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Brevard Zoo
For over 20 years this community-built zoo has set standards for imaginative design, immersive wildlife experiences, education and conservation. Since hammer-holding locals came out in force in March 1994 to start construction, the zoo’s landscape has evolved via winding boardwalks
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Museum of Fine Arts
Since 1876, the Museum of Fine Arts has been Bostons premier venue for showcasing art by local, national and international artists. Nowadays, the museums holdings encompass all eras, from the ancient world to contemporary times, and all areas of the globe, making it truly encyclope
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Pupukea Beach Park
With deep-blue waters, a varied coastline and a mix of lava and white sand, Pupukea, meaning ‘white shell,’ is a very scenic stretch. The long beach encompasses three areas: Shark’s Cove to the north, Old Quarry in the center and Three Tables to the south. The waters off Pupukea Be
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Brooklyn Bridge
A New York icon, the Brooklyn Bridge was the world’s first steel suspension bridge. Indeed, when it opened in 1883, the 1596ft span between its two support towers was the longest in history. Although its construction was fraught with disaster, the bridge became a magnificent exampl
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American Museum of Natural History
Founded in 1869 this classic museum contains a veritable wonderland of more than 30 million artifacts, including lots of menacing dinosaur skeletons, as well as the Rose Center for Earth & Space, with its cutting-edge planetarium. From September through May, the museum is home
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Millennium Park
Rising boldly by the lakefront, Millennium Park is a treasure trove of free and arty sights. Frank Gehrys 120ft-high swooping silver band shell anchors what is, in essence, an outdoor modern design gallery. It includes Jaume Plensas 50ft-high Crown Fountain , which projects video i
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Honolulu Museum of Art
This exceptional fine-arts museum may be the biggest surprise of your trip to Oʻahu. The museum, dating to 1927, has a classical facade that’s invitingly open and airy, with galleries branching off a series of garden and water-fountain courtyards. Plan on spending a couple of hours
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Monterey Bay Aquarium
Monterey’s most mesmerizing experience is its enormous aquarium, built on the former site of the city’s largest sardine cannery. All kinds of aquatic creatures are featured, from kid-tolerant sea stars and slimy sea slugs to animated sea otters and surprisingly nimble 800lb tuna. T
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Flagler Museum
This museum is housed in the spectacular 1902 mansion built by Henry Flagler as a gift for his bride, Mary Lily Kenan. The beaux-arts-styled Whitehall was one of the most modern houses of its era and quickly became the locus of the winter season in Palm Beach. Designed by John Carr
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ʻIliʻiliʻopae Heiau
Iliiliopae Heiau is Molokais biggest and best-known heiau, and is thought to be the second largest in Hawaii. It also might possibly be the oldest religious site in the state. The dimensions are astonishing: over 300ft long and 100ft wide, and about 22ft high on the eastern side, a
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Mauna Keas Summit Area
If measured from the sea floor, you are 13,808ft in the air, on top of, technically, the tallest mountain in the world. Massive observatories rise around you, shining silver on the stark terrain, like a human colony on an alien planet. These observatories comprise the greatest coll
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Washington National Cathedral
This Gothic cathedral, as dramatic as its European counterparts, blends both the spiritual and the profane in its architectural treasures. The stained-glass windows are stunning (check out the Space Window with an imbedded lunar rock); youll need binoculars to spy the Darth Vader g
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Getty Center
In its billion-dollar, in-the-clouds perch, high above the city grit and grime, the Getty Center presents triple delights: a stellar art collection (everything from Renaissance artists to David Hockney), Richard Meier’s cutting-edge architecture, and the visual splendor of seasonal
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Exploratorium
Is there a science to skateboarding? Do toilets really flush counterclockwise in Australia? Find answers to questions you wished youd learned in school, at San Franciscos thrilling hands-on science museum. Combining science with art, and investigating human perception, the Explorat
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National WWII Museum
This extensive, heart-wrenching museum presents an admirably nuanced and thorough analysis of the biggest war of the 20th century. And its exhibits, which are displayed in three grand pavilions, are amazing. Wall-sized photographs capture the confusion of D-Day. Riveting oral histo
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Mystic Seaport Museum
More than a museum, Mystic Seaport is the recreation of an entire New England whaling village spread over 17 acres of the former George Greenman & Co Shipyard. To recreate the past, 60 historic buildings, four tall ships and almost 500 smaller vessels are gathered along the Mys
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Ellis Island
Ellis Island is Americas most famous and historically important gateway. Between 1892 and 1924, over 12 million immigrants passed through this processing station, their dreams in tow. Today, its three-level Immigration Museum delivers a poignant tribute to the immigrant experience.
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Piʻilanihale Heiau & Kahanu Garden
The most significant stop on the entire Road to Hana, this site combines a 294-acre ethnobotanical garden with the magnificent Piʻilanihale Heiau, the largest temple in all of Polynesia. A must-do tour provides fascinating details into the extraordinary relationship between the anc
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Vancouver National Historic Reserve
Situated within easy walking distance of the city center is Vancouvers – and one of Washingtons – most important historical monuments. Comprising an archaeological site, the regions first military post, a waterfront trail and one of the nations oldest operating airfields, the compl
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Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Hogsmeade
Poke around among the cobbled streets and impossibly crooked buildings of Hogsmeade; munch on Cauldron Cakes; and mail a card via Owl Post – all in the shadow of Hogwarts Castle. Two of Orlandos best rides are here – Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey and Dragon Challenge. Come
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