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Anasazi Heritage Center
The BLM manages the Anasazi Heritage Center, a good stop for anyone touring the area’s archaeological sites. It’s 3 miles west of town, with hands-on exhibits such as weaving, corn grinding, tree-ring analysis and an introduction to the way in which archaeologists examine potsherds
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Alibates Flint Quarries
Its not every day you can pick up a hammer stone used to make tools 10,000 years ago or hold discarded shards of beautifully colored flint left behind by ancient peoples. But at Alibates Flint Quarries visitors can touch the past and learn what it was like to live off the land when
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University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa
About 2 miles northeast of Waikiki, the main campus of the statewide university system was born too late to be weighed down by the tweedy academic architecture of the mainland. Today, its breezy, tree-shaded campus is crowded with students from islands throughout Polynesia. The uni
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Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Site
To get his railroad built across the islands, Henry Flagler had to quarry out some sizable chunks of the Keys. The best evidence of those efforts can be found at this former quarry-cum-state-park. Besides having a mouthful of a name, Windley has leftover quarry machinery scattered
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This is the Place Heritage Park
Dedicated to the 1847 arrival of the Mormons, the heritage park covers 450 acres. The centerpiece is a living-history village where, June through August, costumed docents depict mid-19th-century life. Admission includes a tourist-train ride and activities. The rest of the year, acc
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Plimoth Grist Mill
In 1636, local leaders constructed a gristmill on Town Brook, so the growing community could grind corn and produce corn meal. Today, the replica mill is on the site of the original, still grinding corn the old-fashioned way. Visit on Wednesday or Saturday afternoon to see the wate
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Puyé Cliff Dwellings
Two separate hour-long tours explore these ancient ruins, 5 miles west of the Pueblo at the entrance to Santa Clara Canyon. Abandoned around 1500, they’re similar in style to those at Bandelier National Monument. The most impressive are sculpted into the cliffside, with the rest fr
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Purvis Young Gallery
Vagrant, convict and creator, Purvis Young (1943–2010) is Overtown’s favorite native son. Although the work in his gallery is dubbed ‘outsider’ or ‘folk’ art (i.e he didn’t go to art school), we’d just classify it as good. His paintings, often done on pieces of wood and carpet samp
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Kalama Park
Athletes, skate rats and toddlers who need to roam will appreciate this expansive seaside park. Sports facilities include tennis and basketball courts, ball fields and a skateboard park. Also on-site are a playground, picnic pavilions, restrooms and showers. Although there is a sma
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Internet Archive
Ever wonder where blogs go when they die? Heres your answer. This 1923 Greek Revival landmark was once a Christian Science church, but now it houses nonprofit Internet Archive – a sanctuary for 20 petabytes (thats 200 million gigabytes) of bygone media, and counting. The Archive is
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Benefit Street
Immediately east of downtown, youll find College Hill, where you can see the citys colonial history reflected in the 18th-century houses that line Benefit Street on the East Side. These are, for the most part, private homes, but many are open for tours one weekend in mid-June durin
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Laura Plantation
This ever-evolving and popular plantation tour teases out the distinctions between Creole, Anglo, free and enslaved African Americans via meticulous research and the written records of the Creole women who ran the place for generations. Laura is also fascinating because it was a Cr
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Maʻili Beach Park
This attractive beach has the distinction of being one of the longest stretches of snow-white sand on the island. The grassy park that sits adjacent to the beach is popular with families having weekend barbecues and island-style parties. Like other places on the Waiʻanae Coast, the
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Desert Caballeros Western Museum
Take a stroll into the early 1900s at the Desert Caballeros Western Museum, where re-created street scenes lead to an old-time saloon, the post office and the general store. Hopi kachina dolls, colorful Arizona minerals and eye-catching art by Western artists Albert Bierstadt, Thom
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San Juan Island National Historical Park (American Camp)
On the southern flank of the island, the American Camp hosts a small visitor center and is a good place to start your historical excursion. Among the remnants of an old fort are the officers quarters and a laundress house, while a series of interpretive trails lead to earthwork for
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Ritz Theatre & La Villa Museum
This refurbished 1929-built grande dame incorporates a museum and 400-seat theater. Both showcase the La Villa areas African-American cultural heritage, which in its heyday saw it dubbed the Harlem of the South. The museums newest permanent exhibition, Lift Evry Voice and Sing, is
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Kaumahina State Wayside Park
Clean restrooms and a grassy lawn with picnic tables make this roadside park a family-friendly stop. The park comes up 350yd after the 12-mile marker and is open from 7am to 7pm. Take the short walk up the hill past the restrooms for an eye-popping view of coastal scenery. For the
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Ukrainian Institute Of Modern Art
Step into the bright white storefront and make a choice. To the right is the permanent collection of mod, colorful paintings and sculpture (which rotates a few times per year). To the left are the playful and provocative temporary exhibits, done in various media. While most artists
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West End
Portlands loveliest neighborhood is a hillside enclave of brick town houses, elegant gardens and stately mansions, some of which date from the neighborhoods founding in 1836. This is a fairly mixed community along the gay-straight, young-elderly divide, with smaller pockets of work
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Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park
Tombstones history isnt limited to the shoot-out at the OK Corral, and exhibits at this informative museum spotlight various aspects of the towns colorful past. On the first floor, check out town founder Ed Shiefflins .44 caliber Henry and the local doctors old-timey bullet-removal
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