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Mission San Luis Rey de Francia
About 4.5 miles inland from central Oceanside, this was the largest California mission and the most successful in recruiting Native American converts. At one point some 3000 neophytes lived and worked here. After the Mexican government secularized the missions, San Luis fell into r
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McCormick Place
Called the Mistake on the Lake before Soldier Field stole the title, the McCormick Place convention center is an economic engine that drives up profits for the citys hotels, restaurants, shops and airlines. Vast isnt big enough to describe it. The 2.7 million sq ft of meeting space
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McConkie Ranch Petroglyphs
Worth the drive are the McConkie Ranch Petroglyphs , 10 miles northeast of town. The 800-year-old Fremont Indian petroglyphs require some rock scrambling to see. Generous ranch owners built a little self-serve info shack with posted messages and a map. Being on private land has rea
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Harriet Beecher Stowe House
As well as literary titan Mark Twain, Hartford was also home to Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of the antislavery book Uncle Toms Cabin . Upon meeting Stowe, Abraham Lincoln is alleged to have said, So this is the little lady who made this big war. Built in 1871, the Stowe house ref
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Grand Canyon Train Depot
This train depot, designed by Francis Wilson and completed in 1910, was built nine years after the first train arrived in the village from Williams. It’s one of only 14 log depots ever constructed in the US, and is the only train station inside a US national park. The 1st floor was
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Gold Coast Railroad Museum
Primarily of interest to train buffs, this museum displays more than 30 antique railway cars, including the Ferdinand Magellan presidential car, where President Harry Truman famously brandished a newspaper with the erroneous headline ‘Dewey Defeats Truman.’ On weekends the museum o
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Currituck Heritage Park
The sunflower-yellow, art-nouveau-style Whalehead Club , built in the 1920s as a hunting cottage for a Philadelphia industrialist, is the centerpiece of this manicured park in Corolla. You can also climb the red-brick Currituck Beach Lighthouse . The modern Outer Banks Center for W
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Fort Dalles Museum
This museum was once part of an 1856 fort and is Oregons oldest history museum. Its a fascinating place full of historical items; highlights include an albatross-feather muff, human hair wreaths, a childs casket with window face hole and a bonnet worn at Ford Theatre the night Abra
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Brooklyn Public Library
Brooklyn’s Central Library is an art-deco masterpiece from 1941 that contains over one million books, magazines and multimedia items. The limestone-covered building is shaped like an open book and there are 15 bronze panels above its 50ft-high entrance featuring literary characters
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Blanca Wetlands
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has restored the wildlife habitat at Blanca Wetlands, northeast of Alamosa. Activities include fishing for bass or trout in newly created ponds and viewing waterfowl, shorebirds and other species. Hiking trails lead throughout the many marshes an
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Beauregard
This 1826 Greek-revival house is named for its two most famous former inhabitants. Confederate General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard commanded the artillery battery that fired the first shots at Fort Sumter in Charleston, SC, starting the Civil War. Francis Parkinson Keyes wrot
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Amon Carter Museum of American Art
Pre-1945 American art shines at this museum, including iconic works by John Singer Sargent, Winslow Homer and Alexander Calder, as well as an impressive collection of works depicting the American West by artists Frederic Remington and Charles M Russell. Theres also an extensive ph
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Adamson House & Malibu Lagoon Museum
Up on a bluff overlooking Surfrider Beach is this gorgeous Spanish-style villa, which used to belong to the Rindge family and is awash in locally made, hand-painted tiles. Check out the ‘Persian rug’ in the entryway and the tiled dog bath outside. To learn more about Malibu’s arc o
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Soldotna Homestead Museum
This museum includes a wonderful collection of homesteaders’ cabins spread through six wooded acres in Centennial Park. Ask for a free guided tour to discover the stories of early homesteaders who were awarded plots here after WWII. There’s also a one-room schoolhouse, a torture-ch
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Saxman Native Village & Totem Park
On South Tongass Hwy, 2.5 miles south of Ketchikan, is this incorporated Tlingit village of 475 residents. Its best known for Saxman Totem Park, which holds 24 totem poles from abandoned villages around the Southeast and restored or recarved in the 1930s. Among them is a replica of
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Riverfront
It’s supremely pleasant to stroll up to the Mississippi River as it runs by the Quarter. The entire riverfront area has been landscaped with pedestrian paths, public arts projects and small green spaces such as the Woldenberg Park . Sunset is the best time to come up here; couples
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Heritage & Science Park
Imagine thundering hooves and creaking stagecoaches as you amble around Historic Heritage Square , a cluster of stately Victorians. To view the interior of one of the homes, join a tour of the 1895 Rosson House . For more modern distractions, beeline to the Arizona Science Center ,
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Haulover Beach Park
Where are all those tanned men in gold chains and Speedos going? That would be the clothing-optional beach in this 40-acre park hidden from condos, highways and prying eyes by vegetation. There’s more to do here than get in the buff, though; most of the beach is ‘normal’ (there’s e
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Jewell Gardens
If the crowds are overwhelming you, cross the Skagway River to Jewell Gardens. Located where Henry Clark started the first truck farm in Alaska, the garden is a quiet spot of flowerbeds, ponds, giant vegetables and a miniature train. There is also a pair of glassblowing studios whe
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Casa Bacardi
This site is of one of the best Cuban and Cuban-American studies programs in America, but there’s no reason to drop in unannounced unless you’re really into the Spanish–American war. Call ahead if you’d like to attend the Casa’s open informative lectures and seminars (check the web
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