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Cold War Submarine Memorial incorporating the sail and tail fin from USS Lewis and Clark (SSBN 644), in commission from 1965 - 1992. Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. (Nathanael Miller, 14 Feb. 2018)
The New York-class battleship USS Texas (BB 35) was in commission from 1914 - 1948. It is one of the few American ships (and only battleship left) that served in both World Wars I and II. The ship has been a museum since 1948. La Porte, Texas. (Nathanael Miller, 01 Nov. 2018)
Freemont Street was the original Las Vegas Strip. Partially turned into a pedestrian forum now, it includes numerous historic neon signs from long-gone hotels. Las Vegas, Nevada. (Nathanael Miller, 16 Oct. 2018)
Albus the Crab at the Clement Oak. This tree has been alive since the late 16th century. It was also the site of the landing of the first aerial flight in America. President George Washington watched as Jean-Pierre Blanchard took off in a balloon from Philadelphia. Blanchard carried a letter from President Washington to be delivered to whomever owned the property where the balloon landed, thus making this the first delivery of air mail as well. Deptford, New Jersey. (Nathanael Miller, 10 May 2018)
Looking over the old 1812-era saltpeter mines with 200-year old wood perfectfly preserved by the cave. Mammoth Cave is the longest known cave system in the world with over 400 miles of tunnels mapped. It was carved over over millions of years by the underground Styx and Echo rivers, which empty into the Green River. It was first discovered 6,000 years ago by Native Americans and has been integral to Kentucky history ever since. (Nathanael Miller, 12 Dec. 2017)
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The National Corvette Museum. Founded in 1994, it showcases the history of the Corvette. It's signature Skydome was the site of a 2014 sinkhole that swallowed 8 historic cars. All 8 were recovered, but only two were fully restored. Bowling Green, Kentucky. (Nathanael Miller, 10 Dec. 2017)
Boeing B-29 "Bocks Car," which dropped the Fat Man atomic bomb on Nagasaki in August 1945. Founded in 1923, the museum is housed in four hangars on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and has more than 360 aircraft in its collection. (Nathanael Miller, 4 Dec. 2017)
Albus the Crab is in heaven finding a giant coffee cup at Nyberg Park. Nyberg Park features scrap-metal sculptures by local artist Ken Nyberg, including one honoring his daughter and fellow Vining native, NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg. Vining, Minnesota. (Nathanael Miller, 17 Aug. 2018)
In a forest of a hundred thousand trees no two leaves are alike and no two journeys along the same path are alike
The U.S. Air Force Armament Museum was founded in 1975. It is the only musuem dedicated primarily to the armaments carried by the Air Force, and boasts a collection of over 30 aircraft (U.S. and a few foreign), as well as hundreds of examples of munitions used by aerial warfare through history. Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. (Nathanael Miller. 29 Dec. 2018)
USS Utah (BB 31 / AG 16) is the *other* ship still resting in Pearl Harbor following the 1941 attack. Converted from battleship to gunnery target vessel, the ship was nonetheless attacked and hit with torpedos, capsizing it. The Navy only partially righted the ship, and 58 men still like entombed inside it. Today viistors see part of the starboard side superstructure protruding above the water. Utah was commissioned in 1911 and was not decommissioned until 1944 (nearly three years after being sunk). Honolulu, Hawaii. (Nathanael Miller. 20 April 2018)
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The Henry M Jackson Visitors Center in Paradise area of Mount Rainier. Mount Rainier the highest peak of the Cascade volcanoes, rising 14,411 feet above sea level. It is also considered one of the most dangerous volcanoes in North America. Mount Rainier National Park Washington. (25 Aug. 2019; Nathanael Miller)
Waiting at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport for the first leg of our flight home--the Honolulu - Houston leg. Honolulu, Hawaii. (Nathanael Miller. 24 April 2018)
The U.S. Air Force Armament Museum was founded in 1975. It is the only musuem dedicated primarily to the armaments carried by the Air Force, and boasts a collection of over 30 aircraft (U.S. and a few foreign), as well as hundreds of examples of munitions used by aerial warfare through history. Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. (Nathanael Miller. 29 Dec. 2018)
Ranger Albert Carter answers a guest's question in the McLean House. The home of Wilmer McLean was the site of Grant and Lee's meeting on April 9, 1865. The house was dismantled in the late 19th century with intent to move it to Washington, D.C., but the effort failed. Most of the house of was lost, but the bricks around the front door and a few other architectural pieces are original to the house when it was reconstrcuted in 1949. Established in 1935, the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park preserves the site of the surrender of Robert E. Lee to Ulysses S. Grant in April 1865. Appomattox, Virginia. (Nathanael Miller, 01 Feb. 2018)
The Prohibition-era Coast Guard Cutter USCGC McLane (W 146) is on displat at the USS Silversides Museum. The McLane is currently undergoing repainting and renovations. The World War II Gato-class submarine USS Silversides (SS 236), on display in Muskegon, Michigan. (Nathanael Miller, 18 Dec. 2017)
Memorial placed on Highway 69 (part of the Trans-Canada Highway) by the family of Cole Howard to commemorate the death of him and his friends in a car wreck at this site in 2012. Ontario, Canada. (Nathanael Miller, 04 Aug. 2018)
The Jefferson Davis monument, built from 1917 - 1924, is a 351 foot obelisk. It is the tallest unreinforced concrete structure in the world, the second tallest obelisk in the world after the Washington Monument, and the fifth tallest monument in the U.S. The Jefferson Davis Monument State Historic Site commemorates the birth of Jefferson Davis in June 1808. The park and monument sit on land owned by Davis' parents; the land the cabin actually sat on is now the site of Bethel Baptist Church adjacent to the park itself. Fairview, Kentucky. (Nathanael Miller, 11 Dec. 2017)
Wildflowers in Paradise. The Paradise area is one of the most famous and visited areas of Mount Rainier National Park. Mount Rainier the highest peak of the Cascade volcanoes, rising 14,411 feet above sea level. It is also considered one of the most dangerous volcanoes in North America. Mount Rainier National Park Washington. (25 Aug. 2019; Nathanael Miller)
Freemont Street was the original Las Vegas Strip. Partially turned into a pedestrian forum now, it includes numerous historic neon signs from long-gone hotels. Las Vegas, Nevada. (Nathanael Miller, 16 Oct. 2018)
1917 Dayton Motorwheel, (you can see the motor on the front wheel in the mirror), designed to be ridden as a bike or motorbike. The Dayton Cyclery pavillon. In 1892 the Davis Sewing Machine Company began building bicycles (and later changed its name to "Huffy"). "A Carillon Christmas" at Carillon Historical Park. The park features exhibits and buildings telling the story of Dayton from 1796 to the present day. Among the exhibits house on the park grounds are the Wright Flyer III from 1905, a section and lock from the old Miami and Eerie Canal, and a massive collection of cash registers (the cash register was invented in Dayton in 1879). (Nathanael Miller, 22 Dec. 2017).
Propeller from the light carrier USS Cabot (CVL 28) on display at the USS Lexington Museum. Cabot was in commission from 1943 - 1955. The Lexington is named for the previous carrier Lexington which was sunk at the 1942 Battle of the Coral Sea, USS Lexington (CV 16) was commissioned in 1943 and served until 1991. It was the last Essex-class carrier in service, and the last U.S. carrier in service from World War II. The ship became a floating museum in Corpus Christi in 1992. Corpus Christi, Texas. (Nathanael Miller, 31 Oct. 2018)