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Biograph Theater
In 1934, the ‘lady in red’ betrayed gangster John Dillinger at this theater, which used to show movies. FBI agents shot him in the alley beside the building. The whole thing started out as a date – Dillinger took new girlfriend Polly Hamilton to the show and Polly’s roommate Anna
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Smith College
Founded for the education of the intelligent gentlewoman in 1875, Smith College is one of the largest womens colleges in the country, with 2600 students. The verdant 125-acre campus holds an eclectic architectural mix of nearly 100 buildings as well as a pretty pond. Notable alums
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Sewall
The District lacks a specific monument and museum to the women’s rights movement, but it does have this historic house – headquarters of the National Woman’s Party since 1929, and 43-year residence of the party’s legendary founder, suffragette Alice Paul. Paul spearheaded efforts t
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Arthur Avenue Retail Market
For an authentic slice of Italian-American vita (life), dive into this earthy indoor market, where banter-loving vendors flog everything from olives, cheeses and pizza al taglio (pizza by the slice) to T-shirts reminding you that ‘A friend will help you move, but a real friend will
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Green Lake Park
A favorite hunting ground for runners, personal trainers and artistically tattooed sunbathers, scenic Green Lake Park surrounds a small natural lake created by a glacier during the last ice age. In the early 1900s, city planners lowered the lake’s water level by 7ft, increasing the
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George Washington Memorial Parkway
The 25-mile Virginia portion of the highway honors its namesake with recreation areas and memorials all the way south to his old estate at Mount Vernon. It’s lined with remnants of George Washington’s life and works, such as his old Patowmack Company canal (in Great Falls National
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Chicago History Museum
Curious about Chicago’s storied past? Multimedia displays at this museum cover it all, from the Great Fire to the 1968 Democratic Convention. President Lincolns deathbed is here; the bell from Mrs OLearys cow is here. So is the chance to become a Chicago hot dog covered in condimen
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Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
José Rafael Moneo mixed Gothic proportions with contemporary design for his 2002 Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, which exudes a calming serenity achieved by soft light filtering through its alabaster panes. Wall-sized tapestries as detailed as a Michelangelo fresco festoon the
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Montezuma Castle National Monument
Like nearby Tuzigoot, Montezuma Castle is a stunningly well-preserved 1000-year-old Sinagua cliff dwelling. The name refers to the splendid castlelike location high on a cliff; early explorers thought the five-story-high pueblo was Aztec and hence dubbed it Montezuma. A museum inte
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National Museum of African Art
Enter the museum’s ground-level pavilion through the Enid A Haupt Garden, then descend into the dim underground exhibit space. Devoted to ancient and modern sub-Saharan African art, the quiet galleries display wooden masks, beaded textiles, ceramics, fetish dolls and other examples
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Large Animal Research Station
If you can’t make a trip to the Arctic for a little wildlife observation, consider visiting this research station that tends herds of musk oxen, reindeer and caribou. The station studies the animals’ unique adaptations to a sub-Arctic climate, and viewing areas outside the fenced p
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Province Lands Visitor Center
Overlooking Race Point Beach, this Cape Cod National Seashore visitor center has displays on dune ecology and a rooftop observation deck with an eye-popping 360-degree view of the outermost reaches of Cape Cod. The park stays open to midnight so even after the visitor center closes
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Table Rock State Park
The Upcountrys marquee natural attraction is Table Rock Mountain, a 3124ft-high mountain with a striking granite face. The 7.2-mile round trip hike to its summit is a popular local challenge. For overnight stays, camping is available (campsites tent/RV from $17/25), as are cabins b
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Sheep Rock Unit
Featuring the most walks and hikes, this unit is also closest to the Paleontology Center. Above loom majestic, layered mountains tilted and eroding into spectacular formations that date back 28 million years. Fossils are continually being exposed here.From the Blue Basin Area, two
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Peg Leg Smith Monument
The pile of rocks by the road northeast of Borrego Springs, where County Rte S22 takes a 90-degree turn east, is actually a monument to Thomas Long ‘Peg Leg’ Smith – mountain man, fur trapper, horse thief, con artist and Wild West legend. He passed through Borrego Springs in 1829 a
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Rosehill Cemetery
The entrance gate to Chicago’s largest cemetery is worth the trip alone. Designed by WW Boyington (the architect who created the Water Tower on Michigan Ave), the entry looks like a cross between high Gothic and low Disney. Inside you’ll see the graves of plenty of Chicago bigwigs,
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Waikoloa Petroglyph Preserve
This collection of petroglyphs carved in lava rock is so easy-access that it merits a stop, although the Puako Petroglyph Preserve further north is more spectacular and doesnt neighbor a shopping mall. Many petroglyphs date back to the 16th century; some are graphic (humans, birds,
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Tierra Wools
The nearly 100-mile route between Chama and Taos is a fabulous scenic road from late May through the first snows in mid-October. From Chama, take Hwy 84/64 about 11 miles south to see the spectacular cliffs in scenic Brazos Canyon . Just south of Los Brazos in Los Ojos, don’t miss
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Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center
At this impressive center you can learn about the duos epic expedition and the Native Americans who helped them. Check out the beautiful drawings from George Catlins portfolio.The same ticket gets you into Fort Mandan , a replica of the fort built by Lewis and Clark, 2.5 miles wes
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Laogai Museum
The small Laogai Museum sits on a peaceful Dupont residential street, so its jarring to enter and confront the roomful of harrowing exhibits about Chinese labor camps. Red and white placards fill the walls telling the stories of people – mostly political dissidents – sentenced to t
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