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Bridger Gondola
Offers rides to the headwall (which is 1355ft lower than Rendezvous Mountain) and hiking trails. It’s open in the evening to bring diners up to Couloir. Mountain bikers pay for a pass for both lifts.
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Brattleboro Museum & Art Center
Located in a 1915 railway station, this museum hosts a wealth of inventive exhibits by local artists in a variety of media. It also has a rotating multimedia exhibition program of contemporary art.
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Boston Sculptors Gallery
Peek into this unusual cooperative gallery which has been going strong for 20-plus years. Three dozen local artists run the innovative gallery, dedicated to three-dimensional art of all media.
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Big Basin Redwoods State Park
A 45-minute drive north of Santa Cruz into the mountains via Hwys 9 and 236, this state park protects over 18,000 acres of redwood forest and 80 miles of trails, one of which drops to the Pacific.
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Art of the Olympians
This unique gallery is dedicated to showing the relationship between art and sport by exhibiting works by Olympic athletes like Al Oerter, Larry Young, Shane Gould and Florence Griffith-Joyner (Flojo!).
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Annenberg Space for Photography
This fine, camera-shaped museum is just east of Westwood, in the skyscraper village known as Century City. Parking is $3.50 from Wednesday to Friday, $1 on Saturday and Sunday or after 4:30pm daily.
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Airlie Gardens
In spring, wander past thousands of bright azaleas at this 67-acre wonderland, also home to bewitching formal flower beds, seasonal gardens, pine trees, lakes and trails. The Airlie Oak dates to 1545.
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16th Street Mall & LoDo
The 16th Street Mall, a pedestrian-only strip of downtown, is lined with shops, restaurants and bars. The funkier LoDo , around Larimer Sq, is the best place to have a drink or browse the boutiques.
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Union Station Plaza
This grassy space with a large fountain cascade spreads in front of Union Station. The area is also known as Columbus Circle, since the fountain is a monument to explorer Christopher Columbus.
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Umatilla County Historical Museum
The worthwhile Umatilla County Historical Museum is in Pendletons old railroad station. There are pioneer exhibits and Native American artifacts; check out the caboose and one-room schoolhouse.
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SCAD Museum of Art
Brand new and architecturally striking, this brick, steel, concrete and glass longhouse delivers your modern art fix. With groovy, creative sitting areas inside and out, and fun rotating exhibitions.
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Seacoast Science Center
Undersea videos, huge aquariums and a hands-on touch tank are the highlights of this family favorite. The center hosts lots of special activities, such as trail walks, lighthouse tours and concerts.
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Santa Claus House
This sprawling barn-like store holds endless aisles of Christmas ornaments and toys, a live Santa to listen to your Christmas wishes, a giant statue of Santa and the ‘North Pole’ – a candy-striped post.
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Kukuiʻula Small Boat Harbor
With its pavilion and camp tables, Poʻipu’s small commercial harbor is not a bad place for a picnic. Walk the jetty, check out the scuba boats and even sunbathe on the small beach by the road.
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PanAmerican Art Projects
Despite the name, PanAmerican also showcases work from European and Chinese artists. But much of what is on display comes from fine artists representing Latin America, the Caribbean and the USA.
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Museum of Discovery & Science
A 52ft kinetic-energy sculpture greets you here, and fun exhibits include Gizmo City and Runways to Rockets – where it actually is rocket science. Plus theres an Everglades exhibit and IMAX theater.
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Magnolia Petroleum Company Building
The red neon Pegasus became a symbol of Dallas when it first flew atop this building in 1934. It disappeared for decades before re-emerging atop the newly renovated building, now a hotel, in 1999.
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William Randolph Hearst Memorial State Beach
Across from Hearst Castle, this bayfront beach is a pleasantly sandy stretch punctuated by rock outcroppings, kelp forests, a wooden pier (fishing permitted) and picnic areas with barbecue grills.
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Selma Interpretive Center
This National Park Service museum has a small but solid exhibition space dedicated to explaining the history of Jim Crow, and the Civil Rights movement that arose to battle that inequitable system.
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Sea Island
Sea Island offer tracts of coastal wilderness amid a tidewater estuary, but access is limited to guests of its three luxury hotels unless you make dining reservations at the Cloisters Georgian Room.
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