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Pecos National Historical Park
At the Pecos National Historical Park Visitor Center , a museum and short film explain the area’s history. From Santa Fe, take I-25 east and follow signs; it’s about 25 miles southeast.
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Pence Gallery
This community-centric gallery exhibits contemporary California art and hosts classes, lectures and art films. It hosts a free reception 7pm to 9pm on the second Friday of each month.
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Red Rock Beach
Around 1 mile south of Stinson Beach is Red Rock Beach. It’s a clothing-optional beach that attracts smaller crowds, probably because it can only be accessed by a steep trail from Hwy 1.
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Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
The exterior of Rockefeller Memorial Chapel will send sculpture lovers into paroxysms of joy – the facade bears 24 life-sized religious figures and 53 smaller ones, with even more inside.
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Ruddy’s General Store
This reproduction of a 1930s general store shows amazingly preserved original products from groceries to medicines, beauty aids to clothing and hardware, with period showcases and signage.
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Reginald F Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture
Few states have been as defined by their African American population as Maryland, and the museum, across the street from a pre–Civil War slave market, effectively tells their complex tale.
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Hampton Naval Museum
Hampton Naval Museum is more adult-oriented, where you can explore the deck of the USS Wisconsin . Built in 1943, it was the largest (887ft long) and last battleship built by the US Navy.
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Johns Hopkins University
Maryland is lacrosse heartland, and its residents arguably the sports most fanatic followers. With the loss of the Bayhawks, the best place to watch lax is Johns Hopkins University.
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US Army Air Defense Artillery Museum
The US Army Air Defense Artillery Museum is the only one of its kind in the US. Its exhibits focus on the history of air defense artillery since 1917, including an outdoor weapons park.
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Yukon Quest Headquarters
Has a small exhibit on the grueling race and a gift shop where proceeds go towards the race organization. Mushers are usually on hand with dogs from 11am to 4pm to talk and answer questions.
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Lyman Conservatory
Visitors are welcome to explore the colleges collection of Victorian greenhouses, which are packed to the brim with odd things in bloom. Its conveniently located opposite Paradise Pond.
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Lowry Park Zoo
North of downtown, Tampas zoo gets you as close to the animals as possible, with several free-flight aviaries, a camel ride, giraffe feeding, wallaby enclosure and rhino encounter.
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Longfellow
One mile north of the town center, Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site explains the nuances of Creole and Acadian history, and gives tours of its restored Creole cottage and farmstead.
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Our Lady of Seven Sorrows
The present Our Lady of Sorrows is a reconstruction from 1966 of the original wood-frame church, constructed in 1874 by the missionary Father Damien. It is just west of mile marker 15.
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One Montgomery Terrace
Great Market St views of old and new SF. Enter through Crocker Galleria, take the elevator to the top, then ascend stairs; or enter Wells Fargo at One Montgomery and take the elevator to R.
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Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society
The small museum here displays beautiful glass and woodwork along with the story of how Mennonites established themselves in this area. Theres a well-stocked shop and bookstore too.
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Mint Museum of Art
Housed in the imposing 19th-century US mint building. The hushed halls display historic maps, American paintings and an impressive number of gruesome Spanish Colonial bleeding-saint statues.
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Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Have a quintessentially American afternoon of beer and baseball watching the minor-league Durham Bulls (of 1988 Kevin Costner film Bull Durham fame), who play from April to early September.
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Coconino Center for the Arts
Behind the Pioneer Museum, the Coconino Center for the Arts exhibits work by local artists and hosts various performances and programs. Check its website for current exhibitions and events.
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Emancipation Memorial
Freed black slaves raised the funds to erect the 1876 Emancipation Memorial, which portrays the snapping of slavery’s chains as Abraham Lincoln proffers the Emancipation Proclamation.
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