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Thinkery
This huge 40,000-sq-ft space north of downtown is an inspiring place for young minds, with hands-on activities in the realms of science, technology and the arts. Kids can get wet learning about fluid dynamics, build LED light structures and explore chemical reactions in the Kitchen
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Rosegate
Former home of author Anne Rice. The vampire-tale spinner lived here for many years, and regularly invited fans to tour her home. Which, by the way, is beautiful but disappointingly free of bats, organ music, pale women in neck-and-cleavage exposing bustiers or even Tom Cruise pran
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Brookfield Zoo
To see the array of animals Hemingway likely shot and killed on his famed hunting expeditions, head southwest from Oak Park to the Brookfield Zoo . With 2700 animals over 215 acres, the zoo can easily sustain a day’s wanderings. Brookfield features a wildly impressive bear habitat,
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Big Island Bees
At this roadside gift shop and tiny historical museum, genial staff will let you in on all the secrets of beekeeping, then give you a peek inside a living apiary and teach you how their award-winning, single-varietal and certified organic honey gets made. Taste a free sample of ohi
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Aquatic Park
Eccentricity along Fisherman’s Wharf is mostly staged, but here it’s the real deal: extreme swimmers dive from the concrete beachfront into the blood-curdling waters of the bay in winter, weirdos mumble conspiracy theories on the grassy knoll of panoramic Victoria Park, and wistful
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Duwamish Head
Popular for its views of Elliott Bay and downtown, this is the former site of Luna Park. In its days as an over-the-top amusement center, the park covered more than 10 acres and boasted the ‘longest bar on the bay. This grand assertion unfortunately led to claims of debauchery and
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Old Faithful Visitor Center
This new, improved and environmentally friendly center offers a bookstore and information booth and shows films 30 minutes before and 15 minutes after an eruption of Old Faithful. Kids will enjoy the hands-on Young Scientist displays, which include a working laboratory geyser. Ther
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Mission San Francisco Solano de Sonoma
At the plaza’s northeast corner, the mission was built in 1823, partly to forestall Russians at Fort Ross from moving inland. This was the 21st and final California mission – the northernmost point on El Camino Real – and the only one built during the Mexican period (the rest were
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Monadnock Building
Architecture buffs on a pilgrimage bow down to the Monadnock Building , two buildings in one that depict a crucial juncture in skyscraper development. The north half is the older, traditional design from 1891 (with thick, load-bearing walls), while the south is the newer, mod half
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Northwest 23rd Avenue
Nob Hill – or Snob Hill to its detractors – has its hub on NW 23rd Ave, a trendy thoroughfare that brims with clothing boutiques, home-decor shops and cafes. The restaurants – including some of Portlands finest – lie mostly along NW 21st Ave. This is a perfect neighborhood for stro
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San Francisco de Asís Church
Just off Hwy 68 in Ranchos de Taos, 4 miles south of Taos Plaza, this iconic church was completed in 1815. Famed for the rounded curves and stark angles of its sturdy adobe walls, it was repeatedly memorialized by Georgia OKeeffe in paint, and Ansel Adams with his camera. Mass is c
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Race Point Beach
On the wild tip of the Cape, this Cape Cod National Seashore beach is a breathtaking stretch of sand, crashing surf and undulating dunes as far as the eye can see. Kick off your sandals, kids – the soft, grainy sand makes a fun run. This is the kind of beach where you could walk fo
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Hoquiams Castle
Part museum, part local landmark, this ornate Victorian mansion was built in 1897 on a hill above Hoquiam by lumber tycoon Robert Lytle. The lavish furnishings and period details look like something out of a Scooby Doo cartoon and include lots of dark wood, delicate antiques and ev
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Kanepuʻu Preserve
The 590-acre Kanepuʻu Preserve is the last native dryland forest of its kind across all Hawaii. Just 5 miles northwest of Lanaʻi City, the forest is home to 49 species of rare native plants, including the endangered ʻiliahi (Hawaiian sandalwood) and naʻu (fragrant Hawaiian gardenia
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Kaihalulu Beach
A miles walk along the beach east of Kuilima Cove is this beautiful, curved, white-sand beach backed by ironwoods. The rocky bottom makes for poor swimming, but the shoreline attracts morning beachcombers. Continue another mile east, detouring up onto the bluff by the golf course,
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Kalani Pruet
Pruet runs a flower farm, offers waterfall hikes and makes a mean smoothie from fruit he gathers at this lush spread of land. You can self-tour his colorful gardens or arrange in advance for a waterfall hike. Walk the dirt road in from the church, straight for about 100ft until you
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Vail Hotel
A gorgeous relic built during the grand hotel era, the Vail was dedicated on September 11, 1911, withstood the 1921 flood and was named for chairman John Vail, who also founded the Star-Journal . Theres a marble reception desk, mozaic floors, moulded and stained-glass ceilings, and
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Utah State Capitol
The grand, 1916 State Capitol is set among 500 cherry trees on a hill north of Temple Sq. Inside, colorful Works Progress Administration (WPA) murals of pioneers, trappers and missionaries adorn part of the buildings dome. Free guided tours (hourly, 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday) st
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Wave Organ
A project of the Exploratorium , the Wave Organ is a sound sculpture of PVC tubes and concrete pipes capped with found marble from San Franciscos old cemetery, built into the tip of the yacht-harbor jetty. Depending on the waves, winds and tide, the tones emitted sound like nervous
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Marina City
For some postmodern fun, check out the twin ‘corncob’ towers of the 1962 mixed-use Marina City. Designed by Bertrand Goldberg, it has become an iconic part of the Chicago skyline, showing up on the cover of the Wilco CD Yankee Hotel Foxtrot . The condos that top the spiraling parki
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