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Columbia River Maritime Museum
Astorias seafaring heritage is well interpreted at this wave-shaped museum. Its hard to miss the Coast Guard boat, frozen in action, through a huge outside window. Other exhibits highlight the salmon-packing industry, local lighthouses and the rivers commercial history; also check
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Fort Trumbull State Park
The best view of New London is to be had from the enormous Fort Trumbull, which has stood at the mouth of the Thames River since 1839. It was an integral part of the coastal defense system and an early home for the US Coast Guard Academy. Now winding walking paths, a fishing pier a
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Fonts Point
East of Borrego Springs, a 4-mile dirt road, sometimes passable without 4WD, diverges south from County Rte S22 out to Fonts Point (1249ft). From up here a spectacular panorama unfolds over the Borrego Valley to the west and the Borrego Badlands to the south. You’ll be amazed when
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Bruce Museum
The Bruce Museum serves up a bit of everything, but there’s no suffering from cultural indigestion. Sculpture, photography and painting by impressionists from Cos Cob’s art colony (notably Childe Hassam) meld smoothly into exhibits on natural science and anthropology. The Bruce is
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Bradbury Building
This 1893 building is one of LA’s undisputed architectural jewels. Its red-brick facade conceals a stunning galleried atrium with inky filigree grillwork, a rickety birdcage elevator and yellow-brick walls that glisten golden in the afternoon light, which filters through the glass
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Bear & Raven Adventure Theatre
This mini-amusement park is a cheesy but easy downtown break from shopping. It offers three special effects movies (think snow falling from the ceiling) about the Iditarod, the Alaska Earthquake and bears (adult/child $10/8, discount for two movies). Virtual ‘rides’ (reeling in a s
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Bay Model Visitors Center
One of the coolest things in town, fascinating to both kids and adults, is the Army Corps of Engineers’ solar-powered visitor center. Housed in one of the old (and cold!) Marinship warehouses, it’s a 1.5-acre hydraulic model of San Francisco Bay and the delta region. Self-guided to
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Audubon Park
Just south of Winter Park and anchored on the west by Leu Gardens, this quirky little residential pocket has a distinct urban-hip meets granola-crunchy vibe. There are a handful of recommended restaurants, bakeries and bars, as well as a good ice-cream shop, primarily clustered aro
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Grand Canyon Skywalk
A slender see-through glass horseshoe levitates over a 4000ft chasm of the Grand Canyon. The only way to visit is to purchase a package tour. A hop-on, hop-off shuttle travels the loop road to scenic points along the rim. Tours can include lunch, horse-drawn wagon rides from an ers
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Brewery Art Complex
Across the LA River is LA’s largest artist colony, housed in a former brewery. Most lofts and studios are generally closed to the public except during the biannual Artwalks (usually in spring and fall; check the website for details), though you can wander around to examine the larg
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Audubon Center for Birds of Prey
Centered at a cool old house and very much off the beaten track, this little lakeside rehabilitation center for hawks, screech owls and other talon-toed feathered friends offers plenty of opportunities to see the birds up close, just hanging out on the trainers arms. Look out for T
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Army Beach
Opposite the western end of Dillingham Airfield, this is the widest stretch of sand on the Mokuleʻia shore, although it’s not maintained and there are no facilities. The beach also has very strong rip currents, especially during high winter surf. If the beach looks familiar, it mig
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Arches National Park
One of the Southwests most gorgeous parks, Arches boasts the worlds greatest concentration of sandstone arches. Just 5 miles north of Moab on Hwy 191, the park is always packed in summer. Consider a moonlight exploration, when its cooler and the rocks feel ghostly. Many arches are
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Savoy Music Center
Can’t get enough music? The best time to visit Eunice , 20 miles west of Opelousas, is on a Saturday. At 9am Savoy Music Center , accordion factory and shop, hosts a Cajun-music jam session. Musician Marc Savoy and his guitarist wife, Ann, often join in. Look for the huge Savoy Mu
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Mingus Mill
The 1886 Mingus Mill , 2 miles west of Cherokee, is a turbine-powered mill that still grinds wheat and corn much as it always has. The on-site Mountain Farm Museum is a restored 19th-century farmstead, complete with barn, blacksmith shop and smokehouse (with real pig heads!), assem
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Mineral Springs
Manitou got its name from the numerous mineral springs that bubble up from limestone aquifers along Manitou Ave. In some cases, its believed that the water is as much as 20,000 years old. Many, such as Shoshone and Cheyenne, have sipping fountains where you can sample the distincti
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Pine Valley Wilderness Area
Mountains rise sharply in the 70-sq-mile Pine Valley Wilderness Area in the Dixie National Forest, 32 miles northwest of St George off Hwy 18. The highest point, Signal Peak (10,365ft), remains snow-capped till July and rushing streams lace the mountainous area. The St George Field
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Otis Pike Fire Island Wilderness
At the eastern end of Fire Island, the 1300-acre preserve of Otis Pike Fire Island Wilderness includes a beach campground at Watch Hill; just beware of the fierce mosquitoes and overly inquisitive deer. Avoid feeding them, and don’t get close – they may be cute, but they carry tick
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ʻOpaekaʻa Falls Lookout
While not a showstopper, these 150ft-high waterfalls make for an easy roadside stop, less than 2 miles up Kumaoʻo Rd. For the best photographs, go in the morning. Don’t be tempted to try trailblazing to the base of the falls. These steep cliffs are perilous and have caused fataliti
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Peʻepeʻe Falls & Boiling Pots
Two miles past Rainbow Falls, and just as impressive, is another drive-up lookout, Peʻepeʻe Falls & Boiling Pots. This unique series of falls cascading into swirling, bubbling pools (or boiling pots) might tempt you to hike in, but stay out of the water; currents are treacherou
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