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Voodoo Spiritual Temple
Mexican crucifix? Check. Tibetan mandala? Ditto. Balinese Garuda? Why not? Miriam William’s temple feels more like a mashup of global religions and New Age mysticism than voodoo, but maybe that’s just her interpretation of voodoo. The temple is big on the tour-group circuit and it
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Vietnamese Farmers Market
Probably the most pleasant way to experience local Vietnamese culture is by eating its delicious food, and try not to miss the local markets. The closest you’ll come to witnessing Saigon on a Saturday morning (by the way, lots of local Vietnamese, being southern refugees, still cal
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Kentucky Derby Museum
On the racetrack grounds, the museum has exhibits on derby history, including a peek into the life of jockeys and a roundup of the most illustrious horses. Highlights include a 360-degree HD film about the race, the 30-minute walking tour of the grandstands (which includes some eng
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Pitot House
The Pitot House, perched prettily beside Bayou St John, is an excellent example of classical French New Orleans architecture. Constructed circa 1799, its the only Creole Colonial house along the bayou that is open to the public. The shaded verandah served as a living area whenever
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Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park
Named after Big Sur’s first European settlers who arrived in 1869, this is Big Surs largest state park, where hiking trails loop through stately redwood groves. The most popular hike – to 60ft-high Pfeiffer Falls , a delicate cascade hidden in the forest, which usually runs from De
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Yerba Buena Gardens
Breathe a sigh of relief: youve found the best stretch of green in the concrete heart of SoMa, between Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and Metreon shopping mall. This is a prime spot to picnic, hear free noontime summer concerts (see website), or duck behind the fountain for a smoo
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Whispers Ranch
For a more traditional out-West experience get out to Canelo, about 30 miles east of Patagonia, and shack up with the cowboys. Amid rolling hills of oak forest inhabited by bobcats and javelinas, Whispers is run with green sensibility (water is recycled, for example), and exudes a
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Santa Barbara Maritime Museum
On the harborfront, this jam-packed, two-story exhibition hall celebrates the town’s briny history with nautical artifacts, memorabilia and hands-on exhibits, including a big-game fishing chair from which you can ‘reel in’ a trophy marlin. Take a virtual trip through the Santa Barb
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Permian Basin Petroleum Museum
This museum is worth a stop even if youre not utterly fascinated with the oil business, for its as much a history and geology museum as a shrine to the prominent local industry (it has a hall of fame and an ironically entertaining 1970s sensibility). Outside is a big collection of
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Poverty Point National Monument
About 50 miles northeast of Monroe on Hwy 557 near the town of Epps, the Poverty Point National Monument has a remarkable series of earthwork and mounds along what was once the Mississippi River. A two-story observation tower gives a view of the sites six concentric ridges, and a 2
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Linwood Cemetery
Established in 1886, this is where John Henry ‘Doc’ Holliday was allegedly laid to rest in November 1887 (debate about this persists, since some scholars claim the ground would have been frozen). Harvey ‘Kid Curry’ Logan, a member of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’s gang, is al
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Guadalupe River State Park
Thirty miles north of San Antonio, this exceptionally beautiful state park straddles a 9-mile stretch of the sparklingly clear, bald-cypress-tree-lined Guadalupe River, and it’s great for canoeing and tubing. There are also 3 miles of hiking trails through the park’s almost 2000 ac
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Disney’s BoardWalk
Far less harried and crowded than Downtown Disney, the very small Disneys BoardWalk area across from Epcot and along Crescent Lake echoes waterfront boardwalks of turn-of-the-century New England seaside resorts. On Thursday to Saturday evenings magicians, jugglers and musicians giv
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Incline Gallery
Ramp up your art collection at Incline, a sloping gallery in the rear of an ex-mortuary where bodies were once transported for embalming. Today this is where SFs emerging talents begin upward career trajectories, with shows hung along the sloping, skylit stairwell on themes ranging
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Boggsville Historic Site
This was once Kit Carsons homestead and trading center. Eventually it became the first county seat for Bent County when the railroad arrived in 1873. Youll see an old wagon under the cottonwoods, a cabin and a decrepit old barn and newer, yet still historic, homes. These wood-heate
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Bailey
Like a mermaids jewelry box, this museum is dedicated to shells, yet its much more than a covetous display of treasures. Its a crisply presented natural history of the sea, detailing the life and times of the bivalves, mollusks and other creatures who reside inside their calcium ho
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Amelia Island Museum of History
Housed in the former city jail (1879–1975), Floridas only oral-history museum has tiny but informative exhibits exploring Native American history, the Spanish-mission period, the Civil War and historic preservation. A variety of tours are available, including the eight-flags tour (
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Mystery Spot
A kitschy, old-fashioned tourist trap, Santa Cruz’s Mystery Spot has scarcely changed since it opened in 1940. On a steeply sloping hillside, compasses seem to point crazily, mysterious forces push you around and buildings lean at silly angles. Make reservations, or risk getting st
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US Naval Academy
The undergraduate college of the US Navy is one of the most selective universities in America. The Armel-Leftwich visitor center is the place to book tours and immerse yourself in all things Academy-related. Come for the formation weekdays at 12:05pm sharp, when the 4000 midshipmen
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US Army Medical Department Museum
In the northeast section of the grounds at Fort Sam, the US Army Medical Department Museum has a display of army medical gear from the US and several other countries, including Germany, the former Soviet Union, Vietnam and China, and a cool collection of restored ambulances, helico
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