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Little Tokyo
Little Tokyo swirls with outdoor shopping malls, Buddhist temples, public art, traditional gardens and some of the most authentic sushi bars, izakayas (taverns) and shabu-shabu parlors in town. The community can trace its roots back to the 1880s, but only a few historic buildings s
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Lux Art Institute
A few miles east of central Encinitas, this new institute lets spectators be present at the creation of art. A changing lineup of artists in residence take turns crafting major pieces, from concept to construction, while spectators watch in the ‘green’ studio building. Creative typ
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Mill City Museum
The building is indeed a former mill, and highlights include a ride inside an eight-story grain elevator (the Flour Tower), Betty Crocker exhibits and a baking lab. Its not terribly exciting unless youre really into milling history, though the mill ruins in back are an atmospheric
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Mizner Park
This Spanish-style outdoor shopping mall, bookended on one side by the Boca Raton Museum of Art, has valet parking and a slew of chichi restaurants and upscale chain stores. At the north end, the Count de Hoernle Amphitheater accommodates more than 4000 people for symphonies, balle
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Paseo Boricua
Paseo Boricua, aka the Puerto Rican Passage, is a mile-long stretch of Division St stuffed with Puerto Rican shops and restaurants. It’s marked at either end by a 45-ton, steel Puerto Rican flag sculpture that arches over the road; the eastern flag stands near Western Ave, while th
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National Museum of Funeral History
Any day above ground is a good one. Thats the trademark of the National Museum of Funeral History. If youve ever wanted to see a coffin collection that includes a casket made of money, literally, or one thats crab-shaped, nows your chance. Exhibits include those on embalming, famou
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Southeastern Regional Black Archives Research Center & Museum
Housed in Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University, the Black Archives Research Center & Museum is a forerunner in research on African American influence on US history and culture. The center and museum holds one of the countrys largest collections of African American a
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Smith Opera House
The old Smith Opera House is indeed an oddity. It was built in 1882 and is rather bovine in its proportions and outlook. The building opened in 1883 but within a year was sold in a repossession sale and divided up into apartments. Its design is a homely mash-up of Italianate and Vi
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Keʻanae Congregational Church
Marking the heart of the village is Keʻanae Congregational Church, built in 1860, and entered over the steps of the adjacent cottage. The church is made of lava rocks and coral mortar, uncovered by whitewash. It’s a welcoming place with open doors and a guest book, although the roo
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John Adams Courthouse
Peek inside the impressive courthouse on Pemberton Sq, which is home of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (the oldest appellate court in the country), as well as the Appeals Court and the Social Law Library. You cant enter the courtrooms, but you can admire the barrel-vaulte
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Halona Blowhole
Just watch where all the tour buses are turning off to find this one. Here, ocean waves surge through a submerged tunnel in the rock and spout up through a hole in the ledge. It’s preceded by a gushing sound, created by the air that’s being forced out of the tunnel by rushing water
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Earthquake Lake Visitor Center
The best way to get to grips with the enormity of the Hebgen quake, the largest ever to hit the Rockies, is to visit this center, at the end of Quake Lake. Drive up to the interpretive trail for a vista of the dramatic slide area and a memorial boulder inscribed with the names of 2
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Dakota Building
A turreted, gabled building described in 1884 as so far uptown it was in the Dakotas, this sand-colored gem quickly became the epitome of cool, housing Boris Karloff, Rudolph Nureyev, Lauren Bacall and, most famously, John Lennon, who was fatally shot at its gated entrance. The Dak
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Four Seasons
Russian-born artist Marc Chagall loved Chicago, and in 1974 he donated a grand mosaic called the Four Seasons to the city. Using thousands of bits of glass and stone, the artist portrayed six scenes of the city in hues reminiscent of the Mediterranean coast of France, where he kept
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Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies
This nonprofit organization devoted to promoting appreciation of Kachemak Bay’s ecosystem, runs the Carl E Wynn Nature Center and the Peterson Bay Field Station ($140 day tour), both of which offer guided hikes and educational programs throughout the summer. It also operates the Yu
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Clyde Museum
Still further west, on US 20 and surrounded by farmland, is Clyde , which bills itself as the USAs most famous small town. It got that way when native son Sherwood Anderson published Winesburg, Ohio in 1919. It didnt take long for the unimpressed residents to figure out where the f
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Campfire Gallery
Slick pop-art graphics and rough-hewn wood objects give Campfire Gallery an urban Mission edge over downtown galleries. Driftwood lamps and cast-brass amulets share space here with mixed-media cultural mashups by emerging artists. Cindy Steilers hand-sewn Victorian ancestor portrai
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Bodega Marine Laboratory & Reserve
Run by University of California (UC) Davis, this spectacularly diverse teaching and research reserve surrounds the research lab, which has studied Bodega Bay since the 1920s. The 263-acre reserve hosts many marine environments, including rocky intertidal coastal areas, mudflats and
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Blowing Rocks Preserve
This preserve encompasses a mile-long limestone outcrop riddled with holes, cracks and fissures. When the tide is high and theres a strong easterly wind (call for conditions), water spews up as if from a geyser. Bring a tripod and an empty memory card. Even when seas are calm, you
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Belle Isle
A long pedestrian bridge leads from Tredegar St (just past the national park site) out to this car-free island. Once a quarry, power plant and POW camp during the Civil War (though never all at once), today this is one of Richmonds finest city parks. Big flat rocks are lovely for s
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