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Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary
The largest wild-bird hospital in North America, this sanctuary has up to 600 sea and land birds for public viewing at any one time, including a resident population of permanently injured birds. Thousands of birds are treated and released back to the wild annually.
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Stryker Sonoma
Wow, what a view from the hilltop concrete-and-glass tasting room at Stryker Sonoma. The standouts are fruit-forward zinfandel and Sangiovese, which you can’t buy anywhere else. Good picnicking. Bottles are $20 to $50; tasting fee is refundable with purchase.
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Yavapai Geology Museum
Views dont get much better than those unfolding behind the plate-glass windows of this little stone building at Yavapai Point. Handy panels identify and explain the various formations before you, and displays highlight the canyons multilayered geologic history.
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Maryland State House
The countrys oldest state capitol in continuous legislative use, the grand 1772 State House also served as national capital from 1733 to 1734. The Maryland Senate is in action here from January to April. The upside-down giant acorn atop the dome stands for wisdom.
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Monte Carlo
Fronted by Corinthian colonnades, triumphal arches, petite dancing fountains and allegorical statuary, this casino is bustling and spacious. The magnificent marble-floored lobby with Palladian windows and crystal chandelier is reminiscent of a European grand hotel.
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Marjorie Barrick Museum
Although tiny, this natural history museum is one of the only places in town to uncover knowledge of Las Vegas original inhabitants, the southern Paiutes, and other Native American tribes from around the Southwest, including the Navajo and the Hopi peoples.
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Toscano Hotel
Toscano Hotel opened as a store and library in the 1850s, then became a hotel in 1886. Peek into the lobby from 10am to 5pm; except for the traffic outside, you’d swear you were peering back in time. There are free tours 1pm through 4pm Saturdays and Sundays.
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Kauffman House Museum
The Ezra Kauffman House is an 1892 log building that operated as a hotel until 1946. Now on the National Register of Historic Places, it contains period furniture, old skis, quilts and other dusty artifacts. Hardly hair-raising, but a nice stop for history buffs.
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Jethro Coffin House
Built in 1686 the Jethro Coffin House is the town’s oldest building still on its original foundation. It’s in a traditional ‘salt box’ style, with south-facing windows to catch the winter sun and a long, sloping roof to protect the home from harsh north winds.
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Detroit Zoo
The Arctic Ring of Life at the Detroit Zoo is the worlds largest polar exhibit. It includes first-rate displays on Inuit culture and a polar bear tube, where the huge white creatures swim overhead. Its located just north in Royal Oak. Parking costs $5.
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DeLorme Mapping Company
Dont miss a visit to this office, with its giant 5300 sq ft rotating globe, Eartha, in nearby Yarmouth at exit 17 off I-95. Maker of the essential Maine Atlas and Gazetteer, DeLorme also creates maps and software for every destination in the United States.
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Frontier Times Museum
To get some historical perspective, stop by this museum which displays Western art, cowboy tchotchkes such as guns, branding irons and cowboy gear, and curiosities collected by the museums founder, J Marvin Hunter – including the famous two-headed goat.
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Fort Collins Museum & Discovery Science Center
The hands-on science exhibits focusing on electricity, physics and dinosaurs are designed for children, leaving adults some space to soak up the historical artifacts. The coolest thing on the grounds is an 1860s log cabin from the founding days of Fort Collins.
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Fish Ladders
On the island’s southern half, you can watch salmon attempt to negotiate a couple of fish ladders during the summer spawning season. Both Cable Creek Fish Pass and Dog Salmon Fish Pass have viewing platforms, from which you might also see hungry black bears.
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Exhibit Center
Ten miles after the I-68 turns into I-70, the highway literally passes through Sideling Hill , an impressive rock exposure nearly 850ft high. Pull over to check out the exhibit center and the striated evidence of some 340 million years of geological history.
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Heritage Park
Originally a neighborhood of old homes, Heritage Park has morphed into a theme park of old homes. A dozen Corpus houses, from humble to grand and dating back as far as 1851, have been moved to this area, bounded by Mesquite, N Chaparral, Hughes and Fitzgerald Sts.
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Commons Park
Affording views of the city and a bit of fresh air, this spacious, hilly patch of green has bike paths, benches and plenty of people watching. A lyrical curving stairway to nowhere known as Common Ground, by artist Barbara Grygutis, is an undeniable centerpiece.
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Captain Nathaniel Palmer House
The 16-room Captain Nathaniel Palmer House is one of the finest houses in town and the former home of the first American to see the continent of Antarctica (at the tender age of 21, no less). Admission price is included in the Old Lighthouse Museum ticket.
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Buddy Holly Statue & Walk of Fame
In front of the Civic Center, a larger-than-life-size statue of Holly is surrounded by plaques honoring him and other west Texans who made it big in arts and entertainment. Honorees include musicians Joe Ely, Roy Orbison, Bob Wills, Tanya Tucker and Mac Davis.
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Brink of the Lower Falls
The first of the North Rim viewpoints leads down a steep 0.75-mile trail, descending 600ft for exciting close-up views of the tumbling white water as the Yellowstone River rushes over the lip of the lower falls. Heading back up isn’t half as much fun as going down.
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