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Palm Springs Aerial Tramway
North of downtown, this rotating cable car is a highlight of any Palm Springs trip. It climbs nearly 6000 vertical feet through five different vegetation zones, from the Sonoran desert floor to the San Jacinto Mountains, in less than 15 minutes. The 2.5-mile ascent is said to be th
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Kamakou Preserve
Hiking back through three million years of evolution on the Pepeʻopae Trail is Kamakou’s star attraction. Crossed by a boardwalk, this undisturbed Hawaiian montane bog is a miniature primeval forest of stunted trees, dwarfed plants and lichens that make it feel like it’s the dawn o
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Salt Pond Beach Park
Named for its saltwater flats, where seawater is still drained and harvested for reddish-pink sodium crystals, this crescent-shaped beach is great for lounging. With a shallow (but not too shallow) swimming area accessible from the sand and sheltered by a rock reef, it’s popular wi
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Vizcaya Museum & Gardens
They call Miami the Magic City, and if it is, this Italian villa, the housing equivalent of a Fabergé egg, is its most fairy-tale residence. In 1916, industrialist James Deering started a long and storied Miami tradition by making a ton of money and building ridiculously grandiose
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Honokohau Beach
At this beautiful hook-shaped beach with a mix of black lava, white coral and wave-tossed shells, the water is usually too cloudy for snorkeling, but just standing on shore youll see honu (green sea turtles). You may spot more honu munching on limu (seaweed) around the ancient ʻAiʻ
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Pioneer Courthouse Square
The heart of downtown Portland, this brick plaza is nicknamed Portlands living room and is the most-visited public space in the city. When it isnt full of Hacky Sack players, sunbathers or office workers lunching, the square hosts concerts, festivals, rallies, farmers markets, and
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University of Alaska Museum of the North
In an architecturally abstract igloo-and-aurora-inspired edifice sits one of Alaska’s finest museums, with artifact-rich exhibits on the geology, history, culture and trivia of each region of the state. You are greeted by an 8ft 9in, 1250lb stuffed bear and then signposted around s
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Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Though the emphasis at the basketball hall of fame seems to be more hoopla than hoops – theres an abundance of multiscreened TVs and disembodied cheering – true devotees of the game will be thrilled to shoot baskets, feel the center-court excitement and learn about the sports histo
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Jefferson National Expansion Memorial/Gateway Arch
As a symbol for St Louis, the Arch has soared above any expectations its backers could have had in 1965 when it opened. The centerpiece of this National Park Service property, the silvery, shimmering Gateway Arch is the Great Plains own Eiffel Tower. It stands 630ft high and symbol
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Alabama Hills
The warm colors and rounded contours of the Alabama Hills, located on Whitney Portal Rd, stand in contrast to the jagged snowy Sierras just behind. The setting for countless ride-‘em-out movies, the popular Lone Ranger TV series, and more recently, parts of Quentin Tarantinos Djang
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Luggage Store Gallery
Like a dandelion pushing through sidewalk cracks, this plucky nonprofit gallery has brought signs of life to one of the Tenderloins toughest blocks for two decades. By giving SF street artists a gallery platform, the Luggage Store helped launch graffiti-art star Barry McGee, murali
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McDonald Observatory
Away from all the light pollution of the big cities, the middle of west Texas has some of the clearest and darkest skies in North America, making it the perfect spot for an observatory. They have some of the biggest telescopes in the world here, perched on the peak of 6791ft Mt Loc
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The Alamo
Find out why the story of the Alamo can rouse a Texan’s sense of state pride like few other things. For many, it’s not so much a tourist attraction as a pilgrimage and you might notice some of the visitors getting downright dewy-eyed at the description of how a few hundred revoluti
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Hoʻokena Beach Park
This modest, charcoal-colored beach is backed by a steep green hillside. When calm, the bays waters are good for swimming, kayaking and snorkeling (although the bottom drops off quickly). Coral abounds, as do strong currents further out. When the winter surf is up, local kids hit t
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Ann Norton Sculpture Garden
This serene collection of sculptures is a real West Palm gem. The historic house, verdant grounds and enormous sculptures are all the work of Ralph Nortons second wife, Ann. After establishing herself as an artist in New York in the mid-1930s, she became the first sculpture teacher
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Puʻu Loa Petroglyphs
The gentle, 1.5-mile round-trip Puʻu Loa Trail leads to one of Hawaiʻis largest concentrations of ancient petroglyphs. Here Hawaiians chiseled more than 23,000 drawings into pahoehoe (smooth-flowing lava) with adze tools quarried from Keanakakoʻi . Stay on the boardwalk at all time
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Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area
Hapuna Beach is world famous for its magnificent half-mile sweep of white powder sand and fabulously clear waters. In summer, waves are calm and allow good swimming, snorkeling and diving, although the fish population has woefully declined since the 1980s. When the surfs up in wint
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Arizona
Home to cacti, coyotes and palm-sized hummingbirds, this ode to the Sonoran desert is one part zoo, one part botanical garden and one part museum – a trifecta thatll entertain young and old for easily half a day. Desert denizens, from precocious coatis to playful prairie dogs, inha
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Lydgate Beach Park
A narrow stretch of windswept blond sand strewn with driftwood can entertain restless kids of all ages, all afternoon. Theres generally safe swimming to be found in two pools inside a protected breakwater, and beginner snorkeling too. Other amenities include two big playgrounds, ga
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Willis Tower
Yes, youre at the right place. Willis Tower was the Sears Tower until mid-2009, when insurance broker Willis Group Holdings bought the naming rights. No matter what you call it, its still the USAs tallest building, and its 103rd-floor Skydeck puts visitors 1454 feet up in the cloud
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