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Pokaʻi Bay Beach Park
Protected by Kaneʻilio Point and a long breakwater, the beach is a real beauty. Waves seldom break inside the bay, and the sandy beach slopes gently. Calm, year-round swimming conditions make it perfect for children, as evidenced by the number of Hawaiian families here on weekends.
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Real Goods Solar Living Center
This progressive, futuristic 12-acre campus is largely responsible for the areas bold green initiates. The Real Goods Store, which sold the first solar panel in the US, is an impressive straw-bale house showroom that also has free Frey Wine tastings. The suggested donation for tour
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Kerbyville Museum
Surprisingly good museum for the tiny town of Kerby, 2 miles north of Cave Junction, with fascinating old relics from Native American baskets to taxidermy and an old View-Master stereoscope (the idea which started at the Oregon Caves Chateaus dining room). Also a scary surgical kit
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Webb Gallery
Inside this ornate brick building (1902) is an eclectic and intriguing gallery which showcases works by numerous local artists. Youll need to hang onto your jaw when see the works of Venzil Zastoupil in the window. Over many years the late artist used hundreds of thousands of toot
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Weather Vane Farm
Buena Vista may be home to a prison, but its also home to this organic farm that serves up fresh produce to two farmers markets and all the grooviest locals, and is integral to the Buena Vista Farmers Market held on Sundays on Main St. The dairy farm next door sells the best yogurt
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Lincoln Home & Visitor Center
Start at the National Park Service visitor center, where you must pick up a ticket to enter Lincolns 12-room abode, located directly across the street. You can then walk through the house where Abe and Mary Lincoln lived from 1844 until they moved to the White House in 1861; ranger
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Hamakua Mushrooms
A hugely successful boutique crop, Hamakua Mushrooms is favored by top chefs statewide. Its specialty mushrooms are cultivated in bottles and are immediately recognizable, especially the hefty Aliʻi Oyster. The husband-and-wife owners give informative guided tours with a personal t
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Imagery Estate
Imagery produces lesser-known varietals, biodynamically grown, that you cant buy anywhere else – cabernet franc and Sangiovese are standouts. Each bottle sports an artist-designed label, with originals on display in the onsite gallery. Lovely gardens include a grassy picnic area wi
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Nike Missile Site SF
File past guard shacks with uniformed mannequins to witness the area’s not-too-distant military history at this fascinating Cold War museum staffed by veterans. Watch them place a now-warhead-free missile into position, then ride a missile elevator to the cavernous underground silo
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Nauset Beach
Dune-backed and gloriously wide and sandy, this wild barrier beach extends for miles along the open Atlantic. Nauset is one of the Cape’s best beaches for surfing, bodysurfing, long walks and just plain partying. You’ll find a good clam shack and full facilities. Swing by on a Mond
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Denver Zoo
Denver’s world-class zoo has more than 700 animal species housed in considerate enclosures that do their best to mirror native habitats. There are native and exotic animals, including rhinos, gorillas and giant Komodo dragons. You wont want to miss the polar bear exhibit and elepha
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Fort McHenry National Monument & Historic Shrine
On September 13 and 14, 1814, this star-shaped fort successfully repelled a British navy attack during the Battle of Baltimore. After a long night of bombs bursting in the air, prisoner Francis Scott Key saw, by dawns early light, the tattered flag still waving, inspiring him to pe
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Fanny Bridge
Just south of the always-jammed Hwy 89/28 traffic stoplight junction, the Truckee River flows through dam floodgates and passes beneath this bridge, cutely named for the most prominent feature of people leaning over the railings to look at fish (in American slang, ‘fanny’ means you
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Ethan Allen Homestead
American Revolution hero Ethan Allen lived in this 18th-century colonial homestead, 1 mile north of Burlington on VT 127. Be sure to take the guided tour (included in entrance fee; tour times vary) of the historic house. The center features multimedia exhibits documenting the explo
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Brooklyn Children’s Museum
A bright yellow, L-shaped structure houses this hands-on kids favorite, which was founded in 1899. The collection contains almost 30,000 cultural objects (musical instruments, masks and dolls) and natural history specimens (rocks, minerals and a complete Asian elephant skeleton). T
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Bella Vineyards
Atop the valley’s north end, always-fun Bella has caves built into the hillside. The estate-grown grapes include 110-year-old vines from Alexander Valley. The focus is on big reds – zin and Syrah – but there’s terrific rosé (good for barbecues), and late-harvest zin (great with bro
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Art Museum of the Americas
The Organization of American States operates this mini art museum in a separate building on its property. It features changing exhibits of paintings and photography that span the 20th century and the western hemisphere. Its well worth popping in, though youll likely be the only one
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Afton Villa Gardens
If you enjoyed the alleys of oaks and manicured grounds at Butler Greenwood, you’ll go gaga for the 250-acre Afton Villa Gardens . The mansion itself burned down in 1963, but the ruins only add to the lush atmosphere. In springtime (especially April), the hundreds of azaleas lining
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California College of the Arts
A generous endowment and whipsmart curators allow the Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts to take on ambitious, sweeping shows, such as the recent exhibition re-imagining books as pictures and performances. Shows are also occasionally hosted on campus by PLAySPACE , an experimen
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American Mountaineering Museum
If you’ve come to Colorado to climb, this museum will give you tingles of inspiration. There’s a pile of stunning photos, historic climbing gear (some of which, like Peter Schoening’s ice axe, are from legendary expeditions) and a display on the 10th Mountain Division, which traine
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