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Zion Canyon Scenic Dr
The premier drive in the park leads between towering cliffs of an incredible red-rock canyon and accesses all the major front-country trailheads. A shuttle bus ride is required April through October. If youve time for only one activity, this is it. Your first stop should be the Hum
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Red Rock Canyon Park
A former quarry and part of the sandstone vein that runs through the Garden of the Gods, this 787-acre park was nearly developed into a golf course and townhouses. But thanks to committed residents who fought the good fight, its now a fabulous local park, where you can hike, mounta
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Mountain Farm Museum
Adjacent to the Oconaluftee Visitor Center, this excellent collection of historic buildings evokes life on a typical farmstead of the late 19th century. Together these structures paint a poignant picture of the mountain people who once eked out their sustenance from this rugged and
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Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation Cultural Center
About 3000 Native Americans live on the 719-sq-mile Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation , which lies in attractive country 17 miles southwest of Ruidoso on Hwy 70. The nomadic Apache arrived in this area 800 years ago and soon became enemies with local Pueblo Indians. In the 19th c
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Production Central
Home to two of Universals most talked-about rides, the incredible 3-D simulation Transformers: The Ride 3-D (Express Pass) and the high-thrill coaster Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit (Express Pass). This roller coaster is not for the faint of heart – you Rip up to 65mph, Ride 17 stories
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Kalapaki Beach
This sandy beach and sheltered bay is tucked between a marina and the mountains. Its overlooked by the Marriott resort facing Kalapaki Bay and by an enviable collection of houses atop a rocky ridge to the east. Its easy-access location and versatility make it popular with families.
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Fort George Island Cultural State Park
Although the exact location of the fort that was erected here by the British in 1736 remains uncertain, the island still bears its name. In pre-WW2 glory days, the island raged, when flappers flocked to the ritzy Ribault Club, built in 1928, for lavish Gatsby-esque bashes. Today ho
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Woodrow Wilson House
This Georgian-revival mansion offers guided hour-long tours focusing on the 28th president’s life and legacy. Genteel docents discuss highlights of Wilson’s career (WWI, the League of Nations) and home, which has been restored to the period of his residence (1921–24). The tour feat
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Redwood Canyon
Over 15,000 sequoias cluster in Redwood Canyon, making it one of the world’s largest groves of these giant trees. In an almost-forgotten corner of the park, this secluded forest lets you revel in the grandeur of the trees away from the crowds while hiking mostly moderate trails. Wh
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Cars Land
DCAs newest arrival, based on the popular Disney Pixar movie Cars, opened in 2012 and became an instant hit. Top billing goes to the wacky Radiator Springs Racers , a race-car ride that bumps and jumps around a track painstakingly decked out like the Great American West. Tractor-to
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Old City Hall
This monumental French Second Empire building occupies a historic spot. Out front, a plaque commemorates the site of the countrys first public school, Boston Latin, founded in 1635 and still operational in Fenway. The hopscotch sidewalk mosaic, City Carpet, marks the spot where Ben
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Magnificent Mile
Spanning Michigan Ave between the river and Oak St, the Mag Mile is Chicagos much-touted upscale shopping strip, where Bloomingdales, Neiman Marcus and Saks will lighten your wallet. The city likes to claim that its one of the top five shopping streets in the world. But thats a bit
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Telegraph Ave
Telegraph Ave has traditionally been the throbbing heart of studentville in Berkeley, the sidewalks crowded with undergrads, postdocs and youthful shoppers squeezing their way past throngs of vendors, buskers and homeless people. Numerous cafes and budget food options cater to stud
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Shasta Dam
On scale with the enormous natural features of the area, this colossal, 15-million-ton dam is second only in size to Grand Coolie Dam in Washington state (Hoover Dam in Nevada is the fourth biggest – but the tallest in the country). The dam is found at the south end of the lake on
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Royal Palm Visitor Center
Four miles past Ernest Coe Visitor Center, Royal Palm offers the easiest access to the Glades in these parts. Two trails, the Anhinga and Gumbo Limbo (the latter named for the gumbo-limbo tree, also known as the ‘tourist tree’ because its bark peels like a sunburned Brit), take all
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Dorchester Heights
High above the Boston Harbor, this strategic spot played a crucial role in overcoming the British occupation. The Georgian revival tower that stands today was built in 1898. To reach the monument, walk southeast along West Broadway from the T station, turn right onto Dorchester St
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Ballys
Unless its bigger is better, there is no real theme at the Strips most staid megaresort, with a football-field-sized casino overhung by twinkling chandeliers and overstuffed blue velvet chairs. But Ballys biggest attraction isnt about gaming: Jubilee! is one of Vegas long-running s
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Occidental Park
Notable in this cobblestone plaza, just off 1st Ave S, are the totem poles carved by Duane Pasco, a nationally respected Chinookan carver and artist from Poulsbo on the Kitsap Peninsula. The totems depict the welcoming spirit of Kwakiutl, a totem bear, the tall Sun and Raven, and a
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Garden Park Fossil Area
The second-largest Jurassic graveyards in Colorado, but still one of the largest in North America, these are one of the quarries that spawned the Bone Wars and produced such dinosaur stars as Stegosaurus, Diplodocus and Allosaurus back in the late 1800s. They’re still standing in t
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Gateway Walk
Long a culturally diverse city, Charleston gave refuge to persecuted French Protestants, Baptists and Jews over the years and earned the nickname the Holy City for its abundance of houses of worship. The Gateway Walk, a little-known garden path between Archdale St and Philadelphia
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