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California Science Center
A simulated earthquake, baby chicks hatching and a giant techno-doll named Tess bring out the kid in all of us at this multimedia museum with plenty of buttons to push, lights to switch on, and knobs to pull. Dont miss seeing the space shuttle Endeavour , which requires a timed-tic
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Chrysler Building
Designed by Willian Van Alen in 1930, the 77-floor Chrysler Building is prime-time architecture: a fusion of Moderne and Gothic aesthetics, adorned with steel eagles and topped by a spire that screams Bride of Frankenstein. The building was constructed as the headquarters for Walte
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Santa Monica Pier
Once the very end of the mythical Route 66, and still the object of a tourist love affair, the Santa Monica Pier dates back to 1908, and is the city’s most compelling landmark. There are arcades, carnival games, a vintage carousel, a Ferris wheel, a roller coaster, and an aquarium,
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Bright Angel Lodge
Commissioned by the Fred Harvey Company, designed by Mary Colter, and completed in 1935, the log-and-stone Bright Angel Lodge offered canyon travelers alternative accommodation to the luxurious El Tovar. Just off the lobby is the History Room , a small museum devoted to Harvey, who
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Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge
Assateague Island, a beautiful 37-mile-long island off the eastern shore of Maryland, preserves a rare stretch of undeveloped seashore, one of the most pristine and picture-perfect spots on the mid-Atlantic coast. As an undeveloped barrier island, it provides a sharp contrast to th
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Mulberry Street
Named for the mulberry farms that once stood here, Mulberry St is now better known as the meat in Little Italys sauce. Its an animated strip, packed with smooth-talking restaurant hawkers (especially between Hester and Grand Sts), wisecracking baristas and a healthy dose of kitschy
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Converse Basin Grove
Tragically, Converse Basin once contained the world’s largest grove of mature sequoias, but it’s now an unsettling cemetery for tree stumps. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the entire privately owned grove was felled by lumber companies. A financial boondoggle, in part b
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National Zoo
Home to over 2000 individual animals (400 different species) in natural habitats, the National Zoo is famed for its giant pandas Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, along with their cub Bao Bao (born to Mei Xiang in 2013). Other highlights include the African lion pride, Asian elephants, and
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French Quarter
Theres no denying the Quarters appeal. Its walkable, picturesque, always busy, and filled with an extraordinary range of great restaurants, bars, nightclubs, courtyard cafés, art galleries, rummage shops and quirky museums. A visitor can walk these blocks time and time again and on
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Lake Ella
Part of Tallahassee life for well over a century, Lake Ella, east off N Monroe St to the south of W Tharpe St, is a much-loved urban park thats great for a run or blade, or picnic. Originally known as Bulls Pond, in the 19th century this sylvan, spring-fed pool was renamed by plant
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Grand Central Terminal
Completed in 1913, Grand Central Terminal – more commonly, if technically incorrectly, called Grand Central Station – is another of New York’s beaux-arts beauties. Adorned with Tennessee marble floors and Italian marble ticket counters, its glorious main concourse is capped by a va
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Governors Island
Off-limits to the public for 200 years, former military outpost Governors Island is now one of New Yorks most popular seasonal playgrounds. Each summer, free ferries make the seven-minute trip from Lower Manhattan to the 172-acre oasis. Thirty new acres of island parkland recently
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Back Basin
Two miles of boardwalks and gentle trails snake through Norris forested Back Basin. The main show here is Steamboat Geyser , the world’s tallest active geyser, which infrequently skyrockets up to an awesome 380ft (over twice as high as Old Faithful). The geyser was dormant for half
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Mission Dolores
The citys oldest building and its namesake, whitewashed adobe Misión San Francisco de Asís was founded in 1776 and rebuilt in 1782 with conscripted Ohlone and Miwok labor – a graveyard memorial hut commemorates 5000 Ohlone and Miwok laborers who died in mission measles epidemics in
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Shenandoah National Park
One of the most spectacular national parks in the country, Shenandoah is like a new smile from nature: in spring and summer the wildflowers explode, in fall the leaves burn bright red and orange, and in winter a cold, starkly beautiful hibernation period sets in. White-tailed deer
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Union Square
High-end stores ring Union Square now, but this people-watching plaza was once a hotbed of protest – its named for pro-Union Civil War rallies held here. Atop the central pillar is the Goddess of Victory, whos apparently having a wardrobe malfunction. This bare-breasted deity is mo
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Legoland
A fantasy environment built largely of those little colored plastic blocks from Denmark. Many rides and attractions are targeted to elementary schoolers: a junior ‘driving school’, a jungle cruise lined with Lego animals, wacky ‘sky cruiser’ pedal cars on a track, and fairytale, pr
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Slaughterhouse Beach & Honolua Bay
The narrow Kalaepiha Point separates Slaughterhouse Beach and Honolua Bay . Together they form the Honolua–Mokuleʻia Bay Marine Life Conservation District, which is famed for its snorkeling and surfing.Honolua Bay is a surfer’s dream. It faces northwest and when it catches the wint
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Universal Studios Hollywood
One of the world’s oldest continuously operating movie studios, Universal presents an entertaining mix of fairly tame – and sometimes dated – thrills, live-action shows and a tram ride. It is a working studio, but the chances of seeing any action, let alone a star, are slim to none
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Maryhill Museum of Art
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