Toft Dairy

This spot in Sandusky, Ohio, has been making ice cream for more than 100 years, and its original location honors the cow that started it all.

Waldameer & Water World

This family-fun destination in Erie, Pennsylvania, has been an institution in the city for over 100 years, offering classic amusement park rides and a thrilling waterpark.

My Old Kentucky Home

Composer Stephen Foster is honored through family artifacts and renditions of his music at this historic manor in Bardstown, Kentucky.

Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens

This botanical garden in Buffalo, New York, showcase the beauty of nature through differently themed areas, including ones that spotlight native species. 

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The Mercury Diner

This restaurant in Columbus, Ohio, puts its own spin on retrofuturism, serving breakfast and lunch favorites in a stylized diner-inspired space.

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De Zwaan

This historic windmill was transported from the Netherlands to Holland, Michigan, where it has resided at Windmill Island Gardens since the 1960s.

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Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary

This site in Alpena, Michigan, preserves Great Lakes history and educates visitors through interactive displays and shipwreck visits on Lake Huron.

Billy Goat Tavern

Since 1934, this iconic restaurant in Chicago, Illinois, has been serving its iconic cheeseburgers and legendary stories to tourists and locals alike.

River Discovery Center

This educational center in Paducah, Kentucky, shares stories of America’s inland waterways by way of engaging, hands-on exhibits.

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Bayernhof Museum

See the world’s largest private collections of music boxes and other antique music machines at this house museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Cantigny Park

Formerly a grand country estate, this park in Wheaton, Illinois, offers beautifully manicured gardens and plenty of recreational opportunities.

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