| Museums 
             | 
       
        |  21C Hotel / Museum, 
          Louisville Kentucky - red penguins, unique restrooms and lots more | 
       
        |  Alaska 
          Highway House, Dawson Creek BC -Learn about the Alaska Highway | 
       
        |  Airborne 
          Museum (The U.S.) in Fayetteville, North Carolina | 
       
        |  Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque 
          International Balloon Museum | 
       
        |  Antique Car Museum in Pennsylvania | 
       
        |  Aurora Ice 
          Museum-Hotel in Chena Hot Springs, Alaska - plus an appletini and 
          lots more | 
       
        |  Aurora Ice Museum-Hotel 
          in Chena Hot Springs, Alaska - visit #2 | 
       
        |  Battleship 
          Cove - America's Fleet and Maritime Museum in Fall River, Massachusetts 
           (ships, boats) | 
       
        |  BibleWalk Museum 
          in Mansfield, Ohio | 
       
        |  Biedenharn 
          Gardens and Museum in Monroe, Louisiana (and an old Coca-Cola machine) 
          (in 2022) | 
       
        |  Bronko 
          Nagurski Museum (NFL 
          Legend) in 
          Minnesota | 
       
        |  Bush's Baked 
          Beans Visitor Center in Tennessee - a fun-filled informative museum | 
       
        |  Chapel in the Hills - A Chapel, 
          and a Danish Museum in South Dakota | 
       
        |  Cincinnati Art Museum 
          in Ohio - 2022 | 
       
        |  City Museum in St. Louis, 
          Missouri - an amazing play museum | 
       
        |  Country Music Hall of Fame 
          in Nashville, Tennessee | 
       
        |  Crazy Horse in 
          South Dakota | 
       
        |  Daredevil 
          Museum in New York | 
       
        |  Discovery and Science 
          Museum in Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 
       
        |  Discovery Center 
          Museum in Paducah, KY - learn about the boats, Delta Queen, Russell 
          Lord & more | 
       
        |  Dragon Dream 
          Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee | 
       
        |  Drottningholm 
          Palace - Dala Horse, Stockholm Sweden and Tallin Estonia in 2008 | 
       
        |  Elvis Presley's car museum 
          in Memphis, Tennessee | 
       
        |  Fort Hood Military Base 
          Tank Museum in Texas | 
       
        |  Fort Peck Interpretive 
          Center and Museum in Glasgow Montana | 
       
        |  Getty Center in Los 
          Angeles' Santa Monica Mountain - California | 
       
        |  Hall of Horns in San Antonio, 
          Texas in 2009 | 
       
        |  Hollywood Star 
          Cars Museum in Gatlinburg, Tennessee (2020 photos) | 
       
        |  Homestead Heritage 
          Park and Museum - Beatrice, Nebraska | 
       
        |  Hunter Museum of 
          American Art in Chattanooga, Tennessee | 
       
        |  Kemper Museum of 
          Contemporary Art in Kansas City, Missouri in 2025 | 
       
        |  Koochiching 
          Museum (Native Americans) in Minnesota | 
       
        |  Lewis & Clark 
          Nat'l Historic Interpretive Center in Great Falls, Montana | 
       
        |  Louis Tussaud's Waxworks 
          in San Antonio, Texas | 
       
        |  Louisville 
          Slugger Museum and Factory | 
       
        |  Main Street of Yesteryear - an animated display in Virginia for children 
          and adults to enjoy | 
       
        |  Mardi Gras Museum 
          in Biloxi, Mississippi | 
       
        |  Maritime 
          Museum in Fall River, Massachusetts and Mariner Signal Flag map | 
       
        |  Marsh's 
          Free Museum in Long Beach, Washington | 
       
        |  Museum of Contemporary 
          Art (Kemper Museum) in Kansas City, Missouri in 2025 | 
       
        |  National Museum of the U.S. Marine 
          Corps. in Triangle, Virginia - 2008, 2014 and 2019 | 
       
        |  North Carolina 
          State Fairgrounds MUSEUM in Raleigh, North Carolina - September 6, 2025 | 
       
        |  Oddities Museum 
          in Chamblee, Georgia (maybe not suitable for young children) | 
       
        |  Rock N Soul Museum in Memphis, 
          Tennessee | 
       
        |  San Diego Museum of Man 
          and The San Diego Museum of Art | 
       
        |  Shipbuilding 
          Museum in Essex, Mass. (with Cam) | 
       
        |  Spam Museum | 
       
        |  Stars Cars Museum 
          in Tennessee | 
       
        |  Shelburn Museum in 
          Burlington, Vermont - an outdoor museum - and a covered bridge | 
       
        |  Terry Redlin 
          Art Center (Karen Duquette's favorite artist)- Watertown, South Dakota | 
       
        |  Texas Cowboy and Cowgirl Museums 
          in Fort Worth, Texas (just the outsides) | 
       
        |  The Titanic museum in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee - 2020 | 
       
        |  The U.S. 
          Airborne Museum in Fayetteville, North Carolina | 
       
        |  True 
          Heroes Chennault Aviation and Military Museum in Monroe, Louisiana - 
          a must see | 
       
        |  Vasa Ship Museum 
          in Stockholm, Sweden in 2008 | 
      
        |  U.S. Airborne 
          Museum in Fayetteville, North Carolina | 
       
        |  Virginia 
          Living Museum, plus a very unique love sign and sundial | 
       
        |  Vulcan Museum and statue 
          in Birmingham, Alabama | 
       
        |  West Virginia 
          State Museum in Charleston, West Virginia in 2025 (did not get to 
          explore inside) | 
       
        |  Windmill Museum 
          in Shattuck, Oklahoma (outdoors) | 
       
        |  Wizard of Oz Museum 
          in Wamego Kansas | 
       
        |  Women's 
          Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Tennessee |