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Hyde Park Art Center
Hyde Park Art Center shows contemporary works by Chicagoans – many of them students (current or graduated) of the centers classes. Check the schedule, as sometimes various groups offer walking or cycling tours that depart from here.
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Heritage Museum
Housed in the former city hall, the Heritage Museum commemorates Astorias various ethnic communities. Look for the Ku Klux Klan robes and the Klan letter supporting Prohibition. Theres also a room dedicated to the Clatsop tribe.
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Wickersham State Historical Site
Overlooking downtown Juneau is Wickersham State Historical Site, which preserves the 1898 home of pioneer judge and statesman James Wickersham. In 2011, the museum was closed for extensive renovation. Call to see if it has reopened.
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WM Keck Observatory Office
The lobby of this working office is open to the public. See models of the twin 10m (33ft) Keck telescopes, fascinating photos and a telescope trained on Mauna Kea. Informative volunteers prep you for a trip to the Mauna Kea summit.
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Waikoloa Beach Resort
Waikoloa is the most casual resort in South Kohala. There are still big hotels, golf courses and manicured grounds, though. Come for A Bay, a lovely beach justifiably famous across the island; stay for the petroglyphs and dining.
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Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park
Off US Hwy 93 south of town via signposted dirt roads, Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park protects a half-dozen beehive-shaped structures dating from 1876 that were once used to make charcoal to supply the silver smelters.
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Maritime Visitor Center
Located next to the Aerial Lift Bridge, the center has computer screens inside that tell what time the big ships will be sailing through. Cool model boats and exhibits on Great Lakes shipwrecks also make it a top stop in town.
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LAXART
Gallery-hopping in Culver City is the current must-do, with 30 galleries jostling for space along Washington Blvd and La Cienega Blvd south of the I-10 (Santa Monica Fwy). LAXART an artist-friendly enterprise is situated here.
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Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society
Right in town, the fussy and frilly complex thats home to the society has tours that include two original Wilder homes – the one where the Wilders spent the first winter in 1879 and the home Michael Landon, er, Pa, later built.
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Logan Square Night Market
The city-run Logan Square Night Market - held in Palmer Square Park - also offers produce and snacks from local eateries, but it ratchets up the entertainment with free performances by neighborhood theater troupes and musicians.
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Sky Lobby
Get your bearings with a bird’s-eye view (or at least 1002ft of it) by climbing the elevator of the JPMorgan Chase Tower to the Sky Lobby . Barring smog, you can see for 20 miles – which is only a fraction of this massive city.
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Tallgrass Prairie Preserve
Thirty miles west of Bartlesville and just north of Pawhuska, some 2500 bison roam across 44,645 acres at the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve the worlds largest patch of protected tallgrass prairie. There are nature trails here.
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St Johns Episcopal Church
It was here that firebrand Patrick Henry uttered his famous battle cry – Give me Liberty, or give me Death! – during the rebellious 1775 Second Virginia Convention. His speech is reenacted from 1pm to 3pm on Sundays in summer.
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St Louis Art Museum
A grand beaux-arts palace (with striking modern wing) originally built for the Worlds Fair. Now housing this storied institution, its collections span time and styles. The Grace Taylor Broughton Sculpture Garden opened in 2015.
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The Fridge
First you have to find The Fridge, a friendly gallery specializing in street art. Follow the murals and graffiti into the alley beside the oyster shop. The space hosts music and theater performances in addition to funky visual art.
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Serpent Mound
Southwest of Chillicothe and 4 miles northwest of Locust Grove, Serpent Mound is perhaps the most captivating site of all. The giant, uncoiling snake stretches over a quarter of a mile and is the largest effigy mound in the USA.
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Marengo Cave
A plunge into Marengo Cave, north on Hwy 66, is highly recommended. It offers a 40-minute tour (adult/child $15/8.50), 60-minute tour ($18/10) or combination tour ($25/14) walking past stalagmites and other ancient formations.
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National Center for Childrens Illustrated Literature
This small museum has a permanent exhibition of works by William Joyce and other well-known childrens book illustrators. The real attractions are the constant special exhibits, which highlight the works of individual artists.
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Hagley Museum
Another fascinating shrine to the Du Pont legacy, the sprawling outdoor museum includes the ruins of the original DuPont company mills, craftsmith demonstrations and exhibits on some of the DuPont company inventions such as nylon.
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East Hampton Historical Society
Check out East Hamptons colonial past with a visit to the East Hampton Historical Society. The Society tends to five historical attractions around East Hampton, including several old colonial farms, mansions and a marine museum.
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