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Pleasant Valley Wilderness Sanctuary
This 1300-acre wildlife sanctuary has 7 miles of pleasant walking trails through forests of maples, oaks, beeches and birches. Its not uncommon to see beaver here if you come at dawn or dusk. A nature center is open daily, and you can arrange canoe trips on the Housatonic from here
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Hana Beach Park
Croquet by the beach? Why not? Welcome to Hanas version of the town plaza, a bayside park where children splash in the surf, picnickers enjoy the view from the rocky black-sand beach and musicians strum their ukuleles. And others play croquet. When water conditions are very calm, s
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Wizard Stones of Kapaemahu
Near the police substation at Waikiki Beach Center, four ordinary-looking boulders are actually the legendary Wizard Stones of Kapaemahu, said to contain the mana (power) of four wizards who came to Oahu from Tahiti around 400 AD. According to ancient legend, the wizards helped the
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
This most recent addition to the Smithsonian fold covers the diverse African American experience and how it helped shape the nation. The collection includes everything from Harriet Tubmans hymnal to Emmett Tills casket to Louis Armstrongs trumpet. The institution is constructing a
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Kuan Yin Temple
With its green ceramic-tile roof and bright red columns, this ornate Chinese Buddhist temple is Honolulu’s oldest. The richly carved interior is filled with the sweet, pervasive smell of burning incense. The temple is dedicated to Kuan Yin, bodhisattva of mercy, whose statue is the
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K Street
K St is the center of the Washington lobbying industry. This is where high-powered lawyers, consultants and, of course, lobbyists (‘K St’ and ‘lobbyist’ have practically become synonymous since the 1990s) bark into their smartphones and enjoy expensive lunches. Come nightfall, the
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Merrick House
It’s fun to imagine this simple homestead, with its little hints of Med-style, as the core of what would eventually become the gaudy Gables. When George Merrick’s father purchased this plot, site unseen, for $1100, it was all dirt, rock and guavas. The property is now used for meet
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Dumbarton House
Often confused with Dumbarton Oaks (the mansion and gardens), Dumbarton House is a modest Federal historic house, constructed by a wealthy family in 1798. Now it’s run by the Colonial Dames of America, who are on hand to provide gently witty commentary. The focus isn’t just the hou
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Chicago Board of Trade
This building is a 1930 art-deco gem. Inside, manic traders swap futures and options – a mysterious process that has something to do with corn. Or maybe its wheat. From outside gaze up at the giant statue of Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture, that tops the building. You can w
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Galería de la Raza
Art never forgets its roots at this nonprofit that has showcased Latino art since 1970. Culture and community are constantly being redefined here, from contemporary Mexican photography and group shows exploring Latin gay culture to performances capturing community responses Mission
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Castello di Amorosa
It took 14 years to build this perfectly replicated, 12th-century Italian castle, complete with moat, hand-cut stone walls, ceiling frescoes by Italian artisans, Roman-style cross-vault brick catacombs, and a torture chamber with period equipment. You can taste without an appointme
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Bumpkin Island
This small island has served many purposes over the years, first farming then fish drying and smelting. In 1900 it was the site of a children’s hospital, but it was taken over for navy training during WWI. You can still explore the remains of a stone farmhouse and the hospital. The
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Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner Historic Site
The convoluted name sums up the tragic history of this bleak, windswept spot, beside the Pecos River six miles southeast of town. Fort Sumner was built in 1862 to guard the Bosque Redondo Reservation, a prison to more than 10,000 Navajos forced from their homeland on the Long Walk,
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Bergen Place Park
In case you forget where you are or the origin of the people to whom Ballard owes its existence, a quintet of flags fly over diminutive Bergen Place Park: those of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and Sweden, the five so-called Nordic countries. The park was inaugurated by King Ola
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Arts Factory
Las Vegas fractured art scene received an enormous boost in the late 1990s, when commercial photographer Wes Isbutt accidentally established this arts complex downtown. Today, the Arts Factory is the lynchpin for First Friday events, with as many as 10,000 people stepping inside th
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Womens Building
The nations first women-owned-and-operated community center has quietly done good work with 170 womens organizations since 1979, but the 1994 addition of the Maestrapeace mural showed the Womens Building for the landmark it truly is. An all-star team of muralistas covered the build
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American Airlines Arena
Just north of the park, and resembling a massive spaceship that perpetually hovers at the edge of Biscayne Bay, this arena has been the home of the Miami Heat basketball team since 2000. The Waterfront Theater, Florida’s largest, is housed inside; throughout the year it hosts conce
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Aliʻiolani Hale
The first major government building ordered by the Hawaiian monarchy in 1874, the ‘House of Heavenly Kings’ was designed by Australian architect Thomas Rowe to be a royal palace, although it was never used as such. Today, it houses the Supreme Court of Hawai’i. Go through the secur
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San Juan Bautista State Historic Park
Buildings around the old Spanish plaza opposite the mission anchor this small historical park. Cavernous stables hint at San Juan Bautista in its 1860s heyday as a stagecoach stop. The 1859 Plaza Hotel , which started life as a single-story adobe building, now houses a little histo
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Reliance Building
With its 16 stories of shimmering glass, framed by brilliant white terra-cotta details, the Reliance Building is a breath of fresh air. The structure’s lightweight internal metal frame – much of which was erected in only 15 days – supports a glass facade that gives it a feeling of
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