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Dr Konstantin Frank
Dont miss the rkatsiteli, an acidic and floral white.
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Amana Heritage Museum
Offers a good overview of the colonies. Ask about the cell phone tours.
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Nantucket Whaling Museum
A top sight is this evocative museum in a former spermaceti (whale-oil) candle factory.
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Princeton University Art Museum
This wide-ranging collection is particularly strong on antiquities, Asian art and photography.
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Covered Bridges
Six covered bridges survive in the county. Pick up a map (or download one) from the Winterset Chamber of Commerce .
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Waipiʻo Valley Lookout
Located at the end of Hwy 240, this lookout provides a jaw-dropping view across the valley. Its one of Hawaiis iconic images.
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Puʻuhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park
This awesome park is an ancient place of refuge – or puʻuhonua, a sanctuary where kapu (taboo)-breakers could have their lives spared.
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Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse
Stroll down the 4300ft granite breakwater to gape at the sweet white light sitting atop the brick-and white house with a sweeping view of town.
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Statues of Presidents
From a shifty-eyed Nixon in repose to a triumphant Harry Truman, lifelike statues dot corners throughout the center. Collect all 42. Maps available online.
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First Congregational Church
Everyone comes to this church, which traces its roots to the early 1700s, for the eagle-eye view from the top of the steeple. Well worth the 94-step climb!
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Dia Beacon
This former factory houses monumental contemporary sculpture by the likes of Richard Serra and Dan Flavin, plus ever-changing, always surprising installations.
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Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens
This handsome museum, Jacksonvilles premier cultural space, has a genuinely excellent collection of American and European paintings, Asian decorative art and antiquities.
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Brownsville Heritage Complex
The 1850 home of Brownsville founder Charles Stillman houses the Brownsville Heritage Complex on his life. This is a good place to learn about the downtown area.
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Musée Mécanique
Where else can you guillotine a man for a quarter? Creepy 19th-century arcade games like the macabre French Execution compete with the diabolical Ms Pac-Man for your spare change.
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Old Cowtown Museum
An open-air museum that re-creates the Wild West (as seen on TV…). Pioneer-era buildings, staged gunfights and guides in cowboy costumes thrill kids. Enjoy the river walks.
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John Brown House
Also on College Hill, the brick John Brown House , called the ‘most magnificent and elegant mansion that I have ever seen on this continent’ by John Quincy Adams, was built in 1786.
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Moraine Park Museum
Built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1923 and once the park’s proud visitors lodge, this building has been renovated in recent years to host exhibits on geology, glaciers and wildlife.
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Oxbow Public Market
Showcasing all things culinary – produce stalls, kitchen shops, and everywhere something to taste – Oxbow is foodie central, with emphasis on seasonal eating and sustainability. Come hungry.
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Mount Moriah Cemetery
Calamity Jane (born Martha Canary; 1850–1903) and Wild Bill Hickok (1847–76) rest side by side up on Boot Hill at the very steep cemetery. Entertaining bus tours leave hourly from Main St.
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Fort Larned National Historic Site
Six miles west of town, Fort Larned National Historic Site is a remarkably well-preserved fort in a lovely setting thats well worth the trip. The Santa Fe Trail passed right out front.
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