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Jamestown Settlement
Popular with kids, the state-run Jamestown Settlement reconstructs the 1607 James Fort ; a Native American village ; and full-scale replicas of the first ships that brought the settlers to Jamestown, along with living-history fun. Multimedia exhibits and costumed interpreters bring
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International Fountain
This is the place to be on sunny days. With 287 jets of water (recycled, of course) pumping in time to a computer-driven music system, the International Fountain at the heart of the Seattle Center is a great place to rest your feet or eat lunch on a warm day. On summer nights there
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Humboldt State University
The University on the northeastern side of town holds the Campus Center for Appropriate Technology (CCAT), a world leader in developing sustainable technologies; on Fridays at 2pm you can take a self-guided tour of the CCAT House, a converted residence that uses only 4% of the ener
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Flagler Memorial Presbyterian Church
Henry Flagler, his daughter and her stillborn child lie in the mausoleum at this church, Flaglers own magnificent Venetian-Renaissance edifice. The floor is Sienna marble, the wood is Santo Domingo mahogany and the pipe organ (played at 8:30am and 11am Sunday) is colossal. Services
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Clallam County Museum
Housed in the 1927 Federal Building, the museum retells the story of the communitys growth. Two-hour Heritage Tours run twice daily Monday to Saturday at 10am and 2.30pm (10.30am and 2pm in winter). The tours include the towns lost underground, buried when the downtown area was rai
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Clark County Museum
On the valley outskirts, this humble but jam-packed museum merits a stop en route to Hoover Dam. Inside you’ll find exhibits on the history of Las Vegas as an ancient sea, Native American camp and Western frontier town. Step outside the museum onto Heritage St and walk through beau
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Childrens Museum of New Hampshire
Just 12 miles north of Portsmouth, this childrens museum teaches and entertains, with interactive exhibits like the Dino Detective (where kids can be a paleontologist for a day and excavate through mini digs) or climb into the Yellow Submarine (a simulated deep dive). The focus is
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Arthur Ravenel Jr Bridge
Stretching across the Cooper River like some massive stringed instrument, the 3-mile-long Arthur Ravenel Jr Bridge is a triumph of contemporary engineering. Cycling or jogging across the protected no-car lane is one of active Charlestonians go-to weekend activities. Rent a cruiser
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Sinks Canyon State Park
The beautiful Sinks Canyon State Park, 6 miles south of Lander, features a curious underground river. Flowing through a narrow canyon, the Middle Fork of the Popo Agie River disappears into the soluble Madison limestone called the Sinks and returns warmer a quarter-mile downstream
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Waterfront
A five-minute walk from downtown, Burlingtons delightfully uncommercialized waterfront is a scenic, low-key promenade with a 7.5-mile bike path, a pier for Lake Champlain boat trips , the Echo Lake aquarium and the Discovery Landing, a modern observatory with a cafe thats great for
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Wyckoff House
Built in 1652, the Pieter Claesen Wyckoff House is New York City’s oldest structure. A working farm until 1901, this Dutch Colonial H-frame house has shingled walls and split Dutch doors. It’s located in the East Flatbush section of Brooklyn. Reservations required. Call or check th
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Saints Volodymyr & Olha Church
Saints Volodymyr & Olha Church was founded by traditionalists from St Nicholas, who broke away over liturgical differences and built this showy church in 1975. It makes up for its paucity of domes (only five) with a massive mosaic of the conversion of Grand Duke Vladimir of Kie
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Queens County Farm Museum
Frolic with cows, sheep and goats at the last patch of farmland within the city limits. Its a long way from Manhattan, but for anyone with an interest in urban agriculture – or kids who need a break from city energy – this is a tranquil destination. It hosts an annual powwow for tr
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PLAySPACE
Across the courtyard and upstairs from the California College of the Arts PLAySPACE is an experimental exhibition space curated by MFA candidates in the college’s curatorial studies program. Intriguing recent PLAySPACE shows explored luxury in the post-bling era, and real and repro
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Pioneer Memorial Museum
Youll find relics from the early days at Daughters of Utah Pioneers (DUP) museums throughout Utah, but the Pioneer Memorial Museum is by far the biggest. The vast, four-story treasure trove is like Utahs attic, with a taxidermied two-headed lamb and human-hair artwork in addition t
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Rattlers & Reptiles
Snakes, spiders, scorpions…all the things you should check your boots for before you put them on can be seen on display at the funky little Rattlers & Reptiles. Sure, the critters on display give some people the willies, but better to run into them here than out on the trail or
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Honoliʻi Beach Park
Less than 2 miles north of downtown Hilo, this protected cove is Hilos best surfing and bodyboarding spot. When surfs up, its jammed with locals and not a place for novices. Dont expect a sandy beach or ideal swimming conditions. Its all about the waves. Has daily lifeguards, restr
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Fort Griffin State Historic Site
Some 15 miles north of Albany, the Fort Griffin State Historic Site showcases a handful of somewhat restored buildings and the ruins of a fort that served the frontier during the Comanche wars from 1867 through 1881. Today, the park is probably best known as a principal home of the
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Fashion District
FIDM graduates often go on to launch their own brands or work for established labels in this 90-block nirvana for shopaholics. Bounded by Main and Wall Sts and 7th St and Pico Blvd, the district’s prices are lowest in bazaar-like Santee Alley , but the styles are grooviest in the G
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Eskers
The Denali area abounds in fascinating geological features, from majestic glaciers to the easy-to-overlook thin ridges of silt, sand and gravel known as eskers. These deposits, once contained by glacier walls, remain as elongated mounds after the ice melts and around Mile 59 the hi
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