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Misquamicut State Beach
With good surf and close proximity to the Connecticut state line, Misquamicut draws huge crowds. It offers families low prices and convenient facilities for changing, showering and eating. Another plus is that its near an old-fashioned amusement area, Atlantic Beach Park , which ra
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Tomb
The Tomb is not open to the public. This is the home of Yale’s most notorious secret society, the Skull & Bones Club, founded in 1832, and its list of members reads like a ‘who’s who’ of high-powered judges, financiers, politicians, publishers and intelligence officers. Stories
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Old State House
Connecticuts original capitol building (from 1797 to 1873) was designed by Charles Bulfinch, who also designed the Massachusetts State House in Boston, and was the site of the trial of the Amistad prisoners. Gilbert Stuarts famous 1801 portrait of George Washington hangs in the sen
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Old Town
Plopped among the exhaust, chain motels and the treeless landscape of Hwy 192, Old Town blends county fair and boardwalk with a touch of 1950s Americana. There are classic carnival rides, a spooky haunted funeral parlor, kitschy shops, live rock and roll, and old car cruises (Wedne
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Odell & Crescent Lakes
Immediately on the eastern slope of Willamette Pass is gorgeous Odell Lake, resting in a steep glacial basin. Hiking trails lead into relatively unexplored wilderness from lakeside campgrounds. In winter, the lake becomes a popular cross-country skiing destination.A rustic lodge an
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Diamond District
Like Diagon Alley in Harry Potter, the Diamond District is a world unto itself. Best experienced on weekdays, its an industrious whirl of Hasidic Jewish traders, pesky hawkers and love-struck couples looking for the perfect rock. Its home to over 2600 businesses, at street level an
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Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
The dunes stretch along 15 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline. Swimming is allowed anywhere along the sand. A short walk away from the beaches, several hiking paths crisscross the dunes and woodlands. The best are the Bailly-Chellberg Trail (2.5 miles) that winds by a still operating
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Hume Lake Recreation Area
When it was originally dammed in 1908, this 87-acre artificial lake powered a huge log flume that whisked sequoias harvested in Converse Basin to a mill more than 70 miles away. Today, a popular USFS campground and sandy coves and beaches line the lakeshore. Privately operated Hume
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Historic Deerfield Village
The main street of Historic Deerfield Village escaped the ravages of time and now presents a noble prospect: a dozen houses dating from the 1700s and 1800s, well preserved and filled with period furnishings that reflect their original occupants. It costs nothing to stroll along the
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Corrales
When Spanish settlers established this village in 1710, Tewa Indians had already been growing crops here for a thousand years. These days, the hills produce surprising quantities of fine wine. Even more rural than North Valley, immediately south, Corrales offers splendid strolling
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Berkeley Marina
At the west end of University Ave is the marina, frequented by squawking seagulls, silent types fishing from the pier, unleashed dogs and, especially on windy weekends, lots of colorful kites. First construction began in 1936, though the pier has much older origins. It was original
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Whale Museum
If you have time for only one sight, be sure to pop into the Whale Museum, a small but cleverly arranged display space dedicated to the life of the orca (killer whale), which has become something of a San Juan Island mascot. Among whale skeletons and life-size models of orcas, ther
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Spofford Alley
Sun Yat-sen once plotted the overthrow of China’s Manchu dynasty here at number 36, and during Prohibition, this was the site of turf battles over local bootlegging and protection rackets. Spofford has mellowed with age; it’s now lined with senior community centers. But the action
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Untitled
Pablo Picassos abstract sculpture is the granddaddy of Chicagos public art. The artist was 82 when the work was commissioned. The US Steel Works in Gary, Indiana, made it to Picassos specifications and erected it in 1967 in Daley Plaza. When Chicago tried to pay Picasso for the wor
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Leleiwi Overlook
For your first look into the crater, stop at Leleiwi Overlook (8840ft), midway between the Park Headquarters Visitor Center and the summit. The overlook also provides a unique angle on the ever-changing clouds floating in and out. You can literally watch the weather form at your fe
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Prince Kuhio Statue
This statue of Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaʻole sits at Kuhio Beach in Waikiki. It celebrates the man who was prince of the reigning House of Kalakaua when the Kingdom of Hawaii was overthrown in 1893. When Hawaii was annexed as territory of the United States, Kuhio was elected as
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Grant Park
Grant Park hosts the citys mega-events, such as Taste of Chicago, Blues Fest and Lollapalooza. Buckingham Fountain is Grants centerpiece. The fountain is one of the worlds largest, with a 1.5-million-gallon capacity. It lets loose on the hour every hour between 10am and 11pm mid-Ap
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Longmire Information Center & Museum
James Longmire first came here in 1883 and noticed the hot mineral springs that bubbled up in a lovely meadow opposite the present-day National Park Inn. The next year he established Longmires Medicinal Springs, and in 1890 he built the Longmire Springs Hotel. Since 1917 the Nation
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Witte Museum
If your kids are a little too grown-up for the Children’s Museum, they can graduate to this museum on the eastern edge of Brackenridge Park. The Witte (pronounced ‘witty’) is educational but engaging, with hands-on explorations of natural history, science and Texas history. Dont mi
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‘Remembering Old Valdez’ Annex
This annex is dominated by a scale model of the Old Valdez township. Each home destroyed in the Good Friday Earthquake has been restored in miniature, with the family’s name in front. In the theater, stick around to check out the award-winning film Between the Glacier and the Sea ,
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