Lumberman's Monument (MI)
5. Dwight D. Eisenhowe (MD)
4. Carlsbad Caverns (NM)
3. Medicine Wheel (WY)
2. Alcatraz (CA)
1. White Sands (NM)
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HM: Carsbad Caverns (NM)
HM: Medicine Wheel (MT)
HM: Martin Luther King Jr. (GA)
10. Gateway Arch (MO)
9. Alcatraz (CA)
8. F.D.R. (NY)
7. Dwight D. Eisenhower (MD)
6. Mesa Verde (CO)
5. Wier Farm (CT)
4. Anasazi BLM (CO)
3. Geroge Washington Carver (MO)
2. Newberry Volcanic Mnt. (OR)
1. White Sands (NM)
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*(Some of the above ARE designated "National Parks."
However, to make the lists more even/fair we've put some of these Ntl. Pks. in the Historic/Monumnet category - Based
also on available camping, Ranger programs, and extent of other recreational opportunities)
Nick's Picks:
6. Monongahela/Seneca Rocks (WV)
5. DesChutes (OR)
4. Chickasaw (OK)
3. Ouachita (AR)
2. White Mtns. (NH)
1. Huron (MI)
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Natalie's "List"
5. Monongahela/Seneca Rocks (WV)
4. Huron (MI)
3. Hiawatha/Bay Furnace (MI)
2. Custer/Pryor Mtn. (MT)
1. White Mtns (NH)
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PK's Choice Awards
6. Custer/Pryor Mtn (MT)
5. Hiawatha/Bay Furnace (MI)
4. Ouachita (AR)
3. Monongahela/Seneca Rock (WV)
2. White Mountains (NH)
1. Huron/Monument Camp (MI)
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6. Mark Twain (MO)
5. Huron (MI)
4. Custer/Pryor Mtn (MT)
3. DesChutes (OR)
2. Monongahela/Seneca Rock (WV)
1. White Mtns (NH)
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Other Parks; State/County
Nick's Picks:
10. Antelope Island (NV)
9. Enchanted Rock (TX)
8. Scott Lake (KS)
7. Bear Brook (NH)
6. Pikes Peak (IA)
5. William Obrien (MN)
4. Sand Hollow (UT)
3. Rock Springs (FL)
2. Roaring River (MO)
1. Custer St. Park (SD)
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Natalie's "List"
10. Cobbscook (ME)
9. Bear Brook (NH)
8. Rock Springs (FL)
7. Antelope Island (NV)
6. Sand Hollow (UT)
5. Dead Horse St. Park (UT)
4. Niagara Falls (NY)
3. Enchanted Rock (TX)
2. Roaring River (MO)
1. Custer St. Park (SD)
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PK's Choice Awards
10. Niagara Falls (NY)
9. Norman Lake (NC)
8. Rock Springs (FL)
7. Bear Brook (NH)
6. Sand Hollow St.Park (UT)
5. Dead Horse St.Park (UT)
4. William O'Brien (MN)
3. Enchanted Rock (TX)
2. Roaring River (MO)
1. Custer St.Park (SD)
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HM: Norman Lake St.Pk (NC)
10. William O'Brien St.Pk. (MN)
9. Niagara Falls St.Pk. (NY)
8. Antelope Island St.Pk. (UT)
7. Sand Hollow St.Pk.(UT)
6. Lake Scott St.Pk. (KS)
5. Enchanted Rock (TX)
4. Bear Brook St.Pk. (NH)
3. Dead Horse St.Pk. (UT)
2. Roaring River St.Pk.(MO)
1. Custer St.Pk (SD)
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Other Sites (Independent)
Nick's Picks:
10. Moosehorn Resort (MN)
9. Ave Maria Grotto (AL)
8. Patriot Point (SC)
7. Newport Mansion Tour (RI)
6. Living History Farms (IA)
5. Ft. Monroe (VA)
4. Brandywine River Tubing (DE)
3. Thermopolis Hot Springs (WY)
2. Double Spear Ranch (MT)
1. Henry Ford Museum/Greenfield Village (MI)
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Natalie's "List"
HM: Louisville Slugger Tour (KY)
HM: Brandywine River tubing (DE)
HM: Laura Ingalls-Wilder Home (MO)
10. Lancaster County/Amish (PA)
9. Double Spear Ranch
(MT)
8. Graceland (TN)
7. Kentucky Derby Tour (KY)
6. Newport Mansion Tour (RI)
5. Seattle Underground Tour (WA)
4. Builtmore Estate (NC)
3. Living History Farms (IA)
2. Henry Ford Museum/Greenfield Village (IL)
1. Colonial Williamsburg (VA)
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PK's Choice Awards
HM: Thermopolis Hot Springs (MT)
10. Graceland (TN)
9. Brandywine River tubing (DE)
8. Ft. Monroe (VA)
7. Patriot Point (SC)
6. Louisville Slugger Tour (KY)
5. East Greenwich Village (NY)
4. Henry Ford Musm/ Greenfield Village
4. General Patton Museum (KY)
3. Ntl. Air Force Museum (OH)
2. West Point Museum (NY)
1. Colonial Williamsburg (VA)
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HM: Ave Maria Grotto (AL)
10. Ntl. Radio Astronomy Obsrvtry. (WV)
9. Moosehorn Resort (MN)
8. Double Spear Ranch (MT)
7. Fort Monroe (VA)
6. Graceland (TN)
5. Living History Farms (IA)
4. Builtmore Estate (NC)
3. Brandywine River tubing (DE)
2. Newport Mansion Tour (RI)
1. Colonial Williamsburg (VA)
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Amusement Parks
Nick's Picks:
7. Universal Studios (Orlando)
6. Epcott (Orlando)
5. Islands of Adventure (Orlando)
4. Wannado City (Ft.Lauderdale, FL)
3. 6 Flags Enchanted Water Park (WA)
2. Cedar Point (OH)
1. 6 Flags Hurricane Harbor (IL)
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Natalie's "List"
6. 6 Flags Hurricane Harbor (IL)
5. Wannado City (Ft.Lauderdale,
FL)
4. 6 Flags Great America (IL)
3. Busch Gardens (Tampa, FL)
2. Islands of Adventure (Orlando)
1. Cedar Point (OH)
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PK's Choice Awards
6. 6 Flags Hurricane Harbor (IL)
5. Wannado City (Ft.Lauderdale, FL)
4. Islands of Adventure (Orlando)
3. 6 Flags Grt America (IL)
2. Busch Gardens (Tampa, FL)
1. Cedar Point (OH)
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Mom's Faves....
5. Wannado City (FL)
4. Islands of Adventure (FL)
3. Busch Gardens (FL)
2. 6 Flags Great America (IL)
1. Cedar Point (OH)
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SCIENCE MUSEUMS
(with hands-on exhibits)
Each person did a 1-10 rating system for this section, with the museums' averages listed beside the top
picks; favorite first.
Rating Score Name (place)
#1 9.5 Pacific Science
Center (Seattle, WA)
#2 9.0 Liberty Science
Center (Jersey City, NJ)
#3 9.0 Science
Center of Connecticut (Hartford, CT)
#4 8.0 Orlando Science
Center (Orlando, FL)
#5 8.0 Maryland Science
Center (Baltimore, MD)
#6 7.5 The
Exploratorium (SanFrancisco, CA)
#7 7.0 Lincoln Children's
Museum (Lincoln, NE)
#8 6.5 Fleet Center
(SanDiego, CA)
#9 6.5 Science Center
of Iowa (DesMoines, IA)
#10 6.5 Science Center of
Minnisota (Minneapolis, MN)
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