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Christ Cathedral
Currently under renovation, this glass monolith was built in the shape of a four-pointed star and boasts 10,661 windows, seating capacity for 3000 and an organ with 16,000 pipes. Originally it was constructed by 20th century architectural great Philip Johnson for the televangelist
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Cedar Grove Village
The last outpost of civilization before the rugged grandeur of the Sierra Nevada backcountry. A popular day hike climbs 4 miles one way to roaring Mist Falls from Roads End; continue uphill alongside the river 2.5 more miles to Paradise Valley . A favorite of birders, an easy 1.5-m
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Fort Matanzas National Monument
This tiny, 1742-built fort is located on Rattlesnake Island, near where Menendez de Avile executed hundreds of shipwrecked French soldiers and colonists when rations at St Augustine ran low. Today it makes a terrific excursion via a free five-minute ferry that launches every hour (
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Ernest Hemingway Museum
Despite Hemingway allegedly calling Oak Park a ‘village of wide lawns and narrow minds,’ the town still pays homage to him at this museum. Exhibits begin with his middle-class Oak Park background and the innocent years before he went off to find adventure. The ensuing displays focu
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Echo Lake Aquarium & Science Center
This kid-friendly lakeside museum examines the colorful past, present and future of Lake Champlain. A multitude of aquariums wiggle with life, and nature-oriented displays invite inquisitive minds and hands to splash, poke, listen and crawl. Regular rotating exhibits focus on scien
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Japanese Tea Garden
Hard to believe that this lovely, tranquil place was just a clever way to hide a hole in the ground. What started out as an eyesore of a quarry nearly 100 years ago was transformed into a Japanese-style strolling garden, with stone bridges, floral displays and a 60ft waterfall. The
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Hawaii Theater
This neoclassical landmark first opened in 1922, when silent films were played to the tunes of a pipe organ. Dubbed the ‘Pride of the Pacific’, the theater ran continuous shows during WWII, but the development of Waikiki cinemas in the 1960s and 70s finally brought down the curtain
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David Rubenstein Atrium
The David Rubenstein Atrium is a modern public space offering a lounge area (with free wi-fi), a cafe, an information desk, a ticket vendor offering day-of discount tickets to Lincoln Center performances and free Thursday evening performances, with a wide-ranging roster including e
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Sullivan Roadhouse
Across the parking lot from the visitor center, this classic log structure (on the National Register of Historic Places) was built in 1906 to serve travelers along the Fairbanks–Valdez Trail. In 1997 the cabin was moved, log by log, from Fort Greely to its present location and now
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Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
The town’s biggest tourist draw, this modern wildlife and theme park offers mighty coasters and other rides, alongside shows featuring sharks and a killer whale. Note that animal welfare groups suggest shows of this kind create stress for the creatures involved. Significant discoun
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Sisson Museum
A half-mile west of the freeway, this former hatchery headquarters is full of curious mountaineering artifacts and old pictures. The changing exhibitions highlight history – geological and human – but also occasionally showcase local artists. Next door, the oldest operating hatcher
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Holzwarth Historic Site
When Prohibition was enacted in 1916, John Holzwarth Sr, a Denver saloonkeeper, started a new life as a subsistence rancher. This site houses several buildings kept in their original condition, and hosts historical reenactments and ranger-led programs. The Heritage Days celebration
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Devils Rope Museum
Cross I-40 to the north side and the battered town of McClean, the Devil’s Rope Museum has vast barbed wire displays (where hipsters look for new tattoo patterns) and a small but homey and idiosyncratic room devoted to Route 66. The detailed map of the road in Texas is a must. Also
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Mt Pleasant Street
Mt Pleasant St is the corazón of DC’s Latino, largely Salvadoran community. Every few businesses advertise money-transfer services to San Salvador or surrounds, or sell cheap, delicious pupusas (Salvadoran baked turnovers stuffed with cheese and pork), or both. Look out for the 7-E
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Minaret Vista
West of the Mammoth Mountain resort, Reds Meadow Valley is one of the most beautiful and varied landscapes in the region. Drive about 1 mile up from the ski area on Hwy 203 to Minaret Vista (9265ft) for eye-popping views of the Ritter Range, the serrated Minarets and the remote rea
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Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel
The Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel is worth a visit even if you are not staying. Piano music echoes around the lobby from 5pm followed by video or slide presentations in the side Map Room, where you can also check out the huge wall map of the United States assembled from 15 types of woo
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Mission House
Swing by this classic c 1739 Colonial home, a National Historic Landmark, if just to view it from the outside. It was home to John Sergeant, the first missionary to the regions native Mohicans. The interior contains a collection of 18th-century American furniture and decorative art
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Tinkertown Museum
A folk-art classic, the Tinkertown Museum stands just up Sandia Crest Rd (NM 165), west of Cedar Crest. Huge, detailed handcarved dioramas of Western towns, circuses and other scenes come alive with a quarter. Woodcarver and wisdom collector Ross J Ward, who passed away in 2002, bu
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Old Manse
Right next to Old North Bridge, the Old Manse was built in 1769 by Ralph Waldo’s grandfather, the Reverend William Emerson. Today it’s filled with mementos, including those of Nathaniel and Sophia Hawthorne, who lived here for a few years. The highlight of Old Manse is the gorgeous
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Grand Canyon National Park
Admission to the park is valid for seven days at both rims. Bus and train passengers may pay a lesser fee or have it included in the tour price. Upon entering, youll be given a map and The Guide , an incredibly useful newspaper thick with additional maps, the latest park news and i
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