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Producers Livestock Auction
No one has a baaad time at the largest sheep auction in the USA, the Producers Livestock Auction. Sheep are sold on Tuesday and cattle on Thursday. The auctioneers banter is the most fascinating aspect of the whole deal – its totally incomprehensible.
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Paul W Bryant Museum
University of Alabamas college football hall of fame is a time capsule of all things pig skin. Named for the states hero-coach Bear Bryant, this museum traces the evolution of the Crimson Tide program from its origin in 1892 to the present day.
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People Mover
As mass transit, the monorails 3-mile loop on elevated tracks around downtown wont get you very far. As a tourist attraction, its a sweet ride providing great views of the city and riverfront. There are 13 stations, including one in the RenCen.
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Hollywood & Highland
It’s apropos that a Disney-fied shopping mall would be the spark for Hollywood Blvd’s rebirth. A marriage of kitsch and commerce, the main showpiece is a triumphal arch inspired by DW Griffith’s 1916 movie Intolerance, which frames the Hollywood sign.
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Holei Sea Arch
Constantly brutalized by unrelenting surf, the coastal section of Chain of Craters Road has sharply eroded lava-rock pali (cliffs). Visible from near the roads end, this high rock arch is a dramatic landmark, carved out of a cliff by crashing waves.
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Caddo Lake State Park
Take a interpretive hike through the cypress forest on the lake’s western edge. A con480-acre state park offers educational nature hikes through the cypress trees, along with RV sites, waterside tent sites perfect for kayakers, and rustic cabins.
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Branigan Cultural Center
Find out more on arts, theater and dance at the Branigan Cultural Center . The center also houses the Museum of Fine Art & Culture and the Las Cruces Historical Museum , with small collections of local art, sculpture, quilts and historic artifacts.
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Blum & Poe
Major player and juggernaut of the Culver City arts district, Blum & Poe represents such international stars as Takashi Murakami, Sam Durant and Sharon Lockhart. When we came through both floors were consumed by a phenomenal Yoshitomo Mara show.
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Battery Point Lighthouse
The 1856 lighthouse, at the south end of A St, still operates on a tiny, rocky island that you can easily reach at low tide. You can also get a tour of the onsite museum for $3. Note that the listed hours are subject to change due to tides and weather.
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American Jazz Museum
At the heart of KCs 1920s African American neighborhood, learn about different jazz styles, rhythms, instruments and musicians – including KC native Charlie Parker – at this interactive museum. Its part of the Museums at 18th & Vine complex.
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College of Southern Nevada Planetarium
Young scientists will love the multimedia shows and skywatch astronomy programs at this small planetarium. Show up early to get a seat (no latecomers allowed). Weather permitting, the observatory telescopes open for public viewing after the late show.
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EcoTarium
This museum and center for environmental exploration presents an array of exhibits to intrigue young minds. However, the most exciting offerings (tree-canopy walks , planetarium shows, and rides on the one-third-size model steam train ) cost extra.
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Conservatory of Flowers
Flower power is alive and well at San Franciscos Conservatory of Flowers. This gloriously restored 1878 Victorian greenhouse is home to freaky outer-space orchids, contemplative floating lilies and creepy carnivorous plants gulping down insect lunches.
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Olympic Center
This hockey stadium hosted the 1980 Miracle on Ice, when the upstart US team trumped the unstoppable Soviets. This and more Olympic triumphs are covered in the museum. Year-round, there are usually figure-skating shows on Fridays and Saturdays
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Ohio Historical Center
The Ohio Historical Center has been changed from a fusty relic house to an interactive museum. For those planning to tour the Hopewell Indian sites, a visit is invaluable. After your serious research, you can join the kids and dress up in period costume.
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Ojo Caliente Hot Spring
Just beyond the Fountain Flat Dr parking lot is this pool (Ojo Caliente means ‘Hot Spring’ in Spanish), which empties into the river. Just south of the bridge is the trail to Sentinel Meadows and on either side of the bridge are trails to Pocket Basin.
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Kinetic Sculpture Museum
This warehouse holds the fanciful, astounding, human-powered contraptions used in the town’s annual Kinetic Grand Championship . Shaped like giant fish and UFOs, these colorful piles of junk propel racers over roads, water and marsh in the May event.
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Mississippi Museum of Art
This is your must stop sight when visiting Jackson. The collection of Mississippi art – and the permanent exhibit dubbed The Mississippi Story – is superb, and the surrounding grounds are nicely landscaped into a bright and quirky garden area.
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Norfolk Botanical Gardens
The Norfolk Botanical Gardens offer 19km (12mi) of pathways in, around and through all kinds of beautiful landscaped flora. A butterfly garden, Renaissance Garden and childrens vegetable garden are among the many areas you can choose for a stroll.
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Museum of Natural Science
Tucked way back in Lefleurs Bluff State Park is the Museum of Natural Science . It houses exhibits on the natural flora and fauna of Mississippi, has aquariums inside, a replica swamp and 2.5 miles of trails traversing 300 acres of preserved prettiness.
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