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Kaunakakai Wharf
The busy commercial lifeline for Molokaʻi. OK, its not that busy… A freight barge chugs in, skippers unload catches of mahimahi (white-fleshed fish also called dolphin) and a buff gal practices for a canoe race. A roped-off area with a floating dock provides a kiddie swim area.
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McBryde Garden
This garden showcases palms, flowering and spice trees, orchids and rare endemic species, plus a pretty stream and a waterfall. For budget travelers, the self-guided tour allows you to wander in the vast grounds without watching the clock. Advance reservations are required, however
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In Cape May town, the Emlen Physick Estate, an 18-room mansion built in 1879, now houses the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts, which books tours for Cape May historic homes, the lighthouse or nearby historic Cold Spring Village. Hours change frequently at the center; call for detai
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Nathaniel Russell House
A spectacular, self-supporting spiral staircase is the highlight at this 1808 Federal-style house, built by a Rhode Islander, known in Charleston as the king of the Yankees. The small but lush English garden is also notable as is the square-circle-rectangle footprint of the home.
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Tennessee Aquarium
That glass pyramid looming over the riverside bluffs is the worlds largest freshwater aquarium. Climb aboard the aquariums high-speed catamaran for two-hour excursions through the Tennessee River Gorge (adult/child $29/22). While here, check out a show at the attached IMAX theater
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Sea Life Park
Hawaii’s only marine-life park offers a small mixed bag of rundown attractions. The theme-park entertainment features animals that aren’t found in Hawaiian waters, though it also maintains a breeding colony of green sea turtles, releasing young hatchlings back into the wild every y
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Sea Life Facility
Texas A&M University at Galveston runs a state-of-the-art marine research and rehabilitation facility largely dedicated to endangered sea turtles. From its outreach observation center, you can see the main lab and recovering turtles. Volunteers are on hand to answer questions.
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San Diego Automotive Museum
This museum has a permanent collection of dozens of cars and motorcycles, perfectly restored and well displayed, with classics from a 1909 International Harvester to a 1991 De Lorean, plus a collection of Harley Davidson and Indian motorcycles. Special exhibits change quarterly.
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Sip! Mendocino
In central Hopland, this is a friendly place to get your bearings, pick up a map to the region and taste several wines without navigating all the back roads. Amiable proprietors guide you through a tour of 18 wines with delectable appetizer pairings and a blossom-filled courtyard.
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State Indian Museum
It’s with some irony that the Indian Museum sits in the shadow of Sutter’s Fort. The excellent exhibits and tribal handicrafts on display – including the intricately woven and feathered baskets of the Pomo – are traces of cultures nearly stamped out by the fervor Sutter ignited.
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Spirit Works Distillery
A bracing alternative to wine-tasting, Spirit Works crafts superb small-batch spirits – vodka, gin, sloe gin and (soon) whiskey – of organic California red-winter wheat. Sample and buy in the warehouse. Tours (by reservation) happen Friday to Sunday at 4pm. Bottles are $27 to $36.
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Poeh Cultural Center & Museum
This ambitious project, set up by the Pueblo’s current governor, artist George Rivera, features superb displays on the history and culture of the Pueblo, tracing the story of the Tewa-speaking people from their emergence into this earth. The museum shop sells top-quality crafts.
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Times Square Building
This terra-cotta and granite structure, guarded by eagles perched on the roof, was designed by the Paris-trained architect Carl Gould (who also did the Seattle Asian Art Museum and the University of Washington’s Suzzallo Library). It housed the Seattle Times from 1916 to 1931.
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White Point Park
There’s a baseball field up top, and wind-blasted pebble shoals down low, where daredevil kitesurfers ride gales and catch air along the bluffs as gulls ride the thermals. It’s also the high-school hangout. Low tide leaves small pools between the rocks south of the lifeguard tower.
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Wellfleet Beaches
Marconi Beach has a monument to Guglielmo Marconi, who sent the first wireless transmission across the Atlantic from this site, and a beach backed by undulating dunes. The adjacent White Crest Beach and Cahoon Hollow Beach offer high-octane surfing. SickDay Surf Shop rents surfboar
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University of Texas
This working lab is open for self-guided tours of its fish tanks and various wall displays. If you can get past its meager utilitarian charms, youll find lots of information about local marine life. Grapefruit-size conch show you how the popular fritters look while still in the wat
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Mars Gallery
This pop art gallery is pure fun, from the plaid-tie-wearing cat who roams the premises (hes the assistant manager, according to the sign) to the buildings offbeat history (it was an egg factory, then a club where the Ramones played). Weird bonus: it sits atop an energy vortex.
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Magnetic Peak
The iron-rich cinders in this flat-top hill, which lies immediately southeast of the summit building (the direction of Hawaiʻi, the Big Island), pack enough magnetism to play havoc with your compass. Modest as it looks, it’s also – at 10,008ft – the second-highest point on Maui.
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Hong Kong Food Market
Probably the most pleasant way to experience local Vietnamese culture is by eating its delicious food. Try not to miss the local markets; the Hong Kong Food Market is a general Asian grocery store that serves plenty of Chinese and Filipinos, but the main customer base is Vietnamese
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High Road to Taos
The back road between Santa Fe and Taos passes through sculpted sandstone desert, fresh pine forests and rural villages with historic adobe churches and horse-filled pastures. The 13,000ft Truchas Peaks soar above. From Santa Fe, take Hwy 84/285 to Hwy 513 then follow the signs.
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