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Dr Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden
Life-size bronze sculptures of the Cat in the Hat and other wonky characters look beseechingly at passers-by. Oh me, oh my. Welcome to the world of Theodor Seuss Geisel, Springfields favorite native son. Your kids will insist on stopping at the Dr Seuss National Memorial Sculpture
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Deception Pass State Park
Deception Pass State Park straddles the eponymous steep-sided water chasm that flows between Whidbey and Fidalgo Islands, and incorporates lakes, islands, campsites and 27 miles of hiking trails. This area is also one of the best places in Washington to spot orcas from the shore, s
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Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
This renowned museum offers a 13,000-piece rotating permanent collection of world-class art, with an Asian art specialty. Highlights can include a 10-panel Korean folding screen and a standing Thai Buddha in gold leaf. Free admission on the first Friday of each month. Excellent caf
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Morean Arts Center
This lively community arts center hosts interesting rotating exhibits in all media. If you love glass, dont miss Moreans attached Hot Shop where full-blast glassmaking demonstrations occur every half-hour. Reserve ahead for a one-on-one hot glass experience ($75) and take home your
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National Elk Refuge
This refuge protects Jacksons herd of several thousand elk, offering them a winter habitat from November to March. During summer, ask at the Jackson visitor center for the best places to see elk. An hour-long horse-drawn sleigh ride is the highlight of a winter visit; buy tickets a
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Louden
This small museum is located on the campus of Trinidad State Junior College, north of I-25. Its only one room and the exhibits could do with some more context, but its nonetheless a quick intro to the areas geology and prehistory. In addition to fossils and artifacts, theres even a
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Seagull Beach
Long and wide Seagull Beach, off South Sea Ave from MA 28, is the towns best south-side beach. The scenic approach to the beach runs alongside a tidal river that provides habitat for osprey and shorebirds; bring your binoculars. Facilities include a bathhouse and snack bar. Parking
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Pioneers Museum
Colorado Springs’ municipal museum is set in the old El Paso County Courthouse, built in 1903. The collection and exhibition of some 60,000 pieces sums up the region’s history. Particularly good is the Native American collection, which features hundreds of items from the Ute, Cheye
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Rhythm! Discovery Center
Bang drums, gongs, xylophones and exotic percussive instruments from around the globe at this hidden gem downtown. Kids love the interactive whomping. Adults appreciate the exhibits of famous drummers gear and the soundproof, drum-kitted studio where you can unleash (and record) yo
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Willow Creek China Flat Museum
Pop over to this museum to take in its persuasive Bigfoot collection. Footprints, handprints, hair…it has all kinds of goodies to substantiate the ole boy’s existence. In fact, namesake Bigfoot Scenic Byway (Hwy 96) starts here and heads north, winding through breathtaking mountain
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Wanton
For some serious timber framing, visit the oldest surviving house in Newport, constructed c 1697. Used as a residence by colonial governors and well-to-do residents, its now a museum of colonial Newport history operated by the Newport Historical Society. Check the online schedule f
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New England Quilt Museum
This little museum has found its niche. The friendly, knowledgeable staff show off a collection of over 150 antique and contemporary quilts from around New England. Rotating exhibits highlight thematic work such as modern quilting, regional traditions and the Red Sox (of course). G
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Museum of Printing History
This often-missed gem traces the history of printing from its advent until the early newspaper era. Rare and unusual printed works include the Dharani Scroll ( dating from AD 764) and papers printed on historical dates – the Titanic disaster, JFKs assassination and the invasion of
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Museum of Broadcast Communications
This museum of radio and TV nostalgia opened in 2012. Its pretty sparsely populated considering the admission price. But if you have a hankering to see old Bozo the Clown clips, or the camera that taped the famous Nixon-Kennedy debate, or the salvaged door from Oprahs studio, it mi
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Lakefront Brewery
Well-loved Lakefront Brewery, across the river from Brady St, has afternoon tours, but the swellest time to visit is on Friday nights when theres a fish fry, 16 beers to try and a polka band letting loose. Tour times vary throughout the week, but theres usually at least a 2pm and 3
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Lake Tahoe Historical Society Museum
A small but interesting museum displays artifacts from Tahoe’s pioneer past, including Washoe tribal baskets, vintage black-and-white films, hoary mining memorabilia and a model of a classic Lake Tahoe steamship. On summer Saturday afternoons, join a volunteer-led tour of the resto
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Drayton Hall
This 1738 Palladian brick mansion was the only plantation house on the Ashley River to survive the Revolutionary and Civil Wars and the great earthquake of 1886. Guided tours explore the unfurnished house, which has been preserved, but not restored. Walking trails wander along the
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Downtown Aquarium
Denver’s old Ocean Journey Aquarium was sold in 2003 to a business that specializes in aquarium-themed restaurants. So it is that Downtown Aquarium is both a novelty restaurant and a public aquarium (and tiger den). It’s a great place to take the kids…and a novel place to have a me
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Dewey Sq Parks
With food vendors and farmers markets, this is a popular lunch spot for the working world. On Thursday evenings (from 5pm to 8pm), the Greenway hosts a block party, with music and drinks. Dewey Sq is also the site of Bostons most prominent street art – usually a mural by an artist
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Cunningham Cabin
Ranchers Pierce and Margaret Cunningham, early major supporters of Grand Teton National Park, cultivated a cattle ranch at Cunningham Cabin in 1890, 6 miles south of Moran Junction. The property is one of the best surviving examples of a homestead cabin; a short trail casts light o
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