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New York Earth Room
Since 1980 the oddity of the New York Earth Room, the work of artist Walter De Maria, has been wooing the curious with something not easily found in the city: dirt (250 cu yd, or 280,000lb, of it, to be exact). Walking into the small space is a heady experience, as the scent will m
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Lake McDonald Valley
Greener and wetter than the St Mary Valley, the Lake McDonald Valley harbors the park’s largest lake and some of its densest and oldest temperate rainforest. Crisscrossed by a number of popular trails, including the wheelchair-accessible, 1.3km (0.8-mile) Trail of the Cedars , the
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Molly Brown House Museum
This outstandingly preserved house, designed by the well-known architect William Lang, was built in 1889 and belonged to the most famous survivor of the Titanic disaster. Youll go through the house on a guided 45-minute tour, learning about this Colorado legends unsinkable history.
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Mexic
This wonderful, eclectic downtown museum features works from Mexican and Mexican American artists in exhibitions that rotate every two months. The museums holdings include carved wooden masks, modern Latin American paintings, historic photographs and contemporary art. Dont miss the
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Mendocino County Museum
Among the best community museums in this half of the state, this puts the lives of early settlers in excellent historical context – much drawn from old letters – and there’s an entire 1920s soda fountain and barber shop inside. You could spend an hour perusing Pomo and Yuki basketr
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Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum
Beyond the town of Paradise is this fascinating museum, where the intriguing displays include items trawled up from sunken ships. Dozens of vessels – including the Edmund Fitzgerald that Gordon Lightfoot crooned about – have sunk in the areas congested sea lanes and storm-tossed we
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Cuba Ocho
The jewel of the Little Havana Art District, Cuba Ocho functions as a community center, art gallery and research outpost for all things Cuban. The interior resembles a cool old Havana cigar bar, yet the walls are decked out in artwork that references both the classical past of Cuba
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Chez Vodun
Screw welcome mats; this place has an aroused Legba statue giving the nod (as it were) to tourists looking for an introduction to the voodoo religion. Within are the Temple of Pythons, an active place of worship; the requisite gift shop selling voodoo art and artifacts; a hookah pa
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Clearwater Marine Aquarium
The home of Winter the dolphin, this nonprofit aquarium claims to be dedicated to rescuing and rehabilitating injured sea animals, such as dolphins, sea otters, fish, rays, and loggerhead and Kemps ridley sea turtles. While the aquariums mission may seem noble, they also run a prog
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Colorado State Capitol
Sitting commandingly atop Capitol Hill, this stately neoclassical government building looks out across the grand Civic Center Park. The ornate interior befits such a grand building, and visitors can join free tours that depart every 45 minutes. Construction began in the 1890s from
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Fremont Rocket
Fremont has adopted this phallic and zany-looking rocket sticking out of shoe shop as its community totem. Constructed in the 1950s for use in the Cold War, the rocket was plagued with difficulties and never actually went anywhere, leaving the engineering team with the unfortunate
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Floyd’s Record Shop
A good way to round out your musical tour of the Cajun Prairie is to stop by Floyd’s Record Shop in Ville Platte , 14 miles northeast of Mamou. In 1957 Floyd Solieau left his DJ job to start both the record shop and Flat Tire Music. Through the years, under various label names, Flo
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Entrances & Watertower
Coral Gables designer George Merrick planned a series of elaborate entry gates to the city, but the real-estate bust meant that projects went unfinished. Among the completed gates worth seeing, which resemble the entrance pavilions to grand Andalucian estates, are the Country Club
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Eklutna Village Historical Park
One of the most interesting anthropological sites in the region, where the uneasy marriage of the Athabascan and Russian Orthodox cultures is enshrined. The interior of St Nicholas Church is modeled after Noah’s ark while outside, outdoor altars abound, including a heartfelt lean-t
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Burke Museum
One of the Northwests best natural history museums, the Burke boasts an impressive stash of fossils, including a 20,000-year-old sabre-toothed cat. Equally compelling is the focus on over a dozen different Native American cultures. Theres free admission on the first Thursday of the
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BRIC House
This long-running Brooklyn arts organization (responsible for free summer concerts in Prospect Park among other things) moved into a permanent space in 2013 – and at 40,000 sq ft, its quite impressive. The multidisciplinary arts complex stages art exhibitions, media events and a wi
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Arsenal
Built between 1847 and 1851 as a munitions supply depot for the New York State National Guard, this landmark brick building was designed to look like a medieval castle, and its construction predates Central Park. Today the building houses a small gallery, which often exhibits works
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Arch Creek Park
This compact-and-cute park, located near Oleta River, encompasses a cozy habitat of tropical hardwood species that surrounds a pretty, natural limestone bridge. Naturalists can lead you on kid-friendly ecotours of the area, which include a lovely butterfly garden, or visitors can p
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Argyle Street
Its also known as ‘Little Saigon.’ Many residents came here as refugees from the Vietnam War and subsequently filled the storefronts with pho-serving lunch spots, bubble-tea-pouring bakeries and shops with exotic goods from the homeland. The pagoda-shaped Argyle El station, painted
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1111 Lincoln Rd
The West Side of Lincoln Rd is anchored by what may be the most impressive parking garage you’ll ever lay eyes on, a geometric pastiche of sharp angles, winding corridors and incongruous corners that looks like a lucid fantasy dreamed up by Pythagoras after a long night out. In fac
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