Best things to do in every U.S. state

Best: Mystic Seaport and Aquarium in Mystic.

Underrated: Gillette Castle State Park in East Haddam.

Best: Rehoboth Beach and boardwalk in Rehoboth Beach.

Underrated: Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge in Smyrna.

Best: Acadia National Park in Mount Desert Island.

Underrated: Down East coast in Lubec and Cutler.

Best: Annapolis and Chesapeake Bay in Annapolis.

Underrated: Catoctin Mountain Park in Western Maryland.

Best: Freedom Trail in Boston.

Underrated: Lowell National Historical Park in Lowell.

Best: White Mountains in Northern New Hampshire.

Underrated: Great North Woods in Far northern New Hampshire.

Best: Jersey Shore in Cape May to Asbury Park.

Underrated: Pine Barrens in South Jersey.

Best: New York City in NYC.

Underrated: Letchworth State Park in Western New York.

Best: Philadelphia America250 history in Philadelphia.

Underrated: Laurel Highlands in Southwest Pennsylvania.

Best: Newport Cliff Walk and mansions in Newport.

Underrated: Bristol in East Bay.

Best: Stowe and Green Mountains in Northern Vermont.

Underrated: Northeast Kingdom in Northeast Vermont.

Best: Walk the Civil Rights Trail in Montgomery and Birmingham.

Underrated: Dismals Canyon night walk in Phil Campbell.

Best: Hot Springs National Park in Hot Springs.

Underrated: Mount Magazine in Paris.

Best: Orlando theme parks in Central Florida.

Underrated: Florida springs in North and Central Florida.

Best: Atlanta culture and Civil Rights sites in Atlanta.

Underrated: Cumberland Island in Georgia coast.

Best: Bourbon Trail in Central Kentucky.

Underrated: Red River Gorge in Daniel Boone National Forest.

Best: New Orleans music and food in New Orleans.

Underrated: Natchitoches in Central Louisiana.

Best: Mississippi Blues Trail in Delta region.

Underrated: Tupelo in Northeast Mississippi.

Best: Blue Ridge Parkway and Asheville in Western North Carolina.

Underrated: Great Smoky Mountains NC side in Bryson City and Cherokee.

Best: Charleston in Lowcountry.

Underrated: Congaree National Park in Near Columbia.

Best: Nashville music scene in Nashville.

Underrated: Chattanooga in Southeast Tennessee.

Best: Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown, Yorktown in Historic Triangle.

Underrated: Eastern Shore in Virginia coast.

Best: New River Gorge National Park in Fayetteville.

Underrated: Canaan Valley in Tucker County.

Best: Chicago architecture and lakefront in Chicago.

Underrated: Shawnee National Forest in Southern Illinois.

Best: Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis.

Underrated: Turkey Run State Park in Marshall.

Best: Iowa State Fair in Des Moines.

Underrated: Maquoketa Caves State Park in Maquoketa.

Best: Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Flint Hills.

Underrated: Monument Rocks in Western Kansas.

Best: Sleeping Bear Dunes in Northwest Lower Peninsula.

Underrated: Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Upper Peninsula.

Best: Minneapolis and St. Paul in Twin Cities.

Underrated: Voyageurs National Park in International Falls area.

Best: St. Louis and Gateway Arch in St. Louis.

Underrated: Ozark National Scenic Riverways in Southern Missouri.

Best: Sandhill crane migration in Platte River Valley.

Underrated: Niobrara National Scenic River in Valentine.

Best: Theodore Roosevelt National Park in Medora.

Underrated: Knife River Indian Villages in Stanton.

Best: Cleveland and Rock Hall in Cleveland.

Underrated: Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Between Cleveland and Akron.

Best: Badlands National Park in Western South Dakota.

Underrated: Spearfish Canyon in Northern Black Hills.

Best: Door County in Northeast Wisconsin.

Underrated: Apostle Islands in Lake Superior.

Best: Grand Canyon South Rim in Grand Canyon National Park.

Underrated: Chiricahua National Monument in Willcox.

Best: Santa Fe art and food in Santa Fe.

Underrated: Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness in Northwest New Mexico.

Best: Oklahoma Route 66 in Miami to Erick.

Underrated: Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge in Lawton area.

Best: Austin and Hill Country in Central Texas.

Underrated: Palo Duro Canyon in Texas Panhandle.

Best: Drive the Pacific Coast Highway in Central Coast.

Underrated: Lassen Volcanic National Park in Northern California.

Best: Rocky Mountain National Park in Estes Park and Grand Lake.

Underrated: Black Canyon of the Gunnison in Western Colorado.

Best: Sawtooth Mountains in Stanley and Ketchum.

Underrated: Hells Canyon in Idaho-Oregon border.

Best: Glacier National Park in Northwest Montana.

Underrated: Missouri River Breaks in Central Montana.

Best: Las Vegas in Southern Nevada.

Underrated: Great Basin National Park in Eastern Nevada.

Best: Oregon Coast road trip in Astoria to Brookings.

Underrated: John Day Fossil Beds in Eastern Oregon.

Best: Mighty 5 national parks in Southern Utah.

Underrated: Grand Staircase-Escalante in Southern Utah.

Best: Seattle in Puget Sound.

Underrated: North Cascades in Northern Washington.

Best: Yellowstone National Park in Northwest Wyoming.

Underrated: Bighorn Mountains in North-central Wyoming.

Best: See Denali National Park in Interior Alaska.

Underrated: Wrangell-St. Elias National Park in Copper River region.

Best: Volcanoes National Park in Hawaii Island.

Underrated: Molokai slow travel in Molokai.