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St Sophia Cathedral
This splendidly opulent house of worship is the spiritual hub of the local Greek Orthodox community and is as rich and epic as a giant’s treasure chest. Financed by the Skouras brothers, Greek immigrants who made it big in Hollywood as studio heads, they hired set designers to swat
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SoWa Artists Guild
The brick-and-beam buildings along Harrison Ave were originally used to manufacture goods ranging from canned food to pianos. Now, these factories turn out paintings and sculptures instead. The SoWa Artists Guild houses about 70 artist studios and more than a dozen galleries.This i
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Lime Kiln Point State Park
Clinging to the islands rocky west coast, this beautiful park overlooks the deep Haro Strait and is, reputedly, one of the best places in the world to view whales from the shoreline – word is out, however, so the view areas are often packed with hopeful picnickers. There is a small
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Hasegawa General Store
The Hasegawa family has operated a general store in Hana since 1910. The narrow aisles inside the tin-roof store are jam-packed with fishing poles, machetes, soda pop and bags of poi. This icon of mom-and-pop shops is always crowded with locals picking up supplies, travelers stoppi
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Islesford Market
The Cranberry Isles (www.cranberryisles.com) are delightful, primarily because they’re so off the beaten path. The 400 acre Little Cranberry, more commonly known as Islesford , is about 20 minutes offshore from Southwest Harbor. Diversions include a few galleries, a couple of B&
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Filbert Street Steps
Somewhere in the middle of the steep climb up Filbert Street Steps to Coit Tower, you might begin to wonder if it’s worth the trouble. Well, take a breather and look around. Already you’re passing hidden cottages along a wooden boardwalk called Napier Lane, sculpture tucked in amon
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Camden Yards
The Orioles’ baseball park, Camden Yards , occupies an entire city block west of the Inner Harbor. It was the first ‘retro’ ball park, which reconciled Major League Baseball’s need for more space with fans’ nostalgia. Painted baseballs on the sidewalk lead two blocks northwest to t
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Billy Graham Library
This multimedia library is a tribute to the life of superstar evangelist and pastor to the presidents Billy Graham, a Charlotte native. The 90-minute tour, The Journey of Faith starts with a gospel-preaching animatronic cow then spotlights key moments in Grahams life, including his
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Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
A surprise awaits near Collinsville, 8 miles east of East St Louis: classified as a Unesco World Heritage Site with the likes of Stonehenge, the Acropolis and the Egyptian pyramids is Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site. Cahokia protects the remnants of North Americas largest prehis
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Viretta Park
Just a little further southwest of Denny Blaine Park, you’ll find the two-tiered Viretta Park, from which you can see the mansion once owned by Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love – it’s the house on the north side of the benches. Cobain took his life with a shotgun in the mans
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The Strand
Stroll the historic Strand district to get an appreciation for the citys glory days in the late 19th century. The commercial horse-drawn carriages seem right at home clip-clopping over historic trolley tracks, and past elaborate brick facades that now contain shops and restaurants.
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Serra Retreat
Another former Rindge home is now a religious sanctuary. Martin Sheen, a longtime Malibu mainstay, is known to visit with the Franciscan friars in the lovely ocean-view gardens. You’re free to walk around and enjoy the flowers and the views, but respect the tranquil, hushed ambienc
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Sandy Hook Gateway National Recreation Area
In Sandy Hook Gateway National Recreation Area, you’ll find the nation’s oldest lighthouse ; excellent birding in a holly forest; outstanding views of Manhattan’s skyline on clear days; beautiful white dunes; and even a nude beach alongside a gay beach (area G). Best of all, you ca
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Hearst Tower
This 46-floor tower is one of NYCs most creative works of contemporary architecture, not to mention one of its greenest; around 90% of its structural steel is from recycled sources. Designed by Foster & Partners, its diagonal grid of trusses evokes a jagged glass-and-steel hone
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Hosmer Grove
A pleasant half-mile loop trail winds through Hosmer Grove, which is home to non-native tree species – including pine, fir and eucalyptus – as well as native scrubland. The site is also popular with campers and picnickers. The whole area is sweetened with the scent of eucalyptus an
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International Museum of Cryptozoology
In the back of a used bookstore, Loren Coleman displays his extensive collection of model cryptids – animals thought by mainstream science to, er, not really exist. But after a few minutes of listening to Coleman talk about the Casco Bay Monster (Portlands answer to Scotlands Nessi
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Blue Angels
The US Navy Elites flying squadron can be observed practicing from their home base in Pensacola: you can see take-off (a jet-assisted, near-vertical incline by way of rocket propellant) on Tuesday and Wednesday at 8:30am between March and November (weather permitting); Wednesday se
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Chanin Building
Beloved art deco took hold in the 1930s as architects turned away from history, creating unique buildings, configured with setbacks and decorated with original ornament. Built in 1929, the brick-and-terracotta Chanin Building is the work of unlicensed architect Irwin S Chanin, who
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Fremont Street Experience
A five-block pedestrian mall topped by an arched steel canopy and filled with computer-controlled lights, the Fremont Street Experience, between Main St and Las Vegas Blvd, has brought life back to downtown. Every evening, the canopy is transformed by hokey six-minute light-and-sou
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Kehena Beach
If any place captures the uninhibited vibe of Puna, its this beautiful black-sand beach where all stripes – hippies, Hawaiians, gays, families, seniors, tourists – do their own thing. If nudity or pakalolo (marijuana) bother you, find another beach. On Sunday a drum circle invites
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