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Los Angeles County Museum of Art
LA’s premier art museum, LACMAs galleries are stuffed with all the major players – Rembrandt, Cézanne, Magritte, Mary Cassat, Ansel Adams, to name a few – plus several millennia worth of ceramics from China, woodblock prints from Japan, pre-Columbian art, and ancient sculpture from
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Kauaʻis Hindu Monastery
Serious pilgrims and curious sightseers are welcome at this Hindu monastery, set in 363 acres of verdant forest above the Wailua River. Amid bountiful gardens, the Kadavul Temple, Ganesha and Nandi statues and other structures are all devoted to the god Shiva. While visitors can ac
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Paradise
Oh, what a paradise! exclaimed the daughter of park pioneer James Longmire on visiting this spot for the first time in the 1880s. Suddenly, the high-mountain nirvana had a name, and a very apt one at that. One of the snowiest places on earth, 5400ft-high Paradise remains the parks
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River Walk
A little slice of Europe in the heart of downtown San Antonio, the River Walk is an essential part of the San Antonio experience. This is no ordinary riverfront, but a charming canal and pedestrian street that is the main artery at the heart of San Antonios tourism efforts. For the
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Point Lobos State Natural Reserve
They bark, they bathe and they’re fun to watch – sea lions are the stars here at Punta de los Lobos Marinos (Point of the Sea Wolves), almost 4 miles south of Carmel, where a dramatically rocky coastline offers excellent tide-pooling. The full perimeter hike is 6 miles, but shorter
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Hollywood Bowl
Summers in LA just wouldn’t be the same without this chill spot for music under the stars, from symphonies to big-name acts such as Baaba Maal, Sigur Ros, Radiohead and Paul McCartney. A huge natural amphitheater, the Hollywood Bowl has been around since 1922 and has great sound. B
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Lombard Street
You’ve seen its eight switchbacks in a thousand photographs. The tourist board has dubbed this ‘the world’s crookedest street, ’ which is factually incorrect. Vermont St in Potrero Hill deserves that award, but Lombard is much more scenic, with its red-brick pavement and lovingly t
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Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
Japanese immigrant and pineapple farmer Sukjei George Morikami, a member of the original Yamato settlement of Delray, donated his spectacularly landscaped 200-acre property for the establishment of a museum showcasing Japanese culture. Today you can wander more than a mile of pine-
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Alaska Sealife Center
A fitting legacy of the Exxon Valdez oil-spill settlement, this $56-million marine research center is more than just one of Alaska’s finest attractions. As the only coldwater marine-science facility in the Western Hemisphere, it serves as a research and educational center and provi
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Heard Museum
This extraordinary museum spotlights the history, life, arts and culture of Native American tribes in the Southwest. Visitors will find art galleries, ethnographic displays, a get-creative kids exhibit and an unrivaled Hopi kachina gallery (many of the pieces were a gift from Barry
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Sabal Palm Sanctuary
The only palm tree native to Texas grows at this 557-acre sanctuary, operated by a foundation for the National Audubon Society. It sits in a bend of the Rio Grande River that was never plowed under. Its a lush, beautiful and peaceful place with excellent nature hikes. Although clo
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Whalers Village Museum
Lahaina was a popular stop for whaling ships traveling between Japan and the arctic during the Golden Age of whaling (1825–60). The ships would also re-stock here before the long voyage home to New England. At this small but fascinating museum the hardships and routines of life at
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Keawakapu Beach
From break of day to twilight, this sparkling stretch of sand is a showstopper. Extending from south Kihei to Wailea’s Mokapu Beach, Keawakapu is set back from the main road and is less visible than Kihei’s main roadside beaches just north. It’s also less crowded, and is a great pl
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Frost Place
Robert Frost (1874–1963) was Americas most renowned and best-loved poet in the mid-20th century. For several years he lived with his wife and children on a farm near Franconia, now known as the Frost Place. Many of his best and most famous poems describe life on this farm and the s
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Lawaʻi International Center
Spiritual. Stirring. Enchanting. Such words are often used to describe this quiet place. Originally this was the site of a Hawaiian heiau; however, in 1904 Japanese immigrants placed 88 miniature Shingon Buddhist shrines, each about 2ft tall and made of wood and stone, along a stee
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Plymouth Rock
Thousands of visitors come here each year to look at this weathered granite ball and to consider what it was like for the Pilgrims, who stepped ashore on this strange land in the autumn of 1620. We don’t really know that the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock, as it’s not mentioned i
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Sixth Floor Museum
No city wants the distinction of being the site of an assassination – especially if the victim happens to be President John F Kennedy. But rather than downplay the events that sent the city reeling in 1963, Dallas gives visitors a unique opportunity to delve into the world-altering
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Big Beach
The crowning glory of Makena State Park, this untouched beach is arguably the finest on Maui. In Hawaiian it’s called Oneloa, literally, ‘Long Sand.’ And indeed the golden sands stretch for the better part of a mile and are as broad as they come. The waters are a beautiful turquois
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City Park
Live oaks, Spanish moss and lazy bayous frame this masterpiece of urban planning. Three miles long and 1 mile wide, dotted with gardens, waterways, bridges and home to a captivating art museum, City Park is bigger than Central Park in NYC, and its New Orleans’ prettiest green space
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Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Diagon Alley
Diagon Alley, lined with magical shops selling robes, quidditch supplies, wands, brooms and more, leads to the massive Gringotts Bank, home to Universal Studios newest multisensory thrill ride, Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts . To get here, you must walk through Muggles
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