*26
Montana -- Fun Facts

|DID YOU KNOW:| Fort Peck Dam holds more
water than any other U. S. dam.

|DATA:| For a chilling experience, visit
Glacier National Park. Its lakes are
formed by melting glaciers, making
them fit for the bravest swimmers. By
boat, follow the trail of Lewis and
Clark through the wilderness.

|OTHER DATA:| Great Falls is the
windiest city in the U. S., with an
average wind speed of 13.1 miles per
hour.
*27
Nebraska -- Fun Facts

|DID YOU KNOW:| Omaha is home to more
married women than any other U. S.
city.

|DATA:| Over 97 percent of Nebraska's
land is used for farming, more than any
other state. Visit Buffalo Bill Cody's
birthplace and see souvenirs from his
famous Wild West Show. At Scotts Bluff
National Monument, trace part of the
Oregon Trail traveled by settlers.
Nebraska has more one-room school houses
than any other state.

|OTHER DATA:| Nebraska has more
Republicans than any other state.
*28
Nevada -- Fun Facts

|DID YOU KNOW:| Nevada is the driest
state. It gets only about seven inches
of rain each year.

|DATA:| Visit enormous Hoover Dam and
look behind it to see Lake Mead, the
world's largest artificial body of
water. Lake Tahoe's deep blue waters are
great for water sports, and the
surrounding mountains are favorites with
skiers worldwide. Also famous are
Nevada's ghost towns, gambling casinos
at Reno and Las Vegas, and rodeos.

|OTHER DATA:| More dancers and musicians
live in Nevada than any other state.
*29
New Hampshire -- Fun Facts

|DID YOU KNOW:| Mount Washington had the
strongest wind gust recorded in the
U. S.: 231 miles per hour.

|DATA:| When in New Hampshire, don't
miss the White Mountains, especially
Franconia Notch. Check out Profile
Mountain, which has one formation called
"The Great Stone Face" because it looks
like the side of an old man's face.
Crafts, fishing boats, and fried clams
are attractions in Portsmouth, on the
state's tiny coast.

|OTHER DATA:| Dartmouth College is
among the nation's oldest and most
famous.
*30
New Jersey -- Fun Facts

|DID YOU KNOW:| The Statue of Liberty is
part of New Jersey, not New York.

|DATA:| Visit the Meadowlands Sports
Complex, where you can see two football
teams--the Jets and the Giants. Move
onto the Miss America Pageant in
Atlantic City or the National
Broadcasters' Hall of Fame. If you
haven't lost your marbles yet, sign up
for the National Marbles Tournament,
open to people under 14.

|OTHER DATA:| New Jersey has the largest
flag factory in the U. S.
*31
New Mexico -- Fun Facts

|DID YOU KNOW:| More photographers live
in New Mexico than any other state.

|DATA:| Go spelunking (caving) in
Carlsbad Caverns, the longest ever
discovered. No one knows exactly how
long they are, because so far no one has
been able to explore them completely.
Visit the Gila Cliff Dwellings inhabited
by Indians between 100-400 A.D. High in
the mountains is Santa Fe,  1 1/2 miles
above sea level.

|OTHER DATA:| New Mexico has the most
Spanish-speaking people in the U. S.
*32
New York -- Fun Facts

|DID YOU KNOW:| The Verranzano Narrows
Bridge, which crosses New York Bay, is
one of the longest suspension bridges in
the U. S.

|DATA:| New York City is home to more
artists than any other city. Travel
north to Elmira to see gliders and the
National Soaring Museum. Sports fans
should head to the National Baseball
Hall of Fame. See Niagara Falls, one of
the seven natural wonders and the most
famous waterfall in the world.

|OTHER DATA:| Over 9 percent of New York
is state parks, more than any other
state.
*33
North Carolina -- Fun Facts

|DID YOU KNOW:| Biltmore House, the
world's largest private house, has 250
rooms. It is worth $55 million today.

|DATA:| The National Hollering Contest
is noisy fun. Hollering is how Tar Heels
"talked" with their neighbors before
telephones were invented. Sightsee
inland in the Great Smoky Mountains or
on the coast at Cape Hatteras or Cape
Lookout.

|OTHER DATA:| Tar Heels drink more soft
drinks than people in any other state:
40 gallons per person per year.
*34
North Dakota -- Fun Facts

|DID YOU KNOW:| The world's tallest
structure is the broadcasting tower of
KTHI-TV. It's 2,063 feet high.

