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Valley of the Temples & Byōdō
So peaceful and park-like, it might take you a minute to realize Valley of the Temples is an interdenominational cemetery. Up at the base of the Koʻolau mountain’s verdant fluted cliffs sits Byōdō-In, a replica of a 900-year-old temple in Uji, Japan. The symmetry is a classic examp
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Pepeʻekeo 4
The gorgeous rainforest jungle along this stretch of the Old Mamalahoa Hwy proves that those annoying showers are worth it. Cruising the narrow road, you cross a series of one-lane bridges spanning little streams and waterfalls, under a tangle of trees, a green yin to the dry yang
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Ben & Jerrys Ice Cream Factory
In 1978 Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield took over an abandoned Burlington gas station and launched the outlandish flavors that forever changed Americas ice cream culture. Time and corporate takeovers have forever changed the company, but this legendary factory, north of I-89 between
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Truman Home
See the simple life Harry and Bess lived in this basic but charming wood house. It is furnished with their original belongings and you fully expect the couple to wander out and say hello.Tour tickets are sold at the visitor center . Ask for directions to the Truman Family Farm , wh
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Three Bears Falls
A real beauty, Three Bears takes its name from the triple cascade that flows down a steep rockface on the inland side of the road, 0.5 miles past the 19-mile marker. Catch it after a rainstorm and the cascades come together and roar as one mighty waterfall. There’s limited parking
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Carlyle House
If you have time for just one historic house tour in Alexandria, make it this one. It dates from 1753 when merchant and city founder, John Carlyle, built the most lavish mansion in town (which in those days was little more than log cabins and muddy lanes). The Georgian Palladian-st
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Confluence Park
Where Cherry Creek and South Platte River meet is the nexus and plexus of Denvers sunshine-loving culture. Its a good place for an afternoon picnic, and theres a short white-water park for kayakers and tubers. Head south from here along the Cherry Creek Trail and you can get all th
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Upper Skagit Bald Eagle Area
The Bald Eagle area is essentially the 10-mile stretch of the Skagit River between Rockport and Marblemount. After salmon spawn, their spent carcasses become meals for the more than 600 eagles that winter here. January is the best time to view the eagles, which are present from Nov
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Beach 69
This lovely crescent of white sand is a local favorite but remains somewhat off the tourist radar. Both family-friendly and gay-friendly, its calm, protected waters are ideal for morning snorkeling. Around the boundary, shady trees provide welcome relief. Restrooms and showers are
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Alutiiq Museum & Archaeological Repository
The Alutiiqs (not to be confused with the Aleuts) are the subject of this brilliant Alaska Native museum. They were the original inhabitants of the Kodiak archipelago and many of them remain members of the Russian Orthodox Church. Like most native groups their population was decima
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House of the Seven Gables
‘Halfway down a by-street of one of our New England towns stands a rusty wooden house, with seven acutely peaked gables facing towards various points of the compass, and a huge clustered chimney in their midst.’ So wrote Nathaniel Hawthorne in his 1851 novel about Salems most famou
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Don Garlits Museums
Local Don Big Daddy Garlits won 144 national events and 17 World Championship titles, shattering numerous records in his hand-built breakneck speedsters. A visit to Ocala isnt complete without checking out his twin museums. First up, the Museum of Drag Racing, where youll see engin
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Salvador Dalí Museum
The Dalís 20,000 sq ft of gallery space is designed specifically to display all 96 oil paintings in the collection, along with key works in different mediums arranged chronologically and explained in context. You get photographer Philippe Halsmans famous portraits (like Dalí Atomic
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Trail of Time
This interpretative display traces the history of the canyons formation, and each meter equals one million years of geologic history. From the trails start at the Yavapai Geology Museum just over a mile to Verkamps Visitor Center, you pass about 2.1 billion years. Rock samples from
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St Louis Cathedral
One of the best examples of French architecture in the country, this triple-spired cathedral is dedicated to Louis IX, the French king sainted in 1297; its a most innocuous bit of Gallic heritage in the heart of an American city. In addition to hosting black, white and Creole Catho
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Mallory Square
Take all those energies, subcultures and oddities of Keys life and focus them into one torchlit, family-friendly (but playfully edgy), sunset-enriched street party. The child of all these raucous forces is Mallory Sq, one of the greatest shows on Earth. It all begins as the sun sta
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Navy Pier
Half-mile-long Navy Pier is Chicagos most-visited attraction, sporting a 150ft Ferris wheel, an IMAX theater, a beer garden and gimmicky chain restaurants. Locals groan over its commercialization, but its lakefront view and cool breezes cant be beat. The fireworks displays on summe
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Sausalito Houseboats
Bohemia still thrives along the shoreline of Richardson Bay, where free spirits inhabit hundreds of quirky homes that bobble in the waves amongst the seabirds and seals. Structures range from psychedelic mural-splashed castles to dilapidated salt-sprayed shacks and immaculate three
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Fisher Landau Center for Art
Surprisingly little visited, considering the caliber of the work shown, this private collection is a must for fans of modern and contemporary art. Whether its Cy Twombly, Jenny Holzer, Agnes Martin or any other big name in art in the last 50 years, youll see their work on display i
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Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
The West Coast’s oldest beachfront amusement park, this 1907 boardwalk has a glorious old-school Americana vibe. The smell of cotton candy mixes with the salt air, punctuated by the squeals of kids hanging upside down on carnival rides. Famous thrills include the Giant Dipper, a 19
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