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Mai Poina ʻOe Iaʻu Beach Park
This long sandy beach at the northern end of Kihei is a popular morning launch for outrigger canoes and kayaks. After the wind picks up in the afternoon, it’s South Maui’s main venue for windsurfing.
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Taos Mountain Casino
Taos Mountain Casino has less razzle-dazzle – not to mention smoke – than some casinos. In fact, this cozy alcohol- and cigarette-free spot is one of the nicest places around to blow your cash.
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Wright Museum of African American History
It holds less than it appears to from the impressive exterior, though its worth a look inside. The full-scale model of slaves chained up on a dark, creaking slave ship will leave you chilled.
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Virginia Air & Space Center
In nearby Hampton, the Virginia Air & Space Center will fascinate astronomy nuts with exhibits like the Apollo 11 command module and a DC-9 passenger plane. IMAX films are an additional cost.
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Mary Ross Waterfront Park
During WWII Brunswick shipyards constructed 99 Liberty transport ships for the navy. Today a 23ft scale model at Mary Ross Waterfront Park stands as a memorial to those ships and their builders.
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Minnesota Sea Life
The states largest aquarium – where children can touch sharks and stingrays – is in the Mall of America. Combination passes with the Nickelodeon Universe amusement park are available to save money.
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Texas Tech University
About 30,000 students attend Texas Tech University. Established in 1925, this is not the place to see Gothic treasures of academic architecture, but it is a big and busy place during school terms.
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Old Red Museum
The 1892 Old Red Courthouse that houses this museum is almost as interesting as the museum’s interactive exhibits on Dallas county history. Entry includes a building tour (daily, call for times).
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National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
Only the smells are missing. Vibrant historic displays are complemented by an excellent collection of Western painting and sculpture featuring many works by Charles M Russell and Frederic Remington.
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National Law Enforcement Memorial Visitors Center
Located a few blocks from the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, the visitor center houses a small shop and a couple of exhibits about the memorial’s history and the men and women it honors.
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Occidental Farmers Market
Meet the whole community at Occidentals detour-worthy farmers market, with musicians, craftspeople and – the star attraction – Gerard’s Paella (www.gerardspaella.com) of TV-cooking-show fame.
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Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
Some 30 miles southwest of Virginia Beach, this 112,000-acre refuge, which straddles the North Carolina border, is rich in flora and fauna, including black bears, bobcats and more than 200 bird species.
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George Ashby Museum
A tiny museum set in two old log cabins that explains the remarkable fate of the ‘stampeders’ who attempted to reach Klondike via the cursed Valdez Glacier trail in 1898. It’s eye-opening reading.
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Ellis County Museum
Housed in the 1893 Masonic Lodge, this well-curated museum gives a good sense of the history of the area. Dont miss the details on all the shenanigans behind the construction of the courthouse.
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Frederic Remington Art Museum
Frederic Remington (1861−1909), is an artist who romanticized the American West in paintings and sculpture. The Frederic Remington Art Museum has some of his sculptures, paintings and personal effects.
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Elverhøj Museum
South of downtown, tucked away on residential side streets, the delightful little museum has modest but thoughtful exhibits on Solvang’s Danish heritage, as well as Danish culture, art and history.
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Houston Zoo
Gorillas, elephants and moon jellyfish are a few of the 6000 residents of the 55-acre Houston Zoo. Activities include wildlife talks catering to different age groups and summertime zoo sleepovers.
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Chatham Railroad Museum
Train buffs wont want to miss the 1910 caboose and assorted memorabilia at Chathams original 1887 railroad depot. The Victorian building is an architectural treasure worth a visit in itself.
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California Living Museum
The zoo and botanical gardens have a menagerie of native animals and a rattlesnake house, which has every type of rattler in the state. It’s about a 20-minute drive northeast from downtown Bakersfield.
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Brooks Museum of Art
At this well-regarded art museum on the parks western fringe, the excellent permanent collection encompasses everything from Renaissance sculpture to Impressionists to abstract expressionists.
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