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Gadsby’s Tavern Museum
Once a real tavern (operated by John Gadsby from 1796 to 1808), this building now houses a museum demonstrating the prominent role of the tavern in Alexandria during the 18th century. As the center of local political, business and social life, the tavern was frequented by anybody w
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Fossil Discovery Trail
This short interpretive trail is excellent for families as its only 0.75 miles long and you can reach out and touch the bones of dinosaurs. Regardless of your knowledge or understanding of paleontology, this is a stunning walk through some 65 million years of history. Walking along
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Federal Reserve Bank of New York
The best reason to visit the Federal Reserve Bank is the chance to (briefly) ogle at its high-security vault – more than 10,000 tons of gold reserves reside here, 80ft below ground. You’ll only see a small part of that fortune, but signing on to a free tour (the only way down; book
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Brown University Admissions Office
Dominating the crest of the College Hill neighborhood on the East Side, the campus of Brown University exudes Ivy League charm. University Hall , a 1770 brick edifice used as a barracks during the Revolutionary War, sits at its center. To explore the campus, start at the wrought-ir
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Bob Wills Museum
‘As heaven would miss the stars above. With every heartbeat I still think of you,’ sang Bob Wills in his iconic ‘Faded Love.’ One of the most important Texas musicians, his life is recalled at the eponymous museum . Located in the old elementary school (which also has the tiny city
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Banyan Tree Square
This leafy landmark, which marks the center of Lahaina, sprawls across an entire town square. Planted as a seedling on April 24, 1873, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of missionaries in Lahaina, the tree has become a virtual forest unto itself, with 16 major trunks and scores o
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Chiricahua National Monument
A wonderfully rugged yet whimsical wonderland, Chiricahua National Monument is one of Arizonas most unique and evocative landscapes. Rain, thunder and wind have chiseled volcanic rocks into fluted pinnacles, natural bridges, gravity-defying balancing boulders and soaring spires rea
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Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Next to Paramount, Hollywood Forever boasts lavish landscaping, over-the-top tombstones, epic mausoleums and a roll call of departed superstars. Residents include Cecil B DeMille, Rudolph Valentino, femme fatale Jayne Mansfield and punk-rock icons Johnny and Dee Dee Ramone. For a f
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Balboa Fun Zone
On the harbor side of Balboa Peninsula, the Fun Zone has delighted locals and visitors since 1936. There’s a small Ferris wheel ($4 per ride, where Ryan and Marissa shared their first kiss on The OC ), arcade games, touristy shops and restaurants, and frozen banana stands (just lik
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San Diego Museum of Art
The SDMA is the city’s largest art museum. The permanent collection has works by a number of European masters from the renaissance to the modernist eras (though no renowned pieces), American landscape paintings and several fantastic pieces in the Asian galleries, and there are ofte
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Quoddy Head State Park
When the fogs not obscuring the view, the 541-acre Quoddy Head State Park has darn dramatic scenery. From the parking lot, catch the Coastal Trail , which leads along the edge of towering, jagged cliffs. Keep an eye to the sea for migrating whales (finback, minke, humpback and righ
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Puʻuʻulaʻula (Red Hill) Overlook
You may find yourself standing above the clouds while exploring Puʻuʻulaʻula (10,023ft), Maui’s highest point. The summit building provides a top-of-the-world panorama from its wraparound windows. On a clear day you can see Hawaiʻi (Big Island), Lanaʻi, Molokaʻi and even Oʻahu. Whe
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Palm Beach Maritime Museum
Theres not much to this museum in pleasant Currie Park, except for war buffs who will surely get off on the display of artifacts from the sunken battleship USS Maine . The museums main attraction is as the place to catch the ferry to Peanut Island, home of the Kennedy Bunker, where
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Nordic Heritage Museum
This museum preserves the history of the northern Europeans who settled in Ballard and the Pacific Northwest, as well as bringing in special exhibits of new work by contemporary Scandinavian artists. It’s the only museum in the USA that commemorates the history of settlers from all
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Fort Ruins
A crumbly wall made of coral blocks stands at attention just south of the courthouse – all that remains of a fort built in 1832 to keep rowdy whalers in line. Each day at dusk a Hawaiian sentinel would beat a drum to alert sailors to return to their ships. Stragglers who didn’t mak
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Fontainebleau
As you proceed north on Collins, the condos and apartment buildings grow in grandeur and embellishment until you enter an area nicknamed Millionaire’s Row. The most fantastic jewel in this glittering crown is the Fontainebleau hotel. The hotel – mainly the pool, which has since bee
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Jacksonville Zoological Gardens
Northeast Floridas only major zoo opened in 1914 with one deer; today, its home to over 1800 exotic animals and hectares of beautiful gardens. Favored fauna from around the world include elephants, jaguars, rare Florida panthers, gators, kangaroos and komodo dragons. Theres an elev
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Spreckelsville Beach
Extending west from HA Baldwin Beach, this 2-mile stretch of sand punctuated by lava outcrops is a good walking beach, but its near-shore lava shelf makes it less than ideal for swimming for adults. The rocks do, however, provide protection for young kids. If you walk toward the ce
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Tavares Beach
For a quiet stretch of sand during the week, try this unmarked beach, which is a short drive northeast from downtown. The place livens up on weekends when local families arrive with picnics, guitars, dogs and kids. A submerged lava shelf runs parallel to the beach about 25ft from t
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Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve
Between N Torrey Pines Rd and the ocean, and from the Torrey Pines Gliderport to Del Mar, this reserve preserves the last mainland stands of the Torrey pine (Pinus torreyana), a species adapted to sparse rainfall and sandy, stony soils. Steep sandstone gullies have eroded into wond
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