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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame & Museum
Clevelands top attraction is like an overstuffed attic bursting with groovy finds: Jimi Hendrixs Stratocaster, Keith Moons platform shoes, John Lennons Sgt Pepper suit and a 1966 piece of hate mail to the Rolling Stones from a cursive-writing Fijian. Its more than memorabilia, thou
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Kepaniwai Park & Heritage Gardens
This unique and beautiful park celebrates the various ethnic groups of Hawaii by displaying a building for each one. Sharing the compact grounds are a traditional Hawaiian hale (house), a New England–style missionary home, a Filipino farmer’s hut, Japanese gardens and a Chinese pav
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Keʻei Beach
South of Kealakekua Bay, Keʻei Beach is an attractive cove thats mostly too rough and rocky for swimming, except for a narrow sandy stretch at its northern end. When conditions are right, local surfers ride the long reef break. Bayside, theres a small canoe and kayak launch and a f
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Chicago Childrens Museum
Designed to challenge the imaginations of toddlers through to 10-year-olds, this colorful museum near Navy Piers main entrance gives its young visitors enough hands-on exhibits to keep them climbing and creating for hours. Among the favorites, Dinosaur Expedition explores the world
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Fort Point
This triple-decker, brick-walled US military fortress was completed in 1861, with 126 cannons, to protect the bay against certain invasion during the Civil War…or not, as it turned out. Without a single shot having been fired, Fort Point was abandoned 1900. Alfred Hitchcock made it
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Fort Greene Park
This 30-acre park sits on land that housed military forts during the Revolutionary War. In 1847, the area was designated Brooklyn’s first park (a measure supported by newspaper editor Walt Whitman), and by 1867, Calvert Vaux and Frederick Olmsted were redesigning the place into the
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Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University
Universally referred to by its acronym, FAMU (fam-you), Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University was founded in 1887 as the State Normal College for Colored Students, with 15 students and two instructors. Today it’s home to a population of about 10,000 students of all races
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Jefferson Memorial
Set on the south bank of the Tidal Basin amid the cherry trees, this memorial honors the third US president, political philosopher, drafter of the Declaration of Independence and founder of the University of Virginia. Designed by John Russell Pope to resemble Jefferson’s library at
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Louisiana Artworks
This 90,000-sq-ft space was established by the Arts Council of New Orleans to bring working artists and lovers of art together. By providing artists with affordable studio spaces, the project hopes to foster a continuation of the city’s growing arts scene, even as rents go up aroun
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Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park
Hunkered on a bluff overlooking the Colorado River, this infamous prison is Yumas star attraction. Between 1876 and 1909, 3069 convicts were incarcerated here for crimes ranging from murder to seduction under the promise of marriage. The small museum is fascinating, with photos and
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Little Haiti Cultural Center
Miami has the largest community of Ayisyens (Haitians) in the world outside Haiti, and this is the place to learn about their story. The cultural center is a study in playful island designs and motifs that houses a small but vibrant art gallery, crafts center and activities space –
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Gallaudet University
The first university for deaf and hard-of-hearing students in the world occupies a lovely manicured campus of bucolic green and Gothic accents north of Capitol Hill. Notable buildings include College Hall , an antique vision in brownstone, and Chapel Hall , a gorgeous Gothic struct
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Donner Lake
West of Truckee, 3-mile-long Donner Lake is a busy recreational hub. The Donner Party camped nearby during the fateful winter of 1846. Donner Summit, further west, has six downhill and cross-country ski resorts. Cradled by mountains and the Tahoe National Forest, Truckee is a thriv
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Dollys House
Departing from Stedman St is Creek St, a boardwalk built over Ketchikan Creek on pilings – a photographer’s delight. This was Ketchikan’s famed red-light district until prostitution became illegal in 1954. During Creek St’s heyday, it supported up to 30 brothels and became known as
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Discovery Museums
The Discovery Museums consist of two unique side-by-side museums – both great for children. Occupying an old Victorian house, the Children’s Museum (adult & child/senior $9/8; 9am-4:30pm Tue-Sun) invites kids to play make-believe, cooking up some eats in a bite-size diner, hunt
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Jane’s Carousel
Behold the star attraction of the north end of Brooklyn Bridge Park: a vintage carousel built by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company back in 1922. It was purchased by Dumbo artist Jane Walentas in 1984, who spent the next two decades faithfully restoring the vintage paint scheme on t
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Hawaiis Plantation Village
Waipahu was one of Oʻahu’s last plantation towns and this outdoor museum tells the story of life on the sugar plantations. Though the village is definitely showing its age, you can still learn plenty about the lives of plantation workers on the 90-minute tour. It starts on the hour
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Chicago Spire
Remember the Chicago Spire , uberarchitect Santiago Calatrava’s new building that was set to become the nation’s tallest? At 2000ft, it would’ve dwarfed the Willis Tower. Excitement was high (pun!), and nicknames for the twisting design abounded – The Twizzler, The Drill Bit, The V
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Columbus Park
Mah-jongg meisters, slow-motion tai-chi practitioners and old aunties gossiping over homemade dumplings: it might feel like Shanghai, but this leafy oasis is core to NYC history. In the 19th century, this was part of the infamous Five Points neighborhood, the city’s first tenement
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Waikolu Lookout
At 3600ft, Waikolu Lookout provides a breathtaking view into the steep Waikolu Valley and out to the ocean beyond. After rains, the white strands of numerous waterfalls accent the sheer cliffs and fill the valley with a dull roar. Morning is best for clear views, but if its foggy,
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