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Ashcroft
The access point to the breathtaking Castle Creek Valley is the ghost town of Ashcroft, a silver-mining town founded in 1880. What remains are mostly miners cottages (log cabins with tin roofs), a couple of broken-down wagons stranded in the waist-high grass, and a post office and
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Arboretum
More than just an attraction for gardeners and plant lovers, this 200-acre arboretum is a lovely spot to take a break and rejuvenate your spirits. Two short trails hug a meadow and wind beneath ponderosa pines, passing a herb garden, native plants and wildflowers. A longer loop mak
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Mammoth Cave National Park
With the longest cave system on earth, Mammoth Cave National Park has some 400 miles of surveyed passageways. Mammoth is at least three times bigger than any other known cave, with vast interior cathedrals, bottomless pits, and strange, undulating rock formations. The caves have b
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Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
The Crow (Apsalooke) Indian Reservation is home to the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument. One of the USAs best-known Native American battlefields, this is where General George Custer made his famous last stand. Custer, and 272 soldiers, messed one too many times with Nat
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Bear Skin Neck
Bearskin Neck is the peninsula that juts into the harbor, lined with galleries, lobster shacks and souvenir shops. The name Bearskin Neck apparently comes from a historic account of a young boy who was attacked by a bear. In an attempt to save the boy, his uncle, Ebenezer Babson,
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Arizona State Museum
To learn more about the history and culture of regions Native American tribes, spend an hour or two exploring the Arizona State Museum, the oldest and largest anthropology museum in the Southwest. The exhibit covering the tribes cultural history is extensive, but easy to navigate a
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Riverside Church
This imposing, neo-Gothic beauty was built by the Rockefeller family in 1930. While the sparseness of the interior evokes an Italian Gothic style, the stained-glass windows in the narthex are actually Flemish, dating back to the 16th century. The church rings its 74 carillon bells
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Rowena Crest
On top of Rowena Crest are spectacular views and vast meadows now preserved as a wildflower sanctuary. Governor Tom McCall Reserve , on Rowena Plateau, is one of the best places to see native plants. Springtime wildflowers include balsamroot, wild parsley, penstemon and wild lilies
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Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park
Two miles north on Hwy 441, wild horses and bison roam the 21,000-acre Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park . This slightly eerie preserve’s wet prairie, swamp, hammock and pine flatwoods have more than 34 trails, including the 16-mile Gainesville–Hawthorne Rail Trail, slicing throug
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Orlando Science Center
Changing exhibits on dinosaurs, the human body, the solar system and more offer candy-coated science education geared towards children ages 5 to 12. A giant tree grows through the four-story atrum, at the base of which youll find alligators and a natural science discovery room. Unf
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James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge
A few miles northwest of Kahuku town heading toward Turtle Bay, this rare freshwater wetland provides habitat for four of Hawaiis six endangered waterbirds – the ʻalae keʻokeʻo (Hawaiian coot), aeʻo (Hawaiian black-necked stilt), koloa maoli (Hawaiian duck) and ʻalae ʻula (Hawaiian
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Lotusland
In 1941 the eccentric opera singer and socialite Madame Ganna Walka bought the 37 acres that make up Lotusland with money from the fortunes she inherited after marrying – and then divorcing – a string of wealthy men. She spent the next four decades tending and expanding this incred
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Pakini Nui Wind Farm
Travel 5 miles past scattered houses and cows along South Point Rd and this wind farm rises into view, with rows of high-tech windmills dotting the pastures down to the sea. Many are defunct – rusting leftovers from the older Kamaʻoa wind farm, which was replaced in 2007 with 14 ne
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Museum of Western Art
This is a nonprofit showcase of Western Americana. The quality and detail of the work, mostly paintings and bronze sculptures, is astounding; all depict scenes of cowboy life, the Western landscape or vignettes of Native American life. The museum has permanent displays of two arti
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Fort Mackinac
Fort Mackinac sits atop limestone cliffs near downtown. Built by the British in 1780, its one of the best-preserved military forts in the country. Costumed interpreters and cannon and rifle firings (every half-hour) entertain the kids. Stop into the tearoom for a bite and million-d
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Ford’s Theatre Center
More exhibits for Lincoln-o-philes. Displays on the 3rd and 4th floors show the assassination’s aftermath and how Lincolns legacy lives on in current politics and pop culture. The center is operated in conjunction with the Fords Theatre historic site. Youll need a ticket for entry;
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Fort Greene & Clinton Hill
These appealing residential districts spread east and south from the Brooklyn side of the Manhattan Bridge (along the eastern side of Flatbush Ave). The neighborhoods are marked on the southwestern end by the Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower , which was built in 1927 and for decade
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Iñupiat Heritage Center
This 24,000-sq-ft facility houses a museum, gift shop and a large multipurpose room where short traditional dancing-and-drumming performances take place each afternoon ($20). Local craftspeople often assemble in the lobby to sell masks, whalebone carvings and fur garments and are h
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International Museum of Surgical Science
This place verges on creepy with its amputation saws, iron lungs and other early tools of the trade strewn throughout a creaky, Gold Coast mansion. The ancient Roman vaginal speculum leaves a lasting impression, while the pointy-ended hemorrhoid surgery instruments serve as a remin
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Chinatown Gate
The official entrance to Chinatown is the decorative gate, or paifong, a gift from the city of Taipei. It is symbolic – not only as an entryway for guests visiting Chinatown, but also as an entryway for immigrants who are still settling here, as they come to establish relationships
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