Perea historical United States Albuquerque may be the ballooning capital of the USA, as this large museum and adjacent ballooning park assert. At least part of the reason is Ben Abruzzo, a pioneering balloonist and local businessman, who has broken several ballooning records, such as being on the team that first crossed the Atlantic by balloon.

Houston United States Baker Hughes is one of the largest oil services companies in the world, focusing primarily on drilling technology.

North Platte United States The largest railway yard in the nation, where more than half of Union Pacific's rail traffic passes through at some point.

Poe historical United States The Sidewinder Cafe was renamed the Bagdad Cafe after it served as the principal shooting location for the 1987 film by the same name.

Blood historical United States The video game Pong has its origin with a defense contractor.

Baraboo United States Once one of the largest ammunition plants in the country, Badger is being cleaned up and prepared for transition to civilian use.

Walton Place historical United States An aviation parts yard, with an unusual collection of aircraft hulks and fuselages, used primarily by the movie industry.

Cullman United States Located in an old quarry, now the grounds of St. Bernard Abbey, this is a garden of miniature replicas of churches from all over the world, executed in great detail, and landscaped into the rock.

Baudette United States The Automotive Enviro Testing Company Test Site is a cold weather automotive testing facility in Baudette, a small town located on the international boundary with Canada, and near the middle of the continent.

Mobile United States The Austal Shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, makes large ferries and specialty military ships, especially fast catamaran and tri-hull type vessels.