|DATA:| Visit Theodore Roosevelt
National Park, where the Little Missouri
has cut strange shapes into the plains,
forming the "badlands." Travel along the
longest road without a curve in the
U. S. and visit the International Peace
Garden.

|OTHER DATA:| North Dakota has the
highest percentage of German speaking
people in the U. S.
*35
Ohio -- Fun Facts

|DID YOU KNOW:| Kings Island Amusement
Park's biggest attraction is the Beast,
the longest and fastest roller coaster
in the world.

|DATA:| Visit the International Air show
and Trade Exposition, one of the world's
largest. Don't miss the Pro Football
Hall of Fame. Sample homemade cheese at
Swiss Village.

|OTHER DATA:| If you love Etch-a-Sketch,
visit Ohio. The Ohio Art Company
produces 1 1/2 million of the toys each
year.
*36
Oklahoma -- Fun Facts

|DID YOU KNOW:| Oklahoma City has more
married men than any other U. S. city.

|DATA:| Oklahoma is the place "where the
wind comes sweeping down the plain," and
that's not all the wind might bring.
Watch where you stand when you visit the
World Championship Watermelon Seed
Spittin' Contest. For tamer
entertainment visit the Cowboy Hall of
Fame.

|OTHER DATA:| Out on the prairies, watch
for Oklahoma's famous rattlesnakes.
*37
Oregon -- Fun Facts

|DID YOU KNOW:| John Day Fossil Beds
National Monument has fossils from the
last 55 million years, the Age of
Mammals.

|DATA:| Crater Lake is the deepest lake
in the U. S.: 1,932 feet deep. Oregon
has many dormant volcanoes; who knows
when they'll wake up? Fly a kite along
the sandy beaches or stop to smell the
roses at the Rose Festival in Portland.

|OTHER DATA:| Oregon's native animals
include elk, coyote, and mink.
*38
Pennsylvania -- Fun Facts

|DID YOU KNOW:| Pittsburgh uses more
water than any other city.

|DATA:| Don't miss Pennsylvania Dutch
country, where Amish people choose to
live without electricity or machines.
They work some of the nation's most
prosperous farms. Go to Hershey, where
the streetlamps are shaped like
Hershey's Kisses.

|OTHER DATA:| Lincoln's famous
"Gettysburg Address" was given here. It
starts, "Four score and seven years
ago ..."
*39
Rhode Island -- Fun Facts

|DID YOU KNOW:| Rhode Island has the
highest percentage of Italian-speaking
people in the U. S.

|DATA:| Take the trolley car through
the little town of Newport, then tour
the mansions along the beach. Stop by
the Red Hen Monument, a statue of the
state bird. For more bird-watching,
travel to Block Island. The Tennis Hall
of Fame is here, too.

|OTHER DATA:| Rhode Island has the
largest percent of water of the 50
states, 12.5 percent.
*40
South Carolina -- Fun Facts

|DID YOU KNOW:| The Charleston Museum,
founded in 1773, is one of the nation's
first museums.

|DATA:| The most famous of South
Carolina's many coastal islands is
Hilton Head, where you can go bicycling,
crabbing, or golfing.  Visit Fort Sumter
in Charleston Harbor, where the Civil
War began. Spoleto, the festival of
arts, is held in Charleston each year.

|OTHER DATA:| Charleston was once
surrounded by a protective wall.
*41
South Dakota -- Fun Facts

|DID YOU KNOW:| It took 360 people to
build Mount Rushmore. They used
dynamite, jackhammers, and hand tools.

|DATA:| Visit the Badlands, a wilderness
of peaks and gorges that is home to
bighorn sheep and prairie dogs. View
Mount Rushmore close up or from the Iron
Mountain Road, which has tunnels
designed to frame the monument.

|OTHER DATA:| Presidents Washington,
Lincoln, Jefferson, and Theodore
Roosevelt are carved on Mount Rushmore.
*42
Tennessee -- Fun Facts

|DID YOU KNOW:| People in Nashville read
more detective novels and cookbooks than
people in any other U. S. city.

|DATA:| Stop in at the Grand Ole Opry,
the home of country music. Move on to
Elvis Presley's home, Graceland, in
Memphis. Go hiking in Great Smoky
National Park. In October, settle down
for a rest and a story at the National
Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough.

