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Harvard Museum of Natural History
This esteemed institution is famed for its botanical galleries, featuring more than 3000 lifelike pieces of handblown glass flowers and plants. At the intersection of art and science, the collection of intricately crafted flora is truly amazing. Nearby, the zoological galleries hou
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Rye Beaches
As NH 1A enters Rye, parking along the road is restricted to vehicles with town parking stickers, but Jenness State Beach has a small metered parking lot thats open to the general public. Further north near Rye Harbor youre allowed to park along the roadway. Climb over the seawall
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Makua (Tunnels) Beach
One of the North Shore’s almost-too-beautiful beaches, named for the underwater caverns in and among the near-shore reef, this is among the best snorkel spots on the island. Its also the North Shore’s most popular dive site. Although the area is more suitable for the summer months,
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Seattle Great Wheel
With the Alaskan Way Viaduct soon to be confined to the ‘ugly postwar architecture’ chapter of the history books, Seattle has started work on beautifying its often neglected waterfront. Leading the way is this 175ft Ferris wheel that was installed in June 2012 with 42 gondolas, eac
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Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
In AD 1064 a volcano erupted on this spot, spewing ash across 800 sq miles, spawning the Kana-A lava flow and leaving behind the 8029ft Sunset Crater. The eruption forced farmers to vacate lands they had cultivated for 400 years, and subequent eruptions continued for more than 200
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St Pauls Chapel
After his inauguration in 1789, George Washington worshipped at this classic revival brownstone chapel, which found new fame in the aftermath of September 11. With the World Trade Center destruction occurring just a block away, the mighty structure became a spiritual support and vo
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Halepalaoa Landing
Just under 2 miles southeast along the road from Keomuku, you reach Halepalaoa Landing, from which the sugar company planned to ship out its product. But little was accomplished during its short life (1899–1901), other than to shorten the lives of scores of Japanese workers, who ar
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Dallas Museum of Art
This museum is a high-caliber world tour of decorative and fine art. Among the many treasures are Edward Hoppers enigmatic Lighthouse Hill , Frederic Churchs lush masterpiece The Icebergs and Rodins Sculptor and his Muse. Other highlights include exquisite pre-Colombian pottery, ca
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Touro Synagogue National Historic Site
Designed by Peter Harrison (architect of the Athenaeum and Kings Chapel, Boston), this synagogue is the finest example of 18th-century Georgian architecture in Newport. Its large glass windows illuminate an interior that treads the line between austere and lavish. Built by the nasc
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Steaming Kettle
The steaming kettle on Sears Crescent has been a Boston landmark since 1873, when it was hung over the door of the Oriental Tea Co at 57 Court St. The teashop held a contest to determine how much tea the giant kettle might hold. The answer – awarded with a chest of premium tea – wa
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San Antonio Museum of Art
Housed in the original 1880s Lone Star Brewery, which is a piece of art itself, the San Antonio Museum of Art is off Broadway St just north of downtown. San Antonio’s strong Latino influence is reflected in an impressive trove of Latin American art, including Spanish colonial, Mexi
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Pier 45
Still known to many as the Christopher Street Pier, this is an 850ft-long finger of concrete, spiffily renovated with a grass lawn, flowerbeds, a comfort station, an outdoor cafe, tented shade shelters and a stop for the New York Water Taxi. Now part of the Hudson River Park, its a
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Ilanka Cultural Center
This excellent museum, operated by local Alaska Natives, has a small but high-quality collection of Alaska Native art from all over the state. Don’t miss the intact killer-whale skeleton – one of only five in the world – with flippers that could give you quite a slap. Also on displ
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Kaibab National Forest
Divided by the Grand Canyon into two distinct ecosystems, this 1.6-million-acre forest offers a peaceful escape from the park madness. Thick stands of ponderosa dominate the higher elevations, while piñon and juniper create a fragrant backdrop further down. Sightings of elk, mule,
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Alekoko (Menehune) Fishpond Overlook
This roadside overlook offers an oft-photographed vista of the Huleʻia Valley, where the Huleʻia River winds beneath a ring of verdant peaks. The river is walled off at one bend to form a 39-acre loko wai (freshwater fishpond). Local legend attributes construction to menehune, the
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Milton Latter Memorial Library
Poised elegantly above shady stands of palms, the Latter Memorial Library was once a private mansion. The Isaac family (owners 1907–12) – who installed Flemish-style carved woodwork, Dutch murals and French frescoed ceilings – passed the property to aviator Harry Williams and his s
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Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts
This small museum hosts a wide of range of thought-provoking installations that explore social and political issues facing people of the African Diaspora. Photography, sculpture, sound, and multimedia works are all part of the rotation of temporary exhibitions. The museum also host
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Ryman Auditorium
The so-called Mother Church of Country Music has hosted a laundry list of performers, from Martha Graham to Elvis, and Katherine Hepburn to Bob Dylan. The soaring brick tabernacle (1892) was built by wealthy riverboat captain Thomas Ryman to house religious revivals, and watching a
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Howard University
Founded in 1867, Howard remains the nation’s most prestigious traditionally African American institute of higher education. Distinguished alumni include the late Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall (who enrolled after he was turned away from the University of Maryland’s then al
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Italian American Museum
This humble museum offers a random mishmash of historical objects documenting early Italian life in NYC, from Sicilian marionettes to old Italian comics starring New Yorks famous mafia-busting cop, Giuseppe Joe Petrosino. Between 1885 and 1932, the building was occupied by the Banc
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