Places to see in America vacation sights in America Explore things to do in America

Sometimes you just want to get out and explore. We try to strike a good balance of places that you will really enjoy. Finding ideas for family friendly outings, or interesting places to go in America with your friends, both are at your fingertips here with America Top 10. We aim to give you plenty of ideas without you having to do all the research. That way you can easily decide if you want to explore America sites or check out the sites in another state.

You have also heard how it is becoming a lot more popular to have staycations (where you stay home instead of going to far off places) and discover new and interesting places in the near vicinity. We try to make that easier for you. Check out the sites in America that have become local favorites easily with our site.

We hope that we have provided you plenty of choices in America whether this is a new area for you or your own back yard. Something a little different from the typical amusement park. If you really loved somewhere but don’t see them on our list let us know, we are always looking to improve our lists and we can only do that with your help.

Electric City Water Park

Great Falls, MT

Electric City Water Park, offers a wide variety of attractions to help beat the heat with a wet and wild day of fun in the sun.

SpectrUM Discovery Area

Missoula, MT

The spectrUM Discovery Area is a hands-on science center which promotes a culture of learning and discovery for all, with the ultimate goal of inspiring young Montanans to pursue higher education and possibly careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Each year, they reach over 200,000 people with fun, hands-on exhibits and activities at their downtown Missoula museum and through their award-winning statewide mobile science program.

Holiday Springs Water Park

Texarkana, AR

Texarkana’s premier family waterpark featuring water slides, a kids pool, lazy river and Paradise Lagoon. They also have a Large Play Structure and Wave Pool.

Sky Zone Trampoline Park

Tallahassee, FL

SkyZone is an indoor, wall-to-wall trampoline park providing healthy fun and a “wow” experience for all ages. They are an indoor, wall-to-wall trampoline park offering healthy, safe, fun fitness.

African American Museum of Iowa

Cedar Rapids, IA

The African American Museum of Iowa is a statewide museum dedicated to preserving, exhibiting, and teaching Iowa’s African American history. As Iowa’s leading educational resource on the topic, they educate more than 30,000 people each year through museum tours, traveling exhibits, research services, youth and adult education programs, and community and fundraising events.

Eudora Welty House

Jackson, MS

For seventy-six years, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Eudora Welty lived and wrote in her Jackson home at 1119 Pinehurst Street. Restored by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History after her death in 2001, the house is open for tours.

Magoffin Home State Historic Site

El Paso, TX

A striking adobe structure, Magoffin Home State Historic Site explores the stories of a multicultural family who actively participated in U.S. expansion and settlement, military service, trade on the Santa Fe–Chihuahua Trail, Civil War turmoil and U.S.–Mexico relations. The 1875 home is a prime example of Territorial style architecture.

Henry B. Plant Museum

Tampa, FL

The Henry B. Plant Museum is housed in the 1891 Tampa Bay Hotel, the Victorian railroad resort that defined the elegant frontier, now a National Historic Landmark. Unlike most museums dedicated to lifestyles of the past, it contains the actual furnishings enjoyed by the first guests to visit here. The Museum accurately reflects the opulence of turn-of-the-century America and the vision of American transportation pioneer, Henry B. Plant.

Shellburne Museum

Shellburne, VT

Shelburne Museum exhibits marvelous piece of arts and history in Shelburne, Vermont. This place was built to inform and educate people the meaning of art and the importance of history to us people. This is a wonderful place for school field trip and family trips.

PEZ Visitor Center

Orange, CT

See and experience the PEZ brand in person. Over 4,000 square feet dedicated to all things PEZ. See the largest, most comprehensive collection of PEZ memorabilia on public display in the world, PEZ motorcycle built by Orange County Choppers, the world’s largest PEZ dispenser, viewing area into their production area, PEZ trivia game, retail area, interactive historical time line and much more.