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Wild Horse Sanctuary
Since 1978 the Wild Horse Sanctuary has been sheltering horses and burros that would otherwise have been destroyed. You can visit its humble visitors center on Wednesdays and Saturdays to see these lovely animals or even volunteer for a day, with advance arrangement. To see them on
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Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Park
Decades before the jail was built, Yuma became a crucial junction in the military supply lines through the West. Its role in getting gear and victuals to the troops is commemorated at the low-key quartermaster depot, set around a manicured green lawn. New exhibits in the Corral Hou
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Rim Country Museum
This lakeside museum is the only real sight in Payson, with exhibits that illustrate the native, pioneer and resource-extraction history of the region. Highlights include a replica of a blacksmith shop and a walk-through of the Zane Grey Cabin, faithfully rebuilt here after the aut
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San Francisco Botanical Garden
There’s always something blooming in these 70-acre gardens, which cover a world of vegetation from South African savannah to New Zealand cloud forest. The Garden of Fragrance is designed for appeal to the visually impaired, and the California native-plant section explodes with colo
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Nuʻuanu Pali State Wayside
About 5 miles northeast of Honolulu, turn as indicated to the popular ridge-top lookout with a sweeping vista of Windward Oʻahu from a height of 1200ft. Standing at the edge, Kaneʻohe lies below straight ahead, Kailua to the right, Mokoliʻi Island and the coastal fishpond at Kualoa
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Test Track
Board a car and ride through heat, cold, speed, braking and crash tests. At one point a huge semi with blinding lights heads right for you, its horn blaring. When testing the acceleration, the car speeds up to 60mph within a very short distance, but there are few turns and no ups a
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Skagway Museum
Skagway Museum is not only one of the finest in a town filled with museums but one of the finest in the Southeast. It occupies the entire 1st floor of the venerable century-old McCabe Building, a former college, and is devoted to various aspects of local history, including Alaska N
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Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
In a stunning, soaring space, this museum houses an incredible number of provocative and mind-expanding works by luminaries such as Mark Rothko and Picasso. Can’t-miss pieces include Anselm Kiefer’s Book with Wings , Martin Puryear’s Ladder for Booker T Washington and Andy Warhol
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Monument Square
The grassy center of Monument Sq is a favorite resting and picnicking spot for cyclists touring Concords scenic roads. At the southeastern end of the square is Wright Tavern , one of the first places the British troops searched in their hunt for arms on April 19, 1775. It became th
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Meteor Crater
Nearly a mile across and 600ft deep, the second most impressive hole in Arizona was formed by a fiery meteor that screamed into the atmosphere about 50,000 years ago, when giant sloths lived in these parts. Meteor Crater , 40 miles east of Flagstaff, is an out-of-this-world site fo
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Peabody Ducks
A tradition dating to the 1930s begins every day at 11am sharp when five ducks file from the Peabody Hotels gilded elevator, waddle across the red-carpeted lobby, and decamp in the marble lobby fountain for a day of happy splashing. The ducks make the reverse march at 5pm, when the
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Kahanamoku Beach
Fronting the Hilton Hawaiian Village, Kahanamoku Beach is Waikiki’s westernmost beach. It takes its name from Duke Kahanamoku (1890–1968), the legendary Waikiki beachboy whose family once owned the land where the resort now stands. Hawaii’s champion surfer and Olympic gold medal wi
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Haʻena Beach Park
Not ideal for swimming in winter, because of the regular pounding shore break that creates a strong undertow, this beach is nevertheless good for taking in some sun. During the summer months, the sea is almost always smooth and safe. Ask lifeguards about conditions before going in,
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Denver Firefighters Museum
Fire Station No 1 was built in 1909, and in 1978 it was turned into a museum that explores the history of firefighting in Denver. See the old steam equipment, slide down a pole and get kitted out in some firefighting gear. The upstairs section is the old quarters where the firefigh
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Hope
This small grouping of log cabins preserves relics from early miners and homesteaders with a great deal of respect. Creaky buildings give a feel for life at the turn of the 20th century; a quick guided tour is worth the tip for history buffs and anyone with a little extra time. You
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Frenchmen Street
The ‘locals Bourbon St’ is how Frenchmen is usually described to those who want to know where New Orleanians listen to music. The predictable result? Frenchmen St is now packed with out-of-towners each weekend. Still, its a ton of fun, especially on weekdays, when the crowds thin o
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Esplanade Avenue
Esplanade is one of the most beautiful streets in New Orleans, yet barely recognized by visitors as such. Because of the abundance of historical homes, Esplanade, which follows the ‘high ground’ of Esplanade Ridge, is known as the Creole St Charles Ave. Both streets are shaded by r
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Childrens Creativity Museum
No velvet ropes or hands-off signs here: kids rule, with high-tech displays double-daring them to make music videos, claymation movies and soundtracks. Jump into live-action video games and sign up for workshops with Bay Area superstar animators, techno whizzes and robot builders.
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Brenneckes Beach
With a sandbar bottom and a notch of sand and sea wedged between two lava rock outcrops, this little beach attracts a cadre of bodyboarders, bobbing in the water, waiting for the next set at any time of day or year. No surfboards are allowed near shore, so bodyboarders rule. Touris
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49 Geary
Pity the collectors silently nibbling endive in austere Chelsea galleries – at 49 Geary, openings mean unexpected art, goldfish-shaped crackers and outspoken crowds. Four floors of galleries feature standout international and local works, from 19th to 21st century photography at Fr
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