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Pinecrest Gardens
When Parrot Jungle (now Jungle Island) flew the coop for the big city, the village of Pinecrest purchased the property in order to keep it as a municipal park. It’s now a quiet oasis with some of the best tropical gardens this side of the Gulf of Mexico, topped off by a gorgeous ce
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Old Tucson Studios
Nicknamed Hollywood in the Desert, this old movie set of Tucson in the 1860s was built in 1939 for the filming of Arizona . Hundreds of flicks followed, bringing in movie stars from Clint Eastwood to Leonardo DiCaprio. Now a Wild West theme park, its all about shootouts, stagecoach
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Fort Lauderdale Beach & Promenade
Fort Lauderdales promenade – a wide, brick, palm-tree-dotted pathway swooping along the beach and the A1A – is a magnet for runners, in-line skaters, walkers and cyclists. The white-sand beach, meanwhile, is one of the nations cleanest and best. Stretching 7 miles to Lauderdale-by-
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Marshall Field Building
Weep all you want over the old Marshall Field’s becoming Macy’s; the building remains a classic no matter who’s in it. The iconic bronze corner clocks on the outside have given busy Loop workers the time for over 100 years now. Inside, a 6000-sq-ft dome designed by Louis Comfort Ti
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Kula Botanical Garden
A father-son team of nene – an endangered Hawaiian goose – hangs out at at this well-kept and shady 9-acre garden. Walking paths wind through themed plantings, including native Hawaiian specimens and a ‘taboo garden’ of poisonous plants. Because a stream runs through it, the garden
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Libby Museum
At the age of 40, Dr Henry Forrest Libby, a local dentist, began collecting things. In 1912 he built a home for his collections, which later became the eccentric little Libby Museum . Starting with butterflies and moths, the amateur naturalist built up a private natural history col
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Scott & Zelda Fitzgerald Museum
The writers home from 1931 to 1932 now houses first editions, translations and original artwork by Zelda from her sad last days when she was committed to a mental health facility. Unlike many homes of famous people, theres a ramshackle charm to this museum - while the space is cura
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Oasis of Mara
Behind the Oasis visitors center in Twentynine Palms, this natural oasis encompasses the original 29 palm trees for which the town is named. They were planted by members of the Serrano tribe, who named this the place of little springs and much grass. The Pinto Mountain Fault, a sma
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Old Stone House
Built in 1765, the capital’s oldest surviving building has been a tavern, brothel and boardinghouse (sometimes all at once). Today its a small museum offering a peek into Revolutionary War–era life. The evocative little garden in back is worth a mosey. It was almost demolished in t
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USS Cassin Young
This 376ft WWII destroyer is one of 14 Fletcher-class destroyers built at the Charlestown Navy Yard. These were the Navy’s fastest, most versatile ships. Cassin Young participated in the 1944 Battle of Leyte Gulf, as well as the 1945 invasion of Okinawa. Here, the ship sustained tw
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Morven Park
Morven Park is a 1000-acre property that was once the home of Virginia governor Westmoreland Davis. The Greek Revival mansion, with its manicured boxwood gardens, resembles a transplanted White House, and its antique carriage museum includes more than 100 horse-drawn vehicles.Morve
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Korean War Veterans Memorial
Nineteen steel soldiers wander through clumps of juniper past a wall bearing images of the ‘Forgotten War’ that assemble, in the distance, into a panorama of the Korean mountains. Its best visited at night, when the sculpted patrol – representing all races and combat branches that
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K’Beq Interpretive Site
This riverfront site, run by the local Kenaitzie tribe, is a refreshing reminder of what this area was like before the flood of sport fishermen. A quarter-mile boardwalk winds past an ancient house pit and other archaeological relics, while interpretive panels address berry picking
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John Paul Jones House
This former boardinghouse is where Americas first great naval commander resided in Portsmouth. Jones, who uttered, I have not yet begun to fight! during a particularly bloody engagement with the British, is believed to have lodged here during the outfitting of the Ranger (1777) and
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Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
The fascinating Ransom Center is a major repository of historic manuscripts, photography, books, film, TV, music and more. Highlights include a complete copy of the Gutenberg Bible (one of only five in the USA) and what is thought to be the first photograph ever taken, from 1826. C
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Haleʻiwa Aliʻi Beach Park
Home to some of the best surf on the North Shore, waves here can be huge and the beach is a popular spot for surf contests. In mid-November the Triple Crown of Surfing gets under way on this break. When it’s relatively flat, the local kids rip it up with their bodyboards and mere m
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George Mason Memorial
This little oasis of flowers and fountains honors the famed statesman and author of the Commonwealth of Virginia Declaration of Rights (a forerunner to the US Bill of Rights). A bronze sculpture of Mason sits (literally; his legs are crossed and the man looks eminently relaxed) und
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Fort Brown
The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College share a downtown campus that includes the site of Fort Brown, a former US army outpost dating from 1846 (it is named for Jacob Brown who died here that year fighting the Mexicans). Several buildings from 1868 are re
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Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park
Fort Griswold State Park is centered on a 134ft obelisk that marks the place where colonial troops were massacred by Benedict Arnold and the British in 1781 in the Battle of Groton Heights. The battle saw the death of colonial Colonel William Ledyard and the British burning of Grot
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Coral Gables City Hall
This grand building has housed boring city-commission meetings since it opened in 1928. It’s impressive from any angle, certainly befitting its importance as a central government building. Check out Denman Fink’s Four Seasons ceiling painting in the tower, as well as his framed, un
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