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Nantucket Beaches
If you have young uns head to Childrens Beach , right in Nantucket town, where the waters calm and theres a playground. Surfside Beach , 2 miles to the south, is where the college crowd heads for an active scene and bodysurfing waves. The best place to catch the sunset is Madaket B
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John Gorrie State Museum
Dr John Gorrie (1803–55), one of Apalachicolas most famous sons, developed an ice-making machine to keep yellow-fever patients cool during an epidemic. He died poor and unknown, unaware of how his invention laid the groundwork for modern refrigeration and air conditioning. This tin
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Jimi Hendrix Park
Dedicated to Hendrix in 2006, the park abuts the Northwest African American Museum just north of the Beacon Hill neighborhood. At the time of research, it was just a grassy expanse, but ambitious development plans have been approved. Proposals include rain drums, a butterfly garde
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Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
This 2656-sq-mile monument , established in 1996, is tucked between Bryce Canyon National Park, Capitol Reef National Park and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Tourist infrastructure is minimal, leaving a vast, remote desert for adventurous travelers who have the time and nece
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Grand Island
Rugged Grand Island floats a half-mile offshore from Munising and is part of Hiawatha National Forest. Visitors can day-trip over to hike and mountain bike, or spend the night in one of the rustic campsites. Bike rentals and a three-hour bus tour are available on-island, but otherw
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Haleakalā National Park
No trip to Maui is complete without visiting this national park, containing the mighty volcano that gave rise to East Maui. The volcanos floor measures a whopping 7.5 miles wide, 2.5 miles long and 3000ft deep – nearly as large as Manhattan. From its towering rim there are dramatic
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Georgetown Arts & Cultural Center
A former dance studio, this community-friendly arts center hosts rotating exhibitions as well as studio space, classes and workshops. It’s one of several key stops along the route of the Art Attack, Georgetown’s monthly art walk. Stop by on a Wednesday night from 6pm to 9pm for its
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District of Columbia Arts Center
The grassroots DCAC offers emerging artists a space to showcase their work. The 800-sq-ft gallery features rotating visual-arts exhibits, while plays, improv, avant-garde musicals and other theatrical productions take place in the 50-seat theater. The gallery is free and worth popp
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Fairmount Historical Museum
See James Deans bongo drums, among other artifacts. This is also the place to pick up a free map that will guide you to sites like the farmhouse where Jimmy grew up and his lipstick-kissed grave site. The museum sells Dean posters, zippo lighters and other memorabilia, and sponsors
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Frijole Ranch & Museum
The Frijole Ranch & Museum, a mile or so northeast of Pine Springs, has historical exhibits inside an old ranch house that give some good insight into what it must have been like to live in such a remote location. A tiny, one-room schoolhouse nearby might just make your kids ap
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Barbara Gladstone Gallery
The curator of this eponymous gallery has learned a thing or two after three decades in the Manhattan art world. Expect talked-about, well-critiqued exhibitions from A-listers such as Alighiero Boetti, Shirin Neshat, Peter Buggenhout, and Anish Kapoor. Theres another branch of the
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Art Center College of Design
Overlooking the Arroyo Seco from its ridgetop perch is this world-renowned arts campus. Free tours for prospective students are offered during the school year at 2pm Monday to Friday; reservations are required. To see what students and alumni have been up to, check out the latest e
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American Wind Power Center
A squeaky windmill is part of the iconic opening to Once Upon a Time in the West, and you can see more than 90 examples of these Western icons at the American Wind Power Center, located on a 28-acre site at E Broadway St south of MacKenzie Park. Seen together, the windmills form th
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Stephen Phillips Memorial Trust House
Lovers of old houses should venture to Chestnut St , which is among the most architecturally lovely streets in the country. One of these stately homes is the Stephen Phillips Memorial Trust House , which displays the family furnishings of Salem sea captains, including a collection
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Splinter Hill Bog
Clouds of white-topped pitcher plants can be found at the Splinter Hill Bog, a 2100 acre plot of land owned and protected by the non-profit Nature Conservancy. To get here take Exit 45 on Interstate 65 and travel west on County Rd. 47 for around two miles; the parking area will be
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Tucumcari Historical Museum
Downtown museum of local history that’s eclectic to say the least, with everything from a stuffed eagle and a Japanese flag to an entire firehouse and a fighter plane stranded in the yard. Several rooms feature reconstructions of early Western interiors, such as a sheriffs office,
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Seldovia Village Tribe Visitor Center
This visitors center and museum showcases Seldovia’s Alaska Native heritage – a unique blend of Alutiiq (Eskimo) and Tanaina (Indian) cultures. The small, tidy museum covers the history of Alaska Natives in the area, and its subsistence display is informative and interesting. This
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SC Johnson Administration Building & Research Tower
Frank Lloyd Wright designed several buildings at the company. Free 75-to-90-minute tours take in the 1939 Admin Building (a magnificent space with tall, flared columns) and the recently restored 1950 Research Tower (with 15 floors of curved brick bands and Pyrex tubing). Departure
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New Mexico Mining Museum
What claims to be the world’s only uranium-mining museum also doubles as the local visitor center. Hands-on exhibits are made for kids, who will dig descending the ‘mine shaft’ into the underground mine – it’s a mock-up of course, with a distinct resemblance to a fairground ghost t
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Red Barn
Red Barn, part of Leland Stanfords original farm, stands just west of campus. Its here that Eadweard Muybridge, under patronage of Leland Stanford, photographed moving horses in a study that led to the development of motion pictures. Hiking and biking trails lead from the barn into
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