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Kahanu Garden
An outpost of the National Tropical Botanical Garden (which also runs the Allerton and McBryde gardens on Kauaʻi), Kahanu Garden contains the largest collection of breadfruit species in the world, with over 127 varieties. Breadfruit is significant because, as its name suggests, its
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Columbia Gorge Discovery Center
This excellent museum covers the history of the gorge, from its creation by cataclysmic floods to the hardships pioneers had traversing it, to early settlements and transport in the area to the construction – and consequences – of its dams. The Lewis and Clark wing has an exhibit o
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Pali Ke Kua (Hideaways) Beach
A cove notched in the cliffs, Hideaways has a short strand of golden sand and turquoise shallows. It’s an ideal snorkel and swim spot (when it’s calm), with a teeming reef just off the beach. Be wise and don’t get caught out when the tide comes in.Park at the tiny, always-crowded l
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Silver Falls State Park
Oregons largest state park, Silver Falls, 26 miles east of Salem on Hwy 214, is an easy day trip from Portland, Salem and Eugene. It offers camping, swimming, picnicking and bicycle and horseback riding. Best of all are the hikes, the most famous being the Trail of Ten Falls Loop ,
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New Children’s Museum
This interactive children’s museum is new both chronologically (opened 2008) and conceptually, in that its interactive art meant for kids. Installations are designed by artists, so tykes can learn principles of movement and physics while simultaneously being exposed to art and work
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Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
This is the final resting place for the most famous Concordians. Though the entrance is only a block east of Monument Sq, the most interesting part, Authors’ Ridge , is a 15-minute walk along Bedford St. Henry David Thoreau and his family are buried here, as are the Alcotts and the
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Keanakakoʻi & Lake Waiʻau
Just after the 6-mile marker en route to Mauna Keas summit area from MKVIS, pull into a paved parking area. Below is the trailhead to Lake Waiʻau, the third-highest lake in the USA, and Keanakakoʻi, a protected ancient Hawaiian adze quarry. Itll take an hour or so to hike to both t
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Whitney Museum of American Art
After years of construction, the Whitneys new downtown location opened to much fanfare in 2015. Perched near the foot of the High Line, this architecturally stunning building – designed by Renzo Piano – makes a suitable introduction to the museums superb collection. Inside the spac
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Isaacs Art Center
Set in a meticulously relocated 1915 schoolhouse, this series of bright, charming galleries displays a diverse collection of local and international fine art. The permanent collection features mostly renowned late masters, while the pieces for sale are by living artists. Works incl
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Bok Tower Gardens
Designed by Frederick Law Olmstead Jr and showcasing the meticulously carved 205ft stone bell tower, this 250-acre National Historic Landmark features beautiful gardens, twice-daily carillon concerts, the Mediterranean-style Pinewood Estates (circa 1930s) and a garden cafe. Kids ca
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The Elms
Designed by Horace Trumbauer in 1901, the Elms is a replica of Château dAsnières, built near Paris in 1750. Here you can take a behind-the-scenes tour which will have you snaking through the servants quarters and up onto the roof. Along the way youll learn about the activities of t
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Desert View Watchtower
The marvelously worn winding staircase of Mary Colters 70ft stone tower, built in 1932, leads to the highest spot on the rim (7522ft). From here, unparalleled views take in not only the canyon and the Colorado River, but also the San Francisco Peaks, the Navajo Reservation and the
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Marble View
A favorite of the many Kaibab Forest overlooks, this viewpoint makes a spectacular picnic or camping spot. From the 1-acre meadow, covered with Indian paintbrush and hiding Coconino sandstone fossils, views extend over the eastern edge of the canyon to the paper-flat expanse beyond
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Georgia OKeeffe Museum
With 10 beautifully lit galleries in a rambling 20th-century adobe, this museum boasts the worlds largest collection of OKeeffe’s work. She’s best known for her luminous New Mexican landscapes, but the changing exhibitions here range through her entire career, focusing for example
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Wailua Falls
Before you reach Kipahulu, you’ll see orchids growing out of the rocks, and jungles of breadfruit and coconut trees. Around 0.3 miles after the 45-mile marker, you’ll come upon the spectacular Wailua Falls, which plunge a mighty 100ft just beyond the road. There’s usually plenty of
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National Civil Rights Museum
Housed across the street from the Lorraine Motel, where the Reverend Dr Martin Luther King Jr was fatally shot on April 4, 1968, is the gut-wrenching National Civil Rights Museum. Five blocks south of Beale St, this museum’s extensive exhibits and detailed timeline chronicle the st
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Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park
This state park is essentially an old-school outdoor Florida animal encounter that features Floridas wealth of headliner species: American alligators, black bears, whooping cranes, Florida panthers, tiny Key deer and – especially – manatees. Homosassas highlight is an underwater ob
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Charles River Esplanade
The southern bank of the Charles River Basin is an enticing urban escape, with grassy knolls and cooling waterways, all designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. It stretches almost 3 miles along the Boston shore of the Charles River, from the Museum of Science to BU Bridge. The park is d
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Art Institute of Chicago
The second-largest art museum in the country, the Art Institute houses treasures and masterpieces from around the globe, including a fabulous selection of both impressionist and post-impressionist paintings. The Modern Wing dazzles with natural light, and hangs Picassos and Mirós o
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Kauaʻi Coffee Company
A short drive east of town on Hwy 540, the islands biggest coffee estate is planted with more than 4 million trees, producing about 60% of the states entire crop. Around the back of the plantation store and visitor center, you can glimpse the roasting process, peruse historical pho
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