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USS Constellation
Ship-lovers should consider a visit to the Baltimore Maritime Museum , which offers ship tours aboard a Coast Guard Cutter, lightship and submarine. The highlight of the Inner Harbor is the separately operated USS Constellation , one of the last sail-powered warships built by the U
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Turret House
This adorable castle-like building, with gables and (appropriately enough) turrets galore, was once the home of the Love Israel Family, an ex-hippie commune turned religious cult. Love Family members were famous for huffing noxious gasses, refusing to cut their hair and believing t
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Rosenbach Museum & Library
This place is for bibliophiles, as it features rare books and manuscripts, including James Joyces Ulysses, and incunabula, basically the earliest printed books from 1450 to 1500. Docent-led tours of the elegant home highlight period-furnished rooms, Thomas Sully portraits and the M
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Peavy Arboretum & McDonald State Forest
Both of these areas are administered by OSU and are popular with dog walkers. Peavy Arboretum has several interpretive trails that wind through 40 acres of forest. You can continue into McDonald State Forest, a research forest with several miles of hiking and mountain-bike trails.
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Richard Bickel Photography
Bickel, an internationally acclaimed photojournalist, has made a name for himself preserving the Apalachicola waterfront culture in images. His B&W photo books, The Last Great Bay and Apalachicola River, offer a moving portrait of the historic way of life here – and remind folk
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Red Hook
Red Hook is a waterfront area with cobblestone streets and hulking industrial buildings. Though its a bit of a hike from the subway line, the formerly gritty area is now home to a handful of bars and eateries, as well as a massive waterfront branch of Fairway, a beloved gourmet gro
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New England Holocaust Memorial
Constructed in 1995, the six luminescent glass columns of the New England Holocaust Memorial are engraved with six million numbers, representing those killed in the Holocaust. Each tower – with smoldering coals sending plumes of steam up through the glass corridors – represents a d
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Tubac
Tubac, about 45 miles south of Tucson, started as a Spanish fort set up in 1752 to stave off Pima attacks. These days, the tiny village depends entirely on tourists dropping money for crafts, gifts, jewelry, souvenirs, pottery and paintings peddled in its more than 100 galleries, s
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Swedish American Museum Center
The permanent collection at this small storefront museum focuses on the lives of the Swedes who originally settled Chicago. Check out the items people felt were important to bring with them on their journey to America; butter churns, traditional bedroom furniture, religious relics
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Museum at Eldridge Street Synagogue
This landmark house of worship, built in 1887, was once the center of Jewish life, before falling into squalor in the 1920s. Left to rot, the synagogue was restored following a 20-year-long, $20-million restoration that was completed in 2007, and it now shines with original splendo
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Mesalands Dinosaur Museum
This engaging museum showcases all manner of prehistoric beasts, from ferocious 40-foot crocodiles to battling saber-tooth cats and the T-Rex-like torvosaurus. Dinosaur bones are cast in bronze, which not only shows fine detail, but also makes them works of art. There are plenty of
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Mokuleʻia Beach Park
The beach itself is a nice sandy stretch, but the rocky seabed makes for poor swimming. When waters are calm and flat in summer, snorkelers swim out along the shallow reef. Keen windsurfers often congregate on this stretch of shore, taking advantage of the consistent winds. The par
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Paniolo Heritage Center
The Paniolo Preservation Society is developing this museum at Pukalani Stables, where Parker Ranch once bred horses. Its a work in progress, currently housing a photo exhibit and a saddle-making operation. The real reward is the personal touch: staffers are happy to talk story abou
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Olvera Street
A festive Mexican marketplace, with gaudy decorations and souvenir stalls that scream ‘tourist trap,’ you can still find authentic experiences here. You can shop for Chicano art, slurp thick, Mexican-style hot chocolate or pick up handmade candles and candy. At lunchtime, construct
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Philmont Scout Ranch
South of Cimarron on Hwy 21, the country’s largest Boy Scout camp spreads over 137,000 acres along the breathtaking eastern slope of the Sangre de Cristos. Only scouts can trek the trails, but anyone can drop into the Philmont Museum , which offers tours by arrangement of Villa Phi
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Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site
Dont miss this site, located in an 1865 building that served primarily as an apothecary for the noted Chinese herbalist and doctor Ing Hay. But it was also a community center, temple, general store and opium den for the Chinese population that reworked the areas mine tailings. A ne
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Junior Ranger Activity Center
At the Pantheon Saloon, built in 1903, kids are the customers. The historic bar is now home to the park’s Junior Ranger Program where children and their parents examine artifacts that they can touch, dress up as stampeders and shoulder a miner’s pack on their way to earning a Junio
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Johnsons Boyhood Home
Lyndon B Johnson himself had this house restored for personal posterity. Park rangers from the Visitor Center , where you can also find local information and exhibits on the President and First Lady, offer free guided tours every half hour that meet on the front porch. On the surfa
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Harrahs
Harrahs may be the brightest, friendliest and most playful casino on the Strip – and its swimming with gamblers and middle-aged tourists from the Midwest. Entertainment is the name of the game here, with the Improv comedy club showcasing headliner comics and magicians. After dark,
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Gemini Giant
Its a quintessential stop on Route 66, located in Wilmington. Here the Gemini Giant - a 28ft fiberglass spaceman - stands guard outside the Launching Pad Drive In. The restaurant is now shuttered, but the humungous green rocket-holding statue remains a terrific photo op. To reach i
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