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Museum of the African Diaspora
MoAD assembles an international cast of characters to tell the epic story of diaspora, including a moving video of slave narratives told by Maya Angelou. Standouts among quarterly changing exhibits have included contemporary Afro-Cuban art, post-colonial Nigerian fashion statements
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Miami Beach Community Church
In rather sharp and refreshing contrast to all the uber-modern structures muscling their way into the art-deco design of South Beach, this community church puts one in mind of an old Spanish mission – humble, modest and elegantly understated in an area where overstatement is the ge
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HA Baldwin Beach Park
Bodyboarders and bodysurfers take to the waves at this palm-lined county park about a mile west of Paʻia, at the 6-mile marker. The wide sandy beach drops off quickly, and when the shorebreak is big, swimmers should beware of getting slammed. Calmer waters can be found at the easte
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Georges Island
Georges Island is one of transportation hubs for the islands. It is also the site of Fort Warren, a 19th-century fort and Civil War prison. While National Park Service (NPS) rangers give guided tours of the fort and there is a small museum, it is largely abandoned, with many dark t
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College Hill
East of the Providence River, College Hill, headquarters of Brown University and RISD, contains over 100 Colonial, Federal and Revival houses dating from the 18th century. Stroll down Benefit Street’s ‘Mile of History’ for the best of them. Amidst them you’ll find the clean lines o
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Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Built in 1963, this extraordinary piece of architecture is the largest building the world designed for the preservation of rare manuscripts. The windowless cube has walls of Danby marble which subdue the effects of light, while inside glass towers display sculptural shelves of book
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Bearizona
While the main attraction here is the wildlife park, where visitors drive themselves slowly along a road that winds through 160 acres inhabited by roaming gray wolves, bison, bighorn sheep and black bears, the real draw is the small zoo dubbed Fort Bearizona. Here, under Ponderosa
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Kamehameha the Great Statue
The statue on the front lawn of the North Kohala Civic Center has a famous twin in Honolulu, standing across from Iolani Palace. The Kapaʻau one was the original, constructed in 1880 in Florence, Italy, by American sculptor Thomas Gould. When the ship delivering it sank off the Fal
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Last Chance Mining Museum
Amble out to the end of Basin Rd, a beautiful half-mile walk from the north end of Gastineau Ave, to the intriguing Last Chance Mining Museum. The former Alaska-Juneau Gold Mining Company complex is now a museum where you can view remains of the compressor house and examine tools o
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Launiupoko Beach Park
Beginner and intermediate surfers head to this beach park, a popular surf spot 3 miles south of Lahaina. The southern side of the beach has small waves ideal for beginning surfers, while the northern side ratchets it up a notch for those who have honed their skills. You’re also lik
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Grove Street Cemetery
Three blocks north of the green, this cemetery holds the graves of several famous New Havenites behind its grand Egyptian Revival gate, including rubber magnate Charles Goodyear, the telegraph inventor Samuel Morse, lexicographer Noah Webster and cotton-gin inventor Eli Whitney. It
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Chapin Mesa
The largest concentration of Ancestral Puebloan sites is at Chapin Mesa, where youll see the densely clustered Far View Site and the large Spruce Tree House , the most accessible of sites, with a paved half-mile round-trip path.If you want to see Cliff Palace or Balcony House , the
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Busy Beaver Button Museum
Even George Washington gave out campaign buttons, though in his era they were the sew-on kind. Pin-back buttons came along in 1896. Badge-making company Busy Beaver chronicles its history in displays holding thousands of the little round mementos. They tout everything from Dale Boz
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Bureau of Engraving & Printing
Cha-ching! The nations paper currency is designed and printed here. Guides lead 40-minute tours during which you peer down onto the work floor where millions of dollars roll off the presses and get cut (by guillotine!). In peak season (March to August), timed entry tickets are requ
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University of California, Berkeley
Cal is one of the countrys top universities and home to 35,000 diverse, politically conscious students. The Visitor Services Center has info and leads free campus tours (reservations required). Cals landmark is the 1914 Sather Tower (also called the Campanile), with elevator rides
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Ko Olina Lagoons
Ko Olinas artificial beaches have calm waters that are perfect for kids, although the current picks up near the opening to the ocean. A wide, paved recreational path connects all four lagoons, inviting a lazy sunset stroll. Extremely limited, but free public beach-access parking ca
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Point Bridget State Park
Juneau’s only state park is 2850-acre Point Bridget State Park, which overlooks Berners Bay and Lynn Canal; salmon fishing is excellent off the Berners Bay beaches and in Cowee Creek. Hiking trails wander through rainforest, along the park’s rugged shoreline and past three rental c
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Lowell Observatory
Sitting atop a hill just west of downtown, this national historic landmark was built by Percival Lowell in 1894. The first sighting of Pluto occurred here in 1930. Weather permitting, visitors can stargaze through on-site telescopes, including the famed 1896 Clark Telescope, the im
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Mt Diablo State Park
Collecting a light dusting of snowflakes on the coldest days of winter, at 3849ft Mt Diablo is more than 1000ft higher than Mt Tamalpais in Marin County. On a clear day (early on a winter morning is a good bet) the views from Diablo’s summit are vast and sweeping. To the west you c
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Naropa University
Founded by Tibetan Buddhist master Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, who escaped Tibet and climbed over the Himalayas into India as a young man. In 1970, at just 30, he began presenting teachings in the US and founded the Naropa Institute (now Naropa University) in 1974. It offers a contem
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