Maine
Maine is the easternmost US state, famous for its rocky Atlantic coast, lobster fisheries, and dense forests covering nearly 90% of the state.
Maine is the easternmost US state, famous for its rocky Atlantic coast, lobster fisheries, and dense forests covering nearly 90% of the state.
Maryland surrounds the Chesapeake Bay, with the historic colonial capital Annapolis (home of the US Naval Academy), the bustling port city of Baltimore, and a coastline of crab fisheries.
Massachusetts is a populous New England state with the cradle of American democracy in Boston, the world's first women's college (Mount Holyoke), and Cape Cod's iconic shoreline.
Montana is the fourth-largest US state by area, the 'Big Sky Country' of glacier-carved peaks, the geological wonders of Yellowstone, and the Montana Gold Rush ghost towns.
Nebraska is a Great Plains state with sweeping prairie, the Sandhills wetlands, and Omaha — home to Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway.
Nevada is the driest US state, dominated by the Mojave Desert, with Las Vegas — the global gambling and entertainment capital — Lake Tahoe on the California border, and Area 51.
New Hampshire is a small New England state of granite hills, the White Mountains, and historic colonial towns. It was the ninth state to ratify the US Constitution in 1788.
New Jersey is the most densely populated US state, sitting between New York and Philadelphia, with a 209 km Atlantic coastline of beaches, boardwalks, and the iconic Atlantic City.

New Mexico has the longest documented Native American history in the United States, the historic capital Santa Fe (founded 1610), the Carlsbad Caverns, and the Trinity Site of the first nuclear test.