Cardinals

Mehandis and I saw a cardinal outside of our house today... didn't know it was symbolic until I did a search on our latest "list" number. We are now number 35 which is the same number West Virginia was for becoming a state in North America. And their state symbol includes a cardinal.

Now for some more interesting facts... from Michael's parents' AARP bulletin I learned of the most popular tourist spots in our 50 states. They follow below, along with three asterisks *** by the sites I have personally been to (or at least remember visiting, please feel free to add to any locales that you think I have been to that I may not remember!).

Alabama- US Space and Rocket Center
Alaska- Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
***Arizona- Grand Canyon National Park
Arkansas- Hot Springs National
***California- Disneyland Park
***Colorado- Rock Mountain National Park
Connecticut- Hammonasset Beach
Delaware- Delaware Sea Shore
***Florida- Disney World's Magic Kingdom
***Georgia- Stone Mountain Park
Hawaii- Waikiki Beach
Idaho- Silverwood Theme Park
***Illinois- Navy Pier
***Indiana- Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
Iowa- Amana Colonies

Kansas- Flint Hills Tall Grass Prairie
Kentucky- Lands Between the Lakes National Recreation Area
***Louisiana- French Quarter
Maine- LL Bean Flagship Store
Maryland- Assateague Island
***Massachusetts- Faneuil Hall Marketplace
***Michigan- The Henry Ford Museum Complex
***Minnesota- Mall of America
Mississippi- Natchez Trace Parkway
Missouri- Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
Montana- Yellowstone National Park
Nebraska- Henry Doorly Zoo
***Nevada- Las Vegas Strip
New Hampshire- White Mountain National Forest

New Jersey- Atlantic City Boardwalk
New Mexico- Albuquerque Biological Park
***New York- Tiimes Square
North Carolina- Blue Ridge Parkway
North Dakota- Theodore Roosevelt National Park
***Ohio- Cedar Point Amusement Park
Oklahoma- Oklahoma City National Memorial
Oregon- Crater Lake National Park
Pennsylvania- Independence National Historic Park
Rhode Island- Roger Williams Park Zoo
South Carolina- Broadway at the Beach
Tennessee- Great Smoky Mountains
Texas- River Walk
Utah- Temple Square
Vermont- Ben & Jerry's Factory
Virginia- Blue Ridge Parkway
***Washington- Pike's Place Market
West Virginia- New River George National River
***Wisconsin- Devil's Lake State Park
Wyoming- Yellowstone National Park