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Daytona Beach Drive
In auto-obsessed Daytona, cars are a religion, and in this former drive-in movie theater you can get religion in your car. Pull up, hook up a speaker or tune your radio to 680AM or 88.5FM and behold the word of... the Rev. He and the choir hold service on a balcony overlooking the
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CSI: The Experience
Following the conceit of the prime-time TV series, this hands-on science exhibit lets visitors play sleuth, collecting evidence from a fake crime scene and analyzing it in an interactive lab to crack the case. Although its small, overpriced and not always fully functional, hard-cor
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Oregon Historical Society
Along the tree-shaded South Park Blocks sits the states primary history museum, which dedicates most of its space to the story of Oregon and the pioneers who made it. There are interesting sections on Native American tribes and the travails of the Oregon Trail. Temporary exhibits f
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Maxine & Jesse Whitney Museum
If you only have time for one museum, this is your spot. The high-quality museum is devoted to Alaska Native culture and Alaskan wildlife, and features ivory and baleen artwork, moose-antler furniture, and natural-history displays, including some very creative taxidermy. Kid-deligh
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Oʻahu Market
An institution since 1904, this market sells everything a Chinese cook needs: ginger root, fresh octopus, quail eggs, jasmine rice, slabs of tuna, long beans and salted jellyfish. Its always crowded with cart-pushing grandmothers and downtown office workers doing their grocery shop
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New York Botanical Garden
First opened in 1891 and incorporating 50 acres of old-growth forest, the New York Botanical Garden is home to the restored Enid A Haupt Conservatory, a grand, Victorian iron-and-glass edifice that is now a New York landmark. See the website for a list of regular events, which incl
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New Orleans Museum of Art
Inside City Park, this elegant museum was opened in 1911 and is well worth a visit both for its special exhibitions and top-floor galleries of African, Asian, Native American and Oceanic art – dont miss the outstanding Qing dynasty snuff-bottle collection. Its sculpture garden cont
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National Hispanic Cultural Center
In the historic Barelas neighborhood, near the river a mile south of downtown, this modern, architecturally imaginative center for Hispanic visual, performing and literary arts holds three galleries used for temporary exhibitions, recommended cafe Fonda del Bosque and the nations p
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Museum of Natural & Cultural History
Housed in a replica of a Native American longhouse, this museum features a variety of displays on Northwest Native culture and artifacts, including basketry and the worlds oldest shoes. In fall 2013, a new natural history exhibit will showcase Oregon fossils. Fun, hands-on laborato
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Louisiana State Capitol
The art-deco skyscraper looming over town was built at the height of the Great Depression to the tune of $5 million. Its the most visible leftover legacy of populist governor Kingfish Huey Long. The 27th-floor observation deck (closes 4pm) offers stunning views and the ornate lobby
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Georgia Aquarium
Whale sharks, beluga whales and more than 100,000 other animals representing 500 species swimming about in eight million gallons of fresh and marine water make this the worlds second largest aquarium. It would be remiss not to note that holding whales and dolphins in captivity has
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Fremont Troll
The Fremont Troll lurks beneath the north end of the Aurora Bridge at N 36th St. The trolls creators – artists Steve Badanes, Will Martin, Donna Walter and Ross Whitehead – won a competition sponsored by the Fremont Arts Council in 1990. The 18ft-high cement figure snacking on a Vo
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Canyon Road
The epicenter of the citys upscale art scene. More than 100 galleries, studios, shops and restaurants line the narrow historic road. Look for Santa Fe School masterpieces, rare Native American antiquities and wild contemporary work. The area positively buzzes with activity during t
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Takara Sake
Stop in to see the traditional wooden tools used for making sake and a short video of the brewing process. Tours of the factory aren’t offered, but you can view elements of modern production and bottling through a window. Flights ($5) are available in a spacious tasting room constr
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Seawich Café & Cranberry Store
The Cranberry Isles (www.cranberryisles.com) are delightful, primarily because they’re so off the beaten path. Great Cranberry Island is very low-key; stop in at the Seawich Café & Cranberry Store to see who’s around and what’s up. The Beal & Bunker Mailboat offers frequent
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Parthenon
Yes, that is indeed a reproduction Athenian Parthenon sitting in Centennial Park . Originally built in 1897 for Tennessees Centennial Exposition and rebuilt in 1930 due to popular demand, the full-scale plaster copy of the 438 BC original now houses an art museum with a collection
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Pindar Vineyards
An iconic spot for vino guzzling, Pindar retains the original flavor of North Fork wine, for it was here that the islands boutique industry began back in 1979. What was once a mere 30 acres of farmland has blossomed into vineyards and orchards as far as the eye can see (500 acres a
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Ripleys Believe It or Not!
Love it or hate it, the ubiquitous Ripleys is very Panama City Beach – loud, crowded, tacky-but-fun. In a building designed to look like a ship, the odditorium features bizarro exhibits like a replica of the worlds tallest man and an Amazonian shrunken head (believe it? Or not?). T
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Jerome State Historic Park
This state park preserves the 1916 mansion of eccentric mining mogul Jimmy Rawhide Douglas, who developed the Little Daisy Mine. An interesting variety of exhibits offer insight into the towns mining heyday. Dont miss the cool 3D model of Jerome and the mining tunnels running below
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Historical Society of Washington, DC
Located in the Carnegie Library building at Mount Vernon Sq, the Historical Society has an extensive collection of books, photographs, maps and other archives. The bit thats open to the public is on the 2nd floor in the Small-Alper Gallery. Its a quick-see, but intriguing, exhibit
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