State Places Challenge -- A to Z

[Quebec Gen]

(Photo by Craig Antill)
Acadian culture
Bouctouche
Chaleur Bay
De la République National Park
Edith Butler
Fundy National Park
Grand Manan Island
Hartland Covered Bridge National Historic Site
Irving Eco-Centre
Jourimain Island
Kouchibougouac National Park
La Sagouine
Miramichi River Route
New River Beach
Oak Bay Provincial Park
Pinweed
Quaco Museum
Roosevelt Campobello International Park
Sea Lions
Tobique Pow Wow
University of New Brunswick
Val Comeau Provincial Park
Whales
X - ?
York Sunbury Historical Society Museum
Zachary Richard

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[Quebec Gen]

Aurora Borealis
Baffin Island
Circle (Artic)
David Hanbury
Ellesmere Island National Park
Franklin Expedition
Gold
Hunting
Inuktitut
James Tyrell
Knight, James
Lancaster Sound
Midnight Sun
NorthWest Passage
Oral History
Polar bear
Qulliq
Roald Amundsen
Simpson Strait
Toundra
U - ?
Victoria Island
Wilberforce Falls
X - ?
Y - ?
Z - ?

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[AZBuck]

OK - The Challenge has again been taken up (et il inclut maintenant le seul département Français en Amérique du Nord!), so since I'm now planning a quick trip to NC in the fall...

(Photo by Craig Antill)
Asheville: Something of a hidden gem in the foothills. Go if only for the Biltmore Estate.
Blue Ridge Parkway: The quintisential scenic road
Charlotte: Home to the Panthers, Bobcats and soon, the NASCAR Hall of Fame
Durham Bulls: Yes, there really is such a team, but they've graduated to AAA since Crash Davis and Nuke LaLoosh played.
Elizabeth City: Bills itself as "One of America's Best Small Towns", on the Inner Banks
Fort Raleigh: Where the English first tried to set up shop.
Great Smoky Mountains: Shared with Tennessee. Some of the best of the Appalachians.
Horne Creek Living Historical Farm: A working Piedmont farm from a century ago
Intracoastal Waterway: If you want a different kind of driving
Jockey's Ridge State Park: The tallest active sand dune on the east coast and a hang glider's paradise
Kitty Hawk: If Orville and Wilbur knew what would become of air travel, would they still invent it?
Lake Norman State Park: North Carolina's 'Inland Sea'
Mount Airy: Although this could have just as easily said Mayberry
North Carolina: The Battleship, in Wilmington
Outer Banks: A unique, historic, and largely unspoiled bit of America's coastline
Pamlico Sound: The body of water between the mainland and the Outer Banks, the ferries across are an amazingly cheap diversion
Queen Anne's Revenge: Blackbeard's ship is currently the subject of intense archaological study
Revolutionary War Battlefield: Although technically a British victory, this North Carolina battle left Cornwallis with nowhere to go but Yorktown
Somerset Place: A meticulously restored and preserved antebellum plantation
Transylvania: It's a shame the local mountains aren't called the Carpathians
Uwharrie National Forest: Great camping and hiking and Panning for Gold!
Valdese: Another historic hidden gem in the Blue Ridge
Wilmington: and the Cape Fear Coast. Another face of North Carolina's shore
Xenotime: World class deposits of this Scrabble-friendly mineral occur in the coastal plains of North Carolina
Yadkin River Trail: A 165 mile canoe trail from Virginia to South Caroline through the heart of North Carolina
Zebulon: Home of the Mudcats

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[mdennis]

I grew up in NJ, but haven't lived there in 20 years. Like most locals, I never realized all that my home state has to offer, until now. I started my list, but have to get ready for work. I welcome anyone's additions.

Atlantic City or Asbury Park
Boardwalk Classic Car Show, Wildwood
Cape May
Dover
Edison
Ft. Lee
Great Adventure (Ok, it’s officially Six Flags now, but I already had an entry for S.)
Hoboken
Iselin
Jersey Shore
Kenilworth (did the trucks start here too?)
Liberty State Park—Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island
Malls—most malls per square mile out of all 50 states
Newark
Ocean City
Pequannock
Quinton Township (Salem County)
Rockers Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi
Sports—w/the NY Giants, NY Jets, NJ Devils, NJ Nets, Meadowlands & Monmouth Park horse racing, OMG. A sports fan’s dream!
Twin Lights of Navesink and 10 other public lighthouses
Universities—Princeton, Rutgers, and so many others!
Verona
Washington Crossing Park—re-enactment of George Washington's crossing of the Delaware on Christmas Day
X
Yardville
Z

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[mdennis]

Hey RoadDog. I know you haven't finished your list yet, but as I live in Springfield, I'd love to see what you've got so far for Illinois.

