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Aiken
The only surviving urban plantation, this house gives a fascinating glimpse into antebellum life. The role of slaves is also presented, and you can wander into their dorm-style quarters behind the main house. The Historic Charleston Foundation manages the house with a goal of prese
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Puako Tide Pools
Puako is known for giant tide pools, some deep enough to shelter live coral and other marine life. Theres no sandy beach, but a narrow strip of pulverized coral and lava covers the shore. Its ideal for beach walks and you might even see honu (sea turtles) sunning on the rocks. To g
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Maui Nui Botanical Gardens
For botanophiles interested in native Hawaiian plants, this garden on the grounds of a former zoo is a wealth of knowledge. An excellent new audio tour ($5) brings it to life. Don’t expect the exotic tropicals that dominate most Hawaiian gardens; do expect dedicated staff. Staff al
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Pinos Altos
Established in 1859 as a gold-mining town, Pinos Altos, 7 miles north of Silver City along Hwy 15, is almost a ghost town these days, though its few residents strive to retain its 19th-century flavor. Cruise Main St to see its log-cabin 1866 schoolhouse, an opera house, a reconstru
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Oysterville
Oysterville is filled with well-preserved Victorian homes including the 1863 Red Cottage near Clay St, which served as the first Pacific County courthouse, and the Big Red House , the original home of Oysterville cofounder RH Espy, built in 1871. Other historic buildings include a
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Marine Mammal Center
Set on the hill above Rodeo Lagoon, the Marine Mammal Center rehabilitates injured, sick and orphaned sea mammals before returning them to the wild, and has educational exhibits about these animals and the dangers they face. During the spring pupping season the center can have up t
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National Academy Museum
Co-founded by painter/inventor Samuel Morse in 1825, the National Academy Museum comprises an incredible permanent collection of paintings by figures such as Will Barnet, Thomas Hart Benton and George Bellows. (This includes some highly compelling self-portraits.) It’s housed in a
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Kapaʻa Beach Park
From the highway, you’d think that Kapaʻa is beachless. But along the coast is a mile-long ribbon of beach that’s very low-key. While the whole area is officially a county park called Kapaʻa Beach Park, that name is commonly used only for the northern end, where there’s a grassy fi
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Justin Herman Plaza
The plaza across from the Ferry Building may not be much to look at – Vaillancourt Fountain was built to mirror the ugliness of the now-gone elevated freeway – but for years Justin Herman has been popular with lunchtime concert-goers, Critical Mass protesters, ice-skaters on the wi
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Cattle Auction
The truly curious will want to venture into this live cattle auction, held every other Friday in a totally high-tech atmosphere inside the 1903 Fort Worth Livestock Exchange building. The heifers strut their stuff on flat-screen TVs and cowboy-hat-wearing ranchers make phone bids o
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Colonial Quarter
See how they did things back in the 18th century at this re-creation of Spanish-colonial St Augustine, complete with craftspeople demonstrating blacksmithing, leather working and other trades. Discounted combination tickets including admission to the Pirate & Treasure Museum a
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Federal Hill
Among the most colorful of Providences neighborhoods is fervently Italian Federal Hill (when Tony Sopranos crew needed a special job done, they came here). West of the center, its a great place to wander, taking in the aromas of sausages, peppers and garlic from neighborhood grocer
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Farnsworth Art Museum
One of the countrys best small regional museums, the Farnsworth collection spans 200 years of American art. Artists who have lived or worked in Maine are the museums definite strength – look for works by Edward Hopper, Louise Nevelson, Rockwell Kent and Robert Indiana. Exhibits on
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El Morro National Monument
The 200ft sandstone outcropping at this monument , also known as Inscription Rock, has been a travelers oasis for millennia. Thousands of carvings - from petroglyphs in the pueblo at the top (c 1275) to elaborate inscriptions by the Spanish conquistadors and the Anglo pioneers - o
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Grateful Dead House
Like surviving members of the Grateful Dead, this purple Victorian sports a touch of gray – but during the Summer of Love, this was where Jerry Garcia and bandmates blew minds, amps and brain cells. After their 1967 drug bust, the Dead held a press conference here arguing for decri
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De La Montanya
This tiny winery, tucked amid vineyards, is known for 17 small-batch varieties made with estate-grown fruit. Viognier, primitivo, pinot and cabernet are signatures; the ‘summer white’ and gewürtztraminer are great back-porch wines. Apple-shaded picnic area, bocce ball and horseshoe
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Turkish Ambassador’s Residence
What does one do after making millions and millions of dollars off patenting the grooved bottle cap? If you’re Edward Everett, you move into digs that will one day become the Turkish embassy, and later its ambassador’s residence. George Oakley Totten designed the building, which ha
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Weeping Wall
Located 610m (2000ft) below the iconic Garden Wall, the glistening Weeping Wall creates a seasonal waterfall that was formed when Going-to-the-Sun-Rd construction workers drilled their way across a network of mountain springs. The water has subsequently been diverted over the lip o
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Waterfall Park
This unusual park is an urban oasis commemorating workers of the United Parcel Service (UPS), which grew out of a messenger service that began in a basement at this location in 1907. The artificial 22ft waterfall that flows in this tiny open-air courtyard is flanked by tables and f
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Logan Square Farmers Market
The Logan Square Farmers Market is one of Chicagos best. The neighborhood operates it (versus the city), so it marches to its own progressive beat. Live music, free yoga classes and prepared foods from surrounding restaurants join the usual line-up of fruits, veggies, eggs and flow
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