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New York Transit Museum
Occupying an old subway station built in 1936 (and out of service since 1946), this kid-friendly museum takes on 100-plus years of getting around town. The best part is the downstairs area, on the platform, where you can climb aboard 13 original subway and elevated train cars datin
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Museum of Western Colorado
The most impressive of Grand Junction’s sites, this well-arranged museum is the largest in the region, featuring impressive multidisciplinary displays on regional history (such as the awesome Thrailkill Collection of firearms) and special exhibits. Look for the modern bell tower do
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Knik Glacier
Trekkies take note: Knik Glacier is best known as the setting where a portion of Star Trek VI was filmed. You can get a partial view of the ice floe at Mile 7 of Knik River Rd off Old Glenn Hwy, but the best way to experience it is on an airboat ride up the Knik River. Knik Glacier
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Chicago Stump
The 20ft-high Chicago Stump is all that’s left of the once-mighty 3200-year-old General Noble tree. The 285ft giant was cut into sections and transported to the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago to demonstrate the unbelievable scale of the newly discovered giant sequoia
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First Church of Christ Scientist
Bernard Maybeck’s impressive 1910 church uses concrete and wood in its blend of Arts and Crafts, Asian and Gothic influences. Maybeck was a professor of architecture at UC Berkeley and designed San Francisco’s Palace of Fine Arts, plus many landmark homes in the Berkeley Hills. Fre
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Eleanor Harwood Gallery
On a sleepy Mission street, this eye-opening gallery showcases Bay Area talents. Works showcased here are entrancing and meticulous – recent shows have featured Francesca Pastines totem masks made of intricately folded and carved issues of Artforum magazine, and William Swansons 4D
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Hancock Hill
Behind Sul Ross State University, a trail leads up the dusty slopes of Hancock Hill. There are fine views of the area and some curious artifacts here – including a battered desk that some uni students dragged here back in 1981. To reach the desk, head uphill to the first rock pile
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Gulf Islands National Seashore
Were pleased to say that no visible signs of damage from the devastating 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill remain on this stunning 150-mile stretch of mostly undeveloped white-sand beach jointly maintained by Mississippi and Florida. Aim for the Naval Live Oaks section for a calm, f
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Great Camp Sagamore
Great camps, big compounds of log cabins built by wealthy families, were a popular way of vacationing in the Adirondacks. Many have been turned into kids summer camps, but this one, a former Vanderbilt vacation estate on the west side of the Adirondacks, is open for tours, workshop
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Walnut Canyon
The Sinagua cliff dwellings here are set in the nearly vertical limestone walls of a small piñon-studded canyon. The mile-long Island Trail steeply descends 185ft (more than 200 stairs), passing 25 rooms built under the natural overhangs and a shorter, wheelchair-accessible Rim Tra
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Waiʻalae Beach Park
At this picturesque sandy beach, a gentle stream meets the sea. Local surfers challenge Razors, a break off the channel’s west side. Swimming conditions are usually calm, though not the best due to the shallow reef. A favorite of wedding parties, the beach park has shady picnic tab
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Trammell & Margaret Crow Center for Asian Art
Enter another world in this calm, pagoda-like oasis of a museum thats nearly as remarkable for its ambiance as for its rich collection of artworks from China, Japan, India and Southeast Asia, dating from 3500 BC to the early 20th century. Dont miss the gorgeous sandstone facade fro
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Marble House
Designed by Richard Morris Hunt and built in 1892 for William K Vanderbilt, the younger brother of Cornelius II, the gaudy Marble House – built of many kinds of garishly colored marble – is a whorish building whose inspiration was drawn from the palace of Versailles and comes compl
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US Air Force Armament Museum
One for military buffs. The exterior of this hangar-style museum, flanked by fighter planes, appears small, but inside are extensive weapons displays including a frightening F-105 Thunderchief missile, a Warthog simulator, and a detailed history of Eglin base, the largest in the US
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Unti Vineyards
Inside a vineyard-view tasting room, Unti pours all estate-grown reds – Châteauneuf-du-Pape–style grenache, compelling Syrah, and superb Sangiovese – favored by oenophiles for their structured tannins and concentrated fruit. If you love small-batch wines, don’t miss Unti. Bottles a
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Mercer
Although Jim Williams, the Savannah art dealer portrayed by Kevin Spacey in the film version of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, died back in 1990, his infamous mansion didnt become a museum until 2004. Youre not allowed to see the upstairs, where Williams family still live
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Long House
On the Wetherill Mesa side of the canyon is Long House. It’s a strenuous place to visit and can only be done as part of a ranger-led guided tour (organized from the visitor center). Access involves climbing three ladders – two at 15ft and one at 4ft – and a 0.75-mile round-trip hik
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Mt Tamalpais State Park
Mt Tamalpais State Park encompasses 6300 acres of parklands and over 200 miles of trails. Get a map and dont miss East Peak Summit . Panoramic Hwy climbs from Hwy 1 through the park to Stinson Beach , a mellow seaside town. Park headquarters are at Pantoll Station , the nexus of ma
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National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Cincinnati was a prominent stop on the Underground Railroad and a center for abolitionist activities led by residents such as Harriet Beecher Stowe. The Freedom Center tells their stories. Exhibits show how slaves escaped to the north, and the ways in which slavery still exists tod
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Southbank Riverwalk
This 1.2-mile boardwalk, on the south side of the St Johns River, opposite downtown and Jacksonville Landing, has spectacular views of the citys skyline. Most nights yield head-shakingly beautiful scenes, but firework displays are a real blast. The Southbank Riverwalk connects the
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