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Puʻu Wekiu
The short trail up this cinder cone to Mauna Keas true summit (13,796ft) begins opposite the UH 2.2m Telescope. The hike is harder than it looks, and its not necessary to go just to watch the sunset. Hawaiian cultural practitioners counsel against hiking due to the areas environmen
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Jewish Museum of Florida
Housed in a 1936 Orthodox synagogue that served Miami’s first congregation, this small museum chronicles the rather large contribution Jews have made to the state of Florida. After all, it could be said that while Cubans made Miami, Jews made Miami Beach, both physically and cultur
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Kamokila Hawaiian Village
While not a must-see, its a pleasant diversion, especially for kids. Along the Wailua River, the four-acre site includes reproductions of traditional Hawaiian structures amid thriving gardens of guava, mango and banana trees. Kamokila also offers canoe rentals and guided outrigger
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Kaneana Cave
The waves that created this giant stone amphitheater receded long ago. Now the highway sits between the ocean and this cave, about 2 miles north of Keaʻau Beach. Kahuna (priests) performed rituals inside the caves inner chamber, which was the legendary abode of a vicious shark-man,
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Williamsburg Bridge
Built in 1903 to link Williamsburg and the Lower East Side, this steel-frame suspension bridge helped transform the area into a teeming industrial center. Its foot- and bike-paths offer excellent views of Manhattan and the East River. Bonus: unlike the more attractive Brooklyn Brid
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Mackenzie Park
Located off I-27 at Broadway St and Ave A, 248-acre Mackenzie Park has two dynamite highlights amidst whats otherwise a mundane urban park.Prairie dogs are the stars of Prairie Dog Town , a hugely popular 7-acre habitat for the winsome rodents who keep busy excavating their town an
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Los Rios Historic District
One block southwest of the Mission, next to the Capistrano train depot, this peaceful assemblage of a few dozen historic cottages and adobes now mostly houses cafes and gift shops. To see 1880s-era furnishings and decor, as well as vintage photographs, stop by the tiny O’Neill Muse
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International Rose Test Garden
These gardens practically gave Portland its Rose City nickname. They sprawl across 4.5 acres of manicured lawns, fountains and flowerbeds, and on a clear day you can catch peeks of downtown and Mt Hood. Over 500 rose varieties grow in the permanent gardens, including many old and r
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Old Man Historic Site
In the wake of the Old Mans collapse in 2003, New Hampshire struggled over the future of this historic site that once held the symbol of the state. Proposals were debated until 2007, when The Old Man of the Mountain memorial design was finally unveiled. The first phase of memorial,
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Lahaina Jodo Mission
A 12ft-high bronze Buddha sits serenely in the courtyard at this Buddhist mission, looking across the Pacific toward its Japanese homeland. Cast in Kyoto, the Buddha is the largest of its kind outside Japan and was installed here in 1968 to celebrate the centennial of Japanese immi
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Galveston Historical Foundation
The organization responsible for much of Galvestons ongoing preservation and renewal has information at its headquarters in the 1861 Customs House. It also has a tiny visitor center in an 1875 building. Be sure to get the $1 walking map of the Strand as well as discount coupons for
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Craters of the Moon National Monument
A one-hour drive southeast of Ketchum, Craters of the Moon National Monument is an 83-sq-mile volcanic showcase. Lava flows and tubes and cinder cones are found along the 7-mile Crater Loop Rd , accessible by car or bicycle from April to November. In winter its popular with skiers
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Coller State Wildlife Area
The grassy river benches in this wildelife area attract elks, deer and moose in winter. From South Fork, follow Hwy 149 toward Creede for about 7 miles, and theres a sign on the left; turn there and you enter the area after a couple of hundred yards. You can see bighorn sheep throu
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Colorado River Indian Tribes Museum
Surrounding Parker, the Colorado River Indian Reservation is inhabited by members of the Mohave, Chemehuevi, Navajo and Hopi tribes. Their stories, along with amazing handicrafts (the basket collection is famous), come to life at this recently expanded museum. Helpful staff will ex
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Fort Lauderdale Historical Society
Discover a Florida of colonial villas and bougainvillea, rather than Mickey Mouse and Miami, at this organization, which maintains the Hoch Heritage Center , a historic research facility; the century-old New River Inn , Philemon Bryan House and King-Cromartie House , open for tours
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Arthur Godfrey Road (41st Street)
It’s no shtetl, but Arthur Godfrey Rd is a popular thoroughfare for the Jewish population of Miami Beach, and possibly the best place in Florida to enjoy a good reuben sandwich (and the only place outside Tel Aviv with kosher sushi houses). Just as Jews have shaped Miami Beach, so
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Aquatica
This water park filled with tropical greenery offers a vague sense of Polynesia. Visitors come here to play and float about in lazy rivers, splash zones, wave pools and water slides. Aquatica is owned by SeaWorld, and while there are no controversial dolphin or whale shows here, th
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Alta Vista Terrace
Chicago’s first designated historic district is worthy of the honor. Developer Samuel Eberly Gross recreated a block of London row houses on Alta Vista Terrace in 1904. The 20 exquisitely detailed homes on either side of the street mirror each other diagonally and the owners have w
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5th Street Public Market
An old mill now anchors several dozen restaurants, cafes and boutique stores around a pretty central courtyard. Musicians and other performers occasionally entertain here. For great fun and a quintessential introduction to Eugenes peculiar vitality, dont miss the Saturday Market ,
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Salt Creek Beach
Just south of the Laguna Beach boundary, this 18-acre county-run park is popular with surfers, sunbathers, bodysurfers and tide-poolers. Families make the most of the park’s picnic tables, grills, restrooms and showers – all sprawling beneath the elegant bluff-top Ritz Carlton reso
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