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Cors & Wegener Building
Once the offices of the early local broadsheet, Ballard News , this is still one of the most impressive in the area. One of the first in the area to be revitalized, it’s now mostly shops, apartments and office space.
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Bolinas Museum
This courtyard complex of five galleries exhibits local artists and showcases the region’s history. Look for the weathered Bolinas highway sign affixed to the wall, since you certainly didn’t see one on your way into town.
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Bennett Place
In 1865, Confederate general Joseph E Johnston surrendered 90,000 troops to Union general William T Sherman at the humble Bennett Place farmstead, effectively ending the Civil War. Free guided tours start every half-hour.
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Beachfront Park
Between B and H Sts, this park has a harborside beach with no large waves, making it perfect for little ones. Further east on Howe Dr, near J St, you’ll come to Kidtown , with slides and swings and a make-believe castle.
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Art Girls Studio
This fully decked-out quilt and crafts shop is a do-it-yourselfers dream. Classes are offered, finished products such as art quilts are on sale and some of the stock, such as Japanese quilting patches, is truly original.
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Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
The largest of the museums in the Village Green Heritage Center, this museum showcases the history and culture of the Agua Caliente band of Cahuilla peoples through permanent and changing exhibits and special events.
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Abbe Museum
Abbe has fascinating presentations on the Native American tribes that hail from this region and thousands of artifacts ranging from pottery dating back more than a millennium to contemporary woodcarvings and baskets.
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St Petersburg Museum of History
As city history museums go, St Petes is intriguingly oddball: a real 3000-year-old mummy, a two-headed calf, a life-sized replica of a Benoist plane, plus exhibits on Tampa Bay Rays baseball, bay ecology and more.
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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Has a remarkable collection of European works, sacred Himalayan art and one of the largest Fabergé egg collections on display outside Russia. Also hosts excellent temporary exhibitions (admission ranges from free to $20).
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Sears Crosstown
Blotting out the Midtown sun like something from a Tim Burton film, this 1.4-million-sq-ft department store headquarters is too expensive to redevelop or to tear down. Built in 1927, its been abandoned since 1993.
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Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Arts
The Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art is another beautiful Arizona building, and the art within is like the cherry inside a chocolate. Best of all, the museum anchors an area sprinkled with public art and eateries.
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Santa Cruz Surfing Museum
A mile southwest of the wharf along the coast, this tiny museum inside an old lighthouse is packed with memorabilia, including vintage redwood surfboards. Fittingly, Lighthouse Point overlooks two popular surf breaks.
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Rogers Building
On the first floor of the historic Rogers Building , Gallery at Avalon Island (407-803-6670; www.galleryatavalonisland.com) showcases local artists. Upstairs, a small theater screens the annual Orlando Film Festival.
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Liliʻuokalani Protestant Church
Haleʻiwa’s historic 1832 church takes its name from Queen Liliʻuokalani, who spent summers on the shores of the Anahulu River and attended services here. As late as the 1940s services were held entirely in Hawaiian.
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Lucy the Elephant
This six-story wooden pachyderm was constructed in 1881 as a land developers weird scheme to attract customers. Its in Margate (just south of AC), and you can now climb up inside on a guided tour (on the half-hour).
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Philadelphias Magic Gardens
The ongoing lifes work of Isaiah Zagar, this is a folk-art wonderland of mirror mosaics, bottle walls and quirky sculpture. Zagar has done work around the city – visit here first, and youll know what to look for.
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Looff Carrousel
Like a relic from an old-fashioned fairground, this 1909 hand-carved carousel is a kids classic and, along with the larger-than-life Radio Flyer Wagon sculpture , should keep families occupied for a couple of hours.
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Madison Winery
En route along Hwy 3, you’ll pass the Spanish colonial villages of Villanueva and San Miguel (the latter with a fine church built in 1805), surrounded by vineyards belonging to the Madison Winery , which has a tasting room.
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La Plaza de la Cubanidad
This fountain and monument is a tribute both to the Cuban provinces and to the people who were drowned by Castro’s forces while trying to escape from Cuba in 1994 on a ship, 13 de Mayo, which was sunk just off the coast.
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Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library
History buffs should check out the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library across town. Stop by and tour the hilltop Greek Revival house where Wilson grew up, which has been faithfully restored to its original 1856 appearance.
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