|OTHER DATA:| Tennessee is bordered by
eight states.
*43
Texas -- Fun Facts

|DID YOU KNOW:| San Antonio is the
hottest city in the U. S., with an
average of 111 90-degree days each year.

|DATA:| Wildlife watchers will like
Guadalupe Mountains National Park. For
something offbeat, visit the Spinach
Capital of the World, take part in the
Republic of Texas Chilympiad (a chili-
making contest), or cheer your favorite
armored beast at the World Championship
Armadillo Races.

|OTHER DATA:| Texas has 197,000 farms,
more than any other state.
*44
Utah -- Fun Facts

|DID YOU KNOW:| Utah has more high
school graduates per capita than any
other state.

|DATA:| Take a swim in the Great Salt
Lake, where salt makes it easy to
float. Visit the salt flats, where
records for land speed have been set by
rocket-propelled vehicles. Don't miss
Rainbow Bridge among the cliffs above
Lake Powell. It's the largest natural
bridge on earth. For more rock
formations, visit Bryce Canyon.

|OTHER DATA:| Utah's flag shows a
beehive, the symbol of industry.
*45
Vermont -- Fun Facts

|DID YOU KNOW:| Vermont has 14 covered
bridges, more than any other state.

|DATA:| In summer, head for Lake
Champlain or hike the Appalachian Trail.
In fall, see leaves turning red and
gold.  Stop along the way for apple
cider and cheese. In winter, skiing is
the order of the day. Spring brings
maple syrup and mud. Mudtime is when
Vermonters go on vacation!

|OTHER DATA:| The Trapp family of "Sound
of Music" fame made their home here
because it reminded them of Austria.
*46
Virginia -- Fun Facts

|DID YOU KNOW:| People in Norfolk read
more science-fiction books than people
in any other U. S. city.

|DATA:| Don't miss Williamsburg, a
restored colonial town, or Busch
Gardens, which celebrates different
European cultures. Travel through
Shenandoah Valley, a mountain area
dotted with farms and beautiful views.
You'll love Virginia's spider museum. We
hear it's a real scream!

|OTHER DATA:| Famous homes are
Washington's Mount Vernon and
Jefferson's Monticello.
*47
Washington -- Fun Facts

|DID YOU KNOW:| Washingtonians read more
newspapers than people in other states.

|DATA:| Feel the power of Grand Coulee
Dam, which produces more electricity
than any other U. S. dam. Below Seattle
are the remains of another city that was
destroyed by fire in 1889. Today's city
was built right on top of the old one.
Parts of the underground city can be
toured.

|OTHER DATA:| Seattle's Space Needle
tower is 607 feet high.
*48
West Virginia -- Fun Facts

|DID YOU KNOW:| The longest stalactite
in the world hangs out in Smoke Hole
Caverns.

|DATA:| Go spelunking (caving) in the
many caves. Or move up by climbing
Seneca Rocks, a sandstone formation that
is 960 feet high, but only 15 feet wide
at the top. Visit a Civil War battle
site at Harper's Ferry. It was held by
the North and South at different points
in the war.

|OTHER DATA:| The nation's biggest
Mother's Day Gift, the Mother's Day
Shrine, is here.
*49
Wisconsin -- Fun Facts

|DID YOU KNOW:| The world's largest
cheese is here.

|DATA:| Visit Lake Winnebago, the resort
that the famous camper vehicles were
named after. The House on the Rock,
built by architect Alex Jordon, has
trees growing through the roof, a
bookcase three stories high, and a two-
story waterfall that forms one wall.
Head for the World's Championship
Snowmobile Derby in January.

|OTHER DATA:| The National Bowling Hall
of Fame is in Wisconsin.
*50
Wyoming -- Fun Facts

|DID YOU KNOW:| Wyomingites use more
energy than people in any other state.

|DATA:| Head straight for Yellowstone
National Park, the world's largest
geyser area, complete with spectacular
towering waterfalls, deep canyons and
excellent fishing. The Grand Tetons are
mountains 13,000 feet high. Devil's
Tower is a huge column of rock made
famous in the movie "Close Encounters of
the Third Kind."

|OTHER DATA:| Old Faithful,
Yellowstone's most famous geyser, erupts
every 33-93 minutes.