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North Light
At Sandy Point , the northernmost tip of the island, scenic North Light stands at the end of a long sandy path lined with beach roses. The 1867 lighthouse contains a small maritime museum with information about famous island wrecks. As you travel there along Corn Neck Rd, watch for
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Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge
About 20 miles east of Des Moines, near Prairie City, this wonderful, 5000-acre wildlife refuge is the site of an unprecedented tallgrass reconstruction project. See the film and displays at the Prairie Learning Center to learn about the ecosystems that have vanished. Outside are h
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On Leong Building
Built in 1928, the grand structure is a fantasy of Chinese architecture that makes good use of glazed terra-cotta details. Note how the lions guarding the door have twisted their heads so they don’t have to risk bad luck by turning their backs to each other. The building is now cal
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Gatekeeper’s Museum & Marion Steinbach Indian Basket Museum
In a reconstructed log cabin close to town, this museum has a small but fascinating collection of Tahoe memorabilia, including Olympics history and relics from the early steamboat era and tourism explosion around the lake. In the museum’s newer wing, uncover an exquisite array of N
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Garden Wall
The sharp steep-sided ridge that parallels the Going-to-the-Sun Rd as it ascends to Logan Pass from the west was carved by powerful glaciers millions of years ago. Its western slopes, bisected by the emblematic Highline Trail, are covered by a quintessential Glacier Park feature: s
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Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
This enormous museum sprawls across a series of still creek ponds fed by rushing mountain streams; the curved pavilions that house the extensive collections are connected by glass-encased tunnels, and the entire experience consistently filters sunlight through and across the ground
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DePaul Art Museum
DePaul Universitys compact new art museum hosts changing exhibits of 20th century works. Pieces from the permanent collection – by sculptor Claes Oldenburg, cartoonist Chris Ware, architect Daniel Burnham and more – hang on the second floor. Its definitely worth swinging through if
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Decordova Sculpture Park
Located near Walden Pond, the magical DeCordova Sculpture Park encompasses 35 acres of green hills, providing a spectacular natural environment for a constantly changing exhibit of outdoor artwork. As many as 75 pieces are on display at any given time. Inside the complex, a museum
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Hobby City Doll & Toy Museum
Hobby City is made up of about 20 speciality art and craft shops. The Doll & Toy Museum, inside a half-scale replica of the White House, has every type of Barbie doll ever made. After youve taken that in, there are dolls of TV, movie, sports and rock stars, as well as American
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Christian Science Church
Known to adherents as the ‘Mother Church,’ this is the international home base for the Church of Christ, Scientist (Christian Science), founded by Mary Baker Eddy in 1866. Tour the grand classical revival basilica, which can seat 3000 worshippers, listen to the 14,000-pipe organ, a
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Waiʻanapanapa State Park
Waianapanapa means glistening waters, and the clear mineral waters in the cave pools here will leave you feeling squeaky clean. Theres a natural lava arch on the right side of Pailoa Bay, bordered by low rocky cliffs and a coastal trail with ancient lava stepping stones. Two impres
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St James Hotel
Even if you don’t plan to spend the night, be sure to sneak a peek behind the Territorial-style adobe exterior of the old St James Hotel, which started life as a saloon in 1873, and whose venerable walls – sadly, they can’t speak – are said to have witnessed the deaths of 26 men. N
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Southwest Florida Museum of History
Crammed with artifacts, this small museum leapfrogs from the giant sloths of the Pleistocene Era to the twisted props of downed WWII fighter jets in a veritable blink. Along the way, iron cannons and Calusa dugout canoes, a Cracker house and an iron lung provide snapshots of Florid
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Lee
Between 1785 and 1903 generations of the storied Lee family lived in this architecturally impressive house. Guided tours show the restored house as it probably was in the 1850s and 1860s, showcasing Lee family heirlooms and personal effects, and period furniture. The Georgian-style
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Percival Landing Park
When Olympia was founded, its narrow harbor was a mudflat during low tides, but after years of dredging, a decent harbor was established. This park is essentially a boardwalk that overlooks the assembled pleasure craft and provides informative display boards describing Olympias pas
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Organization of American States
A forerunner to the UN, the OAS was founded in 1890 to promote cooperation among North and South American nations. Its main building at 17th St and Constitution Ave NW is a marble palazzo surrounded by the sculpture-studded Aztec Gardens . In the small building behind it, the OAS o
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Orpheum Theatre
Originally built for vaudeville, the Orpheum has been restored to its glittering 1928 glory. Today you can catch big comedy and Broadway shows; but beware – the ghost of a pigtailed little girl named Mary is said to giggle eerily between acts. Tours available – call ahead (901-525-
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Racetrack Playa
The mysterious Racetrack Playa is a 28-mile trip south of Ubehebe Crater, via a tire-shredding dirt road that requires 4WD. From the natural grandstand, you can observe large rocks that appear to have moved on their own across this mud flat, making long, faint tracks in the sunbake
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Bonnet House
This pretty plantation-style property was once the home of artists and collectors Frederic and Evelyn Bartlett. It is now open to guided tours that swing through its art-filled rooms and studios. Beyond the house, 35 acres of lush, subtropical gardens protect a pristine barrier-isl
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Billy the Kid Museum
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