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Creativity Explored
Brave new worlds are captured in celebrated artworks destined for museum retrospectives, international shows, and even Marc Jacobs handbags and CB2 pillowcases – all by the local developmentally disabled artists who create at this nonprofit center. Intriguing themes range from mons
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Shell Island
Offshore from St Andrews State Park , this sandy desert island is fantastic for sunbathing, swimming and snorkelling. There are neither facilities nor shade: wear a hat and plenty of sunscreen. To get here, buy tickets for the Shell Island Shuttle at Pier Marketplace in the park; t
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Onekahakaha Beach Park
Popular with local families, this beach has a broad, shallow, sandy-bottomed pool, protected by a boulder breakwater. The water is only 1ft to 2ft deep in spots, creating the perfect baby beach. An unprotected cove north of the protected pool is deeper but can be hazardous due to p
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Molokaʻi Forest Reserve
The 10-mile drive up to Waikolu Lookout takes about 45 minutes, depending on road conditions. A mile before the lookout you’ll find the 19th-century Sandalwood Pit , a grassy depression on the left. The pit was dug to the exact measurements of a ship’s hold. After being filled with
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North Carolina Museum of Art
The light-filled glass-and-anodized-steel West Building won praise from architecture critics nationwide when it opened in 2010. The fine and wide-ranging collection, with everything from ancient Greek sculptures to commanding American landscape paintings to elaborate African masks,
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Home on the Range Cabin
The iconic song of the American west, Home on the Range, was written by Brewster M Higley in 1871 at a remote cabin in northern Kansas. Today you can visit the lovely and evocative site of the original cabin where even if you dont see any deer and antelope at play, youll easily fee
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National WWI Museum
Enter this impressive modern museum on a glass walkway over a field of red poppies, the symbol of the trench fighting. Through detailed and engaging displays, learn about a war that is almost forgotten by many Americans. The only quibble is that military hardware and uniforms take
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Colterris
Sold in Colorados finest restaurants, Colterris sits in a league of its own – a sip of its earthy, balanced Cabernet Sauvignon confirms. The inviting tasting patio has cheese with wine pairings and a general store sells crates of peaches and apricots. Servers are very knowledgable.
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USS Lexington Museum
Dominating the bay is this 900ft-long aircraft carrier moored just north of the ship channel. The ship served in the Pacific during WWII and was finally retired in 1991. High-tech exhibits give visitors a chance to relive some wartime experiences, without actually dying in a kamika
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Wynwood Walls
In the midst of rusted warehouses and concrete blah, theres a pastel-and-graffiti explosion of urban art. Wynwood Walls is a collection of murals and paintings laid out over an open courtyard that invariably bowls people over with its sheer color profile and unexpected location. Wh
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Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art
Internationally famous, this stunning and delightful museum houses the worlds most comprehensive collection of Louis Comfort Tiffany art. Highlights include the chapel interior designed by the artist for the 1893 Worlds Columbian Exhibition in Chicago; 10 galleries filled with arch
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Cleveland Museum of Art
Fresh off a whopping expansion, the art museum houses an excellent collection of European paintings, as well as African, Asian and American art. Head to the 2nd floor for rock-star works from Impressionists, Picasso and surrealists. Interactive touchscreens are stationed throughout
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Sonoma Plaza
Smack in the center of the plaza, the Mission-revival-style city hall , built 1906–08, has identical facades on four sides, reportedly because plaza businesses all demanded City Hall face their direction. At the plaza’s northeast corner, the Bear Flag Monument marks Sonoma’s moment
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Redwood Athenaeum
Founded by Abraham Redwood in 1747 as an important archive of American history and architecture, the neo-classical structure was built by Peter Harrison who the library honors with a room devoted to priceless American portraiture. Theres also a gallery with revolving exhibits, a qu
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Oregon Coast Aquarium
The regions top attraction, this cutting-edge aquarium is especially fun if you have kids along. Marine celebrities include seals, sea otters and a giant octopus (or two), and theres an impressive deep-sea exhibit where you walk under Plexiglas tunnels and get an eyeful of sharks a
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Pigeon Point Light Station
Five miles south along the coast, the 115ft Light Station is one of the tallest lighthouses on the West Coast. The 1872 landmark had to close access to the upper tower when chunks of its cornice began to rain from the sky (restoration is in progress), but the beam still flashes bri
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Natural History Museum of Utah
The stunning architecture of the Rio Tinto Center forms a multistory indoor canyon that showcases exhibits to great effect. Walk up through the layers as you explore both indigenous peoples cultures and natural history. Past Worlds paleontological displays are the most impressive –
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Workshop Residence
Cottage industry is alive and creating at Workshop Residence, where artists and designers collaborate with fabricators to produce limited-edition designs - Osgut mats made of recycled firehose, Stephanie Sjuycos dresses printed with a battleship water-dazzle pattern, Lauren Diciocc
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Museum of Indian Arts & Culture
This top-quality museum sets out to trace the origins and history of the various Native American peoples of the entire desert Southwest, and explain and illuminate their widely differing cultural traditions. Pueblo, Navajo and Apache interviewees describe the contemporary realities
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Art Deco Historic District
South Beach’s pastel heart is its Art Deco Historic District, which stretches from 18th St and south along Ocean Dr and Collins Ave. The smooth lines and pale color scheme of this designated historic district were ironically meant to, in the early 20th century, evoke the future and
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