While near P-town you might want to go on one of those Whale Watches. I took a group of 7-8 graders up to that area years ago and we took a half-day to go on a Whale Watch. it was a blast.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacksonville,_FL Jacksonville, FL: 767 sq. mi. Anchorage, AK: 1961 sq. mi.
Lancaster, Pa (amish country) While some parts of Lancaster have gotten a little commercial capitalizing on the Amish thing there are lots of neat smaller towns in the area (Blue Ball, Intercourse, Gap etc...) and some good Pennsylvainia Dutch cooking (love that Shoo Fly Pie)
Since I was just there this weekend. Golden, CO. Close to work(Denver), close to the big ski resorts(45-1hr). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden%2C_CO