[MissMarjorie]

A - Authors/Actors
B - Blueberries
C - Catfish
D - Delta
E - Eden without the garden
F - Faulkner
G - Muscadine Grapes
H - First Heart Transplant
I - Interstates 20 and 55
J - Jackson
K - Kosiciuski (Highest Point in MS, 806 ft)
L - Levy's
M - Mississippi River
N - Natchez
O - Oxford, University of Mississippi
P - Philadelphia
Q - Quitman
R - Battle of Raymond
S - Starkville (Home of Mississippi State University)
T - Tupelo (Home of Elvis Presley)
U - Union
V - Vicksburg
W - West Point (The "other" West Point)
X - Extra delicious Southern Fried Chicken
Y - Yazoo City
Z - Zoma Choctaw Indian Reservation

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[AZBuck]

My next door neighbor, and it truly is a Land of Enchantment

Albuquerque: Art, History, and more Balloons than you can imagine
Bluewater Lake State Park: Fishing, boating, fossils, and birding all in a gorgeous setting
Carlsbad Caverns: 83 separate caves, but you can get in and out by elevator
Deming: One of those great towns that most people never see more of than the Interstate
Elephant Butte Lake State Park: The largest lake in the state, on the Rio Grande
Farmington: New Mexico's gateway to the four corners area
Georgia O'Keeffe: and the Ghost Ranch - the light, the vistas
Hatch: Famous home to chilies with a wide variety of 'hotness'
International Heritage Center: The story of El Camino Real and the early Spanish exploration
Jicarilla Apache Nation: Great hunting and fishing in the mountains of northern New Mexico
Kokopelli: Almost as ubiquitous as the Zia sun symbol
Lincoln National Forest: Includes caves and an underground lake
Madrid: The highlight of the Turquoise Trail
Native Heritage Trail: Culture as well as beauty, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Otero Mesa: Called "America's Serengeti", see it while there's still time
Petroglyph National Monument: Thousands of ancient rock paintings and carvings
Queen: Now a ghost town, but where else will you find a monument to a 72 year old flying paper boy?
Roswell: Whether LGM did or not, you should visit
Santa Fe: The Opera House, Art Galleries, and Palace of the Governors are each reasons enough on their own to visit
Taos: The great melting pot of Native, Spanish, and American cultures
Ute Lake State Park: Reservoir on the Canadian River near Logan
Very Large Array: You've seen it in several SciFi flicks. See it in person.
White Sands National Monument: Be aware, it closes occasionally for missile tests and Space Shuttle Landings
-X-: The Bar X Bar Ranch in Pecos
Yates: A ghost town, it's on the map (Google's anyway) although I vouch for nothing else
Zuni Pueblo: Ancient home to a proud people

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[Quebec Gen]

Ashcroft Ghost Town
Black Canyon of the Gunnison
Colorado River Rafting
Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum
Estes Park Aerial Tramway
Fillmore Auditorium
Garden of the Gods
High Drive
Idaho Springs
Julesburg Depot Museum
Kawuneeche Valley
Larimer Square
Mesa Verde National Park
North Slope Recreation Area, Colorado Springs
Ouray
Petrified Wood Gas Station, Lamar
Queens Gulch
Rocky Mountain National Park
San Juan Skyway
Telluride Helitrax
Uncompahgre Gorge
Vista Trail
World Figure Skating Hallf of Fame
Xylophone Festival at UC Boulder
Yankee Boy Basin
Zuger Galerie

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[Quebec Gen]

Aquatic Hall of Fame and Museum of Canada;
Boundary Trail Heritage Region;
Costume Museum of Canada;
Dauphin Canadian Northern Railway Station;
Empire Hotel
Fort La Reine;
Gabrielle Roy;
Hecla Provincial Park;
Indian Lake;
Jazz Festival, Brandon
Karst Spring Trail;
Louis Riel;
Mystery Mountain Winter Park;
Numaykoos Lake Provincial Wilderness Park;
Ochre River;
Portage La Prairie;
Queen Elizabeth Park;
Royal Canadian Artillery Museum;
Sand Lakes;
Toboggan Championships;
Ukrainian Labor Temple
Villa Louise (Dr. Alexander Fleming House)
World's Largest Smoking Pipe;
X - ?
York Factory;
Zed Lake Provincial Park;

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[Quebec Gen]

(Photo by Craig Antill)
Aboriginal Day;
Binet House Museum;
Chilkoot Trail;
Dawson City;
Elliot House;
Fort Selkirk;
Gold Rush (Klondike);
Herschel Island;
Ivvavik;
Jack London Cabin & Interpretative Center;
Kluane National Park;
Log Telegraph Office;
Mining Museum at Keno City;
North West Mounted Police;
Old Log Church;
P.A. Burns & Co. Ltd Building;
Q - ?
Robert Service;
Smith House;
Tachal Dhal Interpretative Center;
Upper Tanana
Vuntut Gwitchin Nation;
Whitehorse;
X - ?
Yukon International Storytelling Festival;
Zho (Dänojà) Cultural Center;

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