A museum in this state owns 2 million shells and is dedicated to mollusks.
North Dakota
Florida
North Carolina
Hawaii
The tallest building in the United States, the Sears Tower, is located in this state.
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Michigan
The 641 mile highway,the Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway, is the longest toll road in the U.S.
New York
California
Florida
New Jersey
The United States Naval Academy was founded on October 10, 1845 at Annapolis.
New Jersey
Massachussettes
Maryland
New York
This is the only state in the United States that shares it's border with only one other state.
Montana
Maine
Michigan
Missouri
In 1882 the first hydroelectric plant in the U.S.A. was built at Fox River in this state.
Wyoming
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Vermont
This state was home to the first open golf tournament in 1895.
Florida
Rhode Island
California
Massachusetts
This state ranks first in state boat registrations.
Massachussets
Florida
Maine
Michigan
This state is the only state where all of the counties are classified as metropolitan areas.
California
Maryland
New York
New Jersey
This state became the 49th state on January 3, 1959.
Montana
Maine
Hawaii
Alaska
The city of Murfreesboro lies in the exact geographical center of the state.
Tennessee
Texas
West Virginia
Virginia
This state is home to The Mall of America which is the size of 78 football fields.
Minnesota
Michigan
Montana
Missouri
The state that leads in copper production.
Washinton
Arizona
Arkansas
Maryland
The first successful parachute jump out of a moving airplane was made by Captain Berry in 1912.
Missouri
Pennsylvania
Montana
North Carolina
This is the only state to turn down the olympics.
Louisiana
Rhode Island
Colorado
Connecticut
Levan, is "navel" spelled backwards. It is so named because it is in the middle of this state.
Minnesota
Wyoming
Utah
West Virginia
The first ambulance service was established in Cincinnati in 1865.
New York
Massachusetts
Ohio
Missouri
Chevrolet Corvettes are manufactured in Bowling Green.
Arkansas
Kentucky
Kansas
Michigan
This state is considered the southern most northern state and the northern most southern state.
West Virginia
Virginia
Delaware
Maryland
This state is known as "the birthplace of a nation".
Washington D.C.
Virginia
Maryland
Delaware
This state has the shortest (296'), steepest (60 degree incline) railroad in the United States.
Colorado
Iowa
Idaho
Indiana
This state was named in honor of King Louis XIV.
Louisiana
Louisville
Kentucky
Kingtucky
High Point, the Furniture Capital of the World, is located in this state.
Virginia
Wyoming
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
North of Missoula is the largest population of nesting common loons in the western U.S.A.
Montana
Maine
Michigan
Mississippi
Workers from this state built the first rocket to put people on the moon.
California
Alaska
Texas
Alabama
The nation's first steam railroad began in this state in 1831.
Maine
South Carolina
Delaware
New Hampshire
This is the Lone Star State.
Arizona
New Mexico
Colorado
Texas
Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, on January 8, 1935.
Mississippi
Tennessee
Virginia
North Carolina
This state has more ghost towns than any other state.
Arizona
Ohio
Texas
Oregon
This state contains over 60,000 acres of lakes and 9,700 miles of streams and rivers.
Michigan
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
The first nuclear powered submarine was built in this state.
New Mexico
Florida
Rhode Island
Connecticut
In 1927, Edwin E. Perkins of Hastings invented the powered soft drink Kool-Aid in this state.
Kentucky
Nevada
Indiana
Nebraska
This state declared independence from England, 6 months before the Declaration of Independence.
Maine
Vermont
New Hampshire
Massachussetts
In what state is Montpelier, which is the only U.S. state capital without a McDonalds?
Washington
New Hampshire
Maine
Vermont
In 1931 the Pair-O-Dice Club was the first casino to open on Highway 91 in this state.
Connecticut
New Jersey
Nevada
Louisiana
Each October this state hosts the world's largest international hot air balloon fiesta.
New Mexico
Arizona
Colorado
Texas
Lake Prior sits in the middle of the town of Woonsocket in this state.
North Carolina
South Carolina
South Dakota
North Dakota
Rock Island Bridge, the longest railroad bridge of its kind, is 100' above the Cimarron River.
Kansas
Colorado
Alabama
Kentucky
The largest three day rodeo was held in this state.
New York
New Jersey
California
Texas
One of the most famous car races, the Indy 500, takes place in this state.
Illinois
Iowa
Indiana
Idaho
The first battle of the Civil War took place at Fort Sumter in this state.
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Mississippi
This state's most famous hot springs are located in the Lava Hot Springs.
Iowa
Idaho
Alaska
Connecticut
This is the only state that grows coffee.
Nebraska
Kansas
Hawaii
Kentucky
Hershey, the Chocolate Capital of the United States, is in this state.
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Virginia
Wyoming
This state is the only state to be named after a U.S. President.
Lincoln
Kentucky
Washington
Massachusetts
The first subway system was built in this state in 1897.
Massachusetts
New York
Illinois
California
This state was named for King George ll of England.
Georgia
Massachusetts
Oklahoma
New Georgia
Sylvan Goldman, a native of this state, invented the first shopping cart.
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Oklahoma
The town of Rugby, the geographical center of North America, is in this state.
North Dakota
Missouri
Nebraska
Kansas