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Butler Greenwood Plantation
Butler Greenwood Plantation offers a unique perspective in that it’s never been sold out of the original family. Though still lived in, the formal Victorian parlor and its carved rosewood furniture are definitely museum quality. Fifty acres of gardens and grounds surround the main
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Boston Athenaeum
Founded in 1807, the Boston Athenaeum is an old and distinguished private library, having hosted the likes of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Nathaniel Hawthorne. Its collection has half a million volumes, including an impressive selection of art, which is showcased in the on-site gallery.
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Bear Creek Feline Center
Outside Panama City, this unique facility with an emphasis on conservation, preservation and education, provides forever homes for a total of 24 exotic felines from around the world. Each cat is assigned to an individual handler, and if getting up close and personal with majestic p
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Alaska Raptor Center
The raptor center is reached by turning left on the first gravel road after crossing Indian River. The 17-acre center treats 200 injured birds a year, with its most impressive facility being a 20,000-sq-ft flight-training center that helps injured eagles, owls, falcons and hawks re
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Ragtops Motorcars Museum
This spot was originally a classic-car dealership with three convertible Mercedes, but Ty Houcks incredible automobile collection quickly grew, compelling area automotive enthusiasts to stop by for a look-see. Today, you can test-drive many of the vehicles on display, though it hel
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Route 66 ‘Mother Road’ Museum
Inside the beautifully restored Casa del Desierto , a 1911 Harvey House (architecturally significant railway inns named for their originator Fred Harvey), this museum documents life along the historic highway with some great old black-and-white photographs alongside eclectic relics
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Rio Grande Gorge Bridge
Constructed in 1965, this vertigo-inducing steel bridge carries Hwy 64 across the Rio Grande about 12 miles northwest of Taos. It’s the seventh-highest bridge in the US, 565ft above the river and measuring 600ft long. The views from the pedestrian walkway, west over the empty Taos
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Polo Beach
In front of the Fairmont Kea Lani, Polo Beach is seldom crowded. When there’s wave action, boogie boarders and bodysurfers usually find good shorebreaks here. When calm, the rocks at the northern end of the beach provide good snorkeling. At low tide, the lava outcropping at the sou
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Nancy Forrester’s Secret Garden
Nancy, a local artist and fixture of the Keys community, invites you to bring lunch (but no cell phones!) into her oasis of lush palms, orchids and chatty rescued parrots and macaws. Although the place is called a secret garden, Nancy considers it to be a piece of art in and of its
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Fairbank Historic Site
Its the silence that grabs you on a stroll through Fairbank, 10 miles west of Tombstone. Established in 1881 to serve the New Mexico & Arizona Railroad, Fairbank was a transportation hub for nearby mining towns. The last residents left in the 1970s. Theres a visitor center in t
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Harrah’s Casino
You’d think all manner of vice would be welcome in the Big Easy, but Harrah’s, near the foot of Canal St, doesn’t get much local love. It’s a big casino – 115,000 square feet for gaming – that’s part of a national chain, and it pretty much feels exactly like that. Nevertheless, peo
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Donkey Mill Art Center
The Holualoa Foundation for Arts & Culture created this community art center in 2002. There are free exhibits, plus lectures and workshops – taught by recognized national and international artists – open to visitors. If you’re wondering where the name comes from, the center’s b
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Vicksburg National Military Park
Vicksburg controlled access to the Mississippi River, and its seizure was one of the turning points of the Civil War. A 16-mile driving tour passes historic markers explaining battle scenarios and key events from the citys long siege, when residents lived like moles in caverns to a
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Owens
Completed in 1819 by British architect William Jay, this gorgeous villa exemplifies English Regency-style architecture, which is known for its symmetry. The guided tour is fussy, but it delivers interesting trivia about the spooky haint blue ceiling paint in the slaves quarters (m
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Monkey Jungle
The Monkey Jungle tag line is: ‘Where humans are caged and monkeys run free.’ Indeed, you’ll be walking through screened-in trails, with primates swinging, screeching and chattering all around you. It’s incredibly fun, and just a bit odorous. The big show of the day takes place at
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Tillicum Village
Most people go to Blake Island to visit Tillicum Village , which features the Northwest Coast Indian Cultural Center & Restaurant. A popular tour package includes a traditional Indian salmon bake, dancing and a film about Northwest Native Americans. After the meal, there’s time
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Six Flags Fiesta Texas
You dont have to be a kid to enjoy Fiesta Texas. This popular theme park has plenty of rides that you must be this tall to ride. Of course, there are more than 25 kids rides for the vertically challenged, as well as swimming pools and water rides over in the White Water Bay area (o
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Hanapepe Valley Lookout
Popping up shortly after mile marker 14, this lookout offers a view deep into Hanapepe Valley, where the red-clay cliffs are topped by wild green sugarcane. This sight is but a teaser for the dramatic vistas awaiting at Waimea Canyon.While the sugar business has faded, Hanapepe Val
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Glen Canyon Dam
At 710ft tall, Glen Canyon Dam is the nation’s second-highest concrete arch dam – Hoover Dam is only 16ft taller. Construction lasted from 1956 through 1964. From April through October, 45-minute guided tours depart from the Carl Hayden Visitor Center and descend deep inside the da
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Duke Kahanamoku Statue
On the waterfront on Kalakaua Ave, this wonderful statue of Duke Kahanamoku is always draped in colorful lei. The Duke was a real Hawaiian hero, winning numerous Olympic swimming medals, breaking the world record for the 100yd freestyle in his first competitive event, and becoming
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