Here are a bunch of random pictures I took from various places that didn't fit anywhere else, but thought were worth viewing.
NOTE: These images used to be clickable for larger views, but they were taking up too much space. Since these photos weren't the main goal of Assignment: America, I've kept just the thumbnails. Sorry they're not very clear. Certain ones of note are clickable, however.
Alabama
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| Capitol historical marker | State flags on the capitol grounds | Flame of Freedom, Montgomery | Confederate soldiers' memorial, Montgomery |
Arkansas
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| President Bill Clinton Library, Little Rock | A better picture of the Arkansas sign, located on I-55 at the Missouri border |
California
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| Capitol historic marker, with time capsule underneath | Bell from the U.S.S. California | Pond on the grounds of the capitol | Lake Tahoe |
Connecticut
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| The first sign I passed | Connecticut Supreme Court | Civil War memorial | Memorial Arch, Hartford |
Delaware
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| Replica of the Liberty Bell, Dover | A compass in Dover that points to the other 12 colonial capitals | The bricks of Dover |
District of Columbia
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| The new World War II memorial | The Washington Monument | The Lincoln Memorial | The White House |
Florida
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| Capitol historical marker | Florida Purple Heart plaque, Tallahassee | Law enforcement memorial, Tallahassee | Dolphin fountain behind the capitol | Florida Supreme Court |
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| View of both capitols |
Georgia
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| Georgia soldiers' memorial, Atlanta | Miniature replica of the Statue of Liberty | Jimmy Carter statue, Atlanta | Turner Field, home of the Atlanta Braves | View of the capitol from the front |
Illinois
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| A statue of Lincoln outside the capitol | Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum | Lincoln's memorial, Springfield | Lincoln's tomb | Sears Tower |
Indiana
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| Bet you didn't know James Dean was born in Indiana | Capitol historical marker | The most famous home in auto racing: the Brickyard | The Soldiers and Sailors monument, literally in the center of Indianapolis | It seems like the Hoosier Dome is home to the Final Four every other year |
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| Police and Firefighters' memorial, Indy | On the floor of the Indiana House of Representatives |
Iowa
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| Downtown Des Moines, from the capitol steps | One of many Kum & Go stations in Iowa | The first sign I passed, heading from the airport |
Kansas
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| Miniature Statue of Liberty, Topeka | This is is capitol from the front; it was tough to get a good angle |
Kentucky
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| Rupp Arena, home of Wildcat basketball, but not on campus | Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington | View of capitol from Frankfort cemetery | Daniel Boone's grave, Frankfort | Capitol historical marker |
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| Gold depository, Ft. Knox | Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby; Louisville | Louisville Slugger museum |
Louisiana
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| Huey Long statue, Baton Rouge | The mighty Mississippi River | One of Louisiana's many bayous | Death Valley at LSU | The French Quarter, New Orleans |
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| World-famous Bourbon Street |
Maine
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| The first sign I saw | Sadly, I didn't see one | The capitol from the rear | Law enforcement memorial |
Maryland
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| Ft. McHenry, Baltimore | Collection of Nixon's Presidential papers, College Park | Thurgood Marshall statue, Annapolis | Capitol historical marker | Chesapeake Bay |
Massachusetts
Coming soon! (I have a bunch of pictures from my summer in Boston, but I need to scan them first.)Michigan
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| A memorial outside the capitol for Michigan soldiers | Capitol historical marker | That dome really looks weird, doesn't it? | Gerald Ford Museum, Grand Rapids | GO BLUE! |
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| On I-75 near Troy | Comerica Park, home of the Detroit Tigers |
Mississippi
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| Liberty Bell replica, Jackson | Civil War veterans' mothers, Jackson | Piggly Wiggly cracks me up | This is is capitol from the front; it was tough to get a good angle. |
Missouri
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| Budweiser brewing plant in St. Louis | Gateway Arch, St. Louis | Statue of Thomas Jefferson in front of the capitol | Missouri River near Jefferson City | National Frontier Trails Center, Independence |
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| Harry Truman Museum, Independence | This was the first sign I saw, crossing the river for my arch picture. |
Nebraska
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| Gerald Ford's birthplace, Omaha | Rosenblatt Stadium, Omaha (home of College World Series) |
Nevada
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| Cactus Jack's casino, Carson City | They put casinos everywhere in Nevada! | Kit Carson, the capital city's namesake | Capitol historic marker | State legislature building |
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| Sierra Nevada mountains | The Strip, Las Vegas |
New Hampshire
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| Franklin Pierce, the only President from New Hampshire | Liberty Bell replica | Daniel Webster | Capitol historical marker | I guess New Hampshire endorses drunk driving |
New Jersey
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| This is Trenton's idea of a WWII memorial |
New York
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| Empire State Plaza | "The Egg," Albany | Firefighters memorial, Albany | The view of the capitol from the front |
North Carolina
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| Legislative Building (much easier to photograph) | Vietnam veterans memorial, Raleigh | Statue of the three U.S. Presidents from North Carolina: Polk, Jackson, and A. Johnson | Capitol historical marker | Better view of the capitol building itself |
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| Confederate memorial, Raleigh | Dean Smith basketball arena, Chapel Hill |
Ohio
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| Capitol historical marker | Statue of President McKinley outside the capitol (born Niles, Ohio) | Statue of the city's namesake: Christopher Columbus | WWII Memorial, Columbus | Literally across the street from the capitol, the offices of The Columbus Dispatch |
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| Pro Football Hall of Fame, Canton | Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland | Welcome sign on US-23, just north of Toledo |
Oklahoma
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| World's largest McDonald's on I-44 | Will Rogers is everywhere in Oklahoma | Oklahoma City National Memorial | The memorial chairs at the memorial | One of the working oil rigs on the capitol grounds |
Pennsylvania
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| Hershey factory | Independence Hall, Philadelphia |
Rhode Island
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| Rhode Island coast | Downtown Providence | The capitol from ground level |
South Carolina
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| Palmetto tree | Alternate welcome sign from a rest area | African-American history monument, Columbia | Confederate memorial, Columbia | Law enforcement memorial, Columbia |
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| Strom Thurmond statue | Confederate flag on the capitol grounds | Univ. of South Carolina, a few blocks from the capitol |
Tennessee
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| Andrew Jackson statue at the capitol | Burial site of James Polk at the capitol | Bicentennial, looking north from capitol hill | Full-scale replica of the Parthenon, Nashville | Grand Ole Opry, Nashville |
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| The capitol from several blocks away |
Texas
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| Dealey Plaza, Dallas | The Alamo, San Antonio | San Antonio Riverwalk | Lyndon Johnson Presidential Library, Austin | George H. W. Bush Library, College Station |
Vermont
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| The green mountains of Vermont | "Downtown" Montpelier | Capitol historical marke |
Virginia
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| Virginia veterans memorial, Richmond | Iwo Jima Memorial, Arlington | Arlington National Cemetery | The Pentagon (although you wouldn't know from this picture) |
West Virginia
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| A coal barge on the Kanawha River | A very impressive capitol dome | Capitol historical marker | Lincoln statue on the steps of the capitol | WWI, WWII, Korea and Vietnam memorial, Charleston |
Wisconsin
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| Univ. of Wisconsin, located right on Lake Mendota | The Forward statue, named after the state motto | Camp Randall Stadium, home of the Badgers | Outside of Dousman | Miller brewing plant in Milwaukee |
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| The only cheese place I saw, just outside Kenosha